Effects and Effect Mode
Effects Overview
9-3
The diagram below shows the signal paths for a multitimbral setup or song. The first two zones
(or tracks in Song Mode) are diagramed as an example (represented by dark lines.) The 14
additional available zones (or tracks in Song mode) are represented by gray lines (labeled as
Etc
.)
Notice that each Program has its own Insert Chain, but all Programs share the same two Aux
Chains:
DSP Units - Manage and Distribute Processor Power for Effects
Each Effect Chain is composed of an effect-box or a series of effect-boxes. Each effect-box uses a
certain
amount of the PC3A’s effects processing power, represented as a number of “DSP units.”
The number of DSP units used by an effect-box or Chain reflects how complex the effect’s
algorithm is—more complex effects require more processing power. You can use up to 16 DSP
units at a time shared between all effects (except Master effects, which don’t use any DSP units.)
See
The EffectsEnable Page
on page 9-4
for details on how the PC3A automatically manages the
usage of DSP units (the default behavior,) and how you can override this behavior and manually
manage usage of DSP units.
Aux Override
Normally, in Program mode the Aux Effects Chains are specified by the program on the current
channel—or, in Setup mode and Song mode, by the program on the specified Aux Effects
channel. Aux override allows you to audition and select a new Aux chain without editing a
program. In Effects mode, the Setup Editor, or Song mode, press the AUXFX1 or AUXFX2 soft
buttons to set overrides for Aux Chain selection and other Aux Effects parameters. The Chain
specified for the Aux override is used instead of the chain of the current channel (or instead of the
specified Aux Effects channel in Setup and Song mode.) Also, send levels and other parameters
normally specified within individual programs can be set to fixed values on the Aux Override
pages. See
The Aux 1 Override and Aux 2 Override Pages
on page 9-5
for details.
Insert
Program
Pre
Post
Send Levels
Chain
Insert
Program
Pre
Post
Send Levels
Chain
ZONE/TRACK 1
ZONE/TRACK 2
Etc.
AUX 2 Chain
AUX 1 Chain
Comp EQ
EQ Comp
Output
Master FX Order
S
S
S
