Source Audio Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion Pro - Manual (Page 8)

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TUBE DRIVE
An overdriven tube amp effect similar to a Marshall
® sound. Try scaling
back the drive knob for a nice mild overdrive.
SMOOTH TUBE
Based on Mesa-Boogie
® pre-amp distortion.
POWER STAGE
Inspired by the Fulltone Distortion Pro
® .
CRUNCH TUBE
Our own distortion, not based on any particular sound. It’s a more
aggressive tube distortion.
TS9000
Based the Ibanez Tube Screamer
® with a lot of mid boost.
BIG PI
Based on an Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi
® . Don’t ask which exact
model. That’s not the point.
EL RATON
Based on the ProCo Rat
® .
FUZZ FAÇADE
Our version of the classic Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
® sound.
BENDER
The Tone Bender
® . We specifically used an MK II , but don’t obsess over
the exact model number.
METAL
Our own metal distortion with plenty of highs and lows.
OCTAVE FUZZ
A full wave rectifier, as everyone does, to mimic the classic Octavia
® .
This tends to sound better with DRIVE 2 turned up much higher than
DRIVE 1 .
* Note: Product and brand names used are trademarks of their respective owners. No
affiliation with Source Audio LLC is implied. The use of these names is intended solely as
a reference for the user.
EFFECT TYPES
Here are some brief descriptions of the effects included in the Classic
Pro. Most of the effects are based on, but not exact copies of, a variety of
popular analog distortion pedals. Don’t expect the sounds to be exactly
like the corresponding analog effects. We tried to capture the spirit of
each sound rather than trying to copy the exact nuts and bolts.
CLEAN BOOST/EQ
A distortion effect bypass that still allows the gain and the graphic
EQ
to be used. Great for doing clean lead boosts or use strictly as a 7 -band
graphic EQ . Clipping the output is possible with this setting. If the levels
are boosted high enough, the hard clipping can actually sound pretty
good. See the Theory of Operation section for details.
CLEAN BOOST / EQ
BENDER
SMOOTH TUBE
POWER STAGE
CRUNCH TUBE
TS9000
BIG PI
EL RATON
FUZZ FAÇADE
METAL
OCTAVE FUZZ TUBE DRIVE