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Introduction: page 1

Front Panel: page 4

Settings: page 5

Internal LFOs: page 5

User Presets: page 6

Sample Rate Reduction: page 6

Online Editor: page 6

Firmware Update: page 6

Oscilloscope: page 6

The FX Aid Pro is an 14HP euro module based on the spin chip. The user can load 

200 sound effects in any order from a growing list of high quality effects.

Each FX program has 3 clearly labeled parameters as seen on the display each with

a knob and CV input, 10 user presets are configurable with 3 user defined LFOs.

FX Sample rate and Dry/Wet balance are voltage controllable.  

Summary of Contents for FX AID PRO

Page 1: ...page 6 The FX Aid Pro is an 14HP euro module based on the spin chip The user can load 200 sound effects in any order from a growing list of high quality effects Each FX program has 3 clearly labeled...

Page 2: ...Bass Drum X0X Clap X0X HiHat X0X Snare Generator Noise Station Tuner Delay Pitch Shift Delay Pitch Shift after FB Delay Pitch Shift after FB_st Delay Pitch Shift_clk Delay Pitch Shift_step Delay Pitch...

Page 3: ...Compressor Peak Compressor RMS Compressor Sidechain Crusher Distortion Clipper Distortion OverDrive Generation Lost In NOut In Out Limiter Limiter 3 Band Lo Junky Lo Junky NG Noise Gate Panner Panner...

Page 4: ...on of effect Mode settings Sample Rate Reduction Modes VC of VCAs that balance between Dry signal and Wet effect 5v to 5v CV input for Sample Rate Reduction 5v to 5v Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Effect LFO resta...

Page 5: ...o behavior Pre Fx Aid Pro behavior Invert the parameter control behavior Double click the encoder button enter settings mode Click once to bring up the selection asterisk and turn the encoder knob to...

Page 6: ...le Rate Reduction modes long press again to exit SRR modes Default clock is 32 8 kHz Playback firmware wave file into the SRR input the bar should hover around the middle of the display SRR D W Audio...

Page 7: ...h reverb that is outside of the feedback loop Comb Frequency Resonance Negative amount on the left positive on the right Negative Positive STEREO OUTPUT STEREO INPUT L R A delay for external processin...

Page 8: ...t input make it 100 wet Clock Divider Echo Feedback 2 pole Highpass filter frequency HIGHPASS STEREO OUTPUT MONO CLOCK IN L R Insert Clock or Square wave into the right input make sure the Dry Wet mix...

Page 9: ...ng tails are eliminated right output is 1 8 earlier Delay time Feedback Tone Balance Bass on the leftTreble on the right STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Resonating 4pole LP filter is inside a clocked del...

Page 10: ...L R Ping Pong Delay change mutes the output pitch tempo changing tails are eliminated Delay time Feedback Tone Balance Bass on the leftTreble on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Mono...

Page 11: ...Pitch shift down on the left up on the right Lower Higher STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R The Pitch shifter is inside the feedback loop the echoes are pitch shifted in semi tone steps each time the delay...

Page 12: ...Feedback Bass andTreble CV1 Clock Input 2 1 11 2 11 3 12 3 11 4 3 4 1 4 1 8 1 2 1 3 2 3 Delayed and reversed DelayTime Delay Feedback amount Pitch shift down on the left up on the right MONO INPUT L...

Page 13: ...OUTPUT Clocked delay into chorus Set the Dry Wet mix at 100 Wet DelayTime Delay Feedback amount Chorus rate amount MONO CLOCK IN L R STEREO OUTPUT Delay into chorus DelayTime Delay Feedback amount Cho...

Page 14: ...he right Lower Higher MONO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Delayed and reversed DelayTime Delay Feedback amount Amount of reverb MONO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Lower Higher Delayed and reversed DelayTime Delay...

Page 15: ...rig will be heard Pitch Stick Percussion Decay of cymbal R L Trig In 808 Maracas Left is trigger in mix 100 wet or trig will be heard Pitch Snap Emphasis Decay of Maracas R L Trig In 808 Snare Left is...

Page 16: ...40 Hz Volume of 220 Hz STEREO OUTPUT 909 Rim Shot Left Right have different sounds Pitch Rim sound decay of shell X0X Clap Left input is trigger in stereo out mix 100 wet Pitch Slap Attack Decay of cl...

Page 17: ...eo inputs Modulator rate Modulator Depth Negative or Positive feedback STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R STEREO INPUT L R Random smooth chorus filter effect Modulator rate Modulator Range Lowpass damping S...

Page 18: ...te Flanger Range Width amount Negative Positive STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R STEREO INPUT L R Up or Down movement Left is downward Right is upward Flanger Range Negative or Positive feedback Down Up N...

Page 19: ...ole Phasers in stereo To modulate Phaser with a CV or internal LFO set rate to 0 and modulate the Range Modulator rate Phaser Range Width amount Negative Positive STEREO OUTPUT STEREO INPUT L R Phaser...

Page 20: ...Forward Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Big Sky inspired blooming reverb Reverb DecayTime Bloom amount Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L...

