Polyend Play+ - Effects

A number of audio effects are available in
Play+ including Reverb, Delay, Limiter,
Saturation and Sound available under the
Master FX section. Sound and Saturation are
applied at the main output stage. Play+
presents the master effects settings as presets
in order to avoid complexity and to speed up
the workow. This includes EQ, Bass Boost
and Space which are also integrated into the
presets for main output sound FX. The limiter
includes a sidechain function. Sidechaining
can be a useful and creative technique where
a separate sound source can control the
dynamics. Play+ limiter has the options of
using separate tracks as the sidechain source.
Delay and Reverb operate as send effects.
The amount of effect audio sent to the main
mix can be controlled per step. Play+ also has
a lter which operates as a DJ style low pass
or high pass lter depending on the
parameters set. Some sound options may
affect the stereo spread, increasing its strength
and which in turn may affect phasing. The Flat
preset option is a safe starting point or a preset
to revert to if unwanted phasing issues are
experienced. It is always worth remembering
that adjustment by ear is usually a more
appropriate method when applying effects.
While theoretical numbers and parameters are
often starting points, Play+ steers away from an
overload of parameter settings. After all, Play+ is
designed to get things moving quickly and to
focus on playing and performing more so than
iterative parameter conguration. Having said
that, the option to set custom parameters is also
available for the Reverb, Delay, Sound and
Limiter. These can be set in the Master FX
section. There is no better method than to listen
how sound output is affected through the sound
design process and to focus a little less on the
visual numbers congured.
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