iLive Reference Guide – Firmware
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AP6526-2 iss.4
Introducing the FX
The iDR-64 ‘RackExtra’ DSP mix engine provides a virtual ‘FX rack’ which can be configured with up to 8
processors including reverbs, delays, modulators and more. It also features a host of new routing
possibilities for patching FX inputs and outputs and configuring mix/return or inserted FX types.
FX Rack
A virtual rack with 8 ‘slots’ for loading different
types of effects processor. This emulates loading up a
typical 8U analogue system outboard rack. The rack is
loaded from the library of effects.
Inserted FX
You can patch an FX processor into an
Input channel, Group, Aux, Main or Matrix signal patch. The
effect is in line with the signal and provides an on screen
Dry/Wet control to balance between the original and effect
signal, and an IN switch to switch the effect in or bypass it. If
the FX is patched into a mono channel or mix its stereo
output is combined into a mono sum.
Mix > Return FX
This patches the FX as a ‘system
effect’ fed from a mix bus or channel direct output, and
returned via a dedicated FX ‘short’ return or a full input
channel. Traditional live sound effects such as reverb and
delay would be configured in this way. The FX parameters
may be accessed by pressing the strip
SEL
key if it is
configured using dedicated FX mix buses or FX short
returns. The FX screen provides the associated master send
and return controls, access to the PEQ of a short return and
the Dynamic effects shaper.
Note:
The FX short returns are in addition to the 64
channels available in a single rack iLive system.
With 8
FX configured with their dedicated short returns you
therefore get a total of
80 channels
equivalent to an
analogue system where the effects are returned using two
mono channels each. Each short return features a 4-band
PEQ, DFX dynamic effects processor, and can be routed to
all the mixes.
Spatial Modelling Reverberator
Gated Reverb
2 Tap Delay
Automatic Double Tracker
Flanger
Chorus
Symphonic Chorus
Hypabass Sub-harmonic Synthesis
12 Stage Phaser
POL
0
HPF GATE
PEQ COMP LIM
FADER
MUTE
DELAY
MIX
DE-ES
Channel Signal Path
IN
OUT
ON
FX
Insert
Dry
Wet
Mono or stereo IP channel
Dedicated stereo FX IP
Patch to
CHANNEL
SENDS
DIRECT OUTPUT
Patch from
Dedicated mono or stereo FX bus
Mono or stereo AUX bus
Channel Direct Output
PEQ
FULL PROCESSING
0
Full return
Short return
Dry
Wet
MAIN MIX
FX
IN
OUT
