Behringer EURODESK SX2442FX - Manual (Page 15)

EURODESK SX3242FX/SX2442FX
Presets 15
Presets 6.
Effect Description Application examples
PARALLEL EFFECTS
Cathedral
Very dense and long reverberation of a large cathedral. Solo instruments / vocals in slow pieces.
Plate Simulates the sound of early plate reverberators. A classic for drums (snare) and vocals.
Concert Simulates a small theater or large concert hall. Creates an "atmosphere" (e.g. radioplay voices).
Stage Very dense reverb, especially for live applications. Dissipates the sound of keyboard pads, for example.
Room You can clearly hear the walls of the room. Reverb effect that isn't directly noticeable.
Studio
Adds spaciousness to the sound; signals sound natural, not
"flat".
Gives a sound source more "class" in the mix.
Small Hall Simulates a small, lively (strongly reflecting) hall. Perfect for processing drums.
Ambience Reproduces a middle-sized room without late reflections. Extremely versatile effect.
Early Reflections Very dense reverb with pronounced early reflections. Drums, percussion, slap bass
Spring Reverb Simulates a classic spring reverberation. Extremely versatile effect.
Gated Reverb Reverb that is synthetically cut off Produces a very "crisp" snare sound.
Reverse Reverb Reverb with reversed envelope, i.e. it slowly gets louder. Produces a very spaced out vocal sound.
Chorus Slight detuning of the original signal.
Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, key-
boards etc.).
Flanger
A slightly delayed signal is added to the original signal,
producing phase shifting of the signals.
Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, key-
boards etc.).
Phaser Another phase-shift effect.
Extremely versatile effect (guitar, vocals, bass, key-
boards etc.).
Rotary Speaker Simulation of a classic effect for electronic organ. Organ / keyboards.
Delay Delay of the input signal with several repetitions. Extremely versatile effect.
Chorus & Reverb Combination of chorus and reverb. A classic effect for vocals.
Flanger & Reverb Flanger combined with a reverb effect. All-purpose effect.
Phaser & Reverb Phaser combined with a reverb effect. All-purpose effect.
Rotary Speaker &
Reverb
Rotary Speaker effect combined with reverb. Organ/keyboards/electric guitar.
Delay & Reverb Delay combined with reverb.
The most common combination for vocals, solo guitar,
etc.
Delay & Chorus
Widens the signals and produces interesting repetition
effects.
Makes vocals stand out in the mix. Good intelligibility is
preserved.
Delay & Flanger
Similar to Delay & Chorus, but with audible up/downward
modulation.
Ideal for creating a slightly spaced out sound.
INSERT EFFECTS
Compressor
Soft or loud passages are raised or lowered in level
respectively.
Single signals, especially from microphones.
Expander
No dynamics limitation (see Compressor), but quite the op-
posite: interference (noise, hum, etc.) is reduced in level.
Single signals, especially from microphones.
Gate
A gate opens for a specific period of time to make a specific
signal pass, and then closes abruptly.
"Controls" feedback-prone microphones / eliminates
interference.
Ultramizer
Extremely efficient compression through automatic adapta-
tion of compression parameters.
Gives mix signals a constant output level.
Ultrabass
Combines sub-harmonics processor, bass exciter and
limiter.
Gives keyboard sounds some special "class" / sound
effect for electric basses.
Panner The signal "wanders" between the sides of the stereo basis. Special effect, e.g. for radioplay soundtracking.
Exciter
Adds synthetic harmonics to the signal, resulting in in-
creased presence and "loudness".
Both mix and single signals. Improves intelligibility of
vocal signals.
Auto Filter
Level-dependent boost of a specific frequency band, similar
to auto-wah effect for electric guitars.
DJ-ing / sound effects for live events / electric guitar or
bass.
Tube Distortion Simulates the tube distortion of classic guitar amplifiers. Electric guitar / vocals / keyboards.
Guitar Amp Guitar amp simulation. Electric guitar or bass.
Vinylizer Adds the clicks and noise of old vinyl records. DJ-ing / sound effects for live events.
Test Tone 1-kHz test tone. Makes P.A. level setting easier.