The Effects Section/Menu
The Effects controls are used to apply any or all of the Effects (Delay, Reverb, Chorus/Phaser, Distortion,
EQ/Vol and Panning) to the Synthesizer. The effect select buttons are also used to access the preview mode
where it is possible to see the current value of any parameter without changing a parameter's value - see
the preview mode section in this user guide.
Delay – adds a delayed version of the signal (like an echo) a certain time after the original. This can
be made to repeat many times if required (determined by the Feedback level)
Reverb – sets the amount of reverberant (reflected) sound to simulate an environment like a performance
hall or small chamber
Chorus/Phaser – adds a repetition of the original signal with a variable delay to create the effect of
multiple voices (hence chorus). The Phaser adds a repetition of the original signal with variable phase
to create a swirling effect
Distortion – adds distortion (loud overtones) to the signal to create a heavier sound
EQ/Vol – increases/decreases the level of Low (as default), Mid or High (within the Menu) Frequencies.
Also sets the MIDI Volume (within the Menu)
Panning – allows the sound to bounce fr
om left to right. Incr
easing the level of this Effect increases the
amount of stereo panning (PAN Mod Depth)
The remaining parameters for each effect can be accessed in each of the Effects’ Menus. Note that there
are 6 different Effects’ Menus, all accessed in the same way but dependent on what Effect LED is active on
the Xio. For example, if wanting to edit the r
emaining parameters for Delay
, use the Effect Select buttons
(shown above) to select Delay then press the Menus/Audio button (so that the lower LED lights) followed by
the button above ‘effects’. Once in the Delay (Effects) Menu, use the page up/down buttons next to the LCD
scr
een to cycle through the following pages, using the data encoder to change the settings for each page:
DEL Delay Time – sets the length of the Delay
DEL Feedback – sets the amount of Feedback (the length of time for which the Delay continues)
DEL Stereo Width – sets the stereo width of the Delay
DEL L/R Ratio – sets the delay ratio between Left and Right channels
Press to select the Effect
(
shown by corresponding LED)
Increase the Effect Level with LED 1 active
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