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227MainStage Effects
MainStage Ringshifter delay parameters
The effect signal is routed through a delay, following the oscillator.
Delay parameters
• Time knob and field: Set the delay time. You can choose from: hertz values, when
running freely, or note values, including triplet and dotted notes, when the Sync button
is active.
• Sync button: Synchronize the delay with the project tempo. You can choose musical
note values with the Time knob.
• Level knob and field: Set the level of the delay added to the ring-modulated or
frequency-shifted signal. A Level value of 0 passes the effect signal directly to the
output (bypass).
• Delay Low/HighCut sliders and fields: Click the disclosure triangle at the lower left of
the interface to access these extended parameters. Cut frequencies below the Low Cut
value and above the HighCut value to shape the sound of delay repeats with highpass
and lowpass filters. The filters are located in the feedback circuit, which means that the
filtering effect increases in intensity with each delay repeat. If you want an increasingly
muddy and confused tone, move the HighCut slider toward the left. For ever thinner
echoes, move the Low Cut slider toward the right.
Use the MainStage Ringshifter envelope follower
The oscillator Frequency and Dry/Wet parameters can be modulated with the internal
envelope follower—and the LFO (see Use the MainStage Ringshifter LFO). The oscillator
frequency even allows modulation through the 0Hz point, thus changing the oscillation
direction.
The envelope follower analyzes the amplitude (volume) of the input signal to create a
continuously changing control signal—a dynamic volume envelope of the input signal. This
control signal can be used for modulation purposes.
Envelope Follower parameters
• Power button: Turn the envelope follower on or off. When it is turned on, you can access
the following parameters.