Effect 2; Speaker/Comp; Reverb; Gain - Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual

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Ring Modulation (RM) is a an effect that multiplies two signals with
each other . In the Electro 3, these are the instrument audio signal and a
modulation sine wave . The results can be range from a subtle coloring
to screaming, inharmonic, bell type sounds . The Rate knob controls
the frequency of the sine wave, also perceived as a "modulation rate" .
A connected control pedal will control the amount of the ring modula-
tion . If no control pedal is connected, the amount defaults a medium
setting and the Rate knob can be used to produce a manually con-
trolled ring modulation effect .

Effect 2

Effect 2 offers three types of modulation effects: Phaser, Flanger and
Chorus .
Each of these effects has 3 selectable depths in the same fashion as
the tremolo and pan in the Effects 1 section . The Rate knob control the
rate of the effect .

Speaker/Comp

This section contains the speaker/amp emulations, the rotary speaker
emulation and a compressor .
Small, JC and Twin emulates three different kinds of amplifier and
speaker cabinets . The amount of drive is controlled by the Speaker/
Comp knob .
Rotary simulates a rotary speaker including its built-in amplifier . The
knob sets the amount of overdrive of the rotary amplifier; the speed
of the rotating speaker is set with the rotary speed controls on the left
side of the panel .
Comp is a compressor that will even out the dynamics of what you
play, making low level sounds louder and high level sounds lower in
volume . This produces a tight, punchy sound and makes the overall
level easier to control in a live mix situation . When this effect is active,
the Drive/Comp knob controls the amount of compression applied .

Reverb

The Reverb section simulates the natural sound reflections in various
acoustic environments . You can choose between five reverb types with
various lengths and densities, indicated by the three LEDs that light up
one or two at a time . The Dry/Wet knob sets the balance between the
unprocessed and the processed signal .

Gain

This is the programmable Gain control which allows you to adjust the
output level of each of the individual programs .