Soundtoys Decapitator - Manual (Page 6)

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true here. The sound is warm and punchy, and is especially useful to add
some attitude to drums or other percussive instruments.
P: Modeled after Thermionic Culture® Culture Vulture® pentode setting.
This style models an overdriven Pentode tube, which is commonly used in
the output stage of guitar and other amplifiers. It is usually characterized
by odd harmonic distortion, and because of that, has a different sound from
triodes amplifiers (which have more even harmonics). We just like the
sound.
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Drive
This is the control you will be using ALL the time. Turn it up to increase the
gain (and distortion) on the modeled channel. Watch out, as this can get
very loud!
Auto Gain
If you want to get all the distortion without all the loudness, flip auto-gain
on. This will automatically turn down the output as you increase the drive
level. Notice that as you adjust the Drive control, the Output control will
move in the opposite direction. You can still adjust