GFI System SYNESTHESIA - Slow Volume Algorithm; Echo Time and Level Controls; Tweak: Swell Time; Secondary Echo Parameters

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AlgorithmsReference
SYNESTHESIA
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(FirmwareV2.0.x)
05.SlowVolume
[Speed]=EchoTime
Range:0to1second.
[Tweak]=SwellTime
Controlsthetimeittakesforthe
swelltoreachmaximumvalue.
[Depth]=EchoLevel
Thisalgorithmslowsdowntheattackoftheinputsignal’senvelope,creatinga‘volumeswell’effect
thatisnormallycreatedusingtheguitar’svolumeknoboravolumepedal.
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Onethingwediscoveredwhiledesigningthisalgorithmisthatthingsgetexponentiallymoreinter‐
estingwhenwehaveechoesfollowingthisvolume‐swelledsound.Thiscombinationproduceshuge
layersofsoundthatfillsuptimeandspace.Wehavethusaddedafull‐featuredechoeffectinthis
algorithm.
SP2‐EchoFeedback:[0‐15]
SP1‐EchoTone:
 Clear
 Warm
 Warmer
 Dark
SP3‐Threshold:[0‐7]
<Amplitude>
PRIMARY SECONDARY
SettingtheThresholdparameter
Whenplayingsingle‐notesphrasesyouwillmostlikelysettheSwellTimeparameterlowtoget
quicklyrisingvolume,inthiscasesetThresholdlowforbestresult.
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WhenplayingwithlongswellyousettheSwellTimeparameterhightogetslowlyrisingvol‐
ume,setThresholdhightogetthebestresult.
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IsitpossibletogetonlytheEcho/Delayeffect?
Yesit’spossible,simplysetSwellTimetozero,therewillbenovolumeswells,andyouget
onlytheechoeffect.Nowyouhaveafull‐featuredechoalgorithmwhichyoucanusestand
alone,orpairedwiththeotheron‐boardmodulationalgorithms.
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Thisalgorithmcreatesthevolumeswellbydetectingtheonset/attackoftheincomingsignal,it
worksbestwithcleanandprecisesinglenotepickingorcleanchordstrum(notappregiated).
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