Tapco MIX10FXP manual Table of Internal Effects, Room

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TABLE OF INTERNAL EFFECTS

No.

Title

Description

Example of its use

 

 

 

 

1

ROOM 1

This room has a bright tone with lots of

Useful on vocals that require a

 

 

scattered refl ections to simulate harder,

brighter reverb to cut through

 

 

more refl ective surfaces.

the mix, or for giving acoustic

 

 

 

instruments a livelier vibe.

 

 

 

 

2

ROOM 2

This preset features a medium sized

Useful for vocals on songs that

 

 

room/lounge sound, with just enough

require a larger, more “wet” sound,

 

 

enhancement of the lower mids to

or for giving dimension to bright

 

 

produce a warm tone.

horns without adding harshness.

 

 

 

 

3

ROOM 3

This preset simulates the sound of a small

Useful for vocals or guitars in fast

 

 

concert stage, with a medium reverb time

paced, high-energy songs that call

 

 

and reverberant space.

for a “live” sounding reverberation.

 

 

 

 

4

ROOM 4

This reverb has a warm bodied tone and

Perfect for vocals, drums, acoustic

 

 

medium long reverb time to simulate the

and electric guitars, keyboards, and

 

 

live acoustics of a theater space.

more.

 

 

 

 

5

HALL 1

This reverb simulates the sound of a

Perfect for adding natural concert

 

 

spacious, yet cozy, heavily draped and

hall ambience to close-mic’ed

 

 

carpeted concert hall with an especially

orchestral instruments.

 

 

warm tone.

 

 

 

 

 

6

HALL 2

This hall reverb is characterized by its large,

Adds life to acoustic instruments

 

 

spacious sound, long pre-delay, and

and vocals from solos to full-on

 

 

vibrant tone.

symphonies and choirs.

 

 

 

 

7

PLATE

This preset emulates vintage mechanical

Perfect for thickening percussive

 

 

reverberation that was generated with a

instruments, such as a snare drum,

 

 

metal plate. Its sound is characterized by

or tight vocal arrangements.

 

 

lots of early refl ections and no pre-delay.

 

 

 

 

 

8

CATHEDRAL

This reverb emulates the extremely long

Gives amazing depth to choirs,

 

 

tails, dense diffusion and long pre-delays

wind instruments, organs, and soft

 

 

and refl ections that would be found in a

acoustic guitars.

 

 

very large, stone walled house of worship.

 

 

 

 

 

9

CHORUS

This preset provides a soft, ethereal

Perfect for enhancement of electric

 

 

sweeping effect that is useful for

and acoustic guitar and bass, or to

 

 

thickening and for making a particular

add a dramatic effect to vocals,

 

 

sound pop out of the mix.

particularly group harmonies and

 

 

 

choirs.

 

 

 

 

10

CHORUS + REVERB

This preset perfectly combines the chorus

This lets you both thicken your sound

 

 

effect above with a large, roomy reverb.

with the chorus effect while adding

 

 

 

warmth and spaciousness thanks to

 

 

 

the smooth reverb.

 

 

 

 

11

DELAY 1 (50 MS)

This effect simulates the sound of a vocal

Provides a vibe that is similar to

 

DOUBLER

or instrument being recorded twice

chorus without the subtle swirl.

 

(double tracked) on a multi-track recorder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

DELAY 2 (180 MS)

This effect provides a single, relatively rapid

Often used on vocals for a 1950’s

 

TAPE SLAP

delay of the original signal, with the added

era feel, or on guitars for a surf-type

 

warmth that vintage tape-based echo

tone. Often used by people whose

 

 

 

 

units provided.

favorite number is 12.

 

 

 

 

13

DELAY 3 (300MS)

These delay presets provide three repeats

These work best with full, up-beat

14

DELAY 4 (380MS)

of the original signal. The default delay

music like rock where the delay

time for each preset is shown in ms - the

needs to cut through the mix.

15

DELAY 5 (480 MS)

smaller the time, the faster the delay.

 

 

 

 

 

16

REVERB + DELAY

This effect combines the Room 4 reverb

Perfect for thickening vocals while

 

(250MS)

effect with the echoes of the 3-repeat

adding dimensions, it can also be

 

 

delay effect.

used as a spacey effect on electric

 

 

 

guitars.

 

 

 

 

17

PUNK (probably

Turns all lyrics into those of teenage

Perfect for spelling bees and

 

not available)

rebellion about never having a nice

primary school concerts.

 

 

girlfriend/car/dad/mom/school/job.

 

 

 

 

 

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