Kurzweil PC3LE - Effects Overview

Setup Mode
The Setup Editor
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The FX Pages: FX, AUXFX1, AUXFX2
ThePC3LEcontainsaversatileeffectsprocessor,andwhencombinedwithSetupModeitputs
thepowerofanentirestudioofaudioeffectsatyourfingertips.Thissectioncontainseverything
you’llneedtoknowhowtousethePC3LE’seffectsinSetupMode,aswellasSongMode.
Beforegetting
started,readtheEffectsOverviewsectionforabasicdescriptionofhoweffects
workinthePC3LE.ReadtheFXPagesectiontolearnhowtoallocateprocessingpowerfor
effects,andreadtheAUXFXPagesectionstolearnhow toquicklychangeyourAuxEffects
chainsfromtheSetupEditor
(orSongMode.)
Effects Overview
ThissectiongivesanoverviewofthebasiceffectstypesinthePC3LE,aswellasdescriptionsof
thefundamentalconceptsofeffectsstagesandrouting.ReadtheInsertEffectsandAuxiliary
Effectssectionstolearnaboutthetwotypesofeffectsthatcanbeappliedduringdifferentstages
inof
program’s signalpath. ReadtheChainssectiontolearnaboutwhereeachtypeofeffectis
chosen.
Insert Effects
InsertEffectsareplaceddirectlyinthesignalpathattheoutputofasingleprogram(as
describedintheProgrammodechapter.)Eachprogramonazone/trackcanhaveitsownInsert
Effect(dependingonavailableprocessingpower,seeTheFXPage on page 7‐61fordetails.)
Aux Effects
AuxEffects,unlikeInsertFX,arenotappliedtothewholeoutputofaprogram,butareblended
inwiththeoriginalunprocessedprogramsound.EachsetuphastwostereoAuxSendsthatgo
totheAux1andAux2Effects.TheAuxEffectsareglobal(availabletoallzones
ortracksatthe
sametime,)andtherecanbeonlyonesetofAuxeffects(Aux1andAux2)loadedatatime.
EachAuxeffectcanbesettobeappliedeitherpre‐orpost‐InsertEffect(seeSignalFlowbelow
fordetails.)
Chains
TheobjectusedforInsertandAuxEffectsisreferredtoasa“Chain.”AChainisasequenceof
upto8effect‐boxescascadedinseries.EachprogramcanhaveonemainInsertChainandeach
Setup(orsonginSongmode)canuseuptotwoAuxChains
atonetime(whichareavailableto
allprogramsinthesetuporsong.)
ThePC3LE’schainscontainavarietyofeffectsincludingdifferenttypesofreverb,chorus,delay,
flanger,phaser,tremolo,panner,leslie,distortion,EQ,compression,filter,envelopefollowing
filter,frequencystimulator,ringmodulator,frequencyoffset,pitchLFO,andstereoizer.
Chains
1through81containmanyconfigurationsof theseeffects,whichareusefulforquicklyfindinga
suitableeffect.TheremainingchainsareusedbythePC3LE’sfactoryprograms,setu ps,and
songs,thoughtheycanbeusedforanyuserprogram,setup,orsongaswell.Ifyoudiscovera
factoryprogram,setup,orsongthatusesaneffectthatyoulike,lookatthechainnumberinthe
program,setuporsongeditorsothat youcanuseitlaterinyourownprogram,setup,orsong.
AcompletelistofthePC3LE’seffectschainscanbefoundatwww.kurzweil.com.
Eachprogramonazone(oronatrackinSongMode)isstoredwithsettingsforanAuxEffect
chain,aswellasanInserteffectchain(eachcanbechangedbyeditingtheprogram.)Usethe
AuxFXChannelparameter(seepage 7‐64)ontheSetupEditorCOMMONpage
tosetwhich
channelsAuxeffectssettingswillbeusedfortheentiresetup(seeFXTrack on page 10‐20for
settingthetrackinSongmode.)Alternatively,theAuxEffectscanbesetdirectlyontheAUXFX1
andAUXFX2pagesinSetupMode(andSongMode.)ThisiscalledanAux
Override(see
Override on page 7‐62.)Eachzoneortrackcanuseitsowninserteffectsatthesametime(ifthere
areenoughDSPunitsavailabletoloadeveryeffect,seeTheFXPage on page 7‐61,below.)