Kurzweil PC3A6 [214/423] Equalizers eq

Effects and Effect Mode

Effects Overview

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Spectral Multitap Delays

These 4- and 6-tap delays have their feedback and output taps modied with shapers and lters.

In the feedback path of each tap are a diuser, hipass lter, lopass lter, and imager. Each delay

tap has a shaper, comb lter, and balance and level controls.

Fdbk Image sets the amount that the stereo image is shifted each time it passes through the

feedback line. Range is -100 to 100%.

Tap n Shapr adjusts the intensity of the shaper at each output tap. Range is 0.10 to 6.00 x.

Tap n Pitch adjusts the frequency of the comb lter at each output tap. Range is C-1 to C8, in

semitones.

Tap n PtAmt adjusts the intensity of the comb lter at each output tap. Range is 0 to 100%.

Gated Ducking Delay

This runs the last thing you played through a looping delay, but only outputs the delay signal

when you aren’t playing. Gated Ducking Delay is great for that announcer sound, sound, sound,

so popular in Monster Truck radio spots.

DegenRegen

This one’s a big looping delay with lots of gain, distortion and ltering, and with a compressor to

keep it all under control.

Equalizers (EQ)

The PC3A has both Graphic and Parametric EQ eects. Parametric EQ sections are also found on

a number of combination eects.

The Graphic equalizer is available as stereo (linked parameters for left and right) or dual mono

(independent controls for left and right). It has 10 bandpass lters per channel, each of whose

gain is adjustable from -12 dB to +24 dB.

Like all graphic equalizers, the lter response is not perfectly at when all gains are set to the

same level (except at 0 dB), but rather has ripple from band to band. To minimize this ripple, it is

best to center the overall settings around 0 dB.

The Parametric equalizer (“5-Band EQ”) has two bands of shelving lters and three bands of true

parametric EQ.

Treb Freq and Bass Freq set the center frequencies for the shelving lters. Both of these are

adjustable over the full range of 16 to 25088 Hz, in increments of a semitone.

Treb Gain and Bass Gain control the amount of cut or boost above (Treb) or below (Bass) the

center frequency. The range is -79 to +24 dB.

Midn Gain sets the cut or boost for the parametric band n, with a range of -79 to +24 dB.

Midn Freq sets the center frequency for parametric band n, with a range of 16 to 25088 Hz, in

increments of a semitone.

Midn Width set the bandwidth of the lter on band n, with a range of 0.01 to 5 octaves.