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The Effects Chain Editor
Effects Parameters
Delays
There are two types of taps in the Multitap delays: The "Loop" tap, which has a feedback
loop back to its input, and the numbered taps. The numbered taps can be single iterations or
they can repeat as part of a loop, but they do not have individual feedback paths.
Fdbk (Feedback) Level controls the repeating function of the Loop Tap. A setting of 0%
means there will only be a single delay, while a setting of 100% means the signal keeps
repeating without ever stopping.
Both types of taps are individually adjustable from 0 to 2.55 seconds. The Loop Crs and
Tapn Crs (n being the number of the tap) parameters set the coarse value of the loop in 20-
ms increments, while the Loop Fine and Tapn Fine parameters set the fine value in 0.2-ms
increments.
In Delay effects that use tempo to determine tap lengths, there is a Tempo parameter which
can be set from 1 to 255 BPM or to "System." The Loop Length and Tapn Delays are then
expressed in beats relative to that overall Tempo.
Hold is a switch that, when turned on, "locks" any signal currently in the delay and plays it
until Hold is turned off. When Hold is on, no signal can enter the delay and Feedback is set
to 100%. A good parameter to control with a footswitch.
Dry Bal (Balance) is the left/right balance of the dry signal. At -100%, only the left dry
signal goes to the left output, while at 100% only the right dry signal passes to the right
output, and at 0%, equal amounts of the left and right dry signals pass to their respective
outputs.
Tapn Level is the level of each numbered tap, from 0% to 100%, relative to the overall
output of the effect.
Tapn Bal is the left/right balance of each of the numbered taps. At -100%, only the left
channel of tap n goes to the left output, while at 100% only the right channel of tap n goes
to the right output. At 0%, equal amounts of the left and right channels of the tap pass to
their respective outputs. In some delays, pairs of taps (1 and 5, 2 and 6, etc.) are controlled
together as stereo pairs.
DelayScale lets you change the lengths of all the taps together. Its range is 0 to 10x.
Note: It is possible for the Forte SE to run out of delay memory with over-generous
settings of DelayScale or very slow Tempos. Some Delay effects will simply go to a
maximum value and stay there, while in some, a calculation is made that automatically
cuts the delay times in half, thereby maintaining a relationship with tempo.
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