Thermionic Culture THE ROOSTER 2 2 Channel mic, pre amp with eq - Manual (Page 5)

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1 Introduction
The Rooster 2 is a valve device dedicated to bringing
together three facilities in one unit. It provides a high quality
Mic / DI / Line pre-amp, suitable for any type of microphone,
DI or line source. Then comes a unique sounding award
winning EQ section, specially designed by Vic Keary,
comprising broad but very useable frequency bands with a
‘vari slope’ curve for bass and top. This is also a feature of
the Earlybird 2 series of mic-amps. Finally, the ability to
change the amount of distortion, or THD, of the unit as a
whole is provided by the “Attitude” control, combined with the
‘Mode’ switch. All of these features are available on both of
the unit’s 2 channels.
The Rooster 2 will provide everything from a warm, clean
sounding valve mic-pre, suitable for any application, to a
characterful overdriven processor with powerful EQ, as
adaptable for adding dirt and edge to mics as it is for
mixdown treatment.
The user has control over the amount of THD that The
Rooster 2 will add to the signal as well as the kind of
harmonics included in that THD. This is achieved by using a
5654 pentode valve. The control over gain given to the user
can also be used to obtain more or less THD included in the
output signal. In addition to this the EQ section can be used
to tailor the sound of the distortion at high THD levels or it
may act as a more conventional tone control at low distortion
settings.