Editing Effects: Chapter 7

If Configuration #2 is selected and you press [EDIT 1] to advance to effect send 2 while the Reverb function is selected, the display will look like this:

Quad Knob [1] lets you adjust the level of the signal coming from effect send 2 going into the Reverb. Send 2 in this Configuration has no effects of its own. Therefore, there are no input or input mix controls in this page, since there is only one possible signal choice. Send 2 is intended to be used for signals that you want to send to Reverb 1, but bypass Delay and Pitch 1. In Configuration #2, send 4 is similar to send 2, in that it has no effects of its own but serves as a bypass going directly to Reverb 3.

Reverb (Page 2)

Pressing the PAGE [] button will advance the display to Page 2 of the Reverb function. However, you must have the correct effect send selected (1—4) in order to get at the Reverb parameters (in Config. #1, 3, 4, and 5, the Reverb parameters are found only on effect send 1; in Config. #2, they are found on sends 1 and 3 since there are two separate Reverbs). Here you will find parameters for selecting the Reverb type, adjusting Pre-Delay Time and Pre-Delay Mix.

Reverb Type

The QuadraSynth Plus has seven different reverb types, all stereo, each of which simulates a different space or produce a different ambient effect. Use Quad Knob [1] to select one. The different Reverb types are:

Plate 1 & 2. The two Plate reverb types simulate an artificial device known as a Plate. In the early days of recording, Plates were extremely popular because they were almost the only way to provide any sort of artificial ambiance to a recording. The sound of a well-tuned Plate has become quite popular over the years especially when used on vocal or drum sounds. The two Plate reverbs differ in subtle tonal characteristic changes such as those found in different manufacturers’ plate reverbs.

Room. The Room reverb type simulates not only rooms of different sizes, but rooms with different surface materials. A room with soft surfaces such as carpet will produce a

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