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Effects and Effect Mode
Effects Overview
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Chapter 9
Effects and Effect Mode
ThePC3Kboastsapowerfuleffectsprocessorthatputsthepowerofanentirestudioatyour
fingertips.Thischaptercontainseverythingyou’llneedtoknowtousethePC3K’seffect sand 
ChainEditortotheirfullestpotentials.
•ReadtheEffectsOverviewsectionbelowforadescriptionofthedifferencesbetween
Insert,
Aux,andMastereffects.ThissectionalsoexplainstheconceptsofeffectsChains,signal
flow,andDSPunits.
•ReadtheEffectModeandtheEffectsPagessection(seepage 9‐4) fordetailsonquickly
changingAuxeffectssettingsinProgrammode.Thissectioncanalsobe usedareference
for
theeffectspagesinSetupmodeandSongmode.Fordetailsoneffects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effectsChains(presets.)
•Lastly,theEffectsParameterssection(seepage 9‐12)containsdetailsontheparametersfor
eachtypeofeffectavailableintheChainEditor.
Effects Overview
ThissectiongivesanoverviewofthebasiceffectstypesavailableinthePC3K,PC3Keffects
Chains(presets,)effectsroutinginthePC3K,effectsprocessorpowermanagement,and
overridingtheAuxChainsstoredwitheachProgram.ReadtheInsertEffectsandAuxEffects
sectionstolearnaboutthetwotypesof
effectsthatcanbeappliedduringdifferentstagesofa
program’ssignalpath.
Insert Effects
InsertEffectsareplaceddirectlyinthesignalpathattheoutputofasingleprogram.These
InsertEffects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Effectchain
(upto
11insertchainscanbeloaded,dependingonavailableprocessingpower,seeDSPUnits‐
ManageandDistributeProcessorPowerforEffects on page 9‐3fordetails.)
Aux Effects
AuxEffects,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Effects.TheAuxEffectsareglobal(available
toall
channels/zones/tracksatthesametime,)andtherecanbeonlyonesetofAuxeffects(Aux1and
Aux2)loadedatatime.EachAuxeffectcanbesettobeappliedeitherpre‐orpost‐InsertEffect
(seeSignalFlowbelowfordetails.)
InProgrammode,the
AuxEffects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specifiestheAuxEffects.Alternatively,theAuxEffectsstoredwitheachprogramcan
betemporarilyoverriddenbyusingtheEffect
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.)