When a Flex Bus is set to INT, it acts as a pathway down which you can
send signals to one of the VM-7000’s internal effects. Flex Bus 1 always
sends signal to internal Effect 1 (or “FX 1”), Flex Bus 2 to Effect 2, and
so on. Let’s use Flex Bus 1 to send our input signal to Effect 1:
1.
Press INPUT CH1-24 so that the channel strips once again control
input signals. The faders move back to their input-level positions.
As the system is currently configured, Effect 1 is using a reverb—
we’ll discuss effects in more detail a bit later on. What this means
for our purposes is that any signals we assign to Flex Bus 1 will
travel down Flex Bus 1 to a reverb effect.
2.
Press the round FLEX BUS 1 button in the PARAM VIEW on
Fader area. The display shows the amount of signal being sent
from the input channels to Flex Bus 1. The MASTER fader
controls the overall level of Flex Bus 1. The other faders control the
amount of signal sent from each input channel to Flex Bus 1.
3.
While sending some sound into your mic, raise Input Channel 1’s
fader to change the amount of its signal being sent to Flex Bus 1.
As you bring up the send level, you hear more and more of Effect
1’s reverb since more and more of Input 1’s signal is being sent into
Flex Bus 1, and therefore into Effect 1.
4.
To hear Input Channel 1’s uneffected—or “dry”—signal along with
the reverb, press its (AUDIO) STATUS button so that it lights green.
5.
Bring Input Channel 1’s fader all the way back/down to turn off its
send to Effect 1’s reverb.
Let’s try the same thing with Flex Bus 2’s delay-chorus effect:
1.
Press the round FLEX BUS 2 button—here’s the display showing
the send levels to Flex Bus 2.
2.
Raise Input Channel 1’s fader to increase its send level to Flex Bus
2—as you raise the fader, you can hear more and more of Effect 2’s
delay-chorus.
3.
Bring Input Channel 1’s fader all the way back to turn off its send to
Effect 2.
Before proceeding, turn off Input Channel 1’s (AUDIO) STATUS button
to remove it from the main mix. Press LEVEL METER to return to our
home page.
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You’re hearing the reverb because Effect 1’s output,or “return,” is
currently routed into the main mix. We’ll discuss this further later on.
Though we’re only sending a single signal to Flex Bus 1 in this example,
you can send as many signals as you want to a Flex Bus and its effect.
