Creative 0404 FX Insert Chains, To Select an Effect, To Edit an Effect, To Delete an Effect

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5 - Effects

The Effects Palette

To Select an Effect

1.Click the FX button to bring up the Effects Palette. The effect palette contains numerous folders containing effects presets. Click on any folder to open it.

2.Select the effect you wish to use by clicking on it with the left mouse button and while continuing to hold the mouse button, drag the effect into the desired location on the PatchMix DSP mixer screen and release the mouse button. Multi effects contain several effects along with their parameter settings.

3.If you want to change the order of effects, simply Left-click and drag the effect to the desired location. Drag the effect to the area above or below the final destination and release the mouse button to move the effect.

To Edit an Effect

1.Click on the Insert Location containing the effect you wish to edit. The effect controls now appear on the TV screen.

2.Edit the effect parameters as desired.

To Delete an Effect

1.Right-click on the Insert location containing the effect you wish to delete and a pop- up list appears.

2.Select “Delete Insert(s)” from the top of the list. The effect will be deleted.

fThe order of effects in a chain can have a big effect on the sound.

This icon will appear when you drag an effect to a new location.

FX Insert Chains

FX Insert Chains can be used to save one or several effects and their settings into a single multi-effect. When an effects chain is selected and placed into an insert location, all the effects with control settings are copied as a single entity. Once dropped into an insert location, the effects are totally separate just as if you had placed them individually.

To Save FX Insert Chains

1.Select one or more effects and place them into any insert location in the mixer.

2.Set the effect parameters the way you want them, including wet/dry mix settings.

3.Right-click to bring up the list of options.

4.Select “Save FX Insert Chain”. The New FX preset dialog box appears.

5.Select a category folder where your preset will be placed, and enter a new preset name for your FX Chain.

fTrim pots, peak meters and test tone generators will also be included in the FX chain.

6.Select a folder where your new preset will be placed, then type in a new preset name and click OK. Your preset is now saved.

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Contents 0404 MU 0404 Digital Audio System Software Version Revision BTable of Contents Effects Appendix Index System Includes IntroductionWelcome MU Digital Audio System ComponentsOptional Sync Daughter Card Installation Setting Up the Digital Audio SystemSafety First Connector TypesName Description Connects To install the 0404 PCI card into your computer Installing the E-MU 0404 PCI CardSlots Sync Daughter Install the Sync CardCard Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications Software InstallationInstalling the E-MU 0404 Drivers Windows 2000 or Windows XPInstallation Software Installation Analog Breakout Cable PCI Card & InterfacesE-MU 0404 PCI Card Analog Output ConnectionsBreakout Cable Digital Breakout CableAnalog Pdif Digital Audio Input & OutputMidi Cable Midi Sound ModuleDigital Connections PdifConnecting Cables to the Sync Daughter Card Sync Daughter Card OptionOverview of the Mixer PatchMix DSP MixerPatchMix DSP To Invoke the PatchMix DSP MixerMain Mixer WindowMonitor Pre Fader or Post FaderToolbar MU Icon in the Windows TaskbarRight-Click Here Session New SessionOpen Session Save SessionSystem Settings Session SettingsUsing External Clock PCI Card S/PDIF Input SettingsPdif Output Format Input Mixer Strips To Add a New Strip Mixer Strip CreationTo Delete a Mixer Strip Multichannel Wave Files Insert Section Working with InsertsTo Add a Send/Return Insert Insert MenuTo Add a Send Insert InputInput Asio Direct Monitor Send/ReturnRecordingPlayback To Add an Asio Direct Monitor Send/Return Meter InsertsMeter Color Indicates To Set the Input Levels of a Strip To Insert a MeterMaking the Best Possible Recording Test Tone/Signal Generator Insert Trim Pot InsertTo Bypass an Insert Managing Your InsertsTo Delete Effects from an Insert To Bypass All InsertsPan Fader ChainAux Section Aux BusPre-Fader Aux Send InputOutput Post-Fader Aux SendLevel, Pan, Solo & Mute Controls Main Section TV Screen & Selectors EffectInput OutputInput Input Sync/Sample Rate IndicatorsAuxiliary Effects & Returns OutputOutput Section Effects Palette EffectsOverview Effect Categories Core Effects Multi-EffectsTo Edit an Effect FX Insert ChainsTo Select an Effect To Delete an EffectTo Delete an Effect Category or Preset Creating, Renaming & Deleting Categories or PresetsTo Create a New Preset Category 88kHz, 96kHz, 176kHz & 192kHz OperationTo Import FX Category Folders To Import Core FX PresetsTo Export your Core FX Presets To Export your FX Category FoldersFX Edit Screen To Create a New User Preset User Preset SectionTo Select a User Preset To Bypass ALLTo Rename a User Preset Core Effects and Effects PresetsTo Delete a User Preset To Overwrite or Save a User PresetExample List of Core EffectsDSP Resource Usage Total EffectsBand Shelf EQ Core Effects DescriptionsBand Para EQ Low Shelf Or… High ShelfBand EQ Setting up a Parametric EQMid Band High Shelf Low-Shelf Mid 1-Band Mid 2-Band High-Shelf Auto-Wah Auto-Wah FilterChorus VCA OutCompressor Basic Controls Distortion DistortionInput Meter Flanger FlangerFreq Shifter Leveling Amp Post GainLite Reverb Early Reflections ReverberationTimeDelay Mono Delays 100, 250, 500, 750, 1500Rolloff Phase Shifter LFOSpeaker Simulator RotarySpeaker Type Description Stereo Delays 100, 250, 550, 750 DelayRolloff Stereo Reverb Early Reflections Late ReverbVocal Morpher FrequencyMU PowerFX Setup Cubase LE To Setup & Use E-MU PowerFXMU PowerFX Resource Availability Automating E-MU PowerFXTo Record E-MU PowerFX parameter changes in Cubase LE MU PowerFX Compatibility Chart Application Name Compatible? Render Extra BuffersGeneral Tips for Rendering using E-MU PowerFX Rendering Audio with E-MU PowerFXUsing E-MU PowerFX with WaveLab and SoundForge Tips for using Freeze Mode on Cubase LEMU VST E-Wire Wire VST plug-inDelay Compensator To Setup and use E-WireCubase VST or Cubasis Delay Compensator UseDelay Units Parameter PatchMixPowerFX Delay Or E-Wire PowerFX Or E-WireGrouping Tracks Sync Daughter Card Supplement Smpte FeaturesAppendix Smpte ConversionFlywheel Mode Host ModeExternal Mode Smpte Modes of OperationTime Code Stripe ModeSmpte Background Types of SmpteSmpte Subframe Resolution Why use SMPTE?Avoiding Smpte problems Frames-per-second ResolutionMidi Time Code MTC Other Tips for using SmpteDuplicating Smpte time code House Sync Generator Digital Device Word Clock In/OutTo Synchronize PatchMix DSP to an External Clock Source Word Clock Termination OFF Digital MixerAdat Optical Word Clock Termination onExternal Device supplies Master Clock Getting in SyncPatchMix DSP supplies Master Clock AES/EBU to S/PDIF Cable Adapter Appearance Settings in WindowsUseful Information Digital CablesType Level Frequency Response Technical SpecificationsSample Rates Bit Depth Hardware DSP Converters & OpAmps Dynamic Range Channel Crosstalk Input ImpedancePCI Card Dimensions & WeightSync Daughter Card Internet References ForumsModel No Declaration of ConformityTrade Name Responsible PartyCompliance Information Index NumericsMidi Index Midi

0404 specifications

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