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Effects
When the Shape control is set to the left of centre, the volume will rise instantly to full on each triggered Beat, giving
a very fast attack (with the release becoming increasingly sudden as the centre position is reached). This is ideal for
making the beat of the music even more marked. To the right of centre, the rise of the volume is progressively
slowed down (and the release being instantaneous). This slowing of the attack of the sound can make the beat
sound 'lazy' or even 'backwards' and will give more esoteric results. The Depth control allows you to adjust from
subtle to extreme as you turn from left to right.
SHAPE
This control selects the shape of the cutter effect. At the fully anti-clockwise position (
) the overall volume of the
audio will rise quickly and fall slowly. As the control is moved in a clockwise direction the change in volume will
become more severe, quickly rising and falling to form a 'gated' effect, reaching it's maximum at the 12 o'clock
position (
) . As the control is moved towards the fully clockwise position (
) the effect will become more subtle,
the volume rising slowly and falling away quickly for a 'backwards' effect.
DEPTH
This control has two functions depending on the position of the SHAPE control.
When the SHAPE control is set to the square position (
), this control sets the length of the 'open' or 'on' period of
the gate, the period in which the audio signal can be heard.
At the fully anti-clockwise position (Min), the gate is open for its maximum duration allowing most of the audio signal
to pass. As the control is moved in a clockwise direction the open period becomes increasingly shorter, allowing less
and less of the audio signal to pass until, at the fully clockwise position (Max), the duration of the open period is
extremely short, allowing through just a brief section of the audio signal.
When the SHAPE control is set to the falling or rising sawtooth positions, (
) this control sets the volume level
of the sawtooth's low point in relation to it's fixed maximum peak (0dB). At the fully anti-clockwise position (Min), the
volume of the low point will be just below that of the peak, giving a soft, subtle tremolo effect. As the control is
moved in a clockwise direction the volume of the low point will become increasingly quieter, the difference between
the two points becoming more and more pronounced until, at the fully clockwise position (Max), the low point
volume will be at infinity or 'off'.
SPEED
This control can be used to manually set the trigger rate of the CUTTER. To override any of the preset BEATS
settings, simply turn the SPEED control to make the necessary adjustment. The BEATS indicators will light in
sequence as this control is moved past each preset value, with two LEDs on indicating a speed setting between
any two values.
BEATS
These indicators show the automatic BEATS setting (if selected) for the CUTTER effect. See "Setting the BEATS"
on page 21.
SET
This button selects the automatic BEATS setting mode for the CUTTER effect. See "Setting the BEATS" on page 21.
ACTIVATE
This button switches the CUTTER effect on and off (or to 'cue' if MASTER ON/OFF is set to OFF). See "Activating
the effects" on page 11.
MONITOR SECTION: Please see page 42 for details.
FEDERATION BPM FX
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