FXpansion GURU - Manual (Page 32)

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Pad effect slot
Each Layer has an effect slot for processing the signal. Use
the selector buttons to scroll through the available effects, or
[CTRL]-click on the effect name for a drop-down menu. If you
hold down [ALT] while you select an effect, it will be selected
for all layers on all Pads in the current Engine. Settings are
saved for effects in the same slot during the current GURU
session, so you can safely try out alternative effects or use the
Bypass setting. However, only the active effect’s settings are
saved with your host project, or in a GURU bundle.
There is a special type of Pad effect in GURU – the Oscillator
(SIN OSC, TRI OSC etc) effect type. These are tone genera-
tors which can be used for basslines or to fatten up kicks, for
example. Their pitch is modulated by Pitch Graphs and the
Pitch FX Envelope amount (see below). They also utilize the
Pitch FX Env for Frequency Modulation – the frequency of the
Oscillator is modulated by the layer sample’s frequency.
When you use these Osc effects, they replace the layer’s
sample in the signal path (although, as already mentioned,
the sample is in fact utilized for FM). Therefore, if you require
the original sound to be played, you need to put it on another
layer. Please refer to section 10:1 for full details on the Oscilla-
tors and the other Pad effects.
Direct/Aux Controls
Direct
This controls the volume of the direct signal of the Pad. The
Direct signal includes everything in the Pad Edit view, except
the Aux-effected signal. It’s useful if you want to use only the
Aux-effected signal for the Pad’s output.
Aux Sends
These sends control the amount of the Pad’s signal which is
fed to the Engine’s Aux Effects.
There are no global Aux sends for the whole Engine. However,
if you hold down the [ALT] key while adjusting an Aux send, the
same Aux send on all layers on all Pads in the current Engine
will be affected.
Pad effect selectors
Effect parameters Effect name
Pad effects
drop-down menu