Yes that follows. So excluding the compressor for the moment, I was wondering if the addition (in small amounts perhaps) of what it could do to a clean source mighty be rather similar to what happens in some pre stages?xstatic said:You won't be able to use a distressor to make one preamp sound like another. You will however be able to make a clean pretty sound a lot thicker without necessarily sounding compressed. Or add a nice hint of 2nd and even 3rd harmonic distortion to your signal. Distressors were designed to have all sorts of character to them, not just the 1176 thing. That is why they are one of the most comon and flexible compressors on the market and in pro studios.