Operation Manual

a certain amount of time, and play the audio back, sometimes at a lower volume. This creates an echo effect, such
as
hello, hello. The Feedback parameter allows you to send some of the delayed audio back into the delay effect,
so it will play again after the delay period. This can be used to create a long series of echoes, such as
hello,
hello,
hello, hello, hello.
Acoustica Distortion
The Acoustica Distortion effect is used to add audio distortion to a recording, similar to that used on electric
guitars. This effect can range from subtle grit to extreme destruction of the original audio. Note that adding
distortion can severely affect the volume of the recording. Also note that a little distortion goes a long way! You
may want to experiment with very low settings to see how the audio is affected, and increase the settings as you
see fit.
Acoustica EQ
The Acoustica EQ effect is a 10 band graphic equalizer with gain control. The equalizer allows you to boost or
reduce the audio frequencies that make up the sound of your recording. If, for example, your recording sounds
tinny, you can boost the bass frequencies. If your recording sounds too 'bright', or if you wish, for example, to
reduce the volume of acoustic guitar finger squeaking, you might want to reduce some of the high frequencies in
the recording. The Output Gain control is used to raise or lower the volume of the recording after the EQ is
processed.
Acoustica Flanger
The Acoustica Flange effect is similar in nature to the Acoustica Chorus effect, and features the same controls.
Unlike chorus effects, which are used to subtlety thicken up a sound in natural-sounding ways, flange effects are
more dramatic, and are used to create audio that sounds unusual and unnatural.
Acoustica Reverb
Reverb effects, like delay effects, are some of the most useful effects in music. They are used to recreate the
subtle echoes and reverberation of a natural room. For example, most people know that they sound better when
they sing in the shower. This is because your voice bounces off the walls of the shower, and these echoes serve
to improve the sound that you hear. Likewise, a single violin or piano playing in a large church or auditorium takes
on new life, when the last note bounces around the room and fades away long after the musician has ceased
playing the instrument. The Acoustica Reverb effect can be used to recreate the ambience of many different
environments, ranging from small spaces to exceptionally large chambers. The High Frequency Damping control
allows you to set the amount that the reflected audio's high frequencies are muted. Carpeted rooms, for example,
will absorb most of the high frequencies, but large empty houses with marble floors sound extremely bright and
'echoey' in comparison because the high frequencies are not dampened.
Classic Auto-Filter
This extremely powerful effect can be used to produce filtering effects which change over time. For example, you
can create a low-pass filter effect such that the sound will be bright, then fade to a dull sound over the course of a
second, then fade back to a bright sound over the next second, with this cycle repeating throughout your use of the
effect. The LFO Sync function allows you to synchronize the timing of these changes with the tempo of your
recording. Instead of setting a static time, such as 1 second, you can set the number of beats or fractional beats
used to complete a cycle as the current tempo. So with each beat, for example, the effect can complete a cycle, or
you can set the effect to wait 4 beats (i.e. one measure) to complete an effect cycle. This effect practically
demands you experiment with it to learn all of the powerful things it can do!
Classic Chorus
This effect is similar to the Acoustic Chorus effect, with some additional features and a unique sound.
Classic Compressor
This effect is similar to the Acoustic Chorus effect, with some additional features and a unique sound.
Classic Delay
This effect allows you to create echo and delay effects, just like the Acoustica Delay effect. However, this effect
goes much further, with several outstanding features. Most exciting is the Sync feature, which allows you to sync
the delay amount to the tempo of your song. Instead of setting a static time for each delay, such as 1 second, you
can set the number of beats or fractional beats before the delayed sound is played. In this way, you can have
sounds delay every eight note, every quarter note, every measure, and more! Synced delay effects are extremely
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