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4.5 EFFECT Controls EFFECTS CONTROLS
SCS.4DJ has dual EFFECTS processors (Deck A & B), with each capable of processing audio on
an single deck. The four available EFFECTS are FILTER, FLANGE, SLICE and DELAY. Each
button turns the selected effect on or off, or instantly switches to a different EFFECT while turning
the last one off. When one of the EFFECT BUTTONs is pressed, an LED turns on and the effect
is ACTIVE.
Each of the EFFECTS onboard SCS.4DJ automatically sync to the beat of your music, and the LCD
panel displays your changes in real time, making it easy to remember your “perfect” settings. The
TIME/RATE controls allow you to adjust your EFFECTS time in relation to the beat, with 16, 8, 4,
2, 1, ½, ¼, 1/8, 1/16 beat multipliers available. The FREQ/AMOUNT knob controls the amount of
the effect in relation to the original audio, the frequency of the filter cutoff, and the “chaos” of the
SLICE effect.
The Effect Knobs change the following parameters per effect:
Effect TIME/RATE FREQ/AMOUNT
Filter Rate (SPEED) Cutoff (Lowpass/Highpass)/Resonance
Flange Rate (SPEED) Depth (Delay and Feedback)
Slice Rate (LENGTH) Chaos (Increased amount and styles of slicing/”glitching”)
Delay Rate (SPEED) Regen (Feedback)
The available EFFECTS on SCS.4DJ are:
FILTER
A FILTER is a kind of EQ, letting only high or low frequencies through. The FILTER moves based
on the BPM of the playing track, and can be used as a transition effect between songs in place of
the EQ controls. In FILTER, the TIME/RATE controls the rate of the LFO (low-frequency oscillator)
on cutoff frequency set by the FREQ/AMOUNT knob. The FREQ/AMOUNT control is a combination
high-pass (lets only treble through) and low-pass (lets only bass through) filter. When the FREQ/
AMOUNT knob is towards the left it acts as a low pass filter. When the FREQ/AMOUNT knob is
towards the right it acts as a high pass filter. Resonance changes away from the center position of
the knob depending on the cutoff frequency.