55X32 DIGITAL MIXER Preliminary User Manual

7.7Effects Screen

The effects screen controls various aspects of the eight internal effects processors. On this screen, the user can select specific types of effects for the eight internal effects processors, configure their input and output paths, monitor their levels, and adjust the various effects parameters.

The home screen contains the following separate tabs:

1.Home: The home screen provides a general overview for all eight effects processors, displaying what effect has been inserted in each of the eight slots, as well as displaying input/output paths for each slot and the I/O signal levels.

2.FX1-8: These eight duplicate screens displays all relevant data for the eight separate effects processors, allowing the user to choose a specific effect, configure its I/O path, monitor its levels, and adjust all parameters for the selected effect.

7.7.1 Effects Screen: Home Tab

5.Adjust the 5th encoder to scroll among the different available audio effects. Choices include:

1. Hall Reverb

14. Rotary Speaker

27. Dual Enhancer

2. Plate Reverb

15. Tremolo/Panner

28. Stereo Enhancer

3. Vintage Reverb

16. Delay & Chamber

29. Dual Exciter

4. Vintage Room

17. Chorus & Chamber

30. Stereo Exciter

5. Ambience

18. Flanger & Chamber

31. Stereo Imager

6. Gated Reverb

19. Delay & Chorus

32. Dual Guitar Amp

7. Reverse Reverb

20. Delay & Flanger

33. Stereo Guitar Amp

8. Stereo Delay

21. Dual Graphic EQ

34. Dual Tube Stage

9. 3-tap delay

22. Stereo Graphic EQ

35. Stereo Tube Stage

10. Stereo chorus

23. Dual TruEQ

36. Dual Pitch

11. Stereo Flanger

24. Stereo TruEQ

37. Stereo Pitch

12. Stereo Phaser

25. Wave Designer

 

13. Mood Filter

26. Precision Limiter

 

The effects screen’s home tab provides a high-level overview of the eight effect processor slots, giving the user “at-a-glance” feedback on what effects they have assigned to the slots, the console source and destination for each processor, and the input/output levels for each processor.

To make adjustment on the effects screen’s home tab, perform the following steps:

1.Adjust the 1st encoder to select the input source for the currently highlighted effect block. Signal path choices include:

•Insert Send

•Mix Bus 1-16

2.Tap the 1st encoder to assign the currently selected input source.

3.Adjust the 2nd encoder to select the input source for the right side of the currently highlighted effect block.

4.Tap the 2nd encoder to assign the currently selected input source.

TIP: To configure an effect as mono input and stereo output, set both input sources to the same signal path.

6.Tap the 5th encoder to assign the selected effect to the currently highlighted effects slot.

7.Adjust the 6th encoder to scroll among the eight effects slots, to select one for editing.

8.Tap the 6th encoder to go to the edit page for the currently highlighted effects slot.

7.7.2 Effects Screen: FX 1-8 Tabs:

The effect editor tab allows you to edit the parameters for the specific effect processor assigned to the corresponding effects slot.

In order to more closely simulate the look and feel of the outboard processors that are no longer necessary with a digital console, the individual effects processor screen provides a graphical representation of the effect processor’s real world physical counterpart. This provides greater ease of use to the user than a simple text list of parameters.

To make adjustment on the FX screen’s editing tab, perform the following steps:

1.Adjust the six rotary encoders to change the various effect parameters shown at the bottom of the screen.

2.Use the Layer up/down buttons to switch the rotary encoders to a second set of parameters for effects that contain more than six adjustable parameters total.

3.When the effect processor has been edited to your satisfaction, push the 6th encoder to go back to the FX home tab (or simply resume the mixing duties in general).

4.See the FX Descriptions chapter for details on specific parameters.

TIP: For the Graphic EQ effects, tap the 1st encoder to implement the “Graphic EQ on Faders” function. This allows you to boost-cut the different EQ bands using the 8 console output faders, 8 faders at a time, with the relevant EQ bands displayed on the channel LCD screens.