Operator`s manual

24 Lo Mid 2

25 Hi Mid 1

Hi Mid 1/2

27 Hi Mid 2

Mid knob #1 in preamp Channel 3's passive voicing section shapes the high mids. The

Tone button (1) setting subtly influences the Hi Mid 1 circuit's frequency range and

bandwidth.

Mid knob #2 in preamp Channel 3's passive voicing section shapes the high mids. The

Tone button (1) setting subtly influences the Hi Mid 2 circuit's frequency range and

bandwidth.

Again, in the interests of affording you greater freedom in sound-sculpting, I chose to

assign different frequency ranges and bandwidths to the two Hi Mid 1 and Hi Mid 2

knobs. You will find that the same knob settings conjure different tones.

The entire voicing section is based on passive circuitry, so its controls influence one

another, the four Mid knobs especially. This is desirable because it delivers such

excellent tonal results. Here's an example: Let's say Lo Mid 1 is activated and dialed to a

relatively high setting. Now if you twist the Hi Mid 1 knob, its influence on your tone

will be subtle. However, if the Lo Mid setting dips below 11 o'clock, the effect of

twisting the Hi Mid 1 knob will be far more pronounced. Hi Mid 2's midrange voicing is

tighter and more aggressive, adding a sharper edge to your sound. These two knobs'

different sound-shaping properties and the Tone button's effect on voicing give you

four different ways of voicing the high mids on the fly using MIDI commands.

Channel 3's Mid Control Matrix with its four Mid knobs and the global Tone button

add up to give you eight different sound-shaping setups that you can access directly

and on the fly via MIDI. Factor Channel 3's two Lo and Hi Gain stages into the sonic

Tip from the designer:

Mid knob #2 in preamp Channel 3's passive voicing section shapes the low mids. The

Tone button (1) setting subtly influences the Low Mid 2 circuit's frequency range and

bandwidth.

I decided to assign different frequency ranges and bandwidths to the two Lo Mid 1

and Lo Mid 2 knobs to give you the greatest possible latitude for shaping sounds as you

see fit. In practice, this means identical settings on the two knobs yield different tonal

results. If you like scooped mids, try dialing in lower settings for Channel 3's Lo Mid 1

knob. Set to lower values, this voicing control cuts big slices of mids from the sonic pie.

Conversely, if you activate Lo Mid 2, you will boost the low mids markedly, which can

have a huge effect across the full frequency spectrum of some sounds. These two

knobs' different sound-shaping properties and the Tone button's effect on voicing give

you four different ways of voicing the low mids on the fly using MIDI commands.

This control switches between the two Mid knobs Hi Mid 1 (25) and Hi Mid 2 (26).

The LED to the right of each Hi Mid knob lights up to indicate this knob is activated.

The Hi Mid 1/2 switching function can also be switched via MIDI program change,

MIDI Controller #27, or the ENGL Z-9 Custom Footswitch.

Tip from the designer: