5 - Effects
The Effects Palette
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To Select an Effect
1. Click the FX button to bring up the Effects Palette. The effect palette contains
numerous folders containing effects presets. Click on any folder to open it.
f The order of effects in
a chain can have a big
effect on the sound.
2. Select the effect you wish to use by clicking on it with the left mouse button and
while continuing to hold the mouse button, drag the effect into the desired location
on the PatchMix DSP mixer screen and release the mouse button. Multi effects
contain several effects along with their parameter settings.
This icon will
appear when you drag
an effect to a new
location.
3.
If you want to change the order of effects, simply Left-click and drag the effect to the
desired location. Drag the effect to the area above or below the final destination and
release the mouse button to move the effect.
To Edit an Effect
1. Click on the Insert Location containing the effect you wish to edit. The effect
controls now appear on the TV screen.
2. Edit the effect parameters as desired.
To Delete an Effect
1. Right-click on the Insert location containing the effect you wish to delete and a pop-
up list appears.
2. Select “Delete Insert(s)” from the top of the list. The effect will be deleted.
FX Insert Chains
FX Insert Chains can be used to save one or several effects and their settings into a single
multi-effect. When an effects chain is selected and placed into an insert location, all the
effects with control settings are copied as a single entity. Once dropped into an insert
location, the effects are totally separate just as if you had placed them individually.
f Trim pots, peak meters
and test tone generators
will also be included in
the FX chain.
To Save FX Insert Chains
1. Select one or more effects and place them into any insert location in the mixer.
2. Set the effect parameters the way you want them, including wet/dry mix settings.
3. Right-click to bring up the list of options.
4. Select “Save FX Insert Chain”. The New FX preset dialog box appears.
5. Select a category folder where your preset will be placed, and enter a new preset
name for your FX Chain.
6. Select a folder where your new preset will be placed, then type in a new preset name
and click OK. Your preset is now saved.