Specifications

DUAL STEREO MULTIEFFECTS PROCESSOR
The built-in effects processor has been designed for maximum ease
of use. It sports a wide range of high quality programs, all carefully
tailored to today’s music production requirements.
At rst startup, programs 45 and 55 are auto-loaded: these
ECHO+REV. and VOICE REV. effects provide good results in the
most different music styles, so you will maybe want to use them as
general purpose effects. At each subsequent startup the processor
auto-loads the last two programs selected.
EFFECTS SETUP
1 – Activate E1 and E2 by pushing their
ON buttons. A green LED lights up on each
processor to signal its status.
2 – Bring the effects faders E1/E2 and the L/R
master faders near to the '0' position on their
scale (at working level).
3 – Set the channel volume and the effects
sends levels with E1 and E2 controls on the
input channels you wish to add effects to.
4 – Carefully inspect the input levels on the
LED bargraphs of both processors:
• the red LEDs should blink occasionally.
• if the red LEDs are constantly lit, you could
suffer severe distortion on the effect signal.
This isn’t due to the processor itself, rather it
is common on digital processors of any price
because of the digital technology itself.
In case, reduce the levels of the E1 and E2
controls on the input channels until the red
LEDs of LED bargraph light up only on
loudest peaks.
5 – You can alter the effect timbre with the
TONE control on the effects processor: turn it
counter-clockwise to 'brighten' the effects, or
clockwise to 'darken' it.
6 – Route the effects to the main outputs with
the BAL control, and/or to the stage monitors
with the A, B, C , D, E and F controls, then set
their volume faders at the desired levels.
7 – Select the group of effects (E1 or E2) on
which you want to operate with the E1/E2
button. The selected group of programs will
be shown on the correspondent line on the
display. Now select the program you wish to
use with the PROGRAMS knob . Use the LOAD button to load the
selected program.
= shows that the selected program has been loaded and is active.
= shows that the selected program has not been loaded yet.
Use the chart on the next column as a reference to recognize the
programs.
■We suggest you start from the following program numbers
so you can listen to the most representative effects of each
available effect ranges:
05 (STEREO GEN), 20 (HALO), 35 (ECHO), 47 (ECHO + REV),
57 (VOICE REV), 66 (PERCUSSION REV), 75 (HALO + REV),
86 (PING PONG), 93 (EARLY REFLECTIONS), 109 (STEREO FLANGER),
113 (STEREO CHORUS), 125 (DETUNE), 135 (DUAL PITCH),
139 (SINGLE PITCH), 145 (PITCH + REV), 155 (REVERS + REV).
Feel free to experiment with any program until you get the sounds
that most satises your taste.
Programs and effects description
00 → 010 STEREO GEN.
Adds a short delay to the signal to create a pseudo-stereo effect out of
mono sources.
011 → 030 HALO
It’s a digital recreation of the effect built in the Montarbo reverb units
of the sixties, a vintage classic that never went out of fashion.
031 → 040 ECHO
Classic multiplex effect. Delay time increases with program number.
041 → 050 ECHO + REVERB
Delay and reverb blended together make for the impressive effect you
can listen on most contemporary productions.
051 → 060 VOICE REVERB
Reverbs specially tailored to enhance vocals’ character.
061 → 070 PERCUSSION REVERB
Ambience effects that enrich both acoustic and electronic percussions.
071 → 080 HALO + REVERB
Halo and reverb effects blended together.
081 → 089 PING PONG
Basically an auto-panned delay, popular on many rock hits, the samples
are being routed alternatively to full left and full right master.
090 BOUNCE
Repeats start widely spaced to become closer and closer.
091 → 100 EARLY REFLECTIONS
Generates the initial part of the reverb without the decaying 'tail' of
the effect. It makes for thicker and more aggressive sound without
increasing its decay time. Usually it is used to colour vocals or horns
solos in contemporary productions.
101 → 110 STEREO FLANGER
It may be considered as a very intense chorus, with two voices crossing
their stereo image and with feedback acting as 'comb lter'.
The frequencies corresponding to the lter's notches and peaks change
continuously, producing thus the typical anging sound.
111 → 120 STEREO CHORUS
It produces a warm and rich sound. Three voices are derived from the
input signal and are sent to the Left and Right channels and to the center.
The result is that even the thinner voice will sound like an ensemble.
It is ideal to enliven a guitar accompainment and to 'fatten' a voice.
121 → 130 DETUNE
Slightly alters the tuning of the source to simulate a 'doubling' effect
with increased tuning alterations.
131 → 136 DUAL PITCH
A wonderful 'harmonizer' with two voices trasposing the input signal
pitch in real-time. Your voice will be automatically accompanied by a
chorus.
137 → 140 SINGLE PITCH
Harmonizer with one voice trasposing the input signal pitch in real-time.
141 → 150 PITCH CHANGE + REVERB
It's the combination of the two effects which most of all let your
voice sound warmer and thicker. Beside your voice, the Pitch Change
provides a voice in the center of the stereo image. To the resulting
harmonizer effect a warm Plate type Reverb effect, particularly suited
for voice, is added in cascade.
151 → 160 REVERSE REVERB
Unmistakably a 'must' of many 80's records, starts at low level, builds
up and quit abruptly. Usually served with percussion.
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