does anyone know how to make a distortion?

one obvious but often overlooked option is to actually use an analog
overdrive stomper
or preamp, which will have the virtue of not sounding like crap.
... The downside is that
you *might* need to use a DI box or reamp box to get your signal to
the right level, but i have
had some luck w/o having to use a DI/reamp box but routing other
devices through the signal
chain before hitting the dirt box (for example my delay box which
takes about any type signal and
puts out guitar level sig)... since i have half a dozen dirt boxes/
preamps/boosters sitting
in my closet that is an easier option for me.... pleasing analog
sounding squash hair dirt fuzz is easily
had if you just do it in the analog domain. It depends on what sonic
results you are ultimately after.

But , If there is a Max object that makes yo $400 guitbox sound like
it is '53 tele
coming out a dimed out blackface Vibrolux, please let me know, you
can save me
a huge amount of cash and closet space. :-)

-kp--

On Oct 5, 2006, at 10:26 PM, keith manlove wrote:

> There's overdrive~, and other objects like it. People spend a lot of
> many to get vintage sounding distortions, and I imagine it's not the
> easiest task to emulate a cranked marshall amp or a vintage stomp
> pedal. Doesn't at all mean that you shouldn't try!
>
> Keith
>
> On 10/5/06, register wrote:
>>
>> hey, sorry for another problem of mine... I'm just addicted to
>> knowledge!
>> I was wondering if anyone out there knows how to make a distortion
>> effect? A little look around has pinted me in the direction of
>> [kink~] to generate a phase distorion. But I'm not at all sure
>> how to go about creating a distortion using the kink object?
>> Anyone know how this can be achieved?
>> Also, just wondering, does anyone know what kinda processes are
>> used to make vintage sounding distortions? Max being very basic,
>> I'm thinking it will be too easy to make a very digital sounding
>> drive.
>> thanks very much
>> tom
>>