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Old 18th July 2009   #305
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I'm pretty sure the "tranny/trafo" setting actually puts a small transformer in the signal path or maybe even parallel to the actual signal path. If you open up the unit you can see a small (Xicon IIRC) transformer on the PCB. I bet it was chosen for it's saturation characteristics.

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