Thanks for the background information. I absolutely understand the creative potential of leaving the guardrails off! I also enjoy pushing hardware and software to the limit and beyond it’s intended use. That’s why I like to know about how a digital model works and what parameter ranges it was designed for. I tend to find analog to be more intuitive than digital in terms of figuring out where going overboard can result in interesting material, especially when dealing with physical models. A model can work well up to a point, but I often notice that there is a point where it doesn’t “break” in the same way that the hardware it was based on does. The results might be desirable in other ways of course, but it’s still nice to know the intended limits of the physical modeling process.

That said, I was hoping to use xformer in Vsig for some more subtle mastering tasks. I have a couple of hardware pieces that allow you to switch a transformer in and out of the path, and I like how the low end responds to the difference in a lot of cases. I wasn’t finding it easy to dial in the same kind of subtle transformer EQ-like moves I could expect from hardware I’m familiar with. This is all helpful information to get me started. Thanks!