A3000 Guide
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Effects and their Effect
Part of the Multi are the global effect settings and the effect routing. But first, let’s
highlight some "effective" features found at the Sample level (EDIT), which
practically double the number of available effects to six, compared to other units:
Sample / Sample Bank
Effects processor
Expand (Pitch Change)
Effect 1 (e.g. Sympho, Phaser, Flanger)
EQ
Effect 2 (e.g. Reverb)
Filter Gain (Distortion)
Effect 3 (e.g. Delay)
You can see that in addition to the 3 effects (to the right) the "pseudo effects"
EXPAND, EQ, and FILTER GAIN are available for each Sample. These will be
discussed briefly.
Expand
You can find EXPAND in EDIT – MAP/OUT. The function has been described in
detail in the EDIT Mode (page 13). The possibilities of the parameters DETUNE,
DEPHASE, and WIDTH are the same as for the PITCH CHANGE EFFECT and can
be used to replace a CHORUS effect.
EQ
This 1-band EQ can increase the transparency of any sound by raising (or lowering)
the level of a selectable frequency. On most other synthesizers or workstations one of
the effects must be sacrificed in order to equalize a sound.
Filter Gain
Overdriving the filter with high GAIN values can produce a Distortion effect
approaching (or even surpassing; e.g. for TB303 bass sounds) the possibilities of an
effects processor.
We are pleased to say that using Expand, EQ, and Filter Gain, the sound of a
Sample can already be manipulated in many ways before passing to the actual
effects section. This is done at the Sample level on the page "EDIT – MAP/OUT –
Output" or at the Program level in EASY EDIT.
In MAIN OUT you can specify whether a Sample is played back dry (STEREO
OUT) or through the EFFECTS 1, 2, or 3. This does not implicitly mean that only one
of the three effects can be used per Sample at a time, since in the "EfType" page the 3
effects can be connected either in serial or in parallel. You can even combine the two
(see Owner's Manual, p. 122/123).
It follows therefore that with a serial connection, the MAIN OUT setting does not
define the effect which is specified for the Sample, but rather the point at which the
sound is routed through the effects processor.
The lack of an Effect Send Level is the cause of many headaches in multitimbral
applications, since this is something which is obviously needed for a professional
sound mix. The MAIN OUT LEVEL determines the level at which the Sample signal
is sent to the effects processor, but also determines the total volume of the Sample. A
possible solution: Use the stereo output (Main out) solely as an EFFECT RETURN.
In other words, the effect parameter "Dry/Wet Balance" would have to be set to
D>W63 for all Effect Types, so that no dry signal is fed to the stereo output. The
