A/DA APP-1 - Dialing in the D-Torsion Core; Voicing; True Bypass Function; Boost Function

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Dialing in the D-Torsion Core
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A/DA’sunique“D‐TORSIONCORE”restoresandputsdynamicsinto
yourplayingandcanbesettoyourplayingstyletogetanorganic,
naturalbreakuporoverdrivetooccurwhenyourpickthestrings
harder.Whensettotheproperlevel,theDYNAMICSinteractswith
theDRIVEtoselect
thelevelthattheoverdrivekicksinandthe
intensityandharmonicsofthedistortionwhenitdoes.Anotheruse
oftheDYNAMICScontrolistosetithighsothattheguitar’ssignal
levelisemphasizedverymuchlikeanall‐tubecombodoeswhenit
“blooms.”Thesedynamicsare
whatitisallaboutwhenitcomesto
expressiveplaying,butwiththeAPP‐1,yougetmuchmorebloom
andexpressionthaneverbefore.Bluesplayerscanpickthenotes
andchordstheywanttoemphasizebysimplystrikingthestrings
hardersothey“grind”or“bite”a
littlemore.
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IfyouwanttousetheD‐TORSIONfordynamics,setthecontrolat
leastthe12o’clockorhigher.DONOTSENDTHEOUTPUTOFTHE
APP‐1TOAHEADORCOMBODIALLEDINFORDISTORTION–THIS
WILLDEFEATOR“SQUASH”THEDYNAMICSOFTHEAPP
‐1.
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Voicing
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LiketheAPP‐1’stonestacks,theVOICINGswitchesareindependently
selectableforeachchannel.TheVOICINGfeatureallowsyouto
contourorshapeyourguitarsignalbyequalizingitbeforeitgoes
intotheoverdriveanddistortioncircuitryoftheD‐TORSIONCORE.
ThewidestbandwidthistheCLEAN
positionandthenarrowestand
mostbasscutisintheDISTORTION(DIST)position.Inthemiddle
position,thecontourismuchlikethepopularmodsdonetothe
BlackFaceFenderamps.
True Bypass
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TheAPP‐1hasaTRUEBYPASSswitchwhichhard‐wiresthesignal
fromyourguitartotheOUTPUTjackoftheAPP‐1.IntheTRUE
BYPASSmode,nothingisconnectedtoyourguitar’ssignal.The
reasonthatthisfunctionisnotactivatedbyafootswitchissimply
becausetheAPP‐1isapreampandnotaneffectsprocessorandfor
thesamereasonthatyouwouldneverwanttobypassyouramplifier
whenplaying.
Boost
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Thefoot‐switchableBOOSTfunctionaddsadjustablegaintothe
MASTERoutputoftheAPP‐1anddoessowithouteffectinganytone
ordynamicsoftheAPP‐1.Itcanbeusedtoincreasethesoundlevel
forsoloingortooverdrivetheamplifierthatisconnectedtothe
APP‐