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The usual shorthand for early Coldplay is a Telecaster into a Vox AC30, and the documented Parachutes rig is neither half of that amp claim. Producer Ken Nelson's account has Jonny Buckland running a Fender Twin Reverb with a rack of delays feeding it, and Nelson's own suggestion to split the signal across two Twins -- one taking the delays, one staying dry -- is why this record sounds wide without sounding washed out.
Parachutes
What we checked
Computed by a program, on this recipe, every time this page is built. How this works
Preset files — 1 of 3 complete
- Helix builds complete — every block in the recipe is in the file
- Quad Cortex 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
Which ones
Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Compressor, US Twin, 2x12 Fender Twin, Dimension Chorus. 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: Spring. 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: Clean, Clean Boost, Chorus, Spring. 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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