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EFFECTS EDIT

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PHASING This gives a ‘swooshing’ effect. It uses a very short delay time which is

modulated by an LFO.

FLANGING This also gives a ‘swooshing’ effect but, because it uses a slightly longer

basic delay time, the effects are more pronounced and more ‘metallic’.

CHORUS This produces an effect similar to several instruments playing at the same

time. It is good for ‘beefing up’ many different sounds and giving the

impression of an ensemble effect. CHORUS is an excellent ‘all rounder’ on

most synth sounds (bass, pads, string synths, brass), electric piano

sounds, guitar, etc..

NOTE: Many chorus units you can buy as pedals or rack mount processors use a single

delay line modulated by an LFO. This can sometimes produce a very ‘cyclic’, repetitive

sound. The S3000XL’s chorus, however, actually uses four delay lines each modulated at

different phase angles of the LFO’s output to produce a very broad stereo effect with little

or no ‘cyclicness’.

DELAY3

DELAY 2

DELAY 4

DELAY 1

LFO

L50

L15

R15

R50

L/R

Audio in

Furthermore, the outputs of these delays are spread across the stereo image to give a

wide, expansive (expensive?) chorus sound.

The parameters for these effects are:

This sets the speed of the phasing, flanging or chorus effect.

This sets the depth of the phasing, flanging or chorus effect. For flanging,

high depth settings can work well but for chorus effects, you may find

lower depth settings more appropriate. To create classic phasing effects,

low depth settings are appropriate.

This sets the amount of signal that will be fed from the output of the effect

back into its input. This has the effect of sharpening or accentuating the

effect. This parameter may be inverted and negative settings have the

effect of heightening the effect even further.

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