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Rotary Cab

This effect simulates a Leslie

 

 

 

speaker with one pair of stereo

 

 

 

mics on the rotating low-frequency

 

 

 

drum, and another pair on the ro-

 

 

 

tating high-frequency horn. Bal sets

 

 

 

the relative mix of Drum and Horn

 

 

 

mics. Width controls the stereo

 

 

 

spread of both pairs of mics. Rate

 

 

 

and Depth 1 control the speed and

 

 

 

depth of the rotating low-frequency

 

 

 

drum. Rate 2 and Depth 2 control

 

 

 

the speed and depth of the rotating

Mix

0-100%

Dry/Wet ratio

high-frequency horn. The preset,

Level*

Off, -89 to +6dB

Amount of effect in the processed signal

Rotary Cab, is set up so that A/B

Rate1

0-50Hz or

Drum rate or period ratio

switches the speed from fast to

 

1:24-24:1 cycles/beat

 

(Rate1 Units)

 

Selects frequency or cycles/beat of drum

slow. Different A and B rates are

 

 

 

 

used to simulate the inertia of the

Dpth1*

0-100%

Drum depth (tremolo)

mechanical system.

 

 

Rate2

0-50Hz or

Horn rate or period ratio

 

 

 

 

 

1:24-24:1 cycles/beat

 

 

 

 

 

(Rate2 Units)

 

Selects frequency or cycles/beat of horn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dpth2*

0-100%

Horn depth (tremolo)

76

 

190

 

Res

-100 to +100

Resonance

 

 

 

 

Width*

0-100%

Panning width for horn and drum

 

 

 

 

Bal

-50 to +50

Relative level of horn and drum

 

 

 

 

Aerosol

Aerosol is a true stereo chorus/ flanger with dual rate, depth and resonance controls. It can pro- duce very deep resonant flange sweeps, subtle multi-vibrato, ste- reo image enhancement and a wide variety of other chorus and flanger-like effects.

Apair of single-tap modulated delays is each modulated by a separate LFO. Pulse Width allows

independentadjustment of left and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix

0-100%

Dry/Wet ratio

 

right LFOs from full left to full right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level

Off, -89 to +6dB

Amount of effect in the processed signal

 

skew. (At 0, the sinewavebecomes

 

 

 

Rate1

0-50Hz or

Left Mod rate or period ratio.

 

a sawtooth with a fast rise and

 

 

slow fall.) Depth controls provide

 

 

1:24-24:1 cycles/beat

 

 

 

(Rate 1 Units)

 

Selects frequency or cycles/beat

 

adjustment of modulated

depth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PW 1

0-100%

Left Mod pulse width

 

from 0-100%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dpth1*

0-100%

Left Mod depth (tremolo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate2

0-50Hz or

Right Mod rate or period ratio.

 

 

 

 

 

1:24-24:1 cycles/beat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Rate 2 Units)

 

Selects frequency or cycles/beat

 

 

 

 

PW 2

0-100%

Right Mod pulse width

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dpth2*

0-100%

Right Mod depth (tremolo)

 

 

 

 

Res1

-100 to +100

Cross resonance

 

 

 

 

Res2

-100 to +100

Resonance

 

59

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = Interpolated; ( ) = Option of preceding parameter

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MPX G2 specifications

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