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Effects Increased to 121
There are never enough effects, particularly when it comes to the cool, inspiring beat-synced effects that Black Box does so well—and now we’ve upped the ante
from 43 to 121! Here they are, with the new ones emphasized in bold:
TREM1 Normal tremolo RNFI8T Random filter 1/8 note triplets,
band-pass filter
SWELL Volume swell
TREM2 Hard-switched tremolo RNFI16 Random filter 1/16 notes, band-pass
filter
FIXFLT Fixed band-pass filter (use FX FREQ to
change frequency)
TREM3 Sawtooth wave tremolo RNFI24 Random filter 1/16 note triplets,
band-pass filter
FIXFLA Fixed flanger (use FX FREQ to change
frequency)
PAN1 Normal stereo panning RNFL 4 Random flanger 1⁄4 notes TLKPDL Pedal-controlled talk box
PAN2 Hard-switched stereo panning
RNFL8 Random flanger 1/8 notes
SCIFI1 Science fiction sound FX 1
PAN3 Left-to-right only stereo panning
RNFL8T Random flanger 1/8 note triplets
SCIFI2 Science fiction sound FX 2
PAN4 Hard-switched random panning
RNFL16 Random flanger 1/16 notes
SCIFI3 Science fiction sound FX 3
FTREM1 Filter tremolo 1, up and down
sweeping low-pass filter
RNFL24 Random flanger 1/16 note triplets SCIFI4 Science fiction sound FX 4
FTREM2 Filter tremolo 2, sawtooth down mod
of low-pass filter
ATOWA1 Auto-wah 1 (filter frequency follows
guitar level)
SCIFI5 Science fiction sound FX 5
FTREM3 Filter tremolo 3, slow up and down
band-pass filter
ATOWA2 Auto-wah 2 (fixed attack-decay
speed)
TRSQ01 – TRSQ06 First 6 tremolo sequences
FTREM4 Filter tremolo 4, sawtooth up mod
of band-pass filter
ATOWA3 Auto-wah 3 (louder notes produce
lower filter freq)
TRSQ 7 – TRSQ20 14 more tremolo sequences
FTREM5 Filter tremolo 5, switches between
low-pass frequencies
ATOWA4 Auto-wah 4 (same as 1 but soft
filter tone)
FLSQ 1 – FLSQ 6 First 6 filter sequences
FLANG1 Slow flanger, positive phase (full
bass at top of cycle)
ATOWA5
Auto-wah 5 (same as 2 but soft
filter tone)
FLSQ 7 - FLSQ20 14 more filter sequences
FLANG2 1-bar flanger, inverted phase (less
bass at top of cycle)
ATOWA6 Auto-wah 6 (sharp attack, fixed
decay)
ARPG 1 – ARPG 6 First 6 arpeggio sequences
FLANG3 1⁄4-note flanger, inverted phase ATOWA7 Auto-wah 7 (louder notes = higher
fixed filter)
ARPG 1 - ARPG20 14 more arpeggio sequences
CHORS1 Chorus 1, triangle wave, low depth
ATOWA8
Auto-wah 8 (louder notes = lower
fixed filter)
MVE2FI MIDI velocity modulates filter freq
CHORS2 Chorus 2, sine wave, higher depth WAHPDL Wah pedal MNT2FI MIDI note modulates filter freq
ROTOR1 Rotary speaker 1, slow
TKBOX1 Talk Box 1 (voice box simulator) MMD2FI MIDI controllers 1 (mod wheel), 11, 16, 70 or
74 modulate filter freq
ROTOR2 Rotary speaker 2, fast
TKBOX2 Talk Box 2 (same as 1 but louder
notes result in lower tone)
MVE2FL MIDI velocity modulates flanger freq
VIBRA1 Vibrato 1, slow speed TKBOX3 Talk Box 3 (slow attack and decay
speeds)
MNT2FL MIDI note modulates flanger freq
VIBRA2 Vibrato 2, medium speed TKBOX4 Talk Box 4 (fast attack, slow delay
speed)
MMD2FL MIDI controllers 1 (mod wheel), 11, 16, 70 or
74 modulate flanger freq
RNFI 4 Random filter 1/4 notes, band-
pass filter
TKBOX5 Talk Box 5 (note-triggered chorus
sound)
RNFI 8 Random filter 1/8 notes, band-pass
filter
TKBOX6 Talk Box 6 (louder notes result in
higher fixed freq)
As you can see, some of the new effects (TREM3, FTREM3-5) are variations
on existing effect types while others (PAN, ROTOR, VIBRA) are completely new
effect types. Here’s a little information about the new effect types:
PAN1 - PAN4
This effect automatically moves the pan position of your instrument within the
stereo field. As in other modulation effects, the speed may be either one of a
number of fixed or beat-synced values. Use PAN1 for normal back-and-forth
panning; a speed of 1⁄4 notes is a good place to start. PAN2 hard-switches
between the left right sides; set the speed to 8 bars to “trade fours” with
yourself.
ROTOR1 and ROTOR2
This is a simulation of the classic rotary speaker effect, primarily used with organ
but also appearing on countless guitar recordings, including Cream’s classic hit
“Badge.” Use ROTOR1 for the slow rotary effect and ROTOR2 for the fast effect.
VIBRA1 and VIBRA2
Vibrato, a periodic variation of pitch, is an effect that can add a movement to
your sound that is more subtle than chorus or flanging—kind of like continuously
moving the whammy bar on a Strat. Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell commonly plays
with vibrato on the whole time and this adds a very nice quality to his tone,
particularly when the vibrato interacts with the delay and reverb in his sound to
produce chorus-like textures.
SWELL (Volume Swell)
For best results, try to silence each note before playing the next one. Otherwise,
you'll hear a little bit of the subsequent note as the volume is very quickly being
turned down from the full level of the last note's sustain.
FIXFLT (fixed filter)
This is like having a single parametric EQ before the amp models. Use the FX FREQ
control to set the frequency and the FX WET/DRY control to set the amount.
FIXFLA (fixed flanger)
A flanger is actually a very short delay (0 to 10 ms) with feedback that moves up
and down periodically, so a fixed flanger is merely a short delay with feedback.
This can be used to achieve a sound similar to that of your amp in a small brick
room—you can even use the FX FREQ control to set the size of the room.
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