Effects can be applied to single instruments or as Master System/Insertion effects.
Most effects have a Preset dropdown which allows you to select some 'factory' preset.
For any effect, if you select a preset and then change controls the text in this dropdown will become blue to remind you the preset has changed.
Note:
With the exception of the EQ effect, the D/W (Dry/Wet) control becomes a Vol (Volume) control when applied as a Master System effect. These are found in the Main window. In this section we always refer to D/W.
Reverb
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
Type This selects the reverb type:
- random will reset all the filters on selection and each time the roomsize is changed
- freeverb (default) is the well-known freeverb reverb type
- bandwidth applies a unison before the LPF/HPF filters
R.S. Room Size (%)
D/W Dry/Wet balance. If completely to the left only the dry signal (no reverb) will be heard
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
Time Reverberation time
I.del Initial delay (also known as pre-delay)
I.delfb Initial delay feedback
BW Bandwidth - Changes the unison 'spread' for the bandwidth type
E/R[not yet implemented] Early reflections
LPF Low Pass Filter. This will cut frequencies above the selected value
HPF High Pass Filter. This will cut frequencies below the selected value
Damp Amount of damping of low frequencies
Echo
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
BPM When checked locks the delay control to the incoming MIDI clock
D/W Dry/Wet balance. If completely to the left only the dry signal (no echo) will be heard
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
Delay The time between echo repeats
Separate When checked, the Delay and LRdl controls change to separate left and right delay times, so they become quite independent
LRdl. Shortens/lengthens the delay of left and right in opposite directions. This can effectively be used to create a 'stereo echo/delay' effect
LRc. Left/Right crossover. This defines how echos cross left to right. Or how the delays are 'spread' over the stereo (left/right panorama). To hear a difference there also needs to be a non-zero value in the above LRdl. control
Fb. Feedback value for the echo. The higher the value the more repeats are generated
Damp Dampening of high frequencies
Chorus
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
Subtract Inverts the output if selected so it tends to subtract from the incoming signal rather than adding to it.
D/W Dry/Wet balance. If completely to the left only the dry signal (no chorus) will be heard
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
Freq LFO frequency
Start Only when BPM is active, this sets position (phase) in the LFO when the note starts
Rnd Randomness of LFO frequency
BPM When checked locks the frequency control to the incoming MIDI clock
LFO Type Waveform of LFO (Sine / Tri[angle])
St.df Stereo phase difference for the left/right LFO
Dpth Depth of the LFO
Delay Delay of the chorus. Low depth and delay will give a flanger effect
Fb Feedback
L/R Left / Right effect routing. Leftmost: left to left, right to right; middle: left+right to centre; rightmost: left to right, right to left
Phaser
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
D/W Dry/Wet balance. If completely to the left only the dry signal (no phaser) will be heard
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
Freq LFO frequency
Start Only when BPM is active, this sets the position (phase) in the LFO when the note starts
Rnd Randomness of LFO frequency
BPM When checked locks the frequency control to the incoming MIDI clock
LFO Type Waveform of LFO (Sine / Tri[angle])
Depth Effect depth
St.df Stereo phase difference for the left/right LFO
L/R Left / Right effect routing. Only available when Analog is not selected. Leftmost: left to left, right to right; middle: left+right to centre; rightmost: left to right, right to left
Fb Feedback
Dist Phaser distortion. Only available when Analog is selected
Phase Phase
Analog FET (Field-effect transistor) emulation (on/off)
Hyper Hyper sine mode (on/off). Only available when Analog is selected
Sub. Inverts the output (on/off)
Stages Phaser stages (max 12)
AlienWah
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
Phase Phase of the AlienWah effect. This sets the vocal sound between an 'Aahh' and an 'Eehh'
D/W Dry/Wet balance. If completely to the left only the dry signal (no AlienWah) will be heard
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
Freq LFO frequency
Start Only when BPM is active, this sets the position (phase) in the LFO when the note starts
Rnd Randomness of LFO frequency
BPM When checked locks the frequency control to the incoming MIDI clock
LFO Type Waveform of LFO (Sine / Tri[angle])
St.df Stereo phase difference for the left/right LFO
Dpth Depth of the LFO
Fb Feedback
Delay Delay before the feedback. Low delay will give more of a wha wha effect (0 to 100)
L/R Left / Right effect routing. Leftmost: left to left, right to right; middle: left+right to centre; rightmost: left to right, right to left
Distortion
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
LRc. Left/Right mix
Drive Distortion (drive) level
Level Volume (amplification) level after distortion
Type Select the wave for the distortion waveshaping function
Neg. Negate (invert) the signal if selected
LPF Low Pass Filter. Blocks frequencies above the selected frequency
HPF High Pass Filter. Blocks frequencies below the selected frequency
PF Pre Filter. If selected the LPF and HPF are applied before distortion
St. Stereo. If selected the effect is stereo, otherwise mono
EQ
This effect provides a visual representation of the EQ curve as shown in the screenshot. The horizontal axis represent frequencies and the vertical represents amplitude. The yellow line shows how the signal will be filtered (equalised).
Gain Gain of the equalised signal
Band Band number. The EQ effect provides up to 8 'bands' each of which is an independent filter
Type Filter type for the selected band
Freq Filter frequency. Depending on the type of filter this can be the cut-off or centre frequency
Gain Gain for the filter, if made available by the type of filter (e.g. peak, high-shelf, low-shelf)
Q Q factor for the filter. Depending on the type of filter this can be the 'resonance', 'width', etc.
Stages Number of additional stages for the filter (up to 4). Typically, more stages result in more 'drastic' ('steep') filtering around the center/cutoff frequency
DynFilter
The DynFilter is actually made of two effect stages, the main effect and the filter control accessible via its own panel by clicking on the 'Filter' button.
Effect controls
Preset selects a default preset and set controls accordingly
D/W Dry/Wet balance. If completely to the left only the dry signal (no DynFilter) will be heard
Pan The left/right panning (panorama) for the effect
Freq DynFilter LFO Frequency
Start Only when BPM is active, this sets the position (phase) in the LFO when the note starts
Rnd Randomness of the LFO Frequency
LFO Type Waveform of LFO (Sine / Tri[angle])
BPM When checked locks the frequency control to the incoming MIDI clock
St.df Left/right channel phase shift for the LFO
LfoD LFO Depth
A.S. Amplitude Sensing. Changes the behaviour of the filter dependent on the incoming amplitude
A.M. Amplitude Measurement, i.e. how the RMS value of the amplitude is calculated. The higher the value the slower the filter will react
Inv. Invert (negate) the absolute RMS value effectively lowering the filter frequency