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Delays

There are four delays available. Delay 1 has

one repeat after the original note. Delay 2 has

two repeats, Delay 3 has three, and Delay 4 has

four. The

TIME/RATE PARAMETER

controls the

time between repeats, with the fastest repeats

at the

position and the slowest repeats at

The

DAMPING/DEPTH PARAMETER

controls

the damping, with the darkest tone at

and

the brightest tone at

. For an analog tape

delay sound, use a darker setting so that each

subsequent repeat is darker than the prior one.

For a crisp digital delay sound, use a brighter

setting so the tone retains its high end on each

subsequent repeat. Since the delay effect is not

stereo, it is not affected by the

EFX WIDE

switch.

DELAY 1

: One repeat. Works best for

slapback delay used in country and swing gui-

tar, and for rockabilly and some country vocals.

Delay range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms.

DELAY 2

: Two repeats. Provides a fuller,

more dramatic effect for rock and gospel vocals,

acoustic guitar, and wind instruments such as

flute. Especially effective for some finger-picking

styles. Delay range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms.

DELAY 3

: Three repeats. An excellent delay

for slow, bluesy vocals and melodic flute music.

This delay usually works best when the chan-

nel EFX send is set at less than halfway. Delay

range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms.

DELAY 4

: Four repeats. This is for very dra-

matic delay effects, particularly for enhancing

long vocal notes and dramatic instrumental

note-chopping effects. Be sure to set the chan-

nel EFX send at about halfway. Delay range

adjustable from 5ms to 524ms.

Modulation Effects

These include Chorus, Flange and Phaser,

and are generally used for enhancement of

instrumental music. However, Chorus adds a

dramatic effect to vocals as well. The

EFX WIDE

switch is very effective at dramatically increas-

ing the strength and thickness of a modulation

effect. For example, using the

EFX WIDE

Chorus mimics a multi-voiced chorus effect.

The

TIME/RATE PARAMETER

controls the

effect Rate, which is the speed of the sweeping

effect. Fully counter-clockwise produces the

slowest sweeps and fully clockwise produces

the fastest.

DAMPING/DEPTH PARAMETER

controls the effect depth, which is the strength

of the sweeping effect. Fully counter-clockwise

produces the lightest sweeping effect and fully

clockwise produces the thickest.

CHORUS

: Provides a soft, ethereal sweeping

effect. Perfect for enhancement of electric and

acoustic guitar and bass. Also adds a dramatic

effect to vocals, particularly group harmonies

and choirs. The channel

EFX

send should be set

halfway or higher. Rate adjustable from 0.5Hz to

30Hz. Depth adjustable from 0% to 100%.

FLANGE

: Creates a strong sweeping effect,

particularly effective on rock electric guitar, lead

and rhythm. The channel

EFX

send should be set

halfway or higher. Rate adjustable from 0.5Hz to

20Hz. Depth adjustable from 0% to 100%.

PHASER

: This effect is perfect for enhanc-

ing strummed acoustic guitar or electric guitar

power chords. The

PHASER

effectively dupli-

cates the popular 70's phase shift effect used

for guitar. Rate adjustable from 0.5Hz to 35Hz.

Depth adjustable from 50% to 100%.

Name Parameters Typical Applications

Reverbs Decay/Pre-delay

REVERSE 35ms-515ms/none Special effects on instruments or drums

GATED 35ms-515ms/none Special effects on instruments or drums

CATHEDRAL 2sec-10sec/75ms Wind instruments; acoustic guitar; choir

LG. HALL 1sec-5sec/75ms Vocals; electric and acoustic guitar

MD. HALL 750ms-2.5sec/65ms Vocals; electric and acoustic guitar

LG. PLATE 1sec-5sec/none Vocals; snare

MD. PLATE 750ms-2.5sec/none Tight vocals; snare

SM. ROOM 250ms-1sec/30ms Tight vocals

SPRING 1sec-5sec/none Acoustic guitar

Delays Delay/No. of Repeats

DELAY 1 5ms-524ms/1 Country, swing guitar; rockabilly vocals

DELAY 2 5ms-524ms/2 Rock, gospel vocals; acoustic guitar; wind instruments

DELAY 3 5ms-524ms/3 Slow, bluesy vocals; melodic flute

DELAY 4 5ms-524ms/4 Long vocal notes

Chorus/Flange/Phase Modulation/Depth

CHORUS 0.5Hz-30Hz/0%-100% Electric, acoustic guitars; bass; choir

FLANGE 0.5Hz-20Hz/0%-100% Rock electric guitar

PHASER 0.5Hz-35Hz/50%-100% Strummed acoustic guitar, electric guitar power chords

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