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256MainStage Effects
XY pad pop-up menus: Clicking the name of the effect at the top of the XY pad opens a
pop-up menu. Choose an effect type for either the left or right XY Pad.
• Filter: Removes frequencies above a cutoff frequency and accentuates frequencies
around the resonance value. X sets the cutoff frequency and Y sets the resonance
value. Click the Settings button
to access the following additional parameter:
Mode: Choose between Phat, a warm-sounding filter with a 24 dB lowpass and 24 dB
highpass filter, and Classic, a clean, state-variable filter with a slope of 12 dB/octave.
• Wobble: Modulates the audio signal through a vintage-style filter effect. X sets the
modulation rate and Y sets the modulation depth. Click the Settings button
to
access the following additional parameter:
Time: Select from options for note division, note division with an added triplet, or a
triplet of the note division.
• Orbit: Modulates the audio signal through a flanger effect, phaser effect, or a mix of
both. X sets the modulation rate and Y sets the modulation depth. Click the Settings
button
to access the following additional parameter:
Mode: Choose between a phaser effect, a modulation effect that is a mix of both a
phaser and flanger, or a flanger effect.
• Repeater: Creates a stuttering effect. X sets the repeat rate and Y sets the mix amount.
Click the Settings button
to access the following additional parameter:
Time: Select from options for note division, note division with an added triplet, or a
triplet of the note division.
• Reverb: Adds ambience to your audio signal. X sets the reverb time and Y sets the mix
amount. Click the Settings button
to access the following additional parameter:
Color: Choose the character for the reverb. Dark rolls off the higher frequencies.
Medium offers a relatively neutral ambience. Bright rolls off the lower frequencies.
• Delay: Adds echoes to your audio signal. X sets the modulation rate and Y sets the
feedback depth. Click the Settings button
to access the following additional
parameter:
Time: Select from options for note division, note division with an added triplet, or a
triplet of the note division.
Remix FX parameters
• FX Lock button: Freezes the current X/Y values when the pointer is removed from
the pad. You can then choose a different XY effect for the same pad and use it in
combination with the locked effect. You can’t choose the same effect for both XY Pads.
• Reset button: Immediately halts all XY pad effects and disables XY pad locks, if active.
• Gater slider: Applies a gate-style effect on the incoming signal. Click the Settings
button to access the following additional parameters:
Gater: Select from options for note division, note division with an added triplet, or a
triplet of the note division.
Noise: Injects a small amount of soft, noninvasive noise into your signal, so that even
without any audio signal you can still hear some gating.