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Observations semi-on-topic.

11/24/1999 3:37 PM
nic	Observations semi-on-topic. When I tie a diode clamp to my signal ala "black Ice" passive distortion I get the clipping I'd expect... HOwever when I tie the clamp after my factory tube screamer in bypass mode I get now distortion... What is going on here? Impedance issues? Is the output buffer stopping this? I expected the buffer to "push" the distortion even more. I wonder what would happen if I put the clamp before the buffer... What I was going for was a blending of the screamer and the distortion + for a bit more edge on call. nic

11/24/1999 3:37 PM

nic

Observations semi-on-topic.

When I tie a diode clamp to my signal ala "black Ice" passive distortion I get the clipping I'd expect... HOwever when I tie the clamp after my factory tube screamer in bypass mode I get now distortion... What is going on here? Impedance issues? Is the output buffer stopping this? I expected the buffer to "push" the distortion even more. I wonder what would happen if I put the clamp before the buffer...

What I was going for was a blending of the screamer and the distortion + for a bit more edge on call.

nic