At the bottom of the pedal chain, past the noise gate and the graphic EQ, was a tiny icon he窶囘 never seen. A gear, but broken, with a single hairline crack. Hover text: 窶� Deep Tune .窶�
He pulled up a preset: 窶彜mooth Lead 窶� Vintage.窶� The clean tone was warm, a little chime. Good. He nudged the gain. Better. He added the Dime Distortion, then the spring reverb from the 窶�65 model. His Stratocaster (partscaster, really, but don窶冲 tell anyone) began to sing. IK.Multimedia.AmpliTube.5.Complete.5.3.0B.Incl....
He ripped the USB cable out of his interface. The hum stopped. The room was silent except for the computer fan. On his screen, Amplitube had reverted to the default preset: a sterile JC-120 with no effects. The broken gear icon was gone. At the bottom of the pedal chain, past
The hum returned. But this time, the smile on his face wasn窶冲 his own. He added the Dime Distortion, then the spring
The waveform looked normal. He hit play.