Behringer SX2442FX, SX3242FX 6. Presets, Effect, Description, INSERT EFFECTS, PARALLEL EFFECTS, Application examples

EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX

6. Presets

Effect	Description	Application examples
PARALLEL EFFECTS
Cathedral	Very dense and long reverberation of a large cathedral.	Solo instruments / vocals in slow pieces.
Plate	Simulates the sound of early plate reverberators.	A classic for drums (snare) and vocals.
Concert	Simulates a small theater or large concert hall.	Creates an "atmosphere" (e.g. radioplay voices).
Stage	Very dense reverb, especially for live applications.	Dissipates the sound of keyboard pads, for example.
Room	You can clearly hear the walls of the room.	Reverb effect that isn't directly noticeable.
Studio	Adds spaciousness to the sound; signals sound natural, not	Gives a sound source more "class" in the mix.
Studio	"flat".	Gives a sound source more "class" in the mix.
	"flat".
Small Hall	Simulates a small, lively (strongly reflecting) hall.	Perfect for processing drums.
Ambience	Reproduces a middle-sized room without late reflections.	Extremely versatile effect.
Early Reflections	Very dense reverb with pronounced early reflections.	Drums, percussion, slap bass
Spring Reverb	Simulates a classic spring reverberation.	Extremely versatile effect.
Gated Reverb	Reverb that is synthetically cut off	Produces a very "crisp" snare sound.
Reverse Reverb	Reverb with reversed envelope, i.e. it slowly gets louder.	Produces a very spaced out vocal sound.
Chorus	Slight detuning of the original signal.	Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, key-
Chorus	Slight detuning of the original signal.	boards etc.).
		boards etc.).
Flanger	A slightly delayed signal is added to the original signal,	Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, key-
Flanger	producing phase shifting of the signals.	boards etc.).
	producing phase shifting of the signals.	boards etc.).
Phaser	Another phase-shift effect.	Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, key-
Phaser	Another phase-shift effect.	boards etc.).
		boards etc.).
Rotary Speaker	Simulation of a classic effect for electronic organ.	Organ / keyboards.
Delay	Delay of the input signal with several repetitions.	Extremely versatile effect.
Chorus & Reverb	Combination of chorus and reverb.	A classic effect for vocals.
Flanger & Reverb	Flanger combined with a reverb effect.	All-purpose effect.
Phaser & Reverb	Phaser combined with a reverb effect.	All-purpose effect.
Rotary Speaker &	Rotary Speaker effect combined with reverb.	Organ/keyboards/electric guitar.
Reverb	Rotary Speaker effect combined with reverb.	Organ/keyboards/electric guitar.
Reverb
Delay & Reverb	Delay combined with reverb.	The most common combination for vocals, solo guitar,
Delay & Reverb	Delay combined with reverb.	etc.
		etc.
Delay & Chorus	Widens the signals and produces interesting repetition	Makes vocals stand out in the mix. Good intelligibility is
Delay & Chorus	effects.	preserved.
	effects.	preserved.
Delay & Flanger	Similar to Delay & Chorus, but with audible up/downward	Ideal for creating a slightly spaced out sound.
Delay & Flanger	modulation.	Ideal for creating a slightly spaced out sound.
	modulation.
INSERT EFFECTS
Compressor	Soft or loud passages are raised or lowered in level	Single signals, especially from microphones.
Compressor	respectively.	Single signals, especially from microphones.
	respectively.
Expander	No dynamics limitation (see Compressor), but quite the op-	Single signals, especially from microphones.
Expander	posite: interference (noise, hum, etc.) is reduced in level.	Single signals, especially from microphones.

Gate	A gate opens for a specific period of time to make a specific	"Controls" feedback-prone microphones / eliminates
Gate	signal pass, and then closes abruptly.	interference.
	signal pass, and then closes abruptly.	interference.
Ultramizer	Extremely efficient compression through automatic adapta-	Gives mix signals a constant output level.
Ultramizer	tion of compression parameters.	Gives mix signals a constant output level.
	tion of compression parameters.
Ultrabass	Combines sub-harmonics processor, bass exciter and	Gives keyboard sounds some special "class" / sound
Ultrabass	limiter.	effect for electric basses.
	limiter.	effect for electric basses.
Panner	The signal "wanders" between the sides of the stereo basis.	Special effect, e.g. for radioplay soundtracking.
Exciter	Adds synthetic harmonics to the signal, resulting in in-	Both mix and single signals. Improves intelligibility of
Exciter	creased presence and "loudness".	vocal signals.
	creased presence and "loudness".	vocal signals.
Auto Filter	Level-dependent boost of a specific frequency band, similar	DJ-ing / sound effects for live events / electric guitar or
Auto Filter	to auto-wah effect for electric guitars.	bass.
	to auto-wah effect for electric guitars.	bass.
Tube Distortion	Simulates the tube distortion of classic guitar amplifiers.	Electric guitar / vocals / keyboards.
Guitar Amp	Guitar amp simulation.	Electric guitar or bass.
Vinylizer	Adds the clicks and noise of old vinyl records.	DJ-ing / sound effects for live events.
Test Tone	1-kHz test tone.	Makes P.A. level setting easier.

Presets