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 | 6.2.3 Combinations of effect algorithms  |    |    |    |    |    | 
 |    |    | 1  |    | Tiny Room  |    | 
 | (multi-effects programs) |    |    | 2  |    | Small Room  | Classic room simulation featuring various  | 
 |    |    | 3  |    | Medium Room  | room sizes from bathroom to cathedral  | 
 | PHASER & DELAY: Phaser and delay combined.  |    |    | 
 |    |    | 4  |    | Large Room  |    | 
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 | FLANGER & DELAY: Here the input signal is delayed and |    | 5  |    | Ultra Room  | Special effect transforming guitar signals  | 
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 | processed with a pronounced wave-like effect. It is particularly  |    |    |    |    |    | 
 |    |    | 6  |    | Small Spring  |    | 
 | effective for highlighting single notes, but can also be used to  |    |    | Simulations of typical spring reverbs  | 
 |    |    | 7  |    | Medium Spring  | 
 | make solos more interesting.  |    |    |    | 
 |    |    | 8  |    | Short Ambience  | Simulates the early reflections of a  | 
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 | CHORUS & DELAY: This algorithm combines signal delay with  |    | 9  |    | Long Ambience  | reverbless room  | 
 | the popular chorus effect.  |    |    |    |    | Table 6.2: Different reverb effects  | 
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 | CHORUS & COMP: Incredible sustain effects can be produced  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
 | with the compressor. This is especially useful for sustaining  |    |    |    |    |    | 7. TUNER | 
 | individual guitar notes. Combined with chorus, it can make the  |    |    |    |    |    | 
 | audio signal extremely dense.  |    |    |    |    |    |    | 
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 | 6.2.4 Special effects |    |    | The chromatic tuner automatically recognizes the frequencies  | 
 | of all the standard guitar notes. For the A-string this means a  | 
 | COMPRESSOR: A compressor limits the dynamic range of the  | frequency of 220 Hz. When you plug your guitar into the  | 
 | device and play an open string, the tuner will recognize and  | 
 | audio material, thus producing audible and creative sound effects.  | 
 | display the note. Since the tuner uses an auto-chromatic scale,  | 
 | Pronounced use of the compressor (using the EFFECTS control)  | 
 | it can also recognize semi-tones, which are shown with a “b” in  | 
 | allows you to compress the overall dynamic range of the material.  | 
 | the display. |    | 
 | AUTO WAH: The legendary wah-wah effect owes its fame |    | 
 |    |    | It may happen, however, that a note is displayed as “A” but is  | 
 | mainly to Jimi Hendrix. Describing it is certainly more difficult than  |    |    | 
 | actually slightly out of tune. This is shown by at least one of the  | 
 | simply listening to Hendrix using it on Voodoo Chile. In American  | 
 | four LEDs at the foot of the display lighting up. In certain cases  | 
 | funk music of the ’70s you can hear auto-wah effects used in a  | 
 | even two of the LEDs may light up, which indicates that the pitch  | 
 | variety of applications. The auto-wah alters its filter frequency  | 
 | of the note played lies between the pitches represented by the  | 
 | automatically depending on the signal’s magnitude, rather than  | 
 | two LEDs. When the circular tuner LED in the middle lights up,  | 
 | being controlled by the position of a pedal.  | 
 | this means the note played is in tune.  | 
 | TREMOLO: Simulates the classic Fender Tremolo. It has  | 
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 | returned to popularity with trip-hop.  |    |    |    |    | 7.2 Setting reference pitch “A” | 
 | ROTARY: This is the quintessential simulation of the classic |    |    |    |    | 
 |    |    | To give you maximum freedom for tuning your guitar, you can  | 
 | organ effect normally produced by speakers rotating at slow or  |    |    | 
 | change the preset reference pitch “A”. For clarity’s sake, let’s  | 
 | fast speed in an extremely heavy speaker cabinet. This effect  | 
 | look at this in more detail.  | 
 | uses the physical principle of the Doppler effect to modulate the  | 
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 | sound.  |    |    | The so-called concert pitch “A” has been raised steadily over  | 
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 | NOISE GATE: Noise gates are used to remove or reduce  | time. For example, the tuning forks used by Bach, Händel or  | 
 | Mozart were 415, 420 or 421 Hz (oscillations per second). Today’s  | 
 | noise or other interference. Guitar signals in particular are very  | 
 | orchestras tune to “A” at 444 Hz, and the Berlin Philharmonic  | 
 | sensitive to interference. Not only do guitarists often use high-  | 
 | Orchestra lead the field with their own concert pitch “A” at  | 
 | gain settings but guitar pick-ups can amplify unwanted inter-  | 
 | 447 Hz.  |    | 
 | ference. This can be painfully apparent during breaks in the  |    | 
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 | music. And how does a noise gate work? It simply mutes the  |    |    | The reference “A” on your V-AMPIRE has been factory-  | 
 | signal during breaks, eliminating any interference at the same  |    |    | 
 | programmed at 440 Hz. If you are going to play with a big orchestra  | 
 | time.  | 
 | tuning their instruments to a reference pitch of 444 Hz, you will  | 
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 |    |    |    |    |    |    | need a function that allows you to change your reference pitch.  | 
 | 6.3 The separate reverb effect | To activate this function, switch on the tuner by pressing the  | 
 | TUNER button and switch to EDIT mode by pressing the two | 
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 | The reverb effect is independent of the multi-effects processor  | arrow buttons simultaneously. The display will show “40”, which  | 
 | and can be added to the mix signal at any time. To edit the  | means 440 Hz. Use the arrow buttons to raise or lower the  | 
 | REVERB function, press button D in EDIT mode (pressing the  | reference pitch by up to 15 Hz. The display always shows the  | 
 | two arrow buttons simultaneously) and use the two arrow  | last two digits as the first digit is always 4. For example, if you  | 
 | buttons to select one of the nine different reverb types available:  | start with a reference pitch of 440 Hz and press the right-hand  | 
 |    |    |    |    |    |    | arrow three times, the display will read 43, i.e. 443 Hz. To quit  | 
 |    |    |    |    |    |    | EDIT mode, press either the TUNER or the TAP button. Any  | 
 |    |    |    |    |    |    | changes will be stored automatically. The tones for the other  | 
 |    |    |    |    |    |    | strings on your guitar will automatically be adjusted to the new  | 
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