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HMX
HMX uses discrete, Class-A MOSFET circuitry
to produce smooth, musical distortion.
HMX is an asymmetrical saturation stage
reminiscent of valve saturation but has also
been voiced to produce some heavy low
frequency waveshaping and subtle frequency
response shifts that look very similar to tape
head bump (+2.5dB @ 50Hz).
HMX offers very high levels of 2nd to 4th
harmonic distortion and is prominent in even
order harmonics for a rich, larger than life
sound.
The HMX knob allows control over the
amount of distortion added but it also
compensates for added level during the drive
phase, therefore enabling accurate A/B
comparison without perceived loudness bias.
HMX loves bass! Try it out when mixing too!
HMX - Colouration Stage 1
HMX creates lots and lots of musical
distortion. Described as THD (total harmonic
distortion) - we see a fundamental signal
stimulating the stage into saturation and
the output adding 2nd, 3rd & 4th harmonics
predominantly. These are equivalent to a
musical octave up, an octave & a fifth and
an octave & a perfect fourth. All musically
related and not dissonant. Therefore, HMX
sounds FAT, MUSICAL & LARGER THAN
LIFE.
HMX also uses pre and de-emphasis filtering
to bump up low frequency colouration - and
this is part of the reason why it loves bass,
808 and bass synth so much! The three
Class-A gain stages saturate in series to
provide smooth asymmetrical distortion that
has been sweetened at each stage.
HARDWARE FEATURES || RETRO CHANNELS
IRON
IRON uses a custom made British
1:1600Ωtransformerwithadiscrete
Class-A MOSFET drive network to
create symmetrical harmonic distortion
reminiscent of magnetic tape distortion.
Using IRON MAGNETIC DRIVE provides a
low frequency saturator, along with a subtle
transient smearing effect that adds punch
similar to hysteresis in magnetic tape.
IRON like all transformers exhibits phase
shift at the audible extremes and as is the
case in many of the British 1970’s classics,
a subtle boost in the high frequencies from
4 to 15kHz, smoothly rolling off towards
30kHz - which adds dimension and that
“
sounds like a record
” top end!
IRON loves transient information - FEED IT!
IRON uses a 1:1
custom transformer
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