ManTube Manual – Raccoon Audio

ManTube Fuzz

Quickstart Cheat Sheet

Install & Authorize – run the installer, paste in your licence key (3 seats).
Resize the UI – use the top screw to cycle panel sizes if your DAW window is tight.
Pixel scene or minimal? – toggle the scene screw if you want to focus on controls only.

Tube-flavoured diode engine. Smooth bloom, clear pick attack, great for “always-on” drive or stacked with amps.

Silicon-style engine with chewier mids and extra grit. Perfect for riffs that need bite without turning to mush.

More experimental diode network for gnarlier, broken-in-a-good-way textures. Plays especially wild with Meltdown.

Think of Infinity as your engine crossfader. Park it where the song feels happiest, then use Tilt, filters, and Mix to make it sit in the track.

Input – sets how hard you hit the circuit. Back it off for cleaner edge-of-breakup, push for full chaos.
Tilt – pre-fuzz EQ. Turn left for thicker, right for brighter before the engines react.
Infinity – blends between Electrified, Supercharged, and Overloaded.
Drive – gain amount into whichever engines Infinity is favouring.
SURGE – mid boost plus a touch more gain. Same core tone, more visibility in the mix.
Meltdown – special mode that interacts with Overloaded for super-compressed, almost octave-up behaviour.
HP / LP – post-fuzz filters. HP trims mud, LP shaves fizz.
Speaker Sim – Off, Bright, Dark, Boxy; each adds a bit of cab + room feel.
Volume – output level. Match your bypassed signal so A/B decisions are honest.
Mix – blend clean and fuzz. Great for drums, bass, or parallel guitar buses.

Crunch rhythm guitar – Electrified side of Infinity, Drive at 40–50 %, SURGE off, HP up just enough to clear low mud.
Big sustaining leads – Infinity between Electrified and Supercharged, Drive 60–70 %, SURGE on, LP down slightly to keep top end smooth.
Bass fuzz that still punches – Infinity near Supercharged, Drive around 45 %, Mix at 40–60 %, HP to taste, Boxy or Dark on Speaker Sim.
Drum bus dirt – Infinity mid to Overloaded, Drive low (20–30 %), Mix around 20–30 %, HP fairly high, SURGE optional.
“Did we break this?” moments – push Infinity deep into Overloaded, Drive up, SURGE on, flip Meltdown and pull Mix back so it is wild but usable.

SURGE – great for making a part pop without totally changing the flavour you already dialled in.
Meltdown – only really comes to life with Overloaded engaged. Treat it like a commit button for extra attitude.
Mix – full clockwise gives you pure fuzz, backing it off lets you keep transient snap from the dry signal.
Speaker Sim – try Off into your own cab sim, or Bright/Dark/Boxy when you want quick “amp in a box” vibes.