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> In its raw form, it sounds awful Not really, and it isn't just warmth. The distortion is a unique pattern of simple and monotonically decaying series of harm
by Maursault 4y ago
> In its raw form, it sounds awful
Not really, and it isn't just warmth. The distortion is a unique pattern of simple and monotonically decaying series of harmonics, dominated by moderate levels of second harmonic. This is probably why most find it pleasing.
- kazinator 4y agoI think you're talking about very small amounts of it there. As the tube circuit goes into deeper saturation with more gain, it quickly becomes very brittle and displeasing. What keeps the harmonics moderate is low-pass filtering.