Calm night amp settings — NUX MG-400

The KINO guitar tone for “Calm night”, dialed in for a NUX MG-400 with a Cort X300. Studio version, KINO (Viktor Tsoi era, 1980s Soviet rock)

Original rig

Formanta or Ural Soviet-made amplifiers, Soviet-built guitars (often Tonika, Ural, or Musima), minimal effects — occasional Soviet-era chorus/flanger, mostly clean to edge-of-breakup tones with bright jangly character

Clean to slightly breaking up, bright jangly post-punk tone with chimey highs, moderate mids, and restrained low-end — Soviet new wave aesthetic

Amp settings — NUX MG-400

CHANNELAC30 TB (or Vox-style model) — select the Vox AC30 Top Boost amp model in the AMP block for the chimey, Class A clean-to-edge-of-breakup characterBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01NUX MG-400 — CHORUS block (CE-style)

Enable MOD block, select Chorus model — subtle shimmer, not deep wobble. Position after AMP/IR blocks in the signal chain.

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Mix 4

02NUX MG-400 — DELAY block (Digital)

Short slapback to medium delay — adds space without wash. Position in DLY block after MOD.

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

03NUX MG-400 — REVERB block (Room or Hall)

Room reverb for natural space — Soviet recordings had room ambience from live tracking.

Decay 4 · Mix 3

Why these settings

KINO's tone came from limited Soviet gear — clean amps pushed to slight breakup with bright, jangly attack. The Cort X300's humbuckers are hotter than Soviet single-coil-adjacent pickups, so gain stays low (3) and treble high (7) to preserve the chimey cut. The AC30-style model on the MG-400 captures the Class A compression and harmonic complexity. Roll tone knob to 7 to tame humbucker brightness while keeping articulation.

PRO TIPPlay with a light pick attack near the bridge for that wiry, urgent post-punk rhythm sound — Viktor Tsoi's playing was percussive and precise, not heavy-handed. The tone breathes when you dig in and cleans up when you back off.

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