Mackie 408M Owner's Manual - Page 17

Delays There are four delays available. Delay 1 has one repeat after the original note. Delay 2 has two repeats, Delay 3 has three, and Delay 4 has four. The TIME/RATE PARAMETER controls the time between repeats, with the fastest repeats at the 0 position and the slowest repeats at 10. The DAMPING/DEPTH PARAMETER controls the damping, with the darkest tone at 0 and the brightest tone at 10. For an analog tape delay sound, use a darker setting so that each subsequent repeat is darker than the prior one. For a crisp digital delay sound, use a brighter setting so the tone retains its high end on each subsequent repeat. Since the delay effect is not stereo, it is not affected by the EFX WIDE switch. DELAY 1: One repeat. Works best for slapback delay used in country and swing guitar, and for rockabilly and some country vocals. Delay range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms. DELAY 2: Two repeats. Provides a fuller, more dramatic effect for rock and gospel vocals, acoustic guitar, and wind instruments such as flute. Especially effective for some finger-picking styles. Delay range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms. DELAY 3: Three repeats. An excellent delay for slow, bluesy vocals and melodic flute music. This delay usually works best when the channel EFX send is set at less than halfway. Delay range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms. DELAY 4: Four repeats. This is for very dramatic delay effects, particularly for enhancing long vocal notes and dramatic instrumental note-chopping effects. Be sure to set the channel EFX send at about halfway. Delay range adjustable from 5ms to 524ms. Modulation Effects These include Chorus, Flange and Phaser, and are generally used for enhancement of instrumental music. However, Chorus adds a dramatic effect to vocals as well. The EFX WIDE switch is very effective at dramatically increasing the strength and thickness of a modulation effect. For example, using the EFX WIDE on Chorus mimics a multi-voiced chorus effect. The TIME/RATE PARAMETER controls the effect Rate, which is the speed of the sweeping effect. Fully counter-clockwise produces the slowest sweeps and fully clockwise produces the fastest. DAMPING/DEPTH PARAMETER controls the effect depth, which is the strength of the sweeping effect. Fully counter-clockwise produces the lightest sweeping effect and fully clockwise produces the thickest. CHORUS : Provides a soft, ethereal sweeping effect. Perfect for enhancement of electric and acoustic guitar and bass. Also adds a dramatic effect to vocals, particularly group harmonies and choirs. The channel EFX send should be set halfway or higher. Rate adjustable from 0.5Hz to 30Hz. Depth adjustable from 0% to 100%. FLANGE : Creates a strong sweeping effect, particularly effective on rock electric guitar, lead and rhythm. The channel EFX send should be set halfway or higher. Rate adjustable from 0.5Hz to 20Hz. Depth adjustable from 0% to 100%. PHASER : This effect is perfect for enhancing strummed acoustic guitar or electric guitar power chords. The PHASER effectively duplicates the popular 70's phase shift effect used for guitar. Rate adjustable from 0.5Hz to 35Hz. Depth adjustable from 50% to 100%. EMAC SELECTIONS Name Reverbs REVERSE GATED CATHEDRAL LG. HALL MD. HALL LG. PLATE MD. PLATE SM. ROOM SPRING Delays DELAY 1 DELAY 2 DELAY 3 DELAY 4 Chorus/Flange/Phase CHORUS FLANGE PHASER Parameters Decay/Pre-delay 35ms-515ms/none 35ms-515ms/none 2sec-10sec/75ms 1sec-5sec/75ms 750ms-2.5sec/65ms 1sec-5sec/none 750ms-2.5sec/none 250ms-1sec/30ms 1sec-5sec/none Delay/No. of Repeats 5ms-524ms/1 5ms-524ms/2 5ms-524ms/3 5ms-524ms/4 Modulation/Depth 0.5Hz-30Hz/0%-100% 0.5Hz-20Hz/0%-100% 0.5Hz-35Hz/50%-100% Typical Applications Special effects on instruments or drums Special effects on instruments or drums Wind instruments; acoustic guitar; choir Vocals; electric and acoustic guitar Vocals; electric and acoustic guitar Vocals; snare Tight vocals; snare Tight vocals Acoustic guitar Country, swing guitar; rockabilly vocals Rock, gospel vocals; acoustic guitar; wind instruments Slow, bluesy vocals; melodic flute Long vocal notes Electric, acoustic guitars; bass; choir Rock electric guitar Strummed acoustic guitar, electric guitar power chords 17