EMAC effects, with their levels already deter-A very dramatic effect that works well with wind
mined by the channelsO EFX 2 (EXT) knob, youOllinstruments such as flute, slow finger picking on
typically set this knob near the OU� mark andacoustic guitar, and quiet vocal group harmony
then leave it alone.and choirs. Also works well with keyboards and
drums using short decay. Decay range is adjust-
EFFECTS TO MONITOR
able from 2 seconds to 10 seconds. Pre-delay set
This works just like the channel AUX at 75 ms.
knobs, but here, the source signal is the EFX 2LG. HALL: Dense, smooth reverb with long
RETURN and the EMAC output. Typically, thistail, long pre-delay, and some early reflections.
knob is used to add effects to the stage monitors.Tails are warm with more apparent high end.
Turned fully up, it provides 15 dB of addi-Works well with vocals and electric and acoustic
tional gain, the center OU� mark is unity gain,guitar. Decay range is adjustable from 1 second
and fully down is off.to 5 seconds. Pre-delay set at 75 ms.
MD. HALL: Dense, smooth reverb with nor-
PRESET SELECT
mal tail, normal pre-delay, and increased early
Rotate this detented switch to select thereflections. Tails are warm with more apparent
preset effect you want to use.high end. Works well with vocals and electric
and acoustic guitar. Decay range is adjustable
Preset Effects Descriptions
from 750 ms to 2.5 seconds. Pre-delay set at 65ms.
ReverbsLG. PLATE: Good early reflections and no
pre-delay. Tails are normal and warm with
The reverbs are designed to provide a wide
strong high end for increased presence. Perfect
variety of reverb sounds for vocal and instru-
for vocals and snare. Decay range is adjustable
ment applications. In the following description,
from 1 second to 5 seconds. No pre-delay.
tail refers to the reflections that follow the initial
MD. PLATE: Good early reflections and no
sound event, also referred to as decay range.
pre-delay. Tails are short and warm with strong
Pre-delay is the amount of time between the
high end for increased presence. Perfect for
initial sound event and the first reflection.
tight vocals and snare. Decay range is adjust-
TIME/RATE controls the length of the
able from 750 ms to 2.5 seconds. No pre-delay.
tail, with the shortest tail at the 0 position and
SM. ROOM: Reverb featuring very fast and
the longest tail at 10. DAMPING/DEPTH
scattered early reflections with a short pre-delay.
controls the damping, with the darkest tone at
Tails are very short and warm with normal high-
0 and the brightest tone at 10. The WIDE
end imitating absorbent wall materials and
switch is very effective at increasing the stereo
audience. Good for tight vocal effects. Decay
image of the reverb effect.
range is adjustable from 250 ms to 1 second.
REVERSE: Standard reverse reverb, simulat-
Pre-delay set at 30 ms.
ing a tail-first effect
SPRING: Mimics the
increasing to the original
vintage 60Os-style wet
note. Decay range is ad- DIGITAL STEREO EFFECTS PROCESSOR
spring reverb effect. Tails
justable from 35 ms toEFX 2 (INT) RETURN MASTERS
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are normal with strong
515 ms. No pre-delay.
UUUU
high end and a slight wa-
GATED: Standard
ver imitating the slow
gated reverb, where the
flutter of the mechanical
reverb tail is cut offOO+15OO+15OO+15OO+15
EFX 2TO MAIN MIXAUX 1AUX 2spring system. Very good
sharply after the preset
SENDEFFECTS TO MONITOR
with acoustic guitar. De-
decay length. DecayREVERSEDELAY 1
cay range is adjustable
range is adjustable fromGATEDDELAY 2
CATHEDRALDELAY 3from 1 second to 5 sec-
35 ms to 515 ms. No pre-
LG. HALLDELAY 4
onds. No pre-delay.
delay.MD. HALLCHORUS
LG. PLATEFLANGE
CATHEDRAL: Dense,Delays
MD. PLATEPHASER
smooth reverb with verySM. ROOMSPRING
There are four delays
long tail, long pre-delay,NORMALEFXNORMAL
available with one, two,
and late reflections. Tails
three, and four repeats.
are very warm with some
TIME/RATE controls
WIDEBYPASS
additional high-end010010
REVERBSthe time between repeats,
reflections imitating theTIMEDELAYSDAMPING
with the fastest repeats
RATECHORUS/FLANGE/PHASERDEPTH
stone walls of a cathedral.
at the 0 position and the
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