DARKGLASS ELECTRONICS X7B MULTIBAND DISTORTION | LIMITED EDITION (70) OTSO ART
The Microtubes X7 series brings the studio method producers have been using the years to cover the whole bass distortion spectrum: from articulate high gain to punchy mild overdrive, raw and gnarly fuzz and everything in between. You now have absolute control in constructing your vision of what the perfect bass distortion texture, definition, and size should have.
Front Features
High Pass Frequency
Controls the cutoff frequency to be distorted, ranging from 100Hz (for thicker, fuzzier saturation) or 1kHz for ultra-sharp definition.
High Drive
Sets the amount of distortion for the high pass side.
High Level
Sets the output volume of the distorted high-pass signal.
Low Pass Frequency
Controls the cutoff frequency to be mixed back to the high-pass side. Ranging from 50Hz (for only sub-bass) and 500Hz to preserve some clean mids.
Low Comp
Sets the amount of compression for the low-pass signal.
Low Level
Sets the output volume of the low-pass signal.
Master
Sets the overall volume of the unit.
Low shelf
+-12dB @ 80 Hz
500 Hz
+-12dB
1 kHz
+-12dB
High shelf
+-12dB @ 5 kHz
Dimensions
Width: 94 mm / 3¾″
Length: 120 mm/ 4¾″
Height: 46 mm / 1¾″
Weight: 320 g / 0.7 lb
Warning
The Microtubes X7 has a current draw of 100mA. Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug.
Unregulated power supplies and/or higher voltages may result in suboptimal noise performance and even damage your unit, voiding the warranty.
Input & Outputs
Output
Connect from the ¼” Output jack to the input of your amplifier or another effects pedal.
Ground Lift
Use this control to lift the ground of the XLR output. If you are experiencing ground noise in your DI signal, try changing this control.
Direct Output
A balanced version of the ¼” output, useful for running into PA’s or studio mixing consoles.
Input
Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the ¼” mono jack.
9V DC
Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug.
Parallel Output
A passthrough for your input signal, useful for parallel processing.