User Manual

Effects and Effect Mode
Effects Overview
9-3
Thediagrambelowshowsthesignalpathsforamultitimbralsetuporsong.Thefirsttwozones
(ortracksinSongMode)arediagramedasanexample(representedbydarklines.)The14
additionalavailablezones(ortracksinSongmode)arerepresentedbygraylines(labeledas
Etc.)Notice
thateachProgramhasitsownInsertChain,butallProgramssharethesametwo
AuxChains:
DSP Units - Manage and Distribute Processor Power for Effects
EachEffectChainiscomposedofaneffect‐boxoraseriesofeffect‐boxes.Eacheffect‐boxusesa
certainamountofthePC3K’seffectsprocessingpower,representedasanumberof“DSPunits.”
ThenumberofDSPunitsusedbyaneffect‐boxorChainreflectshowcomplexthe
effect’s 
algorithmis—morecomplexeffectsrequiremoreprocessingpower.Youcanuseupto16DSP
unitsatatimesharedbetweenalleffects(exceptMastereffects,whichdon’tuseanyDSPunits.)
SeeTheEffectsEnablePage on page 9‐4fordetailsonhowthePC3 Kautomaticallymanagesthe
usageofDSP
units(thedefaultbehavior,)andhowyoucanoverridethisbehaviorandmanually
manageusageofDSPunits.
Aux Override
Normally,inProgrammodetheAuxEffectsChainsarespecifiedbytheprogramonthecurrent
channel—or,inSetupmodeandSongmode,bytheprogramonthe s pecifiedAuxEffects
channel.AuxoverrideallowsyoutoauditionandselectanewAuxchainwithouteditinga
program.InEffectsmode,
theSetupEditor,orSongmode,presstheAUXFX1orAUXFX2soft
buttonstosetoverridesforAuxChainselectionandotherAuxEffectsparameters.TheChain
specifiedfortheAuxoverrideisusedinsteadofthechainofthecurrentchannel(orinsteadof
thespecifiedAuxEffectschannel
inSetupandSongmode.)Also,sendlevelsandother
parametersnormallyspecifiedwithinindividualprogramscanbesettofixedvaluesontheAux
Overridepages.SeeTheAux1OverrideandAux2OverridePages on page 9‐5fordetails.
Insert
Program
Pre Post
Send Levels
Chain
Insert
Program
Pre Post
Send Levels
Chain
ZONE/TRACK 1
ZONE/TRACK 2
Etc.
AUX 2 Chain
AUX 1 Chain
Comp EQ
EQ Comp
Output
Master FX Order
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