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Digital Effects | Master Control
6.1.1 Creating FX Presets
StudioLive™ 16.0.2 USB
Owner’s Manual
4. Use the Next button and the Value encoder to dial in your FX Preset to taste.
5. Pages 4 and 5 allow you to store your changes for FX A and
FX B, respectively, to the same location or to a new location,
and to customize the name of your creation.
6. To jump to these pages, simply press the Store button while you have a field in
the desired effect selected.
7. Use the Value encoder to change the library location to which
you will store your new effects preset, unless you wish to
overwrite the currently selected preset location.
8. Press the Next button to navigate to the first letter of the preset name.
9. Turn the Value encoder clockwise or counter-clockwise to change
the letter. The StudioLive allows you to customize the name with
uppercase and lowercase letters and a selection of numerals and
punctuation marks. Press the Tap button to quickly insert a space.
10. Once you are satisfied with your changes, press the Store button. It will
illuminate while the effects preset is written to the StudioLive’s internal memory.
Once the preset is saved, the Store button will return to its unlit status.
6.1.2
Reverb and its Parameters
Reverberation — or reverb, as it is more commonly known—is perhaps the
most widely used effect. Natural reverb is created by sound waves reflecting
off of a surface or many surfaces. For example, when you walk across the
wooden stage in a large hall, thousands of reflections are generated almost
instantaneously as the sound waves bounce off the floor, walls, and ceilings.
These are known as early reflections, and their pattern provides psycho-
acoustic indications as to the nature of the space that you are in, even if
you can’t see it. As each reflection is then reflected off more surfaces, the
complexity of the sound increases, while the reverb slowly decays.
The reason for the widespread use of reverb in audio recording is fairly self-evident:
human beings don’t live in a vacuum. Because our brains receive cues about the
nature of the space around us based partially on audio reflections, a sense of space
makes an audio recording sound more natural and, therefore, more pleasing.
The following parameters are available for the nine reverb types the StudioLive offers:
Decay. Decay is the time (in seconds) required for the reflections (reverberation)
to die away. In most modern music production, reverb decay times of between
one and three seconds are prevalent. A reverb setting with strong early reflections
and a quick decay are a great way to create a stereo effect from a mono source.
Predelay. Predelay is the time (in milliseconds) between the end of the initial
sound and the moment when the first reflections become audible. Imagine you’re
back on that stage in a large music hall. This time you stand on the very edge of
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