DigiTech Element Owner's Manual page 31

EQ
The 3-band EQ lets you further shape the tone of each preset. Each EQ band is identified with
a pair of letters (e.g.,
represent EQ cut (
1
EQ boost ( = 3dB boost,
6
represents no cut or boost (flat). The following table shows the available EQ options.
Available EQ Options
Option (Shown In Display)
bA1-9
Id1-9
tR1-9
Noise Gate
The Element and Element XP offer two noise gate types: Silencer and AutoSwell.
• Silencer Gate (noise reduction)
The Silencer Gate is designed to eliminate noise when you are not playing. The Silencer's nine
settings (
GA1-GA9
the highest. This determines how loud a signal must be before it can open the gate and be
heard. The higher the setting, the louder a signal must be in order to open the gate.
• AutoSwell Gate (pluck detector gate)
The AutoSwell Gate creates an automatic volume swell effect. The AutoSwell's nine settings
( ) determine the attack time (how quickly the volume swell grows from the note or
SL1-SL9
chord you play). The higher the setting, the slower the swell grows.
Available Noise Gate Options
Option (Shown In Display)
OFF
gA1-9
SL1-9
represents the bass band) and has nine settings (i.e.,
bA
= 12dB cut, = 9dB cut,
2
= 6dB boost,
7
Description
Low frequency (bass) tone control
Mid frequency (midrange) tone control
High frequency (treble) tone control
) determine the threshold, with
Description
Noise Gate effect is turned off
Silencer Gate
AutoSwell Gate
= 6dB cut, = 3dB cut). Settings
3 4
= 9dB boost, = 12dB boost). A setting of
8 9
being the lowest threshold and
1
). Settings
1-9 1-4
represent
6-9
5
being
9
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