Teac GigaStudio 4 - Manual (Page 149)

GigaStudio 4 Reference Manual 149
NFX-3 Delay Parameters
The NFX-3 is a sophisticated delay that produces echo effects. It includes four separate delay lines within the
effect, each of which is adjustable to produce delay effects.
Tap:
Click on any of the four Tap buttons to highlight it and edit the parameters of that particular tap.
Auto Pan:
Clicking on these buttons enables a “ping-pong” auto pan effect for tap 1 and/or 2, where each echo
automatically pans back and forth between the left and right channels. There are associated Speed and Depth
controls to control the panning rate and panning width, respectively.
Delay:
This control sets the amount of time between the start of the original sound, and the onset of the first
delay. Note that when it is also possible to sync delay time to the host sequencer when GigaStudio 4 is in
ReWire mode, as indicated by the note values on top of the delay time line.
Feedback:
Without feedback, the delay line produces only a single echo. Feedback re-circulates the delay’s
output back to the input, thus producing a series of delay as the echoed sound becomes re-echoed. Each echo
diminishes in intensity until the sound decays.
Damping:
This control reduces the high frequency response of the re-circulated signal, so each repeat has a
slightly duller sound. This emulates the way that echoes sound in the real world, as well as the sound
associated with vintage tape echo machines.
Pan:
This sets a tap’s position in the stereo field.
Volume:
Edits the level of the initial delayed sound.
Speed:
This varies the amount of delay over time to create a more animated, modulated sound. Slower speed
settings tend to create a more subtle effect.
Depth:
Sets the modulation depth. More depth causes a greater difference between the minimum and
maximum delay times, thus creating a stronger modulation effect.