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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