Effect Quick Reference

(To switch between banks, press ON/OFF while holding down SET)

Effect Type

Number and Name

Description

 

 

Bank A: Conventional Effects

Hall Reverb

1.

Small Hall

Simulates the sound of a small concert hall.

 

2.

Medium Hall

Simulates a medium concert hall.

 

3.

Large Hall

Simulates a large concert hall.

 

4.

Concert Hall

A warmer and even larger hall reverb.

 

5.

Reverse Reverb

A reverb that plays in reverse and comes before

 

 

 

instead of after the original sound.

Plate Reverb

6.

Classic Plate

A recreation of the classic “plate reverb” produced

 

 

 

by vibrating metal plates.

 

7.

Modern Plate

Brighter and thinner than Classic Plate.

 

8.

Future Plate

Similar to Classic Plate, but larger sounding.

 

9.

Golden Plate

Similar to Modern Plate, but larger sounding.

Room Reverb

10.

Small Room

Simulates the acoustics of a small room.

 

11.

Medium Room

Simulates the acoustics of a medium-sized room.

 

12.

Large Room

The full-sounding reverb of a large room.

Delay

13.

Echo 1

Adds an echo to your vocals.

 

14.

Echo 2

An echo that has a longer delay time than Echo 1.

 

15.

Echo 3

An echo that has a shorter delay time than Echo 1.

 

16.

Tape Echo

Imitates the classic tape delay created by recording

 

 

 

audio to tape and replaying it as an echo.

 

 

Bank B: Radical Effects

Reverbs

17.

Triggered Reverb

A reverb that doesn’t kick in until a certain volume

 

 

 

threshold is reached.

 

18.

Ducking Reverb

A “ducking” reverb. The reverb level decreases

 

 

 

when the input is loud and increases when the

 

 

 

input is quieter.

Echoes

19. Ducking Echo 1

A ducking version of Echo 1. The echo level

 

 

 

decreases when the input is loud and increases

 

 

 

when the input is quieter.

 

20.

Ducking Echo 2

A ducking version of Echo 2.

Pitch

21.

Multi Chorus

Adds fullness to your vocals by emulating the

 

 

 

sound of several voices at once.

 

22.

Schizo Chorus

A frenzied chorus effect.

 

23.

Easy Flange

Shifts the pitch of the original signal up and down,

 

 

 

creating a swirling effect.

 

24.

Resonant Flange

A flange with wider and quicker shifts in pitch.

 

25.

Stereo Rotary

The classic sound of an organ’s rotary speaker.

Distortion

26.

Walkie Talkie

Distorts your voice so that you sound as if you’re

 

 

 

singing through a walkie talkie.

 

27.

Distort & Phaser

A distortion effect combined with a phaser, which

 

 

 

creates a duplicate signal and delays it slightly.

 

28.

Distort & Flange

Distortion combined with a flange effect.

Special Effects

29.

Robot Vocal

The name says it all; this one gives your voice an

 

 

 

electronic, robot-like tone.

 

30.

Robovox & Reverb

The Robot Vocal effect with reverb added.

 

31.

Telephone

Cuts off highs and lows so you sound like you’re

 

Receiver

talking on the telephone.

 

32.

Decim8ed Filter

A super low-fi, harsh and resonant effect.

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Alesis Vocalist quick start Effect Quick Reference, Bank a Conventional Effects, Bank B Radical Effects