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Setting Up a Send-and-Return Effect (Continued)
You can turn V1 [SELECT GROUP] to jump between the same-
numbered libraries in the P and U sets.
The first 39 factory libraries—P000-P038—present the VM-7000's
algorithms in their default state. When you wish to create a new effect
from scratch, you can begin by selecting one of these libraries.
Let's select a reverb designed for a single voice since we've got a
mic plugged in.
3. Turn V2 [SELECT NUMBER] to select P052:RV:Vocal Plt, for
"Reverb: Vocal Plate." This library recreates the sound of a reverb
produced by causing a large metal plate to vibrate.
4. Press F2 [CP/LOAD] ("Copy/Load") to load the Vocal Plt library.
We'll describe how to try out different effects a little later on—you
can't really do this yet since you can't hear what the different
libraries sound like until you send some signals into the effect.
Send Signals to the Effect
Now that we've selected an effect library, let's send some of our mic
signal to it:
1. Press INPUT CH 1-24 and the round FLEX BUS 1 button.
2. Raise the first fader—Input Channel 1's send to Effect 1— to a
setting of 100 while making some noise into the mic. You can hear
the output of Effect 1 containing the reverbed mic signal.
3. Since send-and-return effects are typically mixed together with the
dry signal, press CH LEVEL and then press Input Channel 1's
(AUDIO) STATUS button so that it lights in green. The dry mic signal
is now being sent into the main mix along with Effect 1's output.
4. Press FLEX BUS 1 once more and try out different fader positions
to hear how a higher fader setting results in more reverb, while a
lower one results in less while the level of the dry signal remains the
same. What you're doing is adjusting Input Channel 1's send level to
Flex Bus 1, and therefore, its send to Effect 1.
This is an important concept. Since you're getting more or less reverb
as you raise or lower the fader, you may think you're turning the volume
of the reverb itself up and down, but you're not. What you're really doing
is determining how much of the mic's signal is being fed into Effect 1 for
processing. Effect 1's output level is not changing—what's changing is
how much of the mic's signal it's working with. You'll soon learn more
about this distinction.
5. When you're done experimenting, set the fader to 75.
Let's use Input Channel 2's fader to send its signal to Effect 1 as
well.
6. Press CH LEVEL and then Input Channel 2's (AUDIO) STATUS
button so that its dry version can also be heard.
7. Press FLEX BUS 1 and set Input Channel 2's fader to 120. This
results in more reverb for Input Channel 2 than Input Channel 1.
You can adjust the two signals' combined volume—the master level
for the Flex Bus—by moving the MASTER fader.
8. Change the position of the MASTER fader to hear how the reverb
level goes up and down for both signals at once. When you're done
experimenting, return the MASTER fader to 100.
Getting Started with the VM-7000
Getting Started with the VM-7000
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