User Manual

Effects and Effect Mode
Effects Overview
9-1
Chapter 9
Effects and Effect Mode
The PC3A boasts a powerful eects processor that puts the power of an entire studio at your
ngertips. This chapter contains everything you’ll need to know to use the PC3A’s eects and
Chain Editor to their fullest potentials.
• Read the EectsOverview section below for a description of the dierences between Insert,
Aux, and Master eects. This section also explains the concepts of eects Chains, signal ow,
and DSP units.
• Read the EectModeandtheEectsPages section (see page 9-4) for details on quickly changing
Aux eects settings in Program mode. This section can also be used a reference for the eects
pages in Setup mode and Song mode. For details on eects parameters in the Program
Editor see The Program FX (PROGFX) Page on page 6-47, and The Layer FX (LYR_FX) Page on
page 6-49.
• Read the The Chain Editor section (see page 9-9) for instructions on how to edit and create your
own eects Chains (presets.)
• Lastly, the EectsParameters section (see page 9-12) contains details on the parameters for
each type of eect available in the Chain Editor.
Effects Overview
This section gives an overview of the basic eects types available in the PC3A, PC3A eects
Chains (presets,) eects routing in the PC3A, eects processor power management, and
overriding the Aux Chains stored with each Program. Read the Insert Eects and Aux Eects
sections to learn about the two types of eects that can be applied during dierent stages of a
program’s signal path.
Insert Effects
Insert Eects are placed directly in the signal path at the output of a single program. These Insert
Eects can apply to either the whole program or only to selected layers within the program. Each
program layer and program on a zone/track can have its own Insert Eect chain (up to 11 insert
chains can be loaded, depending on available processing power, see DSP Units - Manage and
DistributeProcessorPowerforEects on page 9-3 for details.)
Aux Effects
Aux Eects, unlike Insert FX, are not applied to the whole output of a program, but are blended
in with the original unprocessed program sound. Each Program, Setup or Song has two stereo
Aux Sends that go to the Aux 1 and Aux 2 Eects. The Aux Eects are global (available to all
channels/zones/tracks at the same time,) and there can be only one set of Aux eects (Aux 1 and
Aux 2) loaded at a time. Each Aux eect can be set to be applied either pre- or post-Insert Eect
(see Signal Flow below for details.)
In Program mode, the Aux Eects come from the program loaded on the currently selected MIDI
channel. In Song and Setup modes, there is a parameter to select the track or zone whose
program species the Aux Eects. Alternatively, the Aux Eects stored with each program can be
temporarily overridden by using the Eect button in Program mode, or set directly on the AUX1
and AUX2 pages in Song or Setup mode (see Aux Override on page 9-3 for details.)