FX Back Panel

The FX Screen presents the 8 virtual rack slots shown across the top of the screen either empty or with FX devices already loaded. The FX name, current library loaded and metering is shown next to each icon.

The Lower panel shows the current routing, levels and metering for the FX device.

The Back Panel view lets you view and change how the FX are patched into the GLD signal path.

You can patch each FX slot as:
• Unassigned
• Insert
• Mix>Return

Touch Apply or Cancel to accept or discard your changes.

Unassigned – The FX device is not patched.

Insert – Insert an FX device into an input or mix channel. This breaks the signal path at its insert point to route it through the FX and back into the channel. An Insert In/Out switch and Wet/Dry balance control is provided.

Mix>Return – Patch the FX device as a ‘System Effect’ where channels can be mixed to the effect using a Send bus and returned through a dedicated stereo Return (FXRet) channel to add the effect (wet) signal to the direct (dry) signal routed to the main mix.

Mix>Return is used for effects such as reverb and delay.

GLD has 8 ‘short’ stereo Return channels dedicated to the FX. Together with the 48 input channels this provides up to 56 sources to the mix.

Chaining FX - FX devices can be routed to each other. For example you could patch the output of a Delay unit into a Reverb, and then return the reverb to the main mix.

View Outputs – Touch the View Outputs button to open a window showing where the outputs of the FX device are routed. Each slot can handle up to 8 outputs depending on the device loaded. Most provide 2 outputs (stereo).

Unassign – Touch this button to reset the FX device outputs to feed its related short FX Return channel.

Note If you are not hearing the effect when you raise a channel in the FX mix then check that the related Send master and Return faders are turned up and that they are not muted or affected by a DCA Group.