block and the Master EQ block. Contrast this to
the graphic, which shows the blocks during a MIX
in Song/Pattern mode. The Dual Insertion Effect is
available for any eight XS (PARTS 1-16 or the AD
INPUT).
How to understand the routing…
Navigate to the XS Effect connection screen. In
VOICE mode this is done as follows:
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Press [EDIT]
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Select “EFFECT”
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Press [ENTER]
In PERFORMANCE and/or MULTI mode:
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Press [EDIT]
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Select “COMMON” > press[ENTER]
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Select [EFFECT] > press [ENTER]
This screen shows you an overview of the
connections and the signal flow (follow the routing
left to right). It pays to study the diagrams to get
a clear understanding of how signal travels. Below
you can see this in the S90XS/S70XS Editor:
VOICE Mode:
MULTI / PERFORMANCE Mode (Common):
Notice also that both the Multi and Performance
screens do not have rotary send level controls to
the Reverb and Chorus. This is because the send
level is not a ‘common’ parameter but is on a per
PART basis (there will be 16 of them and one for
the A/D PART). Each Part will have its own control
for the amount of signal sent to the System Effect
on the Part Edit level. (Remember the individual
SEND amount allows you to position an
instrument near or far from the virtual listener’s
position). While in Edit, you can select the PART to
edit by touching the PART SELECT buttons 1-16 –
corresponding to Parts 01-16 and there is a
dedicated knob for the MIC (A/D) channel on the
front panel.
Notice that between the Chorus processor and the
Reverb processor you have a level Send control
knob: Chorus-to-Reverb Send. This can be used
to create a situation where the System effects are
used in “series” (one after the other) rather than
in “parallel” (side by side). An example of how this
can make a difference is when you select a DELAY
as the effect for the Chorus processor and a REV
HALL for the Reverb… when parallel routing is
selected, you could send a signal independently to
the delay and to the reverb. Only the initial note
will have reverb, each repeat would be dry. By
routing “0” send to the Reverb, but send the
signal through the Chorus first, then through the
Chorus-to-Reverb send, on to the reverb, you will
now have a signal where each repeat of the Delay
will have reverb. Quite a different sound…
INSERT SWITCH in MULTI Mode
We mentioned that as many as 8 PARTS can
simultaneously have the two Insertion Effects
active in a MULTI. You can select the A/D INPUT
as one of the PARTS with two Insertion Effects –
but a maximum of 8 PARTS total.
In PERFORMANCE mode this means that all four
synth Voices and the A/D Input can have unique
Dual Insertion Effect assignments. But in MULTI
mode you will have to select which eight PARTS.
The screen below shows which Parts of a Multi Mix
are recalling their Dual Insertion Effect setups. It
initially defaults to the first eight Parts. But you
can select any PART up to a maximum of eight –
including the AD PART.
The Insertion Effects do not appear in the MULTI
MIXING CONNECT screen because the Insertion
Effects are part of the VOICE mode edit
parameters. If you need to radically change an
Insertion Effect from the original programming
then you will need to create a new USER Voice
with your new Insertion Effect edits and STORE it.
The XS provides for this with 256 MIX VOICE
locations… we will explain below.
What if I want to edit a Voice’s Insertion
Effects while I’m working on a MULTI?
You have the ability to edit a Voice directly while
still in a MULTI program using the S90XS/S70
XS Editor.
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