Basic Sound Parameters
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A comprehensive, high-quality effects section is a must for any modern synthesizer, and
the
V-Synth
offers you plenty of choice here. There are three separate blocks which
appear as miniature rack units on the screen:
MFX
(Multi-Effects),
CHO
(Chorus or
Flanging) and
REV
(Reverb or Delay). These blocks can be routed in parallel, series or
any mixture of both.
The routing system may need a little explanation, although if you look carefully at the
screen you can see that the signal flow is actually indicated by small arrows. Output from
the
TVA
section is sent to all three blocks in parallel, each with a master send control.
Immediately in front to the
MFX
is an
Output Assign
parameter offering
the
following choice of values:
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MULTI
Multi Effects. The standard setting where the signal is routed through the MFX block.
MAIN
Main Outputs. The signal that would otherwise go to the MFX is sent straight to the main outputs (MIX OUT) instead.
DIR
Direct. The signal that would otherwise go to the MFX is sent to the dry outputs (DIR OUT) instead.
To allow any parallel and/or serial mixture of all three effects, the
MFX
block has three output controls. The one to the right sets the amount
of
MFX
signal sent straight to the
MAIN
outputs. Below the block are two more controls which can send a certain amount of the
MFX
signal to the
Chorus
and
Reverb
blocks - useful for routing the effects in series. Similarly, the Chorus block has a “To Rev” control
so
that the processed signal can have reverb added to it.
If you have plenty of time right now, recall a patch with a lot of upper partials (e.g.
202: Tea Bea Lead
), touch the
Effects
pad and the
MFX
tab, then try out each and every
MFX
type in turn. Note that many of these effects have multiple pages of parameters. Although
you might not learn many details at this sitting, at least you will have seen all the possibilities on the screen, not just in the list in the
Owner’s manual
.
As well as the Send levels, up to three type-specific MFX parameters can be modulated from the Matrix, and this can be very useful if you
would like to e.g. control the repeat rate of a delay via the
Time-Trip
or the degree of distortion via foot pedal. In general, you should
always have the
Owner’s manual
handy so you can see what these destinations are, because they simply appear as MFX1, MFX2 and
MFX3 in the Matrix! See the chapter “
The Matrix-Assigning Destinations
” below.
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The Effect Section
