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Chapter 13: Using the effects
Chapter 13: Using the effects
If you have installed an optional effect board EB2M, you can use various types of effects. This chapter describes
their functions and usage.
➸NOTE : If the EB2M is not installed in the DPS12, the effect setting screens still appear. However, they will
not respond to your operation.
Effect signal flow
If you have installed an optional effect board EB2M in the DPS12, you can use two channels of stereo effects:
EFFECT A and EFFECT B. Channel signals sent to AUX SEND A and B from the mixer channels are routed to
EFFECT A and EFFECT B within the digital domain.
➸NOTE : Signals sent to EFFECT A and B are also output from the AUX SEND A/B jacks on the rear panel.
Mixer section
Analog signal
Digital signal
TRACK MIX channel
THRU MIX channel
SEND
A B
LEVEL
SEND B
PRE/POST
SEND A
PRE/POST
SEND A
LEVEL
SEND B
LEVEL
EB2M
EFFECT A
AUX SEND A
(ANALOG)
EFFECT B
AUX SEND B
(ANALOG)
SEND A
MASTER LEVEL
SEND B
MASTER LEVEL
Stereo effect return signals sent from EFFECT A/B can be recorded on the tracks in the recorder section as analog
input signals 3/4, 5/6 (or only 5/6) in the same way as usual input signals, or they can be sent to the THRU MIX
channels in the mixer section and mixed with the track playback sound. (In this case, the corresponding analog
inputs cannot be used for signal input.)
Global effects and Insert effects
The optional effect board offers 36 types of effects, and you can select a different effect for EFFECT A and B
independently. These effects are divided into two categories as follows:
■ Global effects
These effects include reverb and delay, and output only effect sounds. They are usually applied to multiple
parts.
If you are using Global effects during mixdown, you need to mix a dry sound and an effect sound in the mixer
section, since the effect return signal includes only the effect sound.
■ Insert effects
These effects include an equalizer and compressor that process dry sounds directly, and also include a phaser
that mixes and outputs dry sounds and effect sounds. They are mainly used only for certain parts of a song.
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