Mackie PPM1012 Appendix D Table of Effects Presets, Title Description Example of its use

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Appendix D: Table of Effects Presets

No.	Title	Description	Example of its use
01	Plate Reverb	This preset emulates vintage mechanical reverberation	Perfect for thickening percussive instruments, such
		that was generated with a metal plate. Its sound is char-	as a snare drum, or tight vocal arrangements.
		acterized by lots of early reflections and no pre-delay.
02	Vocal Plate	This vintage plate emulation is warmer than your	Particularly suited for vocal signals, but can also
		standard plate, with a long reverberant tail, lots of fast	be used for extra-thick drum tracks.
		reflections and a very short pre-delay.
03	Warm Room	This preset is characterized by lots of fast early reflections	Useful for adding a tight and controlled
		with a short pre-delay to simulate the sound of a small,	ambient effect to vocals and acoustic instruments.
		wood paneled room.
04	Bright Room	This room has a bright tone with lots of scattered reflec-	Useful on vocals that require a brighter reverb to
		tions to simulate harder, more reflective surfaces.	cut through the mix, or for giving acoustic instru-
			ments a livelier vibe.
05	Warm Lounge	This preset features a medium sized room sound, with	Useful for vocals on songs that require a larger,
		just enough enhancement of the lower mids to produce a	more “wet” sound, or for giving dimension to
		warm tone.	bright horns without adding harshness.
06	Small Stage	This preset simulates the sound of a small concert stage,	Useful for vocals or guitars in fast paced, high-
		with a medium reverb time and reverberant space.	energy songs that call for a “live” sounding
			reverberation.
07	Warm Theater	This reverb has a warm bodied tone and medium long	Perfect for vocals, drums, acoustic and electric
		reverb time to simulate the live acoustics of a theater	guitars, keyboards, and more.
		space.
08	Bright Stage	This preset emulates the sound of a large performance	Great for adding life and dimension to drums and
		stage, characterized by medium long reverb time and	other acoustic instruments, and for that big live
		pre-delay, plus a touch of sizzle.	vocal sound.
09	Warm Hall	This reverb simulates the sound of a spacious, yet cozy,	Perfect for adding natural concert hall ambience
		heavily draped and carpeted concert hall with an espe-	to close-mic’ed orchestral instruments.
		cially warm tone.
10	Concert Hall	This hall reverb is characterized by its large, spacious	Adds life to acoustic instruments and vocals from
		sound, long pre-delay, and vibrant tone.	solos to full-on symphonies and choirs.
11	Cathedral	This reverb emulates the extremely long tails, dense dif-	Gives amazing depth to choirs, wind instruments,
		fusion and long pre-delays and reflections that would be	organs, and soft acoustic guitars.
		found in a very large, stone walled house of worship.
12	Gated Reverb	This preset incorporates an age-old trick whereby an	Most often used to fatten snare drums and toms
		extremely dense reverb is processed through a fast gate	without clutter.
		for an interesting, albeit artificial, sound.
13	Chorus	This preset provides a soft, ethereal sweeping effect that	Perfect for enhancement of electric and acoustic
		is useful for thickening and for making a particular sound	guitar and bass, or to add a dramatic effect to
		pop out of the mix.	vocals, particularly group harmonies and choirs.
14	Chorus + Reverb	This preset perfectly combines the chorus effect above	This lets you both thicken your sound with the
		with a large, roomy reverb.	chorus effect while adding warmth and spacious-
			ness thanks to the smooth reverb.
15	Doubler	This effect simulates the sound of a vocal or instrument	Provides a vibe that is similar to chorus without
		being recorded twice (double tracked) on a multi-track	the subtle swirl.
		recorder.
16	Tape Slap	This effect provides a single, relatively rapid delay of the	Often used on vocals for a 1950’s era feel, or on
		original signal, with the added warmth that vintage tape-	guitars for a surf-type tone. Often used by people
		based echo units provided.	whose favorite number is 16.
17	DLY 1 Bright (350ms)	These 6 delay presets provide one (delay 1), three (delay	These work best with full, up-beat music like rock
18	DLY 1 Warm (300ms)	2), or six (delay 3) repeats of the original signal. The	where the delay needs to cut through the mix.
19	DLY 2 Bright (250ms)	default delay time for each preset is shown in mS - the	Warm delays get progressively softer and warmer
20	DLY 2 Warm (200ms)	smaller the time, the faster the delay. Delay times can	in tone with each repetition and work great with
21	DLY 3 Bright (175ms)	easily be customized to suit the moment by tapping the	slow, mellow music. Bright delays have repeats
22	DLY 3 Warm (150ms)	knob [63] more than once.	that are consistent in tone with the original sound.
23	Chorus + DLY (300ms)	This effect combines the thickening effect of the chorus	Useful on a clean electric guitar that needs a
		with the echoes of the 3-repeat delay effect.	mildly swirling, ethereal tone.
		Delay times can easily be customized to suit the moment
		by using the Tap feature.
24	Reverb + DLY (200ms)	This effect combines the Warm Theater reverb effect with	Perfect for thickening vocals while adding dimen-
		the echoes of the 3-repeat delay effect.	sions, it can also be used as a spacey effect on
		Delay times can easily be customized to suit the moment	electric guitars.
		by using the Tap feature.

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For presets 17 to 24, the delay can be entered by tapping the preset selector knobs [63] more than once.

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