Advanced Higher
Valve emulator
A valve emulator simulates tonal characteristics associated with valve or tube equipment.
Also called: Tube emulator
Level relevance: introduced at Advanced Higher; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Valve emulation can add warmth, harmonic colour, saturation, or soft distortion. It should support the sound rather than simply being added by default.
Topics
ProcessingHarmonicsMixing
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- Advanced Higher Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for Advanced Higher technology skills, technology concepts, and progression from lower levels.