Alesis Spitfire 60 Spitfire Basics Benefits of an On-Board Effect Processor, Effect Modules

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Spitfire Basics

Benefits of an On-Board Effect Processor

If you use guitar effects, you probably do so by linking pedals together into a chain or by using a multi-effect processor. All this extra equipment can cost a fortune and crowd your playing space. The Spitfire, however, simplifies things because it includes all the effects you need right in your amplifier. Instead of tripping over extra wires and turning knobs and pushing buttons on pedal after pedal, with the Spitfire you have full control over dozens of effects without the need for an external processor!

Effect Modules

If you were to think of the Spitfire’s effect processor as a series of individual pedals linked together, then each pedal in that series would be considered an effect module. The Spitfire has nine separate effect modules, as shown below:

You can assign one effect to each of these modules and adjust its parameters accordingly. For more on the Spitfire’s effect modules, see chapter 10.

Effect Types

When we use the word “effect” in this manual, we’re usually referring to an effect type. Each module provides you with a selection of effect types, only one of which may be chosen for each module. For example, the DIST module allows you to select which type of distortion you want (ACOUSTIC, TUBE CLEAN, RHYTHM and others). The behavior of each of these effect types may be adjusted in one or more ways to produce variations of the effect.

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