User Manual

Program Edit Mode
The FX Page
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Insert
Choose an eects Chain that will be applied to the current program. If you only need to use
one Chain at a time on one MIDI channel, Insert eects may be all you need. If you plan
to use multiple programs on dierent MIDI channels, it is best to use both Insert and Aux
eects (see Aux below). Aux eects have the advantage of being available to all programs on
each MIDI channel at the same time.
By default, when scrolling through the list of eects Chains for the Insert eect, only
Chains with IDs from 4000-5000 will be shown. ese Chains are used by the Forte factory
programs, and each one will automatically apply controller assignments for eects parameters
on the PARAMS page. Controller assignments for each of these Chains conform to the
Controller assignments shown in the Forte Controller Conventions chart on page 6-12. To
access Chains outside of this range, enter an ID number using the keypad function of the
Category buttons. With the Global Mode User Type parameter set to Advanced, Chain IDs
in any range can be scrolled to. See User Type on page 12-3 in the Global Mode Chapter.
Aux 1, Aux 2
Choose an eects Chain for each of the two auxiliary audio buses. An aux bus is an audio
channel with a shared eects Chain that can be used by programs on any of the 16 MIDI
channels. e aux eect is useful when you want to use the same type of eect for multiple
channels (typically used for Reverb or Delay). You apply an aux eect to the program on a
MIDI channel by “sending” the audio from that channel to an aux bus.
Every channel is connected to the aux buses, but the aux buses don’t receive the signal until
you turn up the aux “send” level for that channel, which controls a channel’s input level to
the aux bus. On each MIDI channel you can control the aux send level for that channel’s
program, in turn controlling how loudly you can hear the aux eect applied to that channel’s
program. e aux send level is set by the Aux 1 and Aux 2 Send parameters on the FX page.
Many Chains also have an additional Aux send, Wet/Dry, or Amount parameter that will
appear on the PARAMS page. For Reverb and Delay Chains, send parameters are often
assigned by default to Slider I or Slider H respectively.
By default, when scrolling through the list of eects Chains for the Aux eects, only Chains
with IDs from 5000-6000 will be shown. ese Chains are used by the Forte factory
programs, and each one will automatically apply controller assignments for eects parameters
on the PARAMS page. Controller assignments for each of these Chains conform to the
Controller assignments shown in the Forte Controller Conventions chart on page 6-12. To
access Chains outside of this range, enter an ID number using the keypad function of the
Category buttons. With the Global Mode User Type parameter set to Advanced, Chain IDs
in any range can be scrolled to. See User Type on page 12-3 in the Global Mode Chapter.