Mesa Amp - DYNAMIC VOICE

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THE CONTROLS
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DYNAMIC VOICE
This innovative circuit enabled the TriAxis’ one space package to include all the power and sonic character of the
5 band graphic equalizer found aboard most Boogie combos and heads. Obviously there was no room to house
the five sliders necessary to make this E.Q. circuit a graphic type...yet we were determined to find a way of fitting
this valuable sound shaping tool into TriAxis. A creative approach led to a way of using an increment and
decrement key to control all five bands at once! Better yet, the TriAxis’ method actually blends the equalized
signal with the “dry” signal. So, unlike our traditional Graphic equalizer - where the whole signal passes through
the circuit once it is activated...the DYNAMIC VOICE circuit is an EQ and built in mixer all in one! As the DY-
NAMIC VOICE is increased, the “dry/wet” mix is increased proportionally. This set up lends some extremely cool
and subtle sounds that can be obtained at the lower range of the control
1.0
through
4.0
. As the control is
dialed through its middle and upper ranges, the mix becomes more predominantly e.q.’d and at a DYNAMIC VOICE setting of
10
the whole signal is passed through this circuit.
Simultaneous to this mixing action, the EQ “curve” changes proportionally. The DYNAMIC VOICE uses a preset curve that was
chosen from countless hours of R&D and referencing hundreds of Boogie owners’ favorite “curve”. However, this curve changes
depending on the setting of the control. At
0.0
the mix is at 0% and the curve is flat. At
10
the mix is at 100% and the low end is
boosted, the midrange is cut and the highs are accentuated to promote that harmonic blend that’s so crucial to high gain rock or metal
sounds. Between the settings of
0.0
and
10
, there is a whole range of curves/mixes that can enhance both clean and overdriven
sounds equally. We have found the best settings fall into a couple of setting areas: Clean sounds (though they are usually at their best
without the DYNAMIC VOICE) work well with a setting of
1.0
or
2.0
. Lead sounds seem to support higher settings of
3.0
through
7.0
with the craziest sounds occuring at
6.5
through
7.0
. At settings this high, it will probably be necessary to reduce the
programmable MASTER control in order to balance the volume level with other presets that do not use the DYNAMIC VOICE.
The DYNAMIC VOICE was designed to complement the Lead 2 modes in particular. This circuit is very effective in shaping the post
tone control Lead circuits that make up Lead 2. As mentioned, these modes don’t benefit from high settings of the BASS control,
because large quantities of Bass dialed up early in the pre-amp, produce flubby indistinct attack characteristics. The pre-set curve in
the DYNAMIC VOICE was custom tailored to add just the right frequencies of Bass, blended with specific highs to yield a huge low
end, while retaining a tight focused attack. The Boosting with DYNAMIC VOICE occurs for these 3 modes late in the circuit, where it
is most effective and least detrimental to the tight attack. However, don’t let this dedication prevent you from experimenting with the
DYNAMIC VOICE, as you will find it an enhancement in virtually all of TriAxis’ 8 modes. We just wanted you to understand our
thinking on this - in order to know best where to use the DYNAMIC VOICE and how much to use it, to obtain the best overall results
from this intuitive equalizer circuit.
80 240 750 2200
6600
80 240 750 2200
6600
80 240 750 2200
6600
80 240 750 2200
6600
SETTING
4.5
MIX
40%
0.0
SETTING
MIX
0%
SETTING
2.0
MIX
20%
SETTING
7.0
MIX
70%