Specifications

THE EFFECT DEVICES
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Cut section (EQ)
The sliders in the Cut section are tone controls, allowing you to cut or boost the
level by up to 18dB in the low, mid and high frequency areas. The Cut section is
activated with the Cut button above the sliders.
Move the slider from the middle upwards to boost the level, and from the middle
downwards to cut the level of the corresponding frequency area.
Body section
The Body section is just what it says - it places the sound in a resonant “body”.
Depending on the settings, the result can be similar to a speaker cabinet simula-
tor, an auto-wah effect, or effects with no real-world counterpart. The section is
based on 5 basic body types, which simulate how a sound is affected by differ-
ent physical enclosures. The size and resonance of the Body types can be
changed, and the section also features an envelope follower.
The Body parameters are as follows:
About the envelope follower
The Body section features an envelope follower for dynamic control of the Scale
parameter. The envelope follower analyzes the amplitude of the incoming signal
and changes the Scale setting accordingly - the louder the incoming signal the
higher the value of the Scale parameter. The operating frequency (or size) range
is set with the Scale parameter, and the envelope follower amount is set with the
Auto parameter. A typical use for this is auto-wah effects - try Body Type “B” for
a pronounced wah effect.
• On the back of the Scream 4 you will find an Auto CV output - this delivers
the CV signal from the envelope follower, allowing you to dynamically control
parameters in other devices. See page 229 for an example.
About the Master level control
The Master level control should be used when you need to increase or decrease
the output level, while retaining the basic character of the effect. It can also be
used to balance the level between the distorted sound and the “clean” (unproc-
essed) sound if the effect is to be switched in and out in the mix.
If the output level is too high, turning down the Damage Control setting would
lower the output, but it would also change the character of the distortion, as
would changing eq or presence settings.
Simply lowering the mixer channel level (for the channel that Scream 4 is con-
nected to) would also work of course, but this would also mean that the level dif-
ference between the unprocessed and processed sound would increase.
So if the clip indicator lights up on the Transport, or if the distorted sound is too
loud compared to the normal sound, the solution is to lower the Master output
level.
As pointed out elsewhere in the manual, audio out clipping (indicated by the red
clip indicator lighting up on the Transport panel) can only happen in the Reason
Hardware Interface. In other words, you never have to worry about levels passed
internally from device to device. However, bear in mind that if you use high Mas-
ter output settings (or a lot of boost in the Cut section) Scream 4 can quite eas-
ily cause audio out clipping - and that is most likely not a distortion effect you
want!
| Parameter | Description
Body button This switches the Body section on or off.
Body Type knob This is used to select one of the five available Body types
(A-E).
Body Reso knob This simulates the resonance of the selected Body. Turn-
ing the knob clockwise gives a more resonant effect.
Body Scale The Body Scale parameter could be said to control the
“size” of the Body. Note that this is “inverted” - turning the
knob clockwise reduces the emulated size.
Auto knob Determines the amount of envelope follower effect on the
Scale parameter - see below.