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Soundcraft Notepad User Guide
music, mellowing and thickening the initial sound. Plate reverbs are often used to enhance popular music,
particularly percussion.
Reverse Reverb
Reverse reverb works in the opposite fashion from normal reverb. Whereas a normal reverb has the loud-
est series of reflections heard first that then become quieter over time, the Reverse reverb has the softest
reflections (essentially the tail of the reverb) heard first, and then grows louder over time until they abruptly
cut off.
Gated Reverb
Gated reverb is created by feeding a reverb, such as a metal plate, through a gate device. The Gated reverb
provides a fairly constant sound with no decay until the reverb is cut off abruptly. This program works well
on percussion — particularly on snare and toms; be sure to experiment with other sound sources as well.
DELAYS
Delays repeat a sound a short time after it first occurs. Delay becomes echo when the output is fed back
into the input (feedback). This turns a single repeat into a series of repeats, each a little softer than the
last.
Ping-Pong Delay
This delay effect pans the delay repeats from left to right, while the input signal remains at its original
(center) position.
MODULATED EFFECTS
Chorus
Chorus creates a lush, full sound by combining two or more signals together where one is unaffected and
the other signals vary in pitch very slightly over time. Chorus is commonly used to fatten up tracks and to
add body to guitars without coloring the original tone. Chorus can also be used with discretion to thicken a
vocal track.
Flanger
This effect was originally created by simultaneously recording and playing back two identical programs on
two tape recorders, then using hand pressure against the flange of the tape reels to slow down first one
machine, then the other. The result was a series of changing phase cancellations and reinforcements, with
characteristic swishing, tunneling, and fading sounds.
Phaser
The Phaser automatically moves frequency notches up and down the spectrum of the signal by means of a
low frequency oscillator (LFO), creating an oscillating ‘comb-filter’ type effect. This effect is very userful on
keyboards (especially pad presets) and guitars.
Tremelo
Tremolo creates rhythmic changes in signal amplitude. Tremolo affects both channel’s amplitude
simultaneously.