Back Panel; Bass, Mid, Treble - Hughes & Kettner TubeMeister 5 Mode D'emploi

GAIN and MASTER
The "Yin and Yang" of Sound Creation. In
combination with POWER SOAK and RED BOX,
the TUBEMEISTER 5 evolutes into a flexible
Recording-Amp capable of producing all nuances of
clean and high gain sounds – with or without power-
amp saturation.
DRIVE
This switch evolutes the TUBEMEISTER 5 into a
creamy Lead-Amp with high gain potential. When
DRIVE is activated, the switch glows red.
GAIN
Controlling the input sensitivity level of the
TUBEMEISTER 5. Depending on the output level of
the guitar pickup, even the middle position can deliver
distorted sound. With the DRIVE switch activated,
the control range extends to modern high gain sound;
a lower volume potentiometer setting of the guitar
also enables clean sounds. So, even by the pickup
selection and the volume potentiometer setting alone,
the DRIVE delivers a broad sound spectrum.
MASTER
Controlling the total volume and the power-amp
saturation of the TUBEMEISTER 5. In order to
explore the sound versatility, we recommend starting
with the control in the middle position and then
experimenting with the sound effects. For a creamy
sound, you may turn the MASTER high up, so as
to achieve a mellow power-amp saturation. With
modern riffs, it is advisable to activate DRIVE, to
turn GAIN high up and to turn down MASTER.

BASS, MID, TREBLE

The frequency ranges of the 3-band passive EQ
are tuned in a classic fashion. We also recommend
starting with the controls in the middle position and
then experimenting with the sound effects.
PLEASE NOTE: The more the operation of the
power-amp is shifted toward saturation, the less the
pre-amp settings, especially the EQ settings, will affect
the overall sound!

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RED BOX
The RED BOX, as invented by Hughes & Kettner,
has now been for years the industry standard
for guitar DI boxes with speaker emulation. It
converts the speaker line out signal, which in the
TUBEMEISTER 5 is generated between the tube
power-amp and the POWER SOAK, to a balanced,
frequency corrected signal. If this signal is rendered
through a PA or studio monitors, the acoustic
impression will match that of a guitar amplifier.
A microphone cable serves as a connection to a
mixing desk. In this case, the XLR connector input
on the mixing desk MUST be switched to line
level. If the mixing desk is not equipped with XLR
connector inputs, or if these cannot be switched to
line level, you may purchase a suitable XLR to 1/4"
jack adaptor.
The signal level directly depends on the MASTER
settings; but it is independent of the POWER SOAK
settings.
POWER SOAK
This switch is used to activate POWER SOAK.
An active switch glows red. The POWER SOAK
replaces the loudspeaker and converts the power-amp
output in heat. So you can even in the middle of the
night play and record veritable tube sound using a
mixing desk and headphones – with your power-
amp turned up to the max, all without loudspeakers.
Courtesy of Silent-Recording.
NOTE: The POWER SOAK will be activated
automatically as a protection, if there is no 1/4" jack
connector plugged into the SPEAKER socket.
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