Soundtoys Decapitator - Manual (Page 8)

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Thump
The Thump switch will add a few dB of low frequency boost right at the Low
Cut frequency. This is similar to the ‘head bump’ of analog tape recorders,
and is one of the reasons that recording to analog tape can sound so fat.
Keep in mind that switching on Thump will INCREASE the amount of low
frequencies that hit the saturation circuit. So, this can add some flabbiness
to the sound, or sound incredible, depending on the setting of the Low Cut
and the characteristics of the sound that you’re working with.
Tone
The Tone control is an easy way to adjust to overall color of your sound,
from “Dark”, to “Bright”. The Tone adjuster is a very gentle sloping
equalizer, similar to the old tone control on AM radios.
When the Tone knob is moved to the left, or the “Dark Side”, the low
frequencies will be boosted, and the high frequencies will be attenuated.
When the Tone knob is moved to the right, or the “Bright Side”, the lows
will be decreased, and the highs will be boosted.
Keep in mind that the Tone knob affects the sound before the saturation
section, so it will affect which frequencies get distorted, and can have a
dramatic effect on the sound.
High Cut
The high cut control will remove high frequencies from the distorted sound,
and as such it operates AFTER the saturation section. This is different from
the Low Cut and the Tone controls.
Depending on the source that you’re working with, a certain amount of High
Cut is sometimes necessary to keep the distortiong from sounding ‘fizzy’, a