Effect Categories; Type - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

14.2 Effect Categories

14.2.1 Type

Describes the basic effect characteristics.
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Delay: An echo effect that adds one or more delayed versions of the original signal to the
sound.
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Chorus: An effect that mixes a very slightly delayed and pitch-shifted version of the input
signal with the original input signal.
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Phaser/Flanger: All kinds of effects using a comb filter (delay-line) to generate phase
shifting and cancellation thus creating, a phasing or flanging sound.
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Reverb: All effects creating an obvious room ambience.
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Filter/EQ: All types of effects which modify a sound's harmonics.
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Dynamics: Effects that manipulate the input signal's dynamic range such as compressor,
limiter or expander.
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Enhancer: All types of effects that enhance the sound through psycho-acoustic means,
e.g., to add brilliance and/or depth.
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Vocoder: Effects based on traditional vocoder technology where the signal present at one
input modulates the signal present at another input.
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Distortion: All types of effects that distort the incoming signal, from discreet to heavy
distortion.
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Resonator: A special effect containing a (comb) filter that rings at a resonant frequency
when it is excited by an input signal. A short input pulse creates a significantly longer
decaying oscillation at the output.
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Lo-Fi: An effect that creates lo-fi sounds from the incoming signal, like a bit or sample
rate reducer.
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Pitch Shift: All effects altering the pitch of a sound without affecting the playback tempo.
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Gate/NR: All types of gate and noise reduction effects.
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Panning: Effects that modulate the incoming signal's stereo/surround placement.
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