I go for pretty extreme settings when I want it to break up, normally turn the gain cranked, threshold all the way down, attack all the way down, release higher than I would regularly use it, adjust to taste, the higher you turn it the more sustain you will get from it. I start with the ratio low then dial it up to get it to break up more. The master volume depends on what its going into, if using any regular amp or a/b'ing clean sounds I will use it to balance dirty/clean volumes. Most frequently I use a bit less extreme settings but still with the gain high enough to get a little dirt from it on hard hit notes without a big jump in volume, nice thing about using a compressor for grit, and use the master to hit the reddi with a hotter signal to get it sounding the way I like. I still need to get my hands on a VT to play around with, haven't even tried one yet, but heard so many good things.
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Dirt Pedals For Tube Snobs
- Thread starter JimmyM
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I go for pretty extreme settings when I want it to break up, normally turn the gain cranked, threshold all the way down, attack all the way down, release higher than I would regularly use it, adjust to taste, the higher you turn it the more sustain you will get from it. I start with the ratio low then dial it up to get it to break up more. The master volume depends on what its going into, if using any regular amp or a/b'ing clean sounds I will use it to balance dirty/clean volumes. Most frequently I use a bit less extreme settings but still with the gain high enough to get a little dirt from it on hard hit notes without a big jump in volume, nice thing about using a compressor for grit, and use the master to hit the reddi with a hotter signal to get it sounding the way I like. I still need to get my hands on a VT to play around with, haven't even tried one yet, but heard so many good things.
I finally got a tracking # for my rusty box order. I got an e-mail last friday evening that a shipment was set up. It didn't actually get dropped off at the shipping center until last night, tuesday. You can bet that everytime someone needs to buy time, they will inevitabley play this game. I've seen it about 5 times and it makes me more pis**d everytime. Why bother charging a customer for 2 day shipping when it's still going to get to you a week after it was supposed to? It better sound good. 
father of fires
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hey jimmy, old thread i know, and i didnt read the whole thing, but is what you were looking for the SWR Interstellar Overdrive? its a single space rack mount preamp / distortion, that acutally has an all tube 5 watt power amp in it to get the real pre and power tube breakup. just a thought.
