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Z-PLANE Instruction Manual
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B) Using ZPlane as a send effect (mix / audio channel setup).
In setup (B), this would use ZPlane as a send effect. This means that whatever control you adjust on
ZPlane, it will affect the sound coming from the Master Section at a set amount, determined by the
Send Effect dial on that specific Mix / Audio channel. This means you can have a clean sound mixed
with an altered equalized sound. This is known as Parallel Processing, and may be desired in some
cases.
Again you can adjust ZPlane as mentioned in setup (A) above, with the addition of the SEND dial
located on the Main Mixer in Reason. Full left setting of the SEND dial has no effect on the sound,
while full right setting of the SEND dial will send a maximum level possible to ZPlane. This means
you can have one ZPlane as a send device for all your audio channels. For best practice, enable
MONITOR mode, when used as a Send effect (to prevent ‘doubling’ of source audio).
Alternative setups
For devices which have multiple outputs (ie NN-XT, Redrum, Thor, Spider Audio), then if required
additional ZPlane units could be added as either mono-devices (only connecting left audio input &
output sockets), or as stereo devices. This in turn allows you to edit specific sounds within a preset if
you so wish (ie split zone instrument patches may have a bass guitar for one half of the keymap,
while a synth lead is using the other half, and you wish to effect the sounds independently). See the
next page for more examples of setups.
Another possible option would be to use one instance of ZPlane, and have 2 mono devices linked
into it (ie guitar lead and guitar bass), and process both inputs in parallel, and output the two
signals to two separate mixer channels. This may be desired to help use the same settings on two
mono devices at the same time.
Reason sampler / synth module
Reason Audio Channel 1
Mix channel 1
Right Input
Mix channel 1
Left Input
Right Output
Left Output
ZPlane Inputs
Reason Master Section
Reason Mix Channel 1
ZPlane
Outputs
Return inputs
Send
Outputs
Audio Clips
on sequencer