Insert Effects - Edirol M-16DX Workshop Manual

Since the M-16DX is an all-digital mixer, the copy of a signal sent to a
loop effect is a perfect copy, identical to the original, "dry," signal. As
the copy goes to the effect, the original continues along its way to the
main mix and anywhere else you want to send it as shown above.
A signal travels to a loop effect processor along a pathway, or "bus. " Since you
can assign any number of signals to a bus, you can add the same loop effect
to as many signals in your mix as you like. In the M-16DX, signals are sent to
the built-in loop effect processor—referred to as the "FX" processor—via the
Aux 2 bus. Signals are typically sent to external effects, on the other hand,
using the Aux 1 bus, as we'll see. Both of these busses carry signals to effects
in mono—the effects themselves typically generate a processed, stereo
version of the original signal.
The loop effects produced by the M-16DX's internal FX processor are:
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SHORT ECHO ECHO
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The first two effects, the echo effects, produce a repeating, delayed version
of the original signal. The reverb effects create an ambience around the dry
signal.
To hear the difference between the M-16DX's loop effects,
click here.
Add the loop effect to the main mix by pressing the FX
button just above the MAIN MIX LEVEL knob.
If you'd like to listen to the effect without actually
adding it to the mix going to the M-16DX's MAIN OUT
or DIGITAL OUT jacks, press the FX button just above
the PHONES/CTRL ROOM knob instead.
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Insert Effects

Insert effects don't operate on a copy of
a signal—they grab the signal itself as it
passes through its channel strip, send it
to the M-16DX's insert effect processor for
processing, and then return the effected
signal back to the channel strip, replacing
the original signal altogether.
Insert effects are good for adding things
like compression or EQ to a signal, since
you always want the processed version
of the signal to completely replace the
original version.
In the M-16DX, you can use the internal insert effect processor—the "Insert
FX" processor—on signals going through Input Channels 1 and/or 2. (The
two channels share the same insert effect.)
The Insert FX processor produces the following effects:
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Vocal Enh. Narration
The "Cmp" insert effects are compressors that help smooth out a signal's
level fluctuations, and generally tighten-up the signal—they can also add
distortion if you want it. The Vocal Enhancer and Narration effects are EQs
optimized for voice.
In addition to the Channel 1/2 insert effect, the M-16DX also contains
a specialized insert effect called a "finalizer." This insert effect,
which processes the entire mix as a final stage of the mixing process,
is discussed in its own Workshop booklet, Using the M-16DX's Finalize
Tools.
Insert
FX
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