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Effects and Effect Mode
Effects Parameters
Delays
TherearetwotypesoftapsintheMultitapdelays:The“Loop“tap,whichhasafeedbackloop
backtoitsinput,andthenumberedtaps.Thenumberedtapscanbesingleiterationsortheycan
repeataspartofaloop,buttheydonothaveindividualfeedbackpaths.
Fdbk
(Feedback)LevelcontrolstherepeatingfunctionoftheLoopTap.Asettingof0%means
therewillonlybeasingledelay,whileasettingof100 %meansthesignalkeepsrepeating
withouteverstopping.
Bothtypesoftapsareindividuallyadjust ablefrom0to2.55seconds.TheLoopCrsand
Tapn
Crs(nbeingthenumberofthetap)parameterssetthecoarsevalueoftheloopin20‐ms
increments,whiletheLoopFineandTapnFineparameterssetthefinevaluein0.2‐ms
increments.
InDelayeffectsthatusetempotodeterminetaplengths,thereisa
Tempoparameterwhichcan
besetfrom1to255BPMorto“System”.TheLoopLengthandTapnDelaysarethenexpressed
inbeatsrelativetothatoverallTempo.
Holdisaswitchthat,whenturnedon,“locks”anysignalcurrentlyinthedelayandplaysit
untilHold
isturnedoff.WhenHoldison,nosignalcanenterthedelayandFeedbackissetto
100%.Agoodparametertocontrolwithafootswitch.
DryBal(Balance)istheleft/rightbalanceofthedrysignal.At‐100%,onlytheleftdrysignal
goestotheleftoutput,while
at100%onlytherightdrysignalpassestotherightoutput,andat
0%,equalamountsoftheleftandrightdrysignalspasstotheirrespectiveoutputs.
TapnLevelisthelevelofeachnumberedtap,from0%to100%,relativetotheoveralloutputof
theeffect.
Tapn
Balistheleft/rightbalanceofeachofthenumberedtaps.At‐100%,onlytheleftchannelof
tapngoestotheleftoutput,whileat100%onlytherightchanneloftapngoestotheright
output.At0%,equalamountsoftheleftandrightchannels
ofthetappasstotheirrespective
outputs.Insomedelays,pairsoftaps(1and5,2and6,etc.)arecontrolledtogetherasstereo
pairs.
DelayScaleletsyouchangethelengthsofallthetapstogether.Itsrangeis0to10x.
Note:ItispossibleforthePC3Kto
runoutofdelaymemorywithover‐generoussettingsof
DelayScaleorveryslowTempos.SomeDelayeffectswillsimplygotoamaximumvalueand
staythere,whileinsome,acalculationismadethatautomaticallycutsthedelaytimesinhalf,
therebymaintainingarelationshipwithtempo.
Complex Echo
This
effecthastwofeedbacktapsperchannelaswellasthreeindependenttaps,andalsoa
feedbackdiffuserfor“smearing”thedelays.Feedbackline1feedsthesignalbacktothe delay
inputofthesamechannel, whilefeedbackline2feedsthesignalbacktotheoppositechannel.
FB2/FB1>FBis
abalancecontrolbetweenfeedbacklines1and2.0%(minimum)turnsoff
feedbackline2,onlyallowinguseoffeedbackline1.50%isanevenmixofbothlines,and100%
(maximum)turnsoffline1.
LDiffDlyandRDiffDlyadjuststhedelaylengthsofthe
diffusers.Rangeis0to100ms.
DiffAmtadjuststhediffuserintensity.Rangeis0to100%.
CFdbknDlyadjuststhedelaylengthoftheCchannel’snthfeedbacktap,fedbacktotheC
channel’sdelayinput.Rangeis0to2600ms.