Fractal FM3 - Spillover

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14 ADDITIONAL TOPICS
SPILLOVER
Spillover allows delay and reverb tails to “ring out” when an effect is bypassed or when you change channels,
scenes, or presets. This section covers how to set up spillover in different scenarios.
WHEN BYPASSING AN EFFECT...
Effect block spillover is easy and requires only a particular setting in the block. For tails to ring out when an
individual block is bypassed, set that block’s Bypass Mode to “MUTE FX IN”. If an effect is running in parallel, use
“MUTE IN” instead. Be aware that different channels share effect memory, so changes to delay time, reverb size,
etc, may cause a “sweep” in the tail.
WHEN SWITCHING SCENES...
Switching Scenes provides one of the best ways for sound changes to have perfect spillover. Since Scenes simply
bypass or engage blocks one-by-one or in groups, just refer to the instructions above for all blocks in your preset.
WHEN CHANGING PRESETS...
Spillover across different presets is a bit more involved. The rst step is to open the SETUP: Global Settings:
Cong and set the Spillover parameter to determine whether “DELAY”, “REVERB”, or “BOTH” will spill over when
you change presets. This setting is OFF by default.
You must also ensure that the same Delay or Reverb blocks exist in each of your presets where you want spillover.
These need to be the same block and the same number (i.e. Delay 1 spills over only through Delay 1, Delay 2
through Delay 2, etc.).
For spillover to work perfectly, the blocks must also have similar settings and placement on the grid. The moment
you change to a new preset, the parameter settings can change. For example, if you change from a preset where
Delay 1 has a time of 500 ms to a preset where Delay 1 time is 100 ms, the tails will suddenly be heard as 100
ms echoes instead. You would likewise hear a difference in the tail, for instance, if that delay was placed after a
clean amp block in one preset, and before an overdriven amp block in another! Bypass states and Bypass Mode
settings must also be considered.
For a simple preset spillover experiment, create a preset, then save an exact copy to a new location and
test spillover. Then begin making changes as needed to settings outside of those blocks that you want
to spill over. FM3-Edit also makes it easy to copy and paste a block from one preset to another.