ESI UGM96 - Manual (Page 15)

UGM96 ESI
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6. Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp
Studio Devil’s Virtual Tube Amplification is a breakthrough in vacuum-tube amplifier modeling
technology. The patented tube-modeling process is based on the dynamic characteristics of real
12AX7A vacuum tube preamplifier stages, the building blocks of the world’s most coveted tube
amplifiers.
When you play through Studio Devil Virtual Guitar Amp, you will notice that it responds just like a
real tube amp. The tone is rich, simple, and inspiring. And, the dynamic gain structure reacts to your
fingers and picking style, allowing expressive playing, just like the real thing. You’ll be amazed at
how good your tone sounds playing through Studio Devil’s virtual tube amplifiers!
In order to use Studio Devil VGA, you need to activate it first as described in the previous chapter
of this manual in section 5.5. The following section describes the basics of the user interface, the
PDF file included on the Installation CD in the Studio Devil VGA folder covers more details.
6.1 Controls
Here is the main screen of Studio Devil VGA:
The controls of StudioDevil VGA are pretty easy to understand, especially if you’ve used a guitar
amplifier before. Here are some details:
PREAMP section: the STYLE and CHANNEL switches in combination with the BOOST switch all
work together to select the type of amplifier you’re looking for. The PDF file included on the
Installation CD contains a detailed description and a table with the amplifiers that Studio Devil
VGA is designed to mimic, based on the switch position.
GAIN and TONE section: these sections help you tweak your sound until it’s just right. The GAIN
knob controls the amount of guitar signal that’s fed into the amplifier. The TONE controls (BASS,
MIDS, TREB, PRES) control the bass, mid, treble, and presence frequencies between the preamp
and power amp stages more or less in the same way a four band EQ would do it although the actual
sound depends on the selected amp model.
POWER AMP / CABINET section: this area contains the DRIVE control knob that basically works
like the master volume of the amplifier and the CABINET switch with three distinctive settings:
- STACK: this setting emulates a miked-up 4x12 cabinet with lots of bass and a metallic, flangy
tone characteristic of the typical big stacks.