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TC Electronic NDR-1 Nova Drive
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Published on 06/28/11 at 16:39
This is an overdrive distortion coupled to an analog that is (and believe me you can hear it!) Controlled digitally. The best of both worlds but then there vraiment.Analogique and programmable! Three types of routing overdrive and distortion to mix with different results each time. 18 programmable presets three modes normal / toggle / bank. In brief you have a choice! In the controls was tone, treble and bass and of course volume and gain level as usual. Ah, but the overdrive side there is a knob which is never seen! The "MIX". It is a wet / dry. It mixes your amount of signal that will remain clean and the "overdrive". It's good, very good. You also have the choice between true bypass or buffer! Have you ever seen that many before you? Contruction work. Connection with standard MIDI and more.

UTILIZATION

Many possible but simple to understand. We still read the manual because there are many things you can do but everything is very user friendly and easy. There are sound quickly and then we test the different routings available and the types of control of the pedal. Basically it can act as a type double pedal stompbox or if you want a pedal with digital sound bank.

SOUND QUALITY

It's perfect, really! At least for me it is the foot. His task inside of my gear is in addition to the overdrive and distortion of my amp Egnater Renegade. The overdrive is divine! For rock and blues is really excellent. It has a vintage sound, warm and plustôt Rapel a TS-9 or a Fulltone Full-drive. The sound is very analog. Before trying it I was skeptical because it's digital TC normally ... The distortion is in continuity with the overdrive. With such an output level can go from overdrive to distortion smoothly and without this creates shock. The pedal has a nice range of sounds but without the low-end of heavy rock or metal. I have the distortion of my amp for that. It reacts very well with my Fender texas special and with my Godin humbucker.

OVERALL OPINION

For a month I put all my other distortion and overdrive for sale! I need one I have had to complete my set up! I have had at least a fortnight of overdrive and distortion for these years and I have never had such total satisfaction with the NOVA drive. All necessary quality and no inconvenience for me. A switch to the bottom or low-end could have been welcome for some. Nine's expensive! But all things must calculate what it takes to so much fun!