User Manual

9-2
Effects and Effect Mode
Effects Overview
Master Effects
AfterthesignalgoesthroughtheInsertandAuxeffects,themasterEQ/compressoreffectsare
appliedgloballytothesignalatthemainoutputs.NeithertheEQnortheCompressoruseup
anyDSPunits,soyouneedn’taccountforthemwhenmanagingDSPunitsforeffectsprocessing
power.SeeThe
MasterEffectsPage on page 9‐8fordetails.
Chains
TheobjectusedforInsertandAuxEffectsisreferredtoasa“Chain.”AChaincontainsasingle
effect‐boxorisaseriesofconnectedeffect‐boxes.EachprogramcanhaveonemainInsertChain,
orindividuallayerswithinaprogramcanhavetheirownInsertChainthatwill
beusedinstead
oftheprogram’smainInsertChain.Programs,SetupsandSongscaneachhavetwoAuxChains.
YoucanselectfromthesamesetofChainstouseforbothAuxandInsertEffects.(Up11Insert
ChainsandtwoAuxChainscanbeactiveatatime,
dependingonDSPunitusage,seeDSPUnits‐
ManageandDistributeProcessorPowerforEffects on page 9‐3fordetails.)
Signal Flow
Whenusingeffects,itisimportanttounderstandhowyoursignalisbeingprocessed.Foreach
Program,zone,ortrack,yoursignalcanbesenttotheAuxeffectsbeforeorafterbeing
processedbytheProgram’sInserteffects.Thediagrambelowisforaprogramthatdoesnotuse
layer
‐specificeffects,showingthepossibleroutesthatthesignalofaprogramcan“flow”
throughtoreachthedifferenttypesofeffects.Followtheappropriateroutetohelpvisualizethe
stagesinwhichthesignalisbeingprocessed.Acirclewithanarrowthroughitshowsapoint
wherethe
signallevelcanbeadjusted.Dashedlinesindicatedifferentroutesthatthesignalcan
flow(basedontheAuxpre/postsettingsandMasterFXOrdersettings.Acircledsigma()
showswheresignalsaremixedtogether.
Whenusingeffects,thefirstdecisiontomakeiswhetheryouwanttouse
anInsertorAuxeffect
(seetheInsertEffectsandAuxEffectssectionsabove.)Ifyouareusingbothtypesofeffectsfora
program,zone,ortrackinSongMode,youcanchoosetohaveyoursignalsenttotheAux
effectsbeforeorafterbeingprocessedbytheInsert
effects.(SeeSendLevelsandPre/Post
Ins. on page 9‐7fordetails.)WhenyoursignalissenttotheAuxEffectsafterbeingprocessedby
theProgram’sInsertEffects,thisiscalledapplyingtheAuxEffectpost‐Insert.Whenyoursignal
issenttotheAuxEffectsbeforebeingprocessedby
theProgram’sInsertEffects,thisiscalled
applyingtheAuxEffectpre‐Insert.
WhenanAuxEffectisappliedpost‐Insert,thewet(processed)Auxsignalhasaseriesofeffects
appliedtoit—i.e.,cascadedeffects.Thismeansthatthesignalthatisblendedbackinfromthe
resultof
theAuxEffectwillalsocontaintheresultoftheInsertEffect.
WhenanAuxEffectisappliedpre‐Insert,thewetAuxsignalhasnoInserteffectapplied toit,
andthefinaloutputhas paralleleffects—i.e.,distincteffects.Thismeansthatthesignalthatis
blendedbackin
fromtheresultoftheAuxEffectwillnotcontaintheresultoftheInsertEffect.
Comp EQ
AUX 2 Chain
Insert
Program
AUX 1 Chain
Pre Post
Send Levels

EQ Comp
Output
Chain
Master FX Order