FX: Effects

FX holds 14 effects wired in the FX patcher, plus 3 LFOs. The preset selector at the top stores and recalls the settings of the whole module. See also Preset Selector.

In the patcher, each effect is a node, and the connections are made automatically from where the nodes sit. The patcher has its own preset selector above it, which stores and recalls the node layout; the module’s preset selector does not change where the nodes sit. See also FX Patcher.

• A node feeds only nodes below it, inside the arc drawn under it. Drag a node to move it, and hold FN1 and drag to change how wide its arc opens and how far down it reaches; the arc opens up to 80° either side of straight down. Drag across an empty area to select several nodes and move them together, and choose Arrange Nodes from the right-click menu to tidy the layout without changing the sound.
• FX1 - FX3 are where the instruments’ FX buses come in, so nothing connects into them. BUS4 - BUS6 are where the sound leaves for the mixer, so they connect to nothing.
• LEV1, LEV2, SEND1, and SEND2 are nodes like the effects, so they can sit anywhere in a chain.
• Triggers travel along the same connections as the sound.

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Triggers

THRESHOLD is the bar beside each effect’s name. It shows the CV arriving; drag it to set the level a trigger needs, and double-click to reset it. PROB is the % box beside the bar.

• Below THRESHOLD, a trigger does nothing and is not passed on.
• At or above it, the trigger passes on to the next connected node and PROB is rolled. On a hit, the effect turns on and its Randomizable dials take new values. On a miss, it turns off.
• FLG, PHAS, RM, and CRSH have no THRESHOLD: every trigger passes on and rolls PROB.
• RPT, GLCH, LEV1, and LEV2 work differently; see their tables.

Every effect, every FX bus, and every LFO here can follow a trigger other than the one wired to it, chosen from the right-click menu or the LFO panel. See also Trigger Source and Trigger Events (CV).

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FLT : Low-pass and High-pass Filter

Parameter	Description
FLT (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
HPF	Randomizable Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter.
LPF	Randomizable Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter.
RES	Randomizable Adjusts the resonance amount of the high-pass and low-pass filter.

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FLG : Flanger

Parameter	Description
FLG (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
DEL	Randomizable Adjusts the delay time.
FDB	Randomizable Adjusts the amount of feedback.

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PHAS : Phaser

Parameter	Description
PHAS (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
AMT	Randomizable Adjusts the amount of phaser.
FRQ	Randomizable Adjusts the frequency of phaser.

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RM : Ring Modulator

Parameter	Description
RM (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
AMT	Randomizable Adjusts the amount of ring modulation.
FRQ	Randomizable Adjusts the frequency of ring modulation.

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CRSH : Bit Depth and Sample Rate Reducer

Parameter	Description
CRSH (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
BIT	Randomizable Adjusts the bit depth. Lower values produce a lo-fi sound.
SMP	Randomizable Adjusts the sample rate.

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GRN1 : Granulator

Parameter	Description
GRN1 (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
SMTH	Sets the probability of smoothing parameter changes.
JIT	Randomizable Adjusts the jitter.
DIST	Randomizable Adjusts the grain distance.
SPD	Randomizable Adjusts the playback speed.
PCH	Randomizable Adjusts the pitch of the sound.
SIZE	Randomizable Adjusts the grain size.

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SPIN : Turntable Spin Effect

Parameter	Description
SPIN (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
BRK	Randomizable Adjusts the brake amount.
ACC	Randomizable Adjusts the acceleration. Negative values represent scratching or backspin.
CUE	Randomizable Sets the probability of using a cue. Cue points are selected at random from the most recently registered ones, and a new cue point is registered each time the effect is triggered.
PARA	Randomizable Sets the probability of processing left and right separately.

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LEV1 / LEV2 : Level Utility

Parameter	Description
THRESHOLD	The bar above the dial. There is no PROB: every trigger at or above THRESHOLD gives the level a new value and passes on.
LEV1 / LEV2	Randomizable Adjusts the output level.

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GRN2 : Granulator

Parameter	Description
GRN2 (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
SMTH	Sets the probability of smoothing parameter changes.
LOCK	Randomizable Sets the probability of locking pitch. If the pitch is locked, the pitch of the sound will vary according to the grain size.
JIT	Randomizable Adjusts the jitter.
DIST	Randomizable Adjusts the grain distance.
SPD	Randomizable Adjusts the playback speed.
SIZE	Randomizable Adjusts the grain size.

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SEND1 / SEND2 : Sender

Parameter	Description
SEND1 / SEND2 (Activator Switch)	Turns sending on or off.
DL1	Randomizable Adjusts the send level to DL1.
DL2	Randomizable Adjusts the send level to DL2.
RVB	Randomizable Adjusts the send level to RVB.

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RPT : Repeater

Parameter	Description
RPT (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
THRESHOLD	While a repeat is still playing, a trigger at or above THRESHOLD is ignored and not passed on.
PROB	On a hit, a new repeat starts and the Randomizable dials take new values. On a miss, nothing starts.
TRI	Sets the probability of using triplets.
HLD	Randomizable Adjusts the hold time. A smaller hold time produces a staccato sound.
AMP	Randomizable How the volume changes over the repeats: negative fades out from full volume, positive fades in to it.
PCH	Randomizable How the pitch changes with each repeat: negative lowers it, positive raises it.
LEN	Randomizable Adjusts the number of repeats.
SIZE	Randomizable Adjusts the repeat size.

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LFO1 - LFO3 : LFO

Three LFOs that can drive the effects’ dials. LFO2 can also modulate LFO1’s FRQ and AMT, and LFO3 those of LFO1 and LFO2. With TRIG on INPUT (the default), an LFO is triggered whenever an effect it targets is hit.

Parameter	Description
LFO MENU	Shows the LFO’s shape and targets. Click to open the LFO panel. See also LFO.
LFO1 / LFO2 / LFO3	Randomizable Adjusts the frequency of the LFO.
AMT	Randomizable Adjusts the amount of LFO modulation.

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GLCH : Sequential Repeater

Parameter	Description
GLCH (Activator Switch)	Turns the effect on or off.
THRESHOLD	At or above THRESHOLD, ON is rolled first, then OFF if ON misses. While the effect is on, a trigger that turns it neither on nor off stops here and is not passed on.
ON	Sets the chance that a trigger turns the effect on. On a hit, TRI is rolled.
OFF	Sets the chance that a trigger turns the effect off, rolled when ON misses.
HLD	Adjusts the hold time. A smaller hold time produces a staccato sound.
TRI	Sets the probability of using triplets.
BEAT	Sets the length of the sequence.
ROTATE BUTTONS	Shift the sequence by one step or by a whole beat, in either direction.
CLEAR	Sets every cell of the sequence to 0.
STEP SEQUENCER	Each cell’s height (1 - 7) sets how long a slice repeats from that step: taller is longer. A cell at 0 leaves the current repeat unchanged. Each beat’s resolution is set as on the SEQ grid.

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