The Transformer is a recording and mixing tool that transforms your sound by using several different harmonic stages. The unit is divided into two sections, a harmonic generating section and a transformer-coupled class-A stage with a punchy, vintage tone. If you’re working mostly in the box, this is the perfect tool to add some warmth, punch and color to your sound/mix. The first section contains three different harmonic stages; a transformer saturation stage, a passive saturation/clipping stage and an active germanium circuit. These three stages do not only generate different kinds of harmonics, they also shape the tone curve in different ways.  Use the Blend control to mix in the desired amount of harmonics. You can also choose to process the mid and side channels separately by activating the M/S function. The second section is a selectable vintage transformer-coupled class-A stage. TX Drive The first harmonics stage is TX Drive, which is a transformer saturation circuit. With a single control you can vary the amount of transformer saturation and still keep the level constant.  The circuit generates around 1% of harmonics (distortion) in the low-end and a gentle amount of higher harmonics. It also adds a 2dB bump in the low-end around 30Hz. By adjusting the Drive control, the boost and higher harmonics decrease, while the low-end harmonics stay around 1%. Gain The TX drive is followed by a gain control, allowing you to drive the following Sat and Ge stages harder