FXpansion GURU - Manual (Page 73)

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10:1 Pad Effects
Use the Effect selector buttons in the Pad Edit view in order to scroll through the Pad effects, or
[CTRL]-click the effect name for a menu. If you hold down [ALT] while you select an effect, you
select it for the same slot in all Engines. Settings are saved for effects in the same slot during the
current GURU session, so you can safely try out other effects or use the Bypass setting. Only the
active effect’s settings are saved with your host project, or in a GURU bundle. See chapter 3 for
more details on using the Pad Edit view.
All the Pad effects use values from 0 to 100 on their readouts.
Compressors
• COMP-FF: Fast Fast: 2ms attack, 10 ms release
• COMP-FS: Fast Slow: 2ms attack, 30 ms release
• COMP-SF: Slow Fast: 15ms attack, 10 ms release
• COMP-SS: Slow Slow: 15ms attack, 30 ms release
These are all compressor units, each with a preset attack/decay shape, as shown above. A com-
pressor reduces the amplitude of the signal when it goes above a certain threshold. Each type
has the same two controls:
Thresh [Threshold] (-50 dB to 0 dB)
This is the amplitude (level) above which compression (gain reduction) will occur.
Ratio (1:1 to 10:1)
When the compressor is engaged, it will reduce the amplitude of the signal by this ratio.
Waveshaper Distortion effects
• TUBEDRIVE
• OD: tanh (x)
• OD-ASYM: asymmetric
• DIST: 1/(x+1)
• DIST-ASYM: asymmetric
• HALF RECT: half wave rectify max (0, x)
• FULL RECT: full wave rectify abs (x)
• SIN SHAPER: sin (wave)
• TRI SHAPER: tri (wave)
There are 9 types of waveshaper type distortion and overdrive effects in GURU. The end results
can vary from subtle crunch and warmth to extreme destruction of audio.