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SmartFX
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As we mentioned in
Chapter 3 Editing
, FX1, FX2 and FX3 are SmartFX. SmartFX are
designed to give you instant great-sounding FX without having to tweak their parameters.
Of course you can enter Edit Mode at any time and adjust FX settings to your liking, but
it’s easiest to audition SmartFX by simply turning one of the 3 FX knobs.
When you turn a SmartFX knob you’ll hear a variety of pre-programmed settings that
change according to the knob’s ‘swoosh’ position. Swoosh is our term for the range of
travel between each effect’s starting point and ending point on the SmartFX knob.
For each SmartFX knob you can select 1 of 3 primary or 3 secondary FX models. For
example, turn the FX1 knob clockwise from the off position. The first LED will light up
amber, incidating the primary Gain model Red Comp is active. At the same time you’ll
see RED COMP displayed in the LCD with a bar graph indicating its swoosh position.
To select the secondary Gain model, turn the Presets knob to the right while RED COMP
is displayed in the LCD. FUZZ PI will now be displayed and the FX1 LED will turn blue.
To change back to Red Comp, move the FX1 knob slightly to wake it up. You should see
FUZZ PI in the LCD - turn the Presets knob to the left and Red Comp will load again.
Above are the primary and secondary FX1 models for the Gain, Auto and Pitch locations.
The small knob at min position indicates primary model; max position indicates secondary.
The bar graph displays the selected effect’s current swoosh position on the FX1 knob.