EFFECTS EDIT
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S3000XL Operator’s Manual
This sets the level of the four frequencies.
For the two mid-range frequencies, you may also set the width of the EQ.
Larger values set a wider width whilst lower settings produce a narrow
width.
WID = 99
WID = 00
With narrow WIDTH settings, you can accentuate certain frequencies more
tightly whereas with higher width settings, a wider frequency range is
covered by this EQ parameter. If you are familiar with synthesiser filters,
this control is similar to the resonance control. If you are familiar with
parametric EQ devices, this is the same as the ‘Q’ or ‘bell’ control found on
outboard EQ devices or some very expensive mixers’ EQ sections.
As mentioned, you may also modulate the two bandpass filters to create
swept ‘auto wah’ effects. Normally, you would only modulate one of the
bandpass filters but you may independently modulate both for more
extreme effects. These effects are set along the bottom row of the page
using the
(frequency modulation) and
parameters. The
parameter sets the rate of modulation and the
parameter
sets the amounts of sweep. The arrows indicate which parameter relates
to which frequency band - the controls to the left of the
parameter affect MID1 and those to the right of
affect MID2.
Many effects are possible using the ‘autowah’ functions. Effects from ‘wah-
wah’ clavinet and guitar may be created by sweeping just one band (either
will do) and more extreme filter sweep effects can be created by sweeping
both. Low
setting (i.e. tighter ‘bell’) accentuates the effect.
The phase shifter option in the MOD section can also be enhanced by
sweeping one (or both) of the bandpass frequencies with narrow width
settings at exactly the same rate as the phase shifter.
You could also experiment with setting the AUTOPAN selection in the
MOD section to the same rates so that EQ/filter sweeps pan in
synchronisation with each other.
Some of the effects presets utilise these effects - you may like to study
them for a better understanding of what is going on.
The BYPASS field allows you to switch the EQ section out of the effects
chain. You may also ‘flatten’ the EQ (i.e. set the parameters so that there
is no EQ applied) by setting the LOW and HIGH bands to 500Hz and
00dB and the two MID sections’ level to
(the mid bands’ frequencies
have no effect when
is set).