Tapco BLEND16, Owner'S Manual

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INTERNAL EFFECTS 

The internal effects circuit receives mono signals 

from the AUX 2 FX bus, and it outputs stereo signals 
onto the main mix buses. It also adds a summed 
mono signal to the stage monitor mix (AUX 1 bus). 
The outputs are controlled by two FX RETURN (45, 46) 
knobs described on the next page.

Inside the processor, the analog audio is 

converted to digital, this is processed, and the result 
converted into stereo analog signals.

A spicy curry can also result in some remarkable 

internal effects, many in the audio frequency range.

34. EFFECTS SELECTOR

The internal effects processor has 16 great preset 

effects to enhance your sound, confuse cats, and 
upset hamsters, if that is your idea of fun. Each has 
been carefully modeled to represent standard 
effects. Note that the output mutes momentarily 
when changing effects.

35. EFFECTS VARIATIONS

As you rotate this control from position 1 through 

to 16, the “strength” of the effect will increase.

For an example: for a reverb effect, a low number 

will have a short reverb time, and a larger number 
will have a longer reverb time. 

36. FX INPUT LEVEL and OL LED

This knob allows you to adjust the signal level 

going into the internal effects processor. This is 
useful if the signal is too strong, and the processor 
becomes overloaded.

If you see the FX OL overload light come on, turn 

down the knob until it just turns off during the louder 
passages, riffs, chords, yells, etc. 

37. FX BYPASS and LED

Press this switch in to bypass the internal effects 

processor, and so prevent its output from appearing 
on the main mix or stage monitors. The LED reminds 
you whenever the processor is bypassed.

Use BYPASS if you are not using the internal 

effects, as it will reduce any extraneous interstellar 
noise, or use it to quickly compare between the 
effective effect of effects and the effect of no 
effects.

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SPRING REVERB

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LARGE HALL

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FLANGER

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