Specifications

THE EFFECT DEVICES
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UN-16 Unison
The UN-16 simulates the sound of several detuned voices playing the same
notes simultaneously. The voices are individually slightly delayed and also pitch
modulated by low frequency noise. This produces a rich chorus effect with the
voices spread across the stereo field (given that stereo outputs are used).
The UN-16 can be used as an insert effect or a send effect.
Parameters
CV Input
One CV input is available on the back panel of the device. This controls the De-
tune parameter.
COMP-01 Auto Make-up
Gain Compressor
The COMP-01 compressor levels out the audio, by making loud sounds softer.
To compensate for the volume loss, the device has an automatic make-up gain,
that raises the overall level by a suitable amount. The result is that the audio lev-
els become more even and individual sounds can get more “power” and longer
sustain.
The COMP-01 should be used as an insert effect, either for a single instrument
device or for a whole mix (e.g. inserted between a Mixer device and the Hard-
ware Interface). There are no CV inputs for this device.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description
Voice Count This switch sets the number of voices for the effect; 4. 8 or
16.
Detune This sets the amount of detuning for the voices. Turn clock-
wise for stronger detuning effects.
Dry/Wet If you are using the UN-16 as an insert effect, you use this pa-
rameter to adjust the balance between the unprocessed au-
dio signal (dry) and the effect (wet).
If the UN-16 is used as a send effect, this should be set all
the way to wet only, since you can control the balance by us-
ing the AUX send controls in the Mixer.
| Parameter | Description
Ratio This lets you specify the amount of gain reduction applied to
the signals above the set threshold. The value is expressed as
a ratio, from 1:1 (no reduction) to 16:1 (levels above the
threshold are reduced by a factor 16).
Threshold This is the threshold level above which the compression sets
in. Signals with levels above the threshold will be affected, sig-
nals below it will not.
In practice, this means that the lower the Threshold setting, the
more the compressor effect.
Attack This governs how quickly the compressor will apply its effect
when signals rise above the set threshold. If you raise this
value, the response will be slower, allowing more of the signal
to pass through the compressor unaffected. Typically, this is
used for preserving the attacks of the sounds.
Release When the signal level drops below the set threshold, this de-
termines how long it takes before the compressor lets the
sound through unaffected. Set this to short values for intense,
“pumping” compressor effects, or to longer values for a
smoother change of the dynamics.
Gain meter This shows the amount of gain reduction or increase (in dB),
caused by the combined compression and make-up gain.