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The Definitive All-around Sonic Coloring Box





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Elektron's Analog Heat FX leverages analog and digital processing to give you the widest palette of processing imaginable ? it just might be the definitive all-around sonic coloring box. Eight fully analog stereo distortion circuits are at the heart of this dynamic sound processor, ranging from a subtle hint of dirt to thoroughgoing annihilation. Augmenting Analog Heat FX's mind-bending grind is a cache of ear-grabbing digital effects, which include modulation, spatial, bit crushing, dynamics, and more. You also get a selection of filters and mods, plus you can re-order your effects, building your own unique signal flow and crafting never-before-heard textures and timbres. No matter what you're processing, be it your sampler, drum machine, synth, vocals, drums, or your entire master bus, Analog Heat FX gives you the processing tools to enhance, ignite, or even all-out destroy anything you run through it.





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Introducing Analog Heat FX





Analog Heat FX ? At A Glance


Crank up the intensity with a wheel of distortion





When you need to fully ignite your tone, Analog Heat FX has you covered. Load up eight different stereo analog distortion circuits to create vibrant harmonics. Whether you're going for warmth tape-style saturation, wooly tube-style breakup, or all the way to 11 with overwhelming fuzz, Analog Heat FX is primed for deployment.





Distortion Character Modes:


Mid Drive: a solid-sounding overdrive with well-defined signal peaks.


Enhancement: enhances your signal with a tube-like glow while maintaining clarity and definition.


Saturation: a warm, tape-style effect that adds soft complexity to signal peaks.


Clean Boost: a high internal voltage boost that maintains the integrity and content of your signal.


Rough Crunch: a gritty circuit that squeezes and deforms peaks to an expressive effect.


Classic Dist: distorts your upper and midrange frequencies.


Round Fuzz: warm, fuzzy distortion that adds fringes and complexity to your signal peaks.


High Gain: an aggressive distortion with loads of gain and sustain.


Digital FX let the sound become your canvas





If you're searching for an effective way to add attention-grabbing ear candy to your productions, you'll find Elektron Analog Heat FX's digital FX eminently inspiring. Its Warble effect creates movement and texture akin to worn-out magnetic tape, which can be flavored further with Analog Heat FX's Chorus effect. You also get Delay and Reverb for creating rich, immersive soundscapes, along with Bit and Sample rate reduction for infusing your productions with creative lo-fi character. You also get a Compressor for tune-tuning your dynamic range, along with a Bass Focus for collapsing your stereo field to mono at a chosen crossover point. Thanks to Analog Heat FX's digital FX, sound can become your muse.





Take control from your DAW via Elektron Overbridge





Speaking of control, the music makers and synth aficionados here at Sweetwater love Elektron's Overbridge technology. Overbridge lets you integrate your Analog Heat FX tabletop multi-effects processor right into your DAW, routing audio to and from your hardware via a single USB cable. Better yet, you get a graphic user interface to control every major aspect of your effects, essentially turning your Analog Heat FX into a plug-in.





Elektron Analog Heat FX Dynamic Sound Processor Features:


Leverages analog and digital processing for a wide processing palette


8 fully analog stereo distortion circuits: Mid Drive, Enhancement, Saturation, Clean Boost, Rough Crunch, Classic Dist, Round Fuzz, and High Gain


Ear-grabbing digital effects: Warble, Chorus, Delay/Reverb, Bit/Sample rate reduction, Compressor, and Bass Focus


7-way multimode filter with resonance control adds amazing harmonics


Effects can be reordered to build a unique signal flow


Shape your tone via the onboard 2-band equalizer


Assignable envelope and LFO (with MIDI sync) add motion to your sound


MIDI in/out/thru and CV expression make integration with your hardware rig easy


Elektron Overbridge provides plug-in-style control and audio to your DAW via USB