MORE OR LESS

MORE OR LESS

MORE OR LESS is a super simple gain boost or attenuator with a smooth variable transition time. We designed it with guitarists in mind, to provide an “extra channel” when placed before one of our “amp in a box” modules. MORE OR LESS doesn’t colour the sound in any way, so it really is a clean and “transparent” boost!

Here are a couple of usage examples. With MORE OR LESS switched off, set the amp to your crunch / rhythm tone. Switch MORE OR LESS on, and increase the level so you’re hitting the amp harder with more gain and volume to get your lead tone. Alternatively, set the amp to your lead sound, and set up MORE OR LESS to reduce the gain so it can be used to switch in your crunch / rhythm sound.

And it costs ZERO bucks! Nothing more, nothing less!

MORE OR LESS handles mono or stereo inputs / outputs, and the stereo image is maintained throughout. When either input is used on its own, it will be routed to both outputs.

The ON / OFF button toggles the gain adjustment on or off. Unlike a hardware effects pedal, the transition is smooth and variable in length, according to the FADE knob setting.

You can also switch MORE OR LESS on and off via the CV trigger ON / OFF input (+1V pulse or more).

LEVEL sets the amount of gain reduction or boost in the range of -48dB (near silence) to +12dB.

The IN and OUT knobs allow you to trim the level of the signal(s) going into, and coming out of MORE OR LESS in the range of +/-12dB. If clipping occurs at either stage, the LED above the controls will light. Ideally the input LED should light occasionally or not at all, and the output LED should not light up otherwise your sound will be distorted. If clipping does occur at the output stage, the signal will be clamped to the maximum output value of +/-5.0V.

FADE sets the time it takes for the gain adjustment to be applied when toggling MORE OR LESS on and off in the range of 10ms to 10 seconds. An LED above the FADE control will vary in brightness to reflect the fade time.

VOLUME is a master volume attenuator (0-100%) with a linear or exponential volume taper according the EXP / LIN switch setting. Typically, this could be MIDI assigned to an expression controller to perform volume swells, or receive a control voltage from the adjacent CV input jack.

Whether you need MORE gain, OR LESS, we hope you find this module useful!