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Eclipse User Manual Page 40 of 66 Release 4.0.1

Note that if you load an algorithm into effects block B (FXB), none of the newly loaded algorithm’s HOT

KEYS

will be present.

In most cases, any two algorithms can be selected and loaded. However,

a few algorithms are sufficiently large that they can only be paired with

a small one. In such cases you may see a display like the one on the left. This tells you that a large algo-

rithm is currently loaded in effects block A (FXA), and there is not enough room remaining to load the B

effects block from the displayed program. To get around this, either choose a new algorithm for block A,

or look for a smaller one to fit into block B.

Modulating Parameters Via the modulation block: LFO, ADSR, Envelope, MIDI, Pedals,

and More

Up to sixteen parameters per program can be “patched” to the “modulation block” for some seriously dy-

namic effects. The modulation block can be found under PARAMETER page 2 <EDIT MOD>.

Without worrying about how exactly we would do this yet, image that we load the program Happy Delay

and patch its delay time to the modulation block LFO. Imagine that said LFO is oscillating every whole

note

. The delay will modulate every whole note as well! Now imagine that we update Happy Delay

and load some other program. Imagine we change the modulation block LFO’s rate to 1/4 note and re-

load Happy Delay. Here’s the punch line: the modulation block LFO would still be oscillating once every

1/4 note and the delay time would still be patched to it. So, now the delay time would modulate every

1/4 note! Understanding this example is essential to understanding modulation!

First we’re going to describe how you accomplish this “patching,” then we’re going to describe how you

actually set up the modulation block. Because we’re first showing you how you can use the modulation

block, and only then showing you how to set it up, some of what follows might not be crystal clear. Just

take in the main points and ponder the creative possibilities.

Patching a Parameter to the Modulation Block’s “Modules”

To patch a parameter, press and hold the soft key associated with the

parameter you’d like to patch. We can patch (RING1) by holding down

its soft key. You can patch parameters from virtually anywhere in the

Eclipse.

A new screen pops up. The right side of the screen pertains to HOT

KEYS

, a subject covered elsewhere in this manual (page 33). The more per-

tinent left side of the screen reads <MODULATE>.

Press <MODULATE> to call up the screen to the right. (SOURCE) selects

the module that will modulate the parameter. The modules we can

choose are:

off This “un-patches” the parameter: no modulation will occur!

bpm The faster the tempo, the higher the value of modulation. Realize that if the tempo remains

constant (e.g., 120bpm), so too will the value of the parameter being “modulated.”

 see page

lfo#1

The modulation block LFO modulates the parameter.  see page 43

follower#1 The modulation block envelope follower modulates the parameter.  see page 43

adsr#1 The modulation block ADSR modulates the parameter.  see page 43