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MPC500 Operator's Manual rev 1.0

Chapter 13: Effects

In this section, you will learn how to select and edit effects. The MPC500 has two stereo effects processors and one master effect. To apply

the effects to a specific pad sound, use the two stereo effects. To apply effects to the entire mix, use the master effect. Note: The effect

settings will be saved with the ALL file, which is created when you save the data by selecting SAVE ALL SEQS & SONGS.

Applying Fx1 to a Specific Pad Sound

You can apply effects to a selected pad sound. Here, let’s apply BIT GRUNGER to the selected pad sound.

1. Press the [MODE] button and then the [PAD 9] (EFFECT). The following screen will be displayed.

2. In the 'Pad' field, choose the pad you want to add the Bit Grunger effect to. You can select a pad directly just by

hitting the pad you wish to effect.

3. In the 'Select' field indicated above, select the Eff send parameter if it is not displayed already.

4. In the 'Send' field, change the selection from OFF to FX1

This will route the selected pad to FX1.

Note: the 'send level' field is a dynamic field, meaning it will only appear when certain effect types, such as reverbs and delays are selected.

5. Next, in the 'Select' field, choose the FX1 parameter. The screen will change as follows:

6. In the 'Effect type' field, choose Grunger

7. Play the effected pad, and experiment with the 'Parameter' field.

The Bit Grunger effect adds distortion to the sound to lower the fidelity of a sound. Lower depth settings emulate the classic sound of

vintage lo-fi samplers. More extreme settings can yield a wild, crunchy sounding distortion. The 'Depth' field sets the amount to lower the

sound quality. The larger the value, the more lo-fi sound will be created.

Tip: you can apply the effect to several pads. The effect of the FX 1 is applied to all the pads whose Eff send parameter is set to 1 In Effect

Mode.

Tip: you can set the effects in details. For more information about detailed editing of each effect, see the "Editing effects" section.

Applying Fx2 to a Specific Pad Sound

Like FX 1, you can use FX 2 to apply an effect to a selected pad. The output of FX1 can also be routed in to FX2 for even more effects.

Applying reverb

When you select Reverb in the FX type, you need to apply this effect to a specific pad in a slightly different way. Here, assume you have

selected REVERB in the 'Effect type' field for FX2.

1. Select REVERB in the 'Effect type' field of FX2.

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