The Darkglass Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine is a powerful and unique distortion and compression pedal. It combines parallel distortion and multi-band compression, a 6-band EQ, and a cab sim to create a versatile tone shaping pedal.
The pedal's unique distortion engine blends aggressive distortion with multi-band compression for a thick and powerful bass tone. The compression and distortion can be bypassed independently, and both have 5 selectable modes. The selectable cabinet simulation offers 5 on-board IRs, and can be used with the headphone output, XLR DI output, or stereo line outputs.
Darkglass Multi Distortion Compressor Pedal Features
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Blends aggressive distortion with multi-band compression for a thick and powerful tone
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Compression and distortion can be bypassed independently
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5 selectable cabinet simulations
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Can be used with the headphone output, XLR DI output, or stereo line outputs
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6-band graphic EQ with the same touch sensitive sliders found on the Element
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5 compressor modes
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5 distortion modes
Compression
Controls the amount of input gain to the compressor and intelligently applies the correct amount of makeup gain so that your signal is always driven at the appropriate level, no matter how much compression is applied.
Drive
Adds distortion and drive to your signal. Crank this knob to apply Nolly’s favorite vintage distortion to the distorted part of the signal chain.
Character
Changes the tone of the distortion, adding brightness to the distortion signal.
Blend
Mixes between the distortion signal and the clean sidechain signal
Level
Controls the master volume.
Touch Sensitive Sliders
Each slider has a -12 dB to 12 dB range. From left to right, the frequency bands for each slider correspond to a low shelf, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 3 kHz, and a high shelf.
Input
This is the primary instrument input. Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the 1/4” mono jack.
Aux In
The stereo input enables the playback of backing tracks while practicing or recording. Connect your mobile phone, laptop etc. to the 1/8” stereo jack.
Headphone Output
The headphone output can handle headphones with an impedance of 16 - 600 ohms. Connect your headphones to the 1/8” stereo jack and set the desired level from the dedicated potentiometer next to the jack.
Balanced Outputs
The two balanced outputs add routing versatility and the option of using the pedal as a fully equipped audio interface.
Direct Output
An XLR output with a ground lift switch provides a reliable standard connection to a mixing desk or an external audio interface for a guaranteed low-noise signal.
MIDI In
A standard 1/8” TRS jack allows connecting an external MIDI controller for even more flexibility.
USB
The USB-C port unlocks the USB audio interface capabilities and enables interaction with the Darkglass Suite desktop app, allowing for software updates and access to the Darkglass IR library, containing hundreds of cabinet simulations.