The P Drive is a pedal in AMT Electronics' Drive series that works as a preamp as well as a drive pedal. It pairs an analog preamp section with digital features: a modeled power amp stage and a speaker simulator built on impulse responses, so it can feed a power amp and cabinet or run direct to a mixer or audio interface1.
What it does
The heart of the pedal is its analog preamp, which AMT offers in three voicings: Clean, Low gain and High gain1. Around that, the digital side adds a Power Amp block with 9 types, followed by an IR-based cabinet simulator that loads one IR for both the left and right channels of each preset1. That arrangement means a preset carries its own speaker character, and the stereo output can go direct to a recording rig or PA.
Two supporting blocks round out the signal path. A compressor is built in, and a noise gate is available as a global setting, applying across the pedal rather than per preset1.
Where it sits in AMT's range
The P Drive is part of AMT Electronics' Drive series, a pedal that combines a preamp and an IR cab sim in one box1. Its feature set includes an analog preamp with Clean, Low gain and High gain modes, a built-in compressor, and a Noise Gate that is set globally1. For a broader look at the category, see the site's pages on preamp pedals and compressor pedals.
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- AMT Electronics Drive series, Media center of AMT Electronics