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Awake is the only Dream Theater record Petrucci quadruple-tracked, and he has described exactly how: 'if it was a rhythm part or figure, I played two tracks, left and right, of the IIC+, and two tracks, left and right, of the Dual Rectifier.' That is the whole secret of this rhythm sound. The Mark IIC+ supplies focus and the saturated midrange bark; the Recto underneath supplies the low-end weight the Mark will not give you. Neither amp alone gets there, which is why single-amp attempts at this tone always land either too nasal or too loose.
Awake
What we checked
Computed by a program, on this recipe, every time this page is built. How this works
Preset files — 0 of 3 complete
- Helix 2 blocks missing from the file
Which ones
Not in the file: Cali Q Graphic, 4x12 Recto V30. The recipe calls for these blocks, but we have no verified model ID for them on this platform, so the preset is written without them. Add them by hand using the settings above.
- Quad Cortex 5 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
Which ones
Replaced with a stand-in: Gate, Studio Comp, Green Scream, CA MkIIC+ Lead, 4x12 Recto V30. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.
- Katana 1 block missing from the file; 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
Which ones
Not in the file: Reverb. The recipe calls for this block, but we have no verified model ID for it on this platform, so the preset is written without it. Add it by hand using the settings above.
Replaced with a stand-in: Lead, Booster, Delay, Reverb. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.
What we didn't check
- Nobody played this through a real amp. There is no human listening test behind any number on this page.
- The settings are reasoned from the sources below, not measured off the record.
- No audio has been rendered for this recipe yet, so you cannot hear it before you load it.
- 3 platforms on this page (TONEX, Kemper, Fractal) get a model pointer, not a preset file — nothing was built or checked for them.
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