Digital Effects | Master Control; The Digital Fx (Effects) Menu - PRESONUS StudioLive 16.0.2 Owner's Manual

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Digital Effects | Master Control

4.8 Digital Effects | Master Control
From the Digital Effects | Master Control section, you can select and change the
parameters of the two internal effects processors, and you can store and recall every
setting on your StudioLive. (See Section 5, "Scenes, Presets, and System Menu. " )
Because almost all of the StudioLive's features are controlled from the mixing
surface (rather than using menus and submenus), you will mainly use this section
to adjust the internal effects processors and to save and recall presets and Scenes.
4.8.1

The Digital FX (Effects) Menu

The StudioLive features two internal effects processors. Each processor can access the
StudioLive's selection of high-quality reverbs and delays. As described in Section 8.4,
each of these effects can be routed to any of the subgroups, the Aux bus, or the main
outputs. To access the effects library and make adjustments to effect parameters,
press the FX button in the Master Control section.
The Next button will scroll through this screen in the following order: FX A library
selection, FX A main parameter, FX B library selection, FX B main parameter. When
choosing your effects preset, use the Value encoder to scroll through the library.
When you have arrived at your selection, press the Recall button to load it.
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The first page of the FX menu is the QuickView screen.
It displays both of the effects assigned to the internal
effects buses, the main parameter for each, and to
which Aux buses the effect is being routed. Effect A is
assigned to EFX A bus, and Effect B is assigned to EFX
B bus. Use the Next and Prev buttons to navigate
through the screen. To change a parameter, use the
Value encoder directly beneath the LCD screen.
The color will invert for each parameter
when it is selected for modification.
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When you choose a delay algorithm, you will notice
two parameters: Time (ms) and Time X.
Time is the delay time, discussed in Section 8.6.2, which is the time
between the source sound and the echo. This can be adjusted
manually with the Value encoder, or you can use the Tap button to
enter a delay time in tempo with the music being played.
Time X is the value of the beat you are using as a reference for the tempo. The basic
unit of measure is a quarter note, so for example, if the beats you are tapping
represent quarter notes in the music, you would set Time X to 1.00. If they are eighth
notes, you would set Time X to 0.50; half notes would be 2.00, and so on. In this way,
you can precisely synchronize or syncopate the delay echoes to the music in real
time. You do not have to select the Time parameter in order to use the Tap button.
However, you have to be on the Extended Parameters (page 2 for FX A and page 3 for
FX B), or you must select the Time parameter for the desired effect on the first screen
of the FX menu. The Tap button does not function when any other page is active.
Pages 4 and 5 allow you to store your changes for FX A and FX B, respectively,
to the same location or to a new location and to customize the name of
your creation. You can jump to these pages by simply pressing the Store
button while FXA or FXB is selected in the FX Menu. Use the Value Encoder
to change the library location to which you will store your new effects
preset unless you wish to overwrite the currently selected preset location.
Press the Next button to navigate to the first letter of the preset name.
Once you are satisfied with your changes, press the Store button, which will
illuminate while the effects preset is written to the StudioLive's internal memory.
Once the preset is saved, the Store button will return to its unlit status.
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Press the Page Down button to move to the next page
of the FX menu. Pages 2 and 3 of the FX menu display
the rest of the parameters for FX A and FX B,
respectively. These parameters will change depending
on what type of effect you have chosen. Again, use
the Next and Prev buttons to navigate through the
screen and use the Value encoder to change the
selected parameter.
For example, if you would like to change the effect
from a Large Hall reverb to a Room Ambiance
reverb, press the Recall button to load the
effect, and then change the various parameters
to taste. Press the Page Up button again to
move to the full parameter view of FX B.
Turn the Value Encoder clockwise or counter-
clockwise to change the letter. The StudioLive allows
you to customize the name with uppercase and
lowercase letters and a selection of numerals and
punctuation marks. Press the Tap button to quickly
insert a space.
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