Mackie PPM1008 Owner's Manual - Page 30

PPM1008 Appendix D: Table of Effects Presets No. Title 01 Plate Reverb 02 Vocal Plate 03 Warm Room 04 Bright Room 05 Warm Lounge 06 Small Stage 07 Warm Theater 08 Bright Stage 09 Warm Hall 10 Concert Hall 11 Cathedral 12 Gated Reverb 13 Chorus 14 Chorus + Reverb 15 Doubler 16 Tape Slap 17 DLY 1 Bright (350ms) 18 DLY 1 Warm (300ms) 19 DLY 2 Bright (250ms) 20 DLY 2 Warm (200ms) 21 DLY 3 Bright (175ms) 22 DLY 3 Warm (150ms) 23 Chorus + DLY (300ms) 24 Reverb + DLY (200ms) Description Example of its use This preset emulates vintage mechanical reverberation Perfect for thickening percussive instruments, such that was generated with a metal plate. Its sound is char- as a snare drum, or tight vocal arrangements. acterized by lots of early reflections and no pre-delay. 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 is characterized by lots of fast early reflections Useful for adding a tight and controlled with a short pre-delay to simulate the sound of a small, ambient effect to vocals and acoustic instruments. wood paneled room. This room has a bright tone with lots of scattered reflec- Useful on vocals that require a brighter reverb to tions to simulate harder, more reflective surfaces. cut through the mix, or for giving acoustic instru- ments a livelier vibe. This preset features a medium sized room sound, with Useful for vocals on songs that require a larger, just enough enhancement of the lower mids to produce a more "wet" sound, or for giving dimension to warm tone. bright horns without adding harshness. This preset simulates the sound of a small concert stage, Useful for vocals or guitars in fast paced, high- with a medium reverb time and reverberant space. energy songs that call for a "live" sounding reverberation. This reverb has a warm bodied tone and medium long reverb time to simulate the live acoustics of a theater space. Perfect for vocals, drums, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, and more. This preset emulates the sound of a large performance stage, characterized by medium long reverb time and pre-delay, plus a touch of sizzle. Great for adding life and dimension to drums and other acoustic instruments, and for that big live vocal sound. This reverb simulates the sound of a spacious, yet cozy, Perfect for adding natural concert hall ambience heavily draped and carpeted concert hall with an espe- to close-mic'ed orchestral instruments. cially warm tone. This hall reverb is characterized by its large, spacious sound, long pre-delay, and vibrant tone. Adds life to acoustic instruments and vocals from solos to full-on symphonies and choirs. This reverb emulates the extremely long tails, dense dif- Gives amazing depth to choirs, wind instruments, fusion and long pre-delays and reflections that would be organs, and soft acoustic guitars. found in a very large, stone walled house of worship. This preset incorporates an age-old trick whereby an Most often used to fatten snare drums and toms extremely dense reverb is processed through a fast gate without clutter. for an interesting, albeit artificial, sound. This preset provides a soft, ethereal sweeping effect that Perfect for enhancement of electric and acoustic is useful for thickening and for making a particular sound guitar and bass, or to add a dramatic effect to pop out of the mix. vocals, particularly group harmonies and choirs. This preset perfectly combines the chorus effect above with a large, roomy reverb. This lets you both thicken your sound with the chorus effect while adding warmth and spaciousness thanks to the smooth reverb. This effect simulates the sound of a vocal or instrument being recorded twice (double tracked) on a multi-track recorder. Provides a vibe that is similar to chorus without the subtle swirl. This effect provides a single, relatively rapid delay of the Often used on vocals for a 1950's era feel, or on original signal, with the added warmth that vintage tape- guitars for a surf-type tone. Often used by people based echo units provided. whose favorite number is 16. These 6 delay presets provide one (delay 1), three (delay These work best with full, up-beat music like rock 2), or six (delay 3) repeats of the original signal. The where the delay needs to cut through the mix. default delay time for each preset is shown in mS - the Warm delays get progressively softer and warmer smaller the time, the faster the delay. Delay times can in tone with each repetition and work great with easily be customized to suit the moment by tapping the slow, mellow music. Bright delays have repeats knob [53] more than once. that are consistent in tone with the original sound. This effect combines the thickening effect of the chorus with the echoes of the 3-repeat delay effect. Delay times can easily be customized to suit the moment by using the Tap feature. Useful on a clean electric guitar that needs a mildly swirling, ethereal tone. This effect combines the Warm Theater reverb effect with Perfect for thickening vocals while adding dimen- the echoes of the 3-repeat delay effect. sions, it can also be used as a spacey effect on Delay times can easily be customized to suit the moment electric guitars. by using the Tap feature. For presets 17 to 24, the delay can be entered by tapping the preset selector knob [53] more than once. 30 PPM1008