Page 21: ...boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R High constant density based on freeverb Reverb DecayTime Width of stereo reverb lowpass damping of reverb tail STE...

Page 22: ...everb Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Needs to be heard Reverb DecayTime Pitch shifting Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bas...

Page 23: ...Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Ventris Lo Fi inspired Reverb DecayTime Reverb Saturation Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Ba...

Page 24: ...ost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R 6 stages 3 pole Phaser into Reverb Reverb decay time Phaser rate Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bas...

Page 25: ...s down on the left up on the right Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble Lower Higher STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Stereo Room version Reverb DecayTime Chorus rate amount Bass b...

Page 26: ...ails down on the left up on the right Lower Higher STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Input Up or Down octave Reverb DecayTime Pitch shift reverb tails down on the left up on the right Bass boost on the lef...

Page 27: ...umber of delay taps Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Variable Size big space Reverb DecayTime Reverb Size Bass boost on the left Treble boost o...

Page 28: ...b Bass boost on the left Treble boost on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R Neg Pos Variable Resonance Dual Spring Reverb DecayTime Negative resonance on left Positive on right none in...

Page 29: ...Constant Rising Density good reverb for vocals Reverb decay time Reverb Diffusion Pitch shift reverb tails down on the left up on the right Bass Treble STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R...

Page 30: ...ole lowpass filter Attack speed fade in time Decay Speed fade out time LEFT MONO INPUT L R Trigger Input L R Attack Decay Attack Decay controlled 4 pole lowpass filter Right input expects Trigger Make...

Page 31: ...extreme distortion Amount of bits Volume of clean signal Volume of post Bit Crush effect STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Adjustable ratio and knee Clipper Threshold of volume clipping Ratio amount of...

Page 32: ...me STEREO OUTPUT STEREO INPUT L R Left input for audio signal to be compressed Right input for key trigger Threshold level Compressor ratio Envelope time STEREO INPUT L R Key Input MONO OUTPUT STEREO...

Page 33: ...PUT STEREO INPUT L R Cut Boost Cut Boost Cut Boost STEREO OUTPUT Classic 2 pole Stereo Band Pass filter Frequency of Bandpass filter Resonance of Bandpass filter Bandpass Filter Drive STEREO INPUT L R...

Page 34: ...rive Frequency of Lowpass filter Resonance of Lowpass filter Amount of drive STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Classic 4 pole resonating Stereo Low Pass filter with drive F...

Page 35: ...tting and turn down to 3 5 octave hold down encoder knob to exit Gate Freeze On Off Time of freeze Bass Treble MONO INPUT L R MONO OUTPUT L R Bass Treble SRR 3 5 volts 3 5xTime Freeze Loop apply posit...

Page 36: ...UT L R STEREO OUTPUT Generation Loss inspired emulation of old abused VCR tape machine TapeWear Tape Motor fluctuation Tone Balance Bass on the leftTreble on the right Bass Treble Variable knee Limite...

Page 37: ...dulator frequency Crossfades from sine tri saw squ STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Instant Lo Fi Junky inspired noise gated Speed of pitch modulation Depth of pitch modulation Crossfades from sine tri...

Page 38: ...tave below Dark signal on left Bright on right Two octave below Dark signal on left Bright on right Dark Bright Dark Bright Dark Bright STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Shallow Water inspired Rate of wa...

Page 39: ...sfading Tone Balance Bass on the leftTreble on the right STEREO INPUT L R STEREO OUTPUT Instead of shifting pitch harmonics are shifted Rate of Frequency Shifting Up or down Bipolar Feedback DelayTime...

Page 40: ...PUT Downward Upward Bass Treble 1 semitone Pitch increments Semi tone shift 1 Semi tone shift 2 Feedback STEREO OUTPUT MONO INPUT L R 12 6 12 6 0 12 6 12 6 0 Smooth Pitch adjustment Pitch Shift 1 Pitc...

Page 41: ...ment Pitch Shift 1 Pitch Shift 2 Grain amount STEREO OUTPUT STEREO INPUT L R Lower Higher Lower Higher Smooth Pitch adjustment Pitch Shift Bipolar Feedback Tone Balance STEREO OUTPUT STEREO INPUT L R...

Page 42: ...yncopation of effects with mono inputs A clock signal or square wave LFO will sync the effect to the tempo The divide parameter allows for multiple different timings of the synced beat Make sure Wet D...

Page 43: ...ch stutter effects can be achieved by modulating the parameters with the internal LFO s Better results can be achieved by inputing an external clocked source into the gate parameter input Try differen...

Page 44: ...Usining an internal LFO you can add chorus to any reverb with a PreDelay parameter the LFO slowly modulates the preday with a sine wave to create a chorus effect to the reverb...

Page 45: ...nternal LFO1 on SRR you can add pitch vibrato to any FX the LFO slowly modulates the SRR sample rate reduction with a triangle wave Or use a smooth random wave on SRR to get a warbled and warped pitch...

Page 46: ...FX wet output is stereo and the wet dry mixes the two stereo mixes together Effects that have mono inputs and outputs as the dry signal maintains the stereo input The FX input mixes the left and righ...

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