The Effects
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channel in the chorus can have from one to four voices. Increasing the number of voices increases
the fullness of the effect. For classic chorus sounds use two voices (one per side). For thick, full
chorus effects use four or more voices.
Basic Parameters
VOICES -
Sets the total number of voices used in the effect. For example, a setting of 4 uses two
voices per side.
RATE -
Controls the frequency of the Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). Use low settings with
higher depths for slow moving sounds. Increase the rate for vibrato effects. Set fully CCW to sync
the LFO to the Global LFO1 oscillator.
DEPTH -
Sets the maximum delay variation. Higher depths increase the amount of detuning.
Usually the rate and depth settings should be varied inversely, i.e. if you increase the rate decrease
the depth however some unique sounds can be obtained using high rates and depths.
MIX -
Sets the ratio of wet and dry. Duplicated from MIX page. A setting of 50% produces the most
prominent effect. Try setting the mix to 100% for vibrato effects.
TEMPO -
Locks the rate to the global tempo. For example, if the global tempo is 120 bpm and the
tempo is set to a quarter note (1/4) then the LFO rate will be 2 Hz (120 bpm / 60 seconds = 2). To
ignore the global tempo set the tempo control to
NONE
.
Advanced Parameters
BASS -
Adjusts the bass response of the wet signal. The bass can be boost or cut up to 12 dB.
TREBLE -
Adjusts the treble response of the wet signal. The treble can be boost or cut up to 12 dB.
BASS FREQ -
Adjusts the corner frequency of the bass control.
TREBLE FREQ -
Adjusts the corner frequency of the treble control.
DELAY TIME -
Adjusts the minimum delay time of the delay line. This can provide subtle changes
in the character of the effect.
LFO PHASE -
Adjusts the phase difference between the left and right lfo waveforms. For maximum
stereo spread set this to 180 degrees. For a mono chorus simply set this to zero.
LFO TYPE -
Selects between sine or triangle waveforms for the LFO. Sine is the most commonly
used waveform.
AUTO DEPTH -
When this is set to
LOW
or
HIGH
the depth is automatically scaled for the rate.
Lower rates therefore increase the actual depth and vice-versa. The
HIGH
setting allows greater
maximum depth. This greatly simplifies adjusting the rate and depth and gives the most musical
results. For wild sounds you may wish to set this to
OFF
which decouples the controls allowing for
full depth swing even at fast rates.
PHASE REVERSE -
When this is set to
ON
the phase of the right channel is reversed on the effected
signal. This increases the stereo imaging.
