Mackie Mix5 Owners Manual - Page 22

Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX Appendix C: Table of Effects Presets No. Title 01 Small Stage 02 Small Room 03 Large Room 04 Warm Hall 05 Bright Hall 06 Classic Plate 07 Bright Plate 08 Vocal Plate 09 Chorus 10 Flanger 11 Slapback 12 Space Echo Description Example of its use This preset simulates the sound of a small concert stage, Useful for vocals or guitars in fast paced, with a short reverb time and reverberant space. high-energy songs that call for a "live" sounding reverberation. The small room reverb simulates the reverberation (persistence of sound) in a typical small room. Small rooms are typically coined "dead" rooms with little to no reverb. Some artists record guitars (and/or bass) from a bathroom to get a "punchier" sound out of their amp. The large room reverb simulates the reverberation (persistence of sound) in a typical large room. Large rooms are typically coined "live" rooms since they have a lot of reverb. Sound tends to carry in large rooms with a lot of open space. This works well for a good, boomy kick sound. This reverb simulates the sound of a spacious, yet cozy, heavily draped and carpeted concert hall with an especially warm tone. Perfect for adding natural concert hall ambience to close-mic'ed orchestral instruments. This reverb is characterized by its large, spacious sound, Useful on vocals that require a brighter reverb long pre-delay and vibrant tone. It has a bright tone to cut through the mix, or for giving acoustic with lots of scattered reflections to simulate harder, more instruments a livelier vibe. reflective surfaces. This preset emulates vintage mechanical reverberation that was generated with a metal plate. Its sound is characterized by lots of early reflections and no pre-delay. Perfect for thickening percussive instruments, such as a snare drum, or tight vocal arrangements. More than just a shiny object, the bright plate is a fast-acting, airy reverb that scoops the lows out of a standard or classic plate reverb. Excellent for midrange instruments such as acoustic guitars, or percussion such as snares and toms. This vintage plate emulation is warmer than your standard plate, with a long reverberant tail, lots of fast reflections and a very short pre-delay. Particularly suited for vocal signals, but can also be used for extra-thick drum tracks. This preset provides a soft, ethereal sweeping effect Perfect for enhancement of electric and acoustic that is useful for thickening and for making a particular guitar and bass, or to add a dramatic effect to sound pop out of the mix. vocals, particularly group harmonies and choirs. The flanger creates a strong sweeping effect, useful for This effect is particularly effective on electric thickening and for making a particular sound really pop. guitars (rhythm and lead) in rock 'n roll. This effect encompasses a longer delay time with little to no feedback. Slapback is typically used to capture the vocal sound heard on rock 'n roll records from the 1950s, although it's used on drums and other percussion, as well. A long-lasting, repetitive delay. We may title it the The entirety of Radiohead's OK Computer "Space Echo", but around the office it's known as Greg's album (which, hey, won a Grammy Award Outstanding Long-lasting Delay, or GOLD! for Best Alternative Music Performance in 1998). 22 Mix5 • Mix8 • Mix12FX