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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Fourth Feline on February 22, 2010, 10:03:39 PM

Title: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: Fourth Feline on February 22, 2010, 10:03:39 PM
Hi,

I was needing to know where a 'Flat(ish)' E.Q. setting was to be found on my Fender 'Twin Amp'.  This was very relevant to me, as the stuff I am currently playing seems to benefit greatly , from either a 'flat' amp e.q - or at least to start from there.  Whilst of course the ears are king in setting an amp ;  these ears are having to adjust to what 'flat' actually sounds like, after years of setting amps for very different criteria.

This may be of no interest to players with 'normal' requirements, but without it, I would never have thought that ( at least theoretically ) a relatively flat E.Q. on my Fender Twin would be Bass and Treble almost fully off, and the Mids fully on. I was thinking all at '5' .

This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 22, 2010, 11:28:41 PM
TSC is very helpful - I use it all the time when modding amps.
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: jpfamps on February 23, 2010, 11:11:13 AM
+1

I use it all the time too, and it has saved me hours of messing around when designing stuff.
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: Fourth Feline on February 23, 2010, 11:16:32 AM
I am quite relieved Gentlemen ; I had braced myself for the reply :

T.S.C = B*****ks.  :lol:
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: sgmypod on February 23, 2010, 11:18:22 AM
have tried it not progressed enough to modding amp tone stacks yet
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: BigB on February 23, 2010, 12:55:48 PM
This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

"""Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT"""

Too bad it doesn't works on Linux  :(
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculat
Post by: gwEm on February 23, 2010, 01:16:57 PM
This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

"""Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT"""

Too bad it doesn't works on Linux  :(

sounds old skool - will it not work with WinE?
Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: Fourth Feline on February 23, 2010, 01:23:37 PM
This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

"""Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT"""

Too bad it doesn't works on Linux  :(


That's a shame B.  The consolation being , that ( as it is a very small bit of software ) - it only takes a short time to draw your conclusions from it .  Because of these factors, I hoped you could have a very quick go on a mate's computer. You can  'Snapshot' the page / graph / settings from within it, for future retrieval.  So simple , even I could use it  !  :lol:

Title: Re: Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )
Post by: Frank on March 04, 2010, 12:15:42 AM
Speaking of tone controls, I've just dug this up from the internet. It's from the Radio Designer's Handbook, published in the 1950s so it's out of copyright now but it seems to be a valve-based parametric EQ ... sweepable centre frequency and variable from being a mid boost/treble and bass cut to a notch filter. Now to my mind, that's just begging to go in a guitar amp.

The octal tubes are still available but looking at their specs they're not too different to ECC83/81's, anyone in an experimental mood fancy throwing one together?