Electrix MOFX - Manual (Page 4)

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2. UNDERSTANDING THE PRODUCT
FRONT PANEL
Y ou may have noticed there are no input or output controls on MO-FX. MO-FX was designed like
this to make it convenient to set up. If you are using a line-level input, set the output of the source
so that MO-FX’s Input Level LED sticks in the orange and rarely goes into the red. This is the
optimum level for MO-FX. MO-FX will give you “Unity Gain” when bypassed. “Unity Gain” means that
signals running through it are not boosted or reduced in gain.
D
I S T O R T I O N
/ I
N S E R T
The Distortion / Insert block differs from the other processing blocks on MO-FX in three ways:
• It is the only processing block that can function both in series, with the other blocks, and in
parallel.
• You can use this block to trigger external effects by connecting them to MO-FX’s stereo insert
jacks. Once connected, engaging the Distortion block will insert the external effect into the signal
path in addition to the distortion effect.
• When the drive control is set fully counter clockwise the block bypasses itself allowing you to
use the momentary and engage buttons to control the insert jacks only.
" Engage Button: Toggles the Distortion circuit in and out. This also engages the analog insert
jacks on the back.
" Momentary:
Temporarily engages the Distortion block as well as the analog inserts on the back
of MO-FX. This is useful for tapping patterns to create distorted hits and rhythms. Note: When an
effect is engaged, the momentary will dis-engage it. When an effect is not engaged the momentary
will engage it.
" Level: Sets the volume of the Distortion/Insert block to the stereo mix output. Unlike the other
Wet/Dry Mix controls on MO-FX, the Distortion Level controls how much the output of the Distortion
block is added to the outputs.
" Drive:
Varies the amount of saturation the Distortion effect will create. When Drive is set to zero the
distortion block is effectively bypassed. There are many cases where you might want to bypass the
distortion block. For example, you may have a favorite Fuzz or phaser you’d like to use with your setup.
Hook it up to MOFX’s insert jacks and use the insert engage and momentaries to control the fuzz
instead of MOFX’s built in distortion.
" Dist to FX:
When the distortion block is engaged, and “Dist to FX” is selected, Distorted signal is
sent to the other effect blocks as well as the stereo output. The “Dist to FX” send is before the
Distortion Level. Even when “Dist to FX “ is selected the Distortion level control still changes the level
of distortion to the outputs. This way you can send distortion to the effects without distorting the dry
signal by turning down the Distortion level to zero. This allows for distorted delay, flange and tremolo
effects. (You can use another block to band limit the distortion by engaging that block, setting its mix
control to dry, and selecting the desired bands.)
F
L A N G E
" Engage:
Toggles the flange effect in and out.
" Momentary:
Temporarily engages the flange effect. This is useful for tapping patterns to create
distorted hits and rhythms. Note: When an effect is engaged, the momentary will dis-engage it.
When an effect is not engaged the momentary will engage it.
" Mix:
Sets the Wet / Dry mix of the Flanger Block. MO-FX Mix controls feature an additional 9dB of
Boost in the last 25% of the control range. This can help make the effect “stand out” in the mix.
The Mix control gets the dry signal from the band select feature. That means that when the Mix is
set to zero, and the block is engaged, you will hear only the bands you have selected with the band
select.
" Depth:
Controls the width of the flange effect. Depth is at zero at the 12 O’clock position. The
depth control allow you to flip the phase of the flange’s sweep by setting the depth to either positive
or negative depth.
" Regen: Varies the amount of the flange sound that is regenerated or recycled back into the flange
input. This gives you the jet airplane or tube-y sound.
" Speed:
Controls the duration of the flange sweep from .1 Hz to 10 Hz. When Sync is engaged the
speed control sets how many times the flanger will sweep every beat. For example a division of 1:8
will sweep the flanger 1 time over 8 beats or two bars. A division of 2:1 will sweep the flanger twice
every beat. When the speed control is set to zero, the depth control will manually sweep the flanger.
" Sync: Toggles between tempo synchronized speed control and normal speed control. (See Time
Synchronization Features pg.17)
" Band:
Selects between 7 combinations of frequency bands the flange will effect. The
combinations are represented by 3 LED for High, Mid, and Low. The combinations are: All bands,
High, Mid, Low, Low+High, Low+Mid, High+Mid. Note: Every time the Band button is pressed MO-
FX will cycle to the next combination. However, at any point in the cycle the Band button can be
held down for 500ms and it will return directly to All bands.
T
R E M O L O
" Engage: Toggles the tremolo effect in and out.
" Momentary: Temporarily engages the tremolo effect. The momentary essentially
reverses the state of the engage switch. When an effect is engaged, the momentary will dis-engage
it. When an effect is not engaged the momentary will engage it.
" Mix:
Controls the mix of the tremolo effect. MO-FX Mix controls feature a additional 9dB of Boost
in the last 25% of the control range. The Tremolo Mix control functions in a similar fashion to that
of a traditional Tremolo Depth control. The higher the effect Mix setting, the more the signal will
fade in and out. The Mix control gets the dry signal from the band select feature. That means that
when the Mix is set to zero, and the block is engaged, you will hear only the bands you have selected
with the band select.
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