Kurzweil KDFX, Manual

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Inside KDFX
Effects buses
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FX Preset
The Þrst parameter on an FXBus page is the FXBusÕs FX Preset. Set the cursor on it, and use the
Alpha wheel to scroll through the FX Presets currently in memory. If an FX Preset name comes
up in parentheses, for example, Ò(Really Big Plate)Ó, it means there is not enough processing
power (PAUs) available at the moment to use this FX Preset in this FXBus. WeÕll get to PAUs in
a moment. Ò199 No EffectÓ is a ÒblankÓ FX Preset, in which all signals pass straight through
without any processing. It can be used as a starting point for creating your own FX Preset. If
you want to set up a ÒdummyÓ effects bus to pass signal directly to the Aux bus, use Ò0 NoneÓ.
Bus outputs (Returns)
The parameters on the right side of this page determine how the effected signal gets to the
KDFX outputs, i.e., where the effects returns go. Each FXBus has four outputs: itself
pre the FX
Preset (i.e., dry); the signal post the FX Preset (i.e., the return itself); the Mix bus, where it is
mixed with other Bus outputs; and the Aux effects Bus, which adds additional processing. All
of these outputs are stereo.
The output to the Mix bus has a level control with a range of -79.0 to +24.0 dB, and an Off
position. It also has a Balance control that works similarly to the Balance control on the Inputs,
by setting the relative levels of the two output channels. The Mix bus is then accessed on the
Output page.
The output to the Aux FXBus has an identical pair of controls. Its signal is mixed with similar
signals from the other FXBuses, and then put through the Auxiliary FX Preset. The Aux FXBus
is can be routed to the Mix bus, and it also can be accessed, by itself, on the Output page.
There is no external level control over the output of the FXBus itselfÑit just shows up, in pre-
effect and post-effect versions, on the Output page.
Figure 3-4. FXBus signal routing
Other parameters
The ÒWet/DryÓ and ÒOut GainÓ parameters are called Bus Overrides, and we will deal with
them shortly. The ÒAllocationÓ parameter deals with the ÒSizeÓ of the FX Preset on the FX Bus,
and it too will be explained shortly.
Pre FXBus
FXBus
From Input editor
to Mix
bus
to Aux
FX bus
To Output editor