This should prove out to be interesting:

http://www.midiwall.com/gear/misc/20090721_TubeHeadDemo.mp3

Five segments, setup like this:

- Semi mellow patch running an arpeggiation
- starts with no effect
- DRIVE is about 70%
- BLEND is increased to only effect
- DRIVE comes up to 100%

- Silly notes with bad playing
1) no effect
2) DRIVE = 70%, BLEND = 100%
3) DRIVE = 100%, BLEND = 100%
- note the noise level

4) DRIVE = 90%, BLEND = 100%
- this is appx the max that you can set DRIVE and still
keep the output gate closed to clamp the noise

Hope that helps!

Mark
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Mark Pulver (10:05 AM 7/21/2009) wrote:

>
>doh! whoops.. I didn't know I actually had to READ stuff! :)
>
>And yes, I have two TubeHeads... I'll cobble together some examples when I
>get home tonight, which won't probably be until your tomorrow.
>
>Mark
>-----
>Florian Anwander (12:15 AM 7/21/2009) wrote:
> >Hi Mark,
> >
> >you missed a little, but important detail in os's mail:
> >"I'm looking for something warm and gritty rather than utter sonic
> >destruction."
> >
> >So I think, the cgs29 is quite contraproductive. But the paia tubehead
> >looks/reads promising indeed. Do you own it I'd be interested in some
> >sound examples.
> >
> >Florian
> >
> >
> >Mark Pulver schrieb:
> >> I _love_ Ken Stone's Wave Multiplier:
> >>
> >> http://www.cgs.synth.net/modules/cgs29_wave_multiplier.html
> >>
> >> If you can find one built-up, it's an AWESOME nasty edgy twisty grinding
> >> beast of a module with a lot of excellent external control.
> >>
> >> At $90 the A136 is a good addition and the A137 is as well. But

you'll get

> >> a TON of mileage out of the CGS29.
> >>
> >>
> >> Past that, if you can find a use for a distortion box outside of your
> >> modular, the preamps in all of the Moogerfooger pedals are will push very
> >> warm. And, actually, I get a lot of use out of a pair of PAiA TubeHeads:
> >>
> >> http://paia.com/proddetail.asp prod=9305HSR
> >>
> >> Mark
> >> -----
> >> Os (02:07 PM 7/20/2009) wrote:
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >can anyone recommend a good distortion/overdrive type module I'm
> >> >looking for something warm and gritty rather than utter sonic
> >> >destruction.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >cheers,
> >> >os.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> > os@...
> >> > http://twitter.com/expertsleepers
> >> > http://www.darkroomtheband.net/
> >> > http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/