Modal Electronics COBALT8X User Manual page 22

FX
COBALT8X features 3 incredibly powerful independent and user configurable stereo FX
engines. The FX types are:
Chorus, Phaser, Flanger (Pos), Flanger (Neg), Tremolo, LoFi, Rotary, Stereo Delay, Ping-Pong
Delay, X-Over Delay and Reverb and can be rearranged in any order in series. 1>2>3. Any
effect can go in any slot, but you may only use 1 type of each effect per preset.
• FX Level: This encoder allows us to control the FX level amount within this patch.This
parameter affects the Dry/Wet mix of the of the FX engine's audio output with the pre-FX
signal. When set to minimum, only the dry signal will be heard. When set to maximum,
only the FX engine's signal will be heard.
• A: This encoder allows us to control the first parameter of the selected effect.
• B: This encoder allows us to control the second parameter of the selected effect.
Tip: Turn the 'FX1,2 and 3 B' encoder into the negative range to access synced delay
times with delay type FX.
• C: This encoder allows us to control the third parameter of the selected effect.
• D: Holding the 'Shift' button and (or when latched in shift mode) this encoder allows us
to control the fourth parameter of the selected effect.
• E: Holding the 'Shift' button and (or when latched in shift mode) this encoder allows us
to control the fifth parameter of the selected effect.
• F: Holding the 'Shift' button and (or when latched in shift mode) this encoder allows us
to control the sixth parameter of the selected effect.
• FX1: This button allows to select 1st FX slot for control with encoders A-F with a single
click. With multiple clicks it will cycle through the effect type used in that slot.
• FX2: This button allows to select 2nd FX slot for control with encoders A-F with a single
click. With multiple clicks it will cycle through the effect type used in that slot.
• FX3: This button allows to select 3rd FX slot for control with encoders A-F with a single
click. With multiple clicks it will cycle through the effect type used in that slot.
Note: You can hold FX1, 2 or 3 when cycling through FX types to clear that slot.
You can press FX1 + FX2 + FX3 to jump to the 'FX Preset Load' page to save or load FX
presets.
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• Delay Mode: The delay mode control unlocks several different variations of delay. This
setting can be found on-screen in the relevant FX slot page that any delay is loaded into.
The modes are:
- Colour: A classic colouring delay that saturates and smears delay tails slightly.
- Clean: A crystal clear delay with no smear to the feedback tails. Offers the same time
scaling as Standard.
- Long: Our pristine Clean delay with up to 4x Colour or Clean delay times.
FX A B
Chorus Dry:Wet Mix Mod Depth
Phaser Dry:Wet Mix Mod Depth
Flanger (Pos) Dry:Wet Mix Mod Depth
Flanger
Dry:Wet Mix Mod Depth
(Neg)
Tremolo Dry:Wet Mix Phase
Redux
LoFi SR Redux
Amount
Rotary Dry:Wet Mix LFO Rate
Stereo Delay Dry:Wet Mix Time
Ping-Pong
Dry:Wet Mix Time
Delay
X-Over
Dry:Wet Mix Time
Delay
Reverb Dry:Wet Mix Time
FX Presets
COBALT8X comes loaded with 100 factory FX presets for you to instantly switch up your
sound. FX presets range from simple single-FX presets to complex multi-FX presets.
To easily navigate to the FX preset page simply press all thee FX slot buttons (FX1, FX2, FX3)
at the same time. Loading an FX preset will apply preset FX settings to the currently loaded
patch, but you need to save the patch to save the new FX settings to the patch.
FX Preset saving can be done on-screen once you have navigated to the FX preset pages.
Saving here will save the FX settings from the currently loaded patch into the selected FX
preset slot.
C D E
Mod Rate Time Feedback
Mod Rate Frequency Feedback
Mod Rate Frequency Feedback
Mod Rate Frequency Feedback
Rate Shape -
Bitcrush BC Amount Noise
Vibrato Balance Width
Feedback HPF LPF
Feedback HPF LPF Mod Depth
Feedback HPF LPF
Size Dampening Pre-Delay Modulation
F
Phase
Phase
Phase
Phase
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