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224MainStage Effects
• Sweep Mode pop-up menu: Choose a mode that determines the impact of incoming
signal levels on the frequency range. Set the frequency range with the Ceiling and Floor
controls.
• Ceiling/Floor sliders and fields: Determine the frequency range affected by LFO
modulations. Drag the green slider area between Ceiling and Floor to move the entire
range.
• Rate 1/2 knobs and fields: Set the speed for each LFO.
• Sync buttons: Synchronize the modulation speed of each LFO with the project tempo.
Choose musical note values with the Rate 1 and Rate 2 knobs.
• Phase knob and field: Control the phase relationship between individual channel
modulations. Available only in stereo instances. At 0°, extreme modulation values are
achieved simultaneously for both channels. At 180° or −180°, there is the greatest
possible distance between channel modulation phases.
• (LFO) Mix slider and fields: Determine the ratio between the two LFOs.
• Level knob and field: Determine the amount of effect signal routed back to the input.
• Warmth button: Enable or disable a distortion circuit, suitable for warm overdrive
effects.
• Low/High Cut sliders and fields: Set the cutoff frequency of the lowpass (LP) and
highpass (HP) filters.
• Filter button: Enable or disable the filter section.
• (Out) Mix slider and field: Determine the balance of dry and wet signals. Negative
values result in a phase-inverted mix of the effect and direct (dry) signal.
Ringshifter
MainStage Ringshifter overview
Ringshifter combines a ring modulator with a frequency shifter effect in a clear, compact
interface. Both effects were popular during the 1970s and are currently experiencing a
renaissance.
The ring modulator modulates the amplitude of the input signal using either the internal
oscillator or a side chain signal. The frequency spectrum of the resulting effect signal
equals the sum of, and the difference between, the frequency content in the two original
signals. Its sound is often described as metallic or clangorous.
The frequency shifter moves the frequency content of the input signal by a fixed amount
and thereby alters the frequency relationship of the original harmonics. The resulting
sounds range from sweet and spacious phasing effects to robot-like timbres.
Note: Do not confuse frequency shifting with pitch shifting. Pitch shifting transposes the
original signal, leaving its harmonic frequency relationship intact.