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EFFECTS

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The mixer’s aux sends are also being fed to the S3000XL’s inputs so that tracks from the

DR8 may be processed through the S3000XL. The S3000XL’s individual outputs are

being used here but you could just as easily use the L/R outputs if you are short of mixer

channels and set the balance of the programs within the S3000XL.

An extention of this may be to also be sequencing older synths that have no effects such

as MIDI’d up anaolgue synths or FM synths, etc..

Of course, you needn’t be sequencing the S3000XL during mixdown and it can just be

used as a stand-alone two channel effects processor if you like

ROUTING EXTERNAL SOUNDS THROUGH THE EFFECTS

External sounds are routed via the I/O page in the main EFFECTS page. Pressing F1

will give this display:

Having only two inputs, you may only use two channels of the effects but you may route

the Left input and Right input to any of the four effects using the field.

The field alows you to set how much of the ‘staight’ signal will be mixed in

with the effected signal. When using a mixer and sending signals to the S3000XL via

auxilliary sends, this is best kept at 00 but when playing a sound directly through the

effects, you should set an appropriate balance here (you may also set the ‘wet/dry’

balance in the OUTPUTS page in EFFECTS EDIT - see later).

NOTE: An effects channel may share an external input AND internal sounds. For

example, you may route some programs/parts to FX channel 1 which also has an external

input routed to it. This is so that you don’t have to make an ‘either/or’ decision and allows

greater flexibility when bringing in external sound sources. If you want an FX channel for

exclusive use by an external sound source, do not route any programs/parts to that FX

channel.

SELECTING THE EFFECTS OUTPUT

You may, if you wish, route the effects to appear at a pair of the individual outputs. This

allows you to balance the relative levels of the ‘straight’ signal and the effects signal on an

external mixing console. This would also allow you to maybe EQ the effects signal or

whatever. This is set in the I/O page in the section and you may select L+R,

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 as you wish. You will note, however, that the outputs selected here

carries a mix of all four effects channels’ outputs and it is not possible to route individual

effects channels to different outputs.

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