Phaser; Vibrato; Rotary Speaker - DigiTech RP500 Owner's Manual

Phaser

A phaser splits the incoming signal, and then changes the phasing of the signal. This signal is then
taken in and out of phase and mixed back in with the original signal. As the phasing changes, dif-
ferent frequencies get canceled resulting in a warm sort of twisting sound. The RP500 includes
the following Phaser types: phaser (the DigiTech Phaser), trigphas (the DigiTech Triggered
Phaser), mx phasr (based on an MXR Phase 00), and eh phasr (based on an Electro-Har-
monix Small Stone).
Knobs 2-6 have the following functions for the various Phaser Effects:
Phaser
Phaser
trigphas
mx phasr
eh phasr
Vibrato (viBrato)
The DigiTech Vibrato effect modulates the pitch of the incoming signal at an even rate.
Pre/Post Amp - Knob 2 determines where the effect appears in the effects chain. Turn
counter-clockwise for Pre (appears before the Distortion effect), or clockwise for Post
(appears after the Noise Gate effect).
Speed - Knob 3 adjusts the rate (Speed) at which the pitch modulates. Ranges from 0 to
99.
Depth - Knob 4 adjusts the intensity (Depth) of the modulating pitch. Ranges from 0 to
99.
Rotary Speaker (rOtArY)
The Rotary Speaker emulates a device that included a spinning horn and woofer. The rotation of
these two speakers produced an interesting combination of the sound panning from side to side.
This produced a slight pitch change due to the speed of the sound coming towards, and then
going away from the listener.
Pre/Post Amp - Knob 2 determines where the effect appears in the effects chain. Turn
counter-clockwise for Pre (appears before the Distortion effect), or clockwise for Post
(appears after the Noise Gate effect).
Speed - Knob 3 adjusts the rate (Speed) of the spinning speakers. Ranges from 0 to 99.
Intensity - Knob 4 controls the intensity of the effect. Ranges from 0 to 99.
Doppler - Knob 5 controls the Pitch Shift effect that is the ratio between the horn and
the rotor positions. Ranges from 0 to 99.
Crossover - Knob 6 selects the crossover frequency between the horn and rotor.
Ranges from 0 (200 Hz) to 99 (600 Hz).
Knob 2 Knob 3
(Pre/Post (Speed)
Amp)
Pre/Post Amp Speed
Pre/Post Amp Speed
Pre/Post Amp Speed
Pre/Post Amp Rate
Knob 4 Knob 5
(Depth) (Regenera-
tion)
Depth Regen
Sensitivity LFO Start
Intensity --
-- Color
Knob 6
(FX Level)
Level
Level
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9