Multi Chain - Alesis 4 Reference Manual

Overview of Effects – Chapter 3

Multi Chain

The Multi Chain Configurations provide two or three stereo effects, which are
connected in series; i.e. one feeding the next in the chain. These Configurations are
identified by the presence of one or two "->" symbols in their name (Example:
"Chorus->Real Room"). These individual effect types provide excellent sound
quality but are less processor-intensive than their Single Configuration equivalents,
since the Digital Signal Processor is accommodating more than one effect at a time. In
other words, the reverb effect in the "Delay->Realroom" Configuration is not as
"dense" as the Single Configuration called "Realroom".
In the case of Multi Chain Configurations, the "Mix" parameter of each effect
determines what the following effect receives at its input(s). Example: It is possible to
use the "Delay->Room" Configuration (where effect 1 is a mono delay and effect 2 is
a reverb), and have only the dry, uneffected signal going to the second effect; this is
done by setting the first effect's Mix parameter to 000% (this means none of its output
can be heard nor is sent to the second effect in the chain).
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