Hardware Plugin
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แบรนด์ : Electro Harmonix
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Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin
True analog distortion plugged directly into your digital audio workstation!
The Big Muff Pi® Hardware Plugin® is a new type of product that transcends the limitations of traditional DAW plugins to bring the unique qualities of analog sound to digital recording.
Analog hardware has a magical warmth that is beloved for its sound and feel. That was the genesis behind this product. Take the world’s most beloved harmonic distortion / sustainer and transform it into a plugin.
It works like a standard DAW plugin, but recorded tracks go through the actual analog circuitry of EHX’s Big Muff Pi, injecting analog warmth into your session. Of course, it integrates seamlessly with all the most popular DAWs like Pro Tools®, Ableton Live®, Cubase®, GarageBand®, Logic Pro X®, Reaper® and more.
Simply connect the Big Muff to your DAW by USB, select a track, and open the plug-in window. Instead of software emulation, you have real clipping diodes, overdriving transistors, and nature itself coloring your sound. The analog circuit is pushed over the edge and loses control. The sound you hear is the natural warmth of electromagnetic chaos.
The new Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin can even function as a 2-in/2-out USB audio recording interface, which enables the user to record with or without the Big Muff effect engaged.
The Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin can be used as a stand-alone pedal and shares the circuit design of the legendary 1973 Violet Ram’s Head Big Muff. That coveted pedal has set the standard for musical distortion and has been heard on countless classic recordings. It’s renowned for its unmistakable articulation and exceptional sustain, and now it’s has been updated to be true stereo. It also features Tone Wicker, Tone Bypass and presets. With the ability to store up to ten footswitch-accessible presets on the pedal itself and as many as your computer can hold, it is truly a Big Muff Pi like no other!
Wailing solos. Crunchy rhythm. Fat drums. Thundering bass. Liven up just about any track or instrument in your mix. Not just for guitar players, the Big Muff Pi Hardware Plugin opens the universe of real analog circuitry to all digital recording artists and computer musicians!
Controls:
1. DIRECT MONITOR Illuminated Button: When enabled, DIRECT MONITOR sends the signal headed to the ADC to the stereo output jacks and to the Headphone output located on the rear panel. This is particularly useful when using the BMπHP as a USB audio interface for recording new audio tracks. Note: the DIRECT MONITOR switch is disabled when using the BMπHP as a standalone guitar pedal. In this case, the audio output is always sent to the stereo output jacks and Headphone output.
2. Headphone LVL: Controls the volume level at the Headphone output jack on the rear panel.
3. USB STATUS LED: Lights red when the BMπHP is locked onto your computer’s USB. The same LED lights green when a proper audio connection has been made between the software plugin and the BMπHP.
4. USB GAIN: Controls the signal level of the audio sent to the computer before it hits BMπHP’s internal A/D converter (ADC). Rotate GAIN clockwise until you see one or both CLIP LEDs light. Then rotate it counter-clockwise a bit so Hardware Overview Front Panel Controls 12 4 5 6 13 8 10 11 14 15 16 17 9 12 7 3 that the CLIP LEDs remain off. This will ensure a large enough analog signal is converted to digital audio without exceeding the digital audio’s total range.
5. CLIP L & R LEDs: LEDs will light when the audio signal into the ADC is clipping. If the LEDs light up, the audio signal is too loud for the ADC and the digitized audio signal will be distorted on its loudest peaks. Use the USB GAIN knob to set the right amount of signal into the ADC (see GAIN Knob above).
6. VOLUME: Output volume control for the Big Muff section.
7. SUSTAIN: Adjusts the amount of sustain and distortion.
8. TONE: Provides a range of sounds from high treble to deep bass. As you turn the TONE knob clockwise, treble increases and bass decreases.
9. TONE BYPASS Illuminated Button: When enabled, the BYPASS button completely bypasses the TONE knob and analog EQ, essentially removing the TONE knob from the circuit. When the BYPASS button is disabled, the TONE knob is active. Press the BYPASS button to enable or disable Tone Bypass. If the button is lit, the TONE knob and its circuitry is bypassed.
10. TONE WICKER Illuminated Button: The Wicker effect opens up the bandwidth allowing more high frequency signal to pass through for a bright and clear top end. Disable Wicker to obtain the sound of the classic Big Muff π®. Press the WICKER button to enable or disable the Wicker effect. If the button is lit, the Wicker effect is enabled.
11. BYPASS Footswitch & LED: Press the BYPASS footswitch to enable or disable the Big Muff effect. When the associated LED is lit, the Big Muff effect is enabled; when the LED is off, the unit is in buffered bypass mode.
12. PRESET Knob & Display: The single digit LED display indicates the current preset number selected using the preset knob. The PRESET is active if the LED above the PRESET footswitch is lit. If this LED is not lit then you are in LIVE mode, where the current knob positions indicate the actual setting.
13. PRESET Footswitch & LED: Press the PRESET footswitch to load or cycle through the 10 presets. When the associated LED is lit, the preset represented by the number on the display is loaded and enabled; when the LED is off, preset mode is off. For more on saving presets.
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