Eclipse User Manual
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you load! Put another way, the routing between effects blocks that we’re discussing here will change from
program to program depending on what you’re trying to achieve with the effect. For example, a pitch shifter
into a reverb (
series) sounds different from a pitch shifter and a reverb (parallel). On the other hand, the
input mode will likely depend on your studio or rack setup. For example, if you’re using the Eclipse during a
mixdown, you’ll probably want to have the input mode set to stereo, but if you’re using it with a guitar,
you’ll probably want it in
Mono (see page 19).
You can route signals between the two effects blocks in five different ways. Press
PARAMETER page 2
(ROUTING) to choose between them.
series The effects of block A are effected by block B. Effecting an
effect, if you will. If you wanted a filtered delay, you’d load
a filter into block A, a delay into block B, and then route the
effects blocks in series.
parallel Each effects block takes a signal from both inputs, and the
output of each effects block is summed. If you wanted a
phaser and a delay placed on a signal as if they were coming
from two different units (i.e., not a phased delay!), you’d load
a phaser onto one effects block and a delay onto the other,
and then route the effects blocks in
parallel.
dual Each effects block takes its signals from a single input, and
the output of each effects block is summed. This is useful if
you want to effect two different signals. Send a vocal in
channel 1 and load
VOXPROC onto effects block A. Send a
guitar in channel 2 and load
OVERPRE onto effects block B.
Use PARAMETER page 2 LEVELS {FX LVL} to control the
relative volume between the vocal effect and the guitar ef-
fect.
dual mono Each effects block takes its signals from a single input, and
each effects block sends its signals to a single output. This
is similar to
dual described above, except that the outputs
of each effects block are not mixed!
xfade Only one effects block runs at a given time. However, by
setting
SETUP MODES page 2 (XFADE) to some nonzero
value, when you load a program, the old program and the
new program will smoothly crossfade. In addition to creat-
ing unique effects in its own right, xfade is useful for
smooth onstage transitions.
Wet/Dry Ratio
With the Wet/Dry ratio you can make an effects block pass its input signal
unaltered (
0% wet) or have none of the original signal present – all effect
(
100% wet). Or you can have half original signal, half effect (50% wet).
And so on. Press PARAMETER page 2 LEVELS {FXA MIX} or {FXB MIX}
to alter this parameter. Be aware that there is also a “global” wet/dry control in the LEVELS
area that controls how much of the dry input signal will mix with the signal coming out of the DSP chip
(the output of both effects blocks via their routing). The global wet/dry control will not change from pro-
gram to program and might be more suited to a guitarist’s needs than those described here. ! see page 20
