Adjusting Effects Mix Levels; Dry Defeat - Alesis 4 Reference Manual

Adjusting Effects Mix Levels

Whether a Program contains a single effect or two or three effects, you can adjust
each effect's mix to obtain a desirable balance between the original, uneffected signal
and each effect's output. The Mix parameter (or "wet/dry mix") for each effect is
found along with the other effect parameters in Edit mode. To make things easier, the
Mix parameter has been consistently placed at the far right of the display page (this
corresponds to the [D] button), on the last page of each effect. Since each effect has a
different number of edit pages, the Mix parameter will not always appear on the
same page for each Program. Keep in mind that if a Program uses more than one
effect, each effect will have its own Mix parameter.
Press the [PROG] button.
The [PROG] button will light.
Press the [PAGE] button to enter Edit mode.
Look at the far right side of the display for the word MIX (or some variation that
identifies a specific effect's mix parameter; i.e. CMIX = Chorus Mix, RMIX = Reverb
Mix, etc.). If it doesn't appear, press the [PAGE] button repeatedly until you find it. To
be sure the Mix parameter in the display is the one you want, use the built-in Online
Help function (see previous section) by holding the [D] button for more than one second.
Press the [D] button to select the Mix parameter.
The parameter will flash indicating it is selected for editing.
Turn the [VALUE] knob to edit the Mix parameter's value.
The Mix parameter's range is 000-100å.

Dry Defeat

When connecting the MidiVerb 4 to a mixing console's aux sends and returns, it is
generally desirable to remove the direct (dry) signal from the outputs of the
MidiVerb 4 so that its output signal contains only the effected (wet) signal. The dry
signal may then be combined at the mixing console with the returning wet signal.
The MidiVerb 4's Dry Defeat function removes the direct signal globally from all
Programs simultaneously.
Press [UTIL].
The [UTIL] button will light.
Press [EDIT] until page 1 is selected.
The display will read:
Footswitch Dry Defeat
Press [D] to toggle the Dry Defeat parameter ON or OFF.
When Dry Defeat is enabled, the Mix parameter of each effect (described above) will
read "- - -" to indicate it cannot be edited (it is fixed at 100%). Exception: The
RealRoom->Flange Configuration will have its Reverb Mix parameter disabled (set at
100%), but the Flange effect's Mix will still be available for editing.
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