Effects; Overview; The Effects Palette - Creative 404 Owner's Manual

5 - Effects

Overview

PatchMix DSP comes complete with a host of great core DSP effects including
Compressors, Delays, Choruses, Flangers and Reverb. Each 32-bit effect has various
parameters for editing, as well as factory presets. You can also create and save as many of
your own effect presets as you wish.
Since the effects are implemented in hardware, they don't place any load on your host
computer. This allows your valuable CPU cycles to be used for other applications or
software plug-ins. The effects are only available at the 44.1 and 48kHz sample rates.
There is a finite limit to how many effects you can use at the same time. As you use up
the PatchMix DSP resources, certain effects will appear "grayed out" and cannot be
added to the mixer. Complex effects such as reverb use more DSP resources than say, a
1-Band EQ. If you continue to add effects, all of the DSP resources will eventually be
used up.

The Effects Palette

Click the FX button on the toolbar to bring up the Effects Palette. The Effects Palette
contains two types of folders. The "Core Effects" folder contains the effect algorithms
themselves. This folder cannot be modified. The other folders contain "Effects Chains",
consisting of two or more effects grouped together. You can also add, delete, or modify
Effects Chains and the folders that contain them. For more information on Effects
Chains, see "FX Insert Chains" on page
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Import/Export FX
Effect Categories
Core Effects
Multi-Effects
Distortion Lo-fi
Drums & Percussion
Environment
Equalization
Guitar
Morpher
Multi Effects
Reverb
Synths & Keys
Vocal
5 - Effects
Overview
f Saving a session
"defragments" the effect/
DSP resources. If you
have used all your effects
and need another, try
saving the session.
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