Program Edit Mode
Program Pages
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Insert
Choose an effects Chain that will be applied to the current program. If you only need to use
one Chain at a time on one MIDI channel, Insert effects may be all you need. If you plan
to use multiple programs on different MIDI channels, it is best to use both Insert and Aux
effects (see Aux below). Aux effects have the advantage of being available to all programs on
each MIDI channel at the same time.
By default, when scrolling through the list of effects Chains for the Insert effect, only
Chains with IDs from 4000-5000 will be shown. These Chains are used by the Forte factory
programs, and each one will automatically apply controller assignments for effects parameters
on the Parameters page. Controller assignments for each of these Chains conform to the
Controller assignments shown in the Forte Controller Conventions chart on page 6-12. To
access Chains outside of this range, enter an ID number using the keypad function of the
Category buttons. With the Global Mode User Type parameter set to Advanced, Chain IDs
in any range can be scrolled to. The User Type parameter is described in the Global Mode
Chapter under “User Type” on page 10-10.
Aux 1, Aux 2
Choose an effects Chain for each of the two auxiliary audio buses. An aux bus is an audio
channel with a shared effects Chain that can be used by programs on any of the 16 MIDI
channels. The aux effect is useful when you want to use the same type of effect for multiple
channels (typically used for Reverb or Delay). You apply an aux effect to the program on a
MIDI channel by “sending” the audio from that channel to an aux bus.
Every channel is connected to the aux buses, but the aux buses don’t receive the signal until
you turn up the aux “send” level for that channel, which controls a channel’s input level to
the aux bus. On each MIDI channel you can control the aux send level for that channel’s
program, in turn controlling how loudly you can hear the aux effect applied to that channel’s
program. The aux send level is set by the Aux 1 and Aux 2 Send parameters on the FX page.
Many Chains also have an additional Aux send, Wet/Dry, or Amount parameter that will
appear on the Parameters page. For Reverb and Delay Chains, send parameters are often
assigned by default to Slider I or Slider H respectively.
By default, when scrolling through the list of effects Chains for the Aux effects, only Chains
with IDs from 5000-6000 will be shown. These Chains are used by the Forte factory
programs, and each one will automatically apply controller assignments for effects parameters
on the Parameters page. Controller assignments for each of these Chains conform to the
Controller assignments shown in the Forte Controller Conventions chart on page 6-13. To
access Chains outside of this range, enter an ID number using the keypad function of the
Category buttons. With the Global Mode User Type parameter set to Advanced, Chain IDs
in any range can be scrolled to. The User Type parameter is described in the Global Mode
Chapter under “User Type” on page 10-10
