8/16/2023 0 Comments Pro tools eleven effects bundle![]() The DC Distortion plug-in doesn’t emulate a specific piece of analog gear-it’s a companion to the generic (but good-sounding) DC Vintage and DC Modern amps in Eleven (and Eleven Free). The bright, crunchy sound of the original TS-808 is captured nicely here-that pedal is often associated with legendary guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn, who was said to use it at lower overdrive settings, to dial up some of its characteristic midrange crunch to feed into his amps. The “JRC” indicates that the plug-in is emulating the original version of the pedal, which used (Japanese-made) JRC4558 op-amps, as opposed to later versions which substituted different brands, changing the sound (clearly a nod to those who are true stompbox aficionados). The Green JRC Overdrive models the classic Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer, a pedal renowned for its tube-like overdrive, despite the fact that this was provided by a dual op-amp (transistorized) circuit with nary a tube in sight. ![]() Of course, in the world of analog pedals, nothing is ever that clean, and the plug-in recreates the gentle overdrive the pedal offers, making it good for thickening up a signal, while boosting the level into an amp sim. ![]() The White Boost models the Xotic RC Booster, another boutique pedal designed to provide clean boost. There are 5 distortion pedals included that offer up varying levels of crunch. The 5 distortion effects, along with their inspirations ![]() The plug-in emulates a Ross compressor, which is kind of a boutique version of the classic MXR DynaComp, another stompbox comp that sounded great on just about everything. I tried it on several instruments, including acoustic guitar, where it added a nice push to the signal with a minimum of fuss. Remember, the main application of many guitar stompbox compressors was to add sustain to a cleaner signal, but that doesn’t mean that this pedal is only good for that purpose. The Grey Compressor is a simple affair, just input and output knobs, though the input knob is labelled Sustain rather than Threshold. ![]() Avid makes a point of recommending that you calibrate the level of signals coming into Eleven, so the controls will respond as they would on the real amps modeled-the Line/Inst option in the stompboxes would be a way of insuring that the calibrated input level is preserved if you insert one ahead of the amp (as you would in the real world). I’d assume the application for this would be if you’re feeding one of these stompboxes into Eleven, or some other amp sim. Some also feature Line/Inst selector switches, which would seem to be intended to calibrate the signal path through the plug-in to the level of the incoming signal, much as you would with a guitar or other instrument that has a low output level.Īs you might expect, switching to Inst adds more gain, pushing distortion effects into greater overdrive, but it also calibrates the plug-in’s output, to pass on the equivalent of a lower-level guitar signal to the next plug-in in the chain. Depending on what’s applicable to the particular effect, they may have an input and output level knob, and a mix knob for easily blending the effect in parallel with the dry signal. The new Pro Tools stompbox effects Common featuresĪll the stompbox plug-ins have a strip at the bottom, with basic I/O controls. ![]()
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