FX Overview
|| FX | FX3 | Front Panel (Stereo Tap Delay)
The Qu has 6 FX units which can be used for any available FX type, meaning any combination of 6 FX types can be used at any one time.
Signals from multiple channels can be sent at various levels, pre or post fade to an FX Unit using a dedicated FX send (for FX units 1-4) or any other Mix.
Each unit then has its own dedicated stereo return channel with PEQ for routing back out to Mixes in the same way as any Input channel. Which gives full control over the amount of each channel being sent to each FX unit, as well as the amount of ‘wet’ FX sound being sent to each mix.
Input/Group/FXRet channel 🡺 FX Send 🡺 FX Unit 🡺 FX Return 🡺 Mix channel
Alternatively, any FX unit can be Inserted directly into any Input or Mix processing channel.
FX units can be controlled from the FX screen, or from the PROCESSING screen with an FX Send or Return channel selected.
ⓘ To always show the relevant FX unit when viewing the FX screen, enable FX Screen Follow Sel in Surface Preferences.
|| FX | FX2 | Front Panel (SMR)
Front/Back Panel – View either the front panel FX parameter controls, or back panel routing options for each FX unit.
FX Unit – Select from the 6 FX units at the top of the screen.
Global Tap – Set the Global Tap Tempo time by tapping on screen. This can then be used by multiple delay FX instances.
FX Parameter/Routing/PEQ Control - The main section of the screen includes FX parameter controls when Front Panel is selected and routing options when Back Panel is selected. It can also display the FX Return PEQ.
- Touch any switch or button to action.
- Touch any other control to select it and adjust using the touchscreen rotary.
PEQ/FX – Touch the PEQ at the bottom of the screen to display and adjust the FX Return channel PEQ. Touch the same area again to return to the FX Parameter/Routing controls.
ⓘ This same PEQ can be adjusted in the PROCESSING screen and using dedicated controls when the FX Return channel is selected.
FX Send and Return Controls – These duplicate the PAFL, Mute and Fader (Level) controls found on the FX Send and FX Return channel strips.
Loading different FX types
|| FX | FX Library (pop-up)
- Select the FX unit you wish to use.
- Press the LIBRARY key on the surface to open the FX Library pop-up.
- Select an FX type on the left, then a Factory preset. Different presets use different FX types, so to load a different FX type, recall a preset which uses it.
- Touch the Recall button to recall the preset and FX type.
ⓘ User presets can be stored and recalled to and from the User section of the FX library.
ⓘ By default, the first four FX engine slots have been populated with useful FX presets, but all 6 slots are freely assignable.
FX types
SMR (Spacial Modelling Reverberator)
4 fully configurable complex spatial models: Classic, Hall, Room and EMT.
Stereo Tap Delay
Clean digital delay with Link, Filters, Tap Tempo (global or local) and BPM or ms display options.
Gated Verb
Emulation of the 80’s classic gated reverb, with in-depth control and 2 extra variants: Panned and Powerbox.
Automatic Double Tracker
Automatic double tracking unit with Double Track and Quad Track modes along with Separation, Thickness and Autopan.
Classic Chorus (Blue)
Versatile chorus unit with 3 Stereo Field options, Rate, Depth and LFO control, plus Auto Panner option.
Symphonic Chorus
A faithful emulation of the 80’s classic chorus effect with simple controls.
Electric Flange
3 classic flanger effects in one unit: Ambient, Vintage and Wild with multiple LFO options.
12 Stage Phaser
Accurate emulation of a 12-stage phaser, with rich, textured phasing and plenty of control.
FX Send and Return Channels
|| FX | FX2 | Front Panel (Gated Verb)
FX Send Channels
The Qu has four FX send mixes which are routed to the inputs of the first four FX units by default when using then in Mix->Return configuration with FX Send selected.
- Press an FX Mix key 1-4 to show and adjust the send levels on faders for each fader strip to that FX unit. Or with a channel selected, hold the CH TO ALL MIX key to show and adjust all FX sends from the selected channel (along with all other sends).
- The overall send level to the FX unit is controlled with the main Mix channel strip and also appears at the bottom left of the FX screen.
FX Return Channels
- The output from each FX unit is returned to the matching FX return channel for each FX engine slot. (i.e. the FX Unit 1 output is routed to Fx1Rtn).
- All FX return channels are stereo and feature a PEQ.
- FX Returns can be assigned and sent to mixes in the same way as any input channel.
ⓘ FX return channels can be assigned to fader strips but will not be visible unless they are routed to from the output of the FX engine (i.e. set as Mix -> Return on the back panel).
Inserting FX
|| FX | FX2 | Back Panel | Insert Patching (pop-up)
Any FX unit can be inserted directly into any Input or Mix processing channel.
From the FX screen
- Select the FX unit to insert
- Touch the Front/Back Panel button in the top left to show the back panel
- Select Insert as the option in the top left
- Select a channel
- Press Apply
From an Insert point
- Select a channel
- Navigate to the PROCESSING > Insert screen
- Select the FX unit to insert as the input/output socket values
- Press Apply
When Inserted, the FX unit does not use FX send and return channels and the available controls at the bottom of the FX screen change.
Dry/Wet – Balance the ‘dry’ unaffected signal and the ‘wet’ FX signal in the signal path.
In/Out – Switch the insert in or out.