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16 EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX User Manual 6. Presets Effect PARALLEL EFFECTS Cathedral Plate Concert Stage Room Studio Small Hall Ambience Early Reflections Spring Reverb Gated Reverb Reverse Reverb Chorus Flanger Phaser Rotary Speaker Delay Chorus & Reverb Flanger & Reverb Phaser & Reverb Rotary Speaker & Reverb Delay & Reverb Delay & Chorus Delay & Flanger INSERT EFFECTS Compressor Expander Gate Ultramizer Ultrabass Panner Exciter Auto Filter Tube Distortion Guitar Amp Vinylizer Test Tone Description Application examples Very dense and long reverberation of a large cathedral. Simulates the sound of early plate reverberators. Simulates a small theater or large concert hall. Very dense reverb, especially for live applications. You can clearly hear the walls of the room. Adds spaciousness to the sound; signals sound natural, not "flat". Simulates a small, lively (strongly reflecting) hall. Reproduces a middle-sized room without late reflections. Very dense reverb with pronounced early reflections. Simulates a classic spring reverberation. Reverb that is synthetically cut off Reverb with reversed envelope, i.e. it slowly gets louder. Slight detuning of the original signal. A slightly delayed signal is added to the original signal, producing phase shifting of the signals. Another phase-shift effect. Simulation of a classic effect for electronic organ. Delay of the input signal with several repetitions. Combination of chorus and reverb. Flanger combined with a reverb effect. Phaser combined with a reverb effect. Rotary Speaker effect combined with reverb. Delay combined with reverb. Widens the signals and produces interesting repetition effects. Similar to Delay & Chorus, but with audible up/downward modulation. Solo instruments/vocals in slow pieces. A classic for drums (snare) and vocals. Creates an "atmosphere" (e.g. radioplay voices). Dissipates the sound of keyboard pads, for example. Reverb effect that isn't directly noticeable. Gives a sound source more "class" in the mix. Perfect for processing drums. Extremely versatile effect. Drums, percussion, slap bass Extremely versatile effect. Produces a very"crisp"snare sound. Produces a very spaced out vocal sound. Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards etc.). Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards etc.). Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards etc.). Organ/keyboards. Extremely versatile effect. A classic effect for vocals. All-purpose effect. All-purpose effect. Organ/keyboards/electric guitar. The most common combination for vocals, solo guitar, etc. Makes vocals stand out in the mix. Good intelligibility is preserved. Ideal for creating a slightly spaced out sound. Soft or loud passages are raised or lowered in level respectively. No dynamics limitation (see Compressor), but quite the opposite: interference (noise, hum, etc.) is reduced in level. A gate opens for a specific period of time to make a specific signal pass, and then closes abruptly. Extremely efficient compression through automatic adaptation of compression parameters. Combines sub-harmonics processor, bass exciter and limiter. The signal "wanders" between the sides of the stereo basis. Adds synthetic harmonics to the signal, resulting in increased presence and "loudness". Level-dependent boost of a specific frequency band, similar to auto-wah effect for electric guitars. Simulates the tube distortion of classic guitar amplifiers. Guitar amp simulation. Adds the clicks and noise of old vinyl records. 1-kHz test tone. Single signals, especially from microphones. Single signals, especially from microphones. "Controls"feedback-prone microphones/eliminates interference. Gives mix signals a constant output level. Gives keyboard sounds some special "class"/sound effect for electric basses. Special effect, e.g. for radioplay soundtracking. Both mix and single signals. Improves intelligibility of vocal signals. DJ-ing/sound effects for live events/electric guitar or bass. Electric guitar/vocals/keyboards. Electric guitar or bass. DJ-ing/sound effects for live events. Makes P.A. level setting easier.

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EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX User Manual
6.
Presets
Effect
Description
Application examples
PARALLEL EFFECTS
Cathedral
Very dense and long reverberation of a large cathedral.
Solo instruments/vocals in slow pieces.
Plate
Simulates the sound of early plate reverberators.
A classic for drums (snare) and vocals.
Concert
Simulates a small theater or large concert hall.
Creates an “atmosphere” (e.g. radioplay voices).
Stage
Very dense reverb, especially for live applications.
Dissipates the sound of keyboard pads, for example.
Room
You can clearly hear the walls of the room.
Reverb effect that isn’t directly noticeable.
Studio
Adds spaciousness to the sound; signals sound natural, not “flat”.
Gives a sound source more “class” in the mix.
Small Hall
Simulates a small, lively (strongly reflecting) hall.
Perfect for processing drums.
Ambience
Reproduces a middle-sized room without late reflections.
Extremely versatile effect.
Early Reflections
Very dense reverb with pronounced early reflections.
Drums, percussion, slap bass
Spring Reverb
Simulates a classic spring reverberation.
Extremely versatile effect.
Gated Reverb
Reverb that is synthetically cut off
Produces a very “crisp” snare sound.
Reverse Reverb
Reverb with reversed envelope, i.e. it slowly gets louder.
Produces a very spaced out vocal sound.
Chorus
Slight detuning of the original signal.
Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards etc.).
Flanger
A slightly delayed signal is added to the original signal, producing phase shifting of the signals.
Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards etc.).
Phaser
Another phase-shift effect.
Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards etc.).
Rotary Speaker
Simulation of a classic effect for electronic organ.
Organ/keyboards.
Delay
Delay of the input signal with several repetitions.
Extremely versatile effect.
Chorus & Reverb
Combination of chorus and reverb.
A classic effect for vocals.
Flanger & Reverb
Flanger combined with a reverb effect.
All-purpose effect.
Phaser & Reverb
Phaser combined with a reverb effect.
All-purpose effect.
Rotary Speaker & Reverb
Rotary Speaker effect combined with reverb.
Organ/keyboards/electric guitar.
Delay & Reverb
Delay combined with reverb.
The most common combination for vocals, solo guitar, etc.
Delay & Chorus
Widens the signals and produces interesting repetition effects.
Makes vocals stand out in the mix. Good intelligibility is preserved.
Delay & Flanger
Similar to Delay & Chorus, but with audible up/downward modulation.
Ideal for creating a slightly spaced out sound.
INSERT EFFECTS
Compressor
Soft or loud passages are raised or lowered in level respectively.
Single signals, especially from microphones.
Expander
No dynamics limitation (see Compressor), but quite the opposite:
interference (noise, hum, etc.) is reduced in level.
Single signals, especially from microphones.
Gate
A gate opens for a specific period of time to make a specific signal pass, and then closes abruptly.
“Controls” feedback-prone microphones/eliminates interference.
Ultramizer
Extremely efficient compression through automatic adaptation of compression parameters.
Gives mix signals a constant output level.
Ultrabass
Combines sub-harmonics processor, bass exciter and limiter.
Gives keyboard sounds some special “class”/sound effect for
electric basses.
Panner
The signal “wanders” between the sides of the stereo basis.
Special effect, e.g. for radioplay soundtracking.
Exciter
Adds synthetic harmonics to the signal, resulting in increased presence and “loudness”.
Both mix and single signals. Improves intelligibility of vocal signals.
Auto Filter
Level-dependent boost of a specific frequency band, similar to auto-wah effect for electric guitars.
DJ-ing/sound effects for live events/electric guitar or bass.
Tube Distortion
Simulates the tube distortion of classic guitar amplifiers.
Electric guitar/vocals/keyboards.
Guitar Amp
Guitar amp simulation.
Electric guitar or bass.
Vinylizer
Adds the clicks and noise of old vinyl records.
DJ-ing/sound effects for live events.
Test Tone
1-kHz test tone.
Makes P.A. level setting easier.