EFFECTS DESCRIPTION
WARNING: Adjust slowly while learning these effects. These effects are dangerously fun to play with. When you’re playing alone, go nuts. When you play live, remember that your crowd sometimes just wants to hear the song. Be subtle!
2XCOPY*: A copy of the signal is delayed by a defined time. Pro DJs will often keep 2 copies of a record so they can do beat juggling tricks like this. Try using this effect with the beat tap sync and move the INTENSITY/MIX fader up and down to the tempo. Now try it with different multiples of the tempo using the RATE knob. You’re having fun, we know… when you’re done annoying everyone, read on. There’s more!
VOCODER: Square Wave Vocoder with Sibilance. Robot voice sound straight from the early days of electronic music. RATE/FREQUENCY controls the pitch of the vocoder. INTENSITY/MIX mixes between your voice and the vocoder sound.
TAPE ECHO*: A much sought after echo sound developed in the 1960s. No reggae, jungle, house, techno, hip hop or soul DJ should be without one. In beat synch mode, the RATE/FREQUENCY controls the tempo multiple. When beat synch is disabled, the RATE/FREQUENCY will continuously control the delay time. The INTENSITY/MIX fader controls the input into the echo. This makes it very useful for selecting a phrase, vocal word or beat to echo. Simply turn up the mix momentarily during the snippet of music you wish to emphasize and bring it back down. You’ll notice how the audio which was playing during that time will now echo away. Now, try turning up the INTENSITY/MIX fader for a measure, then cutting out the music with the phono/line switch. Let it echo for a bit, then bring down the MIX fader and cut the music back in… Congratulations! you are now a remix artist. WARNING! This tape echo, like its inspirations, will saturate and have high feedback gain when the INTENSITY/MIX fader is set high. By carefully riding the INTENSITY/MIX fader you can synthesize sounds; the trick is to tame them.
REVERB: Hall Reverberation Simulator. RATE/FREQUENCY controls the decay (size of the room), INTENSITY/MIX controls the wet/dry mix of the reverb effect.
REV. REVERB: This effect samples the audio and plays it in reverse while adding reverb. This is a very cool if you stab into the effect by cutting the sound immediately using the channel line fader while this effect is on. This effect can also be used to create a driving feeling with the music.
ECHO*: Regular echo effect. The configuration of this echo is a little different. This time, the INTENSITY/MIX fader controls the output of echo. When the fader is up, it will echo. Push the fader further, and it will feedback heavily_ just like the tape echo. When the fader is at the bottom, the echo effect is cut out completely. This effect is very useful for juggling beats and emphasizing musical phrases.
FLANGER*: Sweeping flanger effect. In beat synch mode, the RATE/FREQUENCY controls the sweep rate as a multiple of the tempo. When beat synch is disabled, the RATE/FREQUENCY will continuously control the sweep rate. The INTENSITY/MIX controls the intensity of the flange effect.
PHASER*: Sweeping phase shifter effect. It is similar to the flanger effect, except that a flanger has a more pronounced harmonic sound, reminiscent of a jet engine passing overhead. A phase shifter is enharmonic, and has a more “swooshing” sound. In beat synch mode, the RATE/FREQUENCY controls the sweep rate as a multiple of the tempo. When beat synch is disabled, the RATE/FREQUENCY will continuously control the sweep rate. The INTENSITY/MIX controls the intensity of the phase shifter effect.
LP and HP FILTER: Low Pass and High Pass Filter. The RATE/FREQUENCY controls the corner frequency of the filter. The INTENSITY/MIX fader controls the resonance (Q) of the filter. Low pass will filter out any frequency above the parameter settings. High pass will filter out frequencies below the parameter settings.
AUTO PAN*: This effect will automatically pan the audio when the TAP function is enabled. If the TAP function is disabled by holding down the button, the RATE/FREQUENCY can be used to manually pan from left to right.
LMT+DISTORT: Band limited Distortion. Shout out your favorite crowd exciter with this effect using the MIC. The crowd will definitely get the point! RATE/FREQUENCY controls the distortion amount; INTENSITY/MIX controls the wet/dry mix of the distortion effect.
(*): When in beat sync, effects denoted with an asterisk (*) will have rates or times which are related to the tempo. Use the RATE/FREQUENCY knob to adjust the multiple of the tempo (1x,2x,4x, etc.).
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