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1. Some of the other exciting features of Vortex are Flexible processing paths true stereo dual mono dual mono in stereo out Envelope follower for dynamic control of each effect All echo rhythms synchronized to your master tempo Cross feed and feedback cross feed mix paths for spatial effects and complex echo rhythms Register step and chains via footswitch Analogrelay for musical instrument ampli fier channel switching To make sure you get the most out of Vortex be sure to read the manual STORE Stores the current effect to whatever register is indi cated by settings of A B and REGISTER PRESET PEDAL TAP CLEAR If a footpedal is connected assigns footpedal Clears register pairs A and B to allow effects to be control to any parameter selected by Parameter skipped for a footswitch step sequence or footswitch knob except ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 LED f activated chains to be created Repeat to restore the indicates pedal assignment register pair When no pedal is connected or whenever Pa rameter knob is set to ECHO 1 or ECHO 2 button enters timing information Two pushes define a tempo for all effects LED indicates 1st TAP received waiting for 2nd TAP A B indicate current selection renee INPUT o PEDALITAP ES Di z B MORPH AB ECHO FX LVL RATE 2 i Y E m RESONANCE 2 OUTPUT MIX TOCESSOR m FEEDBACK 1 FEEDBACK 2
2. gt ECHO FX LVL Delayed output into stereo glide MOD FX LVL Undelayed input to stereo glide FEEDBACK 1 Input feedback mix 1 no feedback 64 infinite repeat FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 Stereo glide rate DEPTH 1 Stereo glide depth RESONANCE 1 Stereo resonance RATE 2 Autopan rate DEPTH 2 Autopan width min center max L to R RESONANCE 2 Stereo glide cross resonance gain Z O Deja Vu B is configured with a cascade looper with envelope control of the looper s input mix The output of the looper is fed into a panner which sprays the effect into a stereo glide The stereo glide is also fed directly by the inputs All of the controls in this effect are identical to those of the A version except that here ENVELOPE decreases the input feedback mix Loud signals increase the amount of input signal in the mix soft signals increase the amount of feedback The Preset creates a unique overdub looper Whatever you play will be repeated indefinitely New material will replace older portions of the loop as it is played Mod Fx Lvl S Echo Fx Lvl Paget ECHO 1 EcHo 2 2 p RT Rate 1 Rate 2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Res 1 Res2 ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Decreases chorus depths ECHO FX LVL Delayed Haas effect multi chorus output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed Haas effect multi chorus output level FEEDBA
3. DEPTH 1 Stereo AM depth RESONANCE 1 Resonance gain RATE 2r Eono autopanrate The Preset creates a shimmering wash of sound This is done by DEPTH2 Echo autopan width min center max L to R combining dynamic amplitude modulation and echo panning RESONANCE 2 Resonator tuning k srEREO Rate 1 Rate 2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Res 1 Res2 ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Echo Fx Lvl poo gt o 0 O Mod Fx Lvl Decreases glide depths ECHO FX LVL Delayed glide output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed glide output level FEEDBACK 1 ECHO 2 to ECHO 1 cross feed gain FEEDBACK 2 ECHO 1 to ECHO 2 cross feed gain RATE 1 Glide rate added to RATE 2 DEPTH 1 Glide depth added to DEPTH 2 RESONANCE 1 Left glide resonance RATE 2 Glide rate added to RATE 1 DEPTH 2 Glide depth added to DEPTH 1 RESONANCE 2 Right glide resonance EE E7772 1 Sweep A consists of a stereo glide whose outputs go directly to both left and right outputs as well as to a pair of cross feed echoes ENVELOPE decreases the glide depths so that the glide effect grows stronger as sound fades The Stereo Glide is used to create a vibrato like pitch shift with pitch modulation synchronized for left and right The amount of glide and its speed are determined by the combined settings of the rate depth and resonance controls This effect creates complex periodic combina
4. aad B Shimmer B has a stereo resonator feeding a stereo amplitude Mod Fx Lvl modulator which is in turn sent to both the outputs and the Echo inputs of a cascaded echo The output of the cascaded echoes Fx Lvl i n n panner before i i n he outputs deno ono ab is sent to an auto panner before it too is sent to the outp ENVELOPE increases the amplitude modulation speed and de ue Depth 1 creases the resonator tuning so that as signals get louder the speed of the amplitude modulation increases and the tuning value de creases This effecthas atunable resonator which allows you to emphasize different frequencies based on the value of RESONANCE 2 The amount of resonance is controlled by RESONANCE 1 At higher ENVELOPE Increases AM speed decreases resonator tuning values this will produce a pronounced ringing at the tuned fre ECHO FXLVL Delayed resonator AM output level quency As ENVELOPE can control this tuned frequency many unusual dynamic effects can be created by playing with the envelope and resonance controls DEPTH 1 controls the amount of signal sent to the amplitude modulator For any effect to be heard this must be set to a value greater than 1 Amplitude is modulated 90 out of phase High values of RATE 1 can produce ring modulator effects Mod Fx Lvl MOD FX LVL Undelayed resonator AM output level FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE Stereo AM rate
5. xti e ND ko el iste Meri eder 50 CVCGlOId EIEEE E OL do ERI E THRONE uS 52 ITE 54 Fractal aia eii m deti cei ec EPA ELO Ua ada 56 Specifications irridet drerit retenu i eheu 58 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Vor tex the world s first Audio Morphing pro cessor You are about to discover that Vortex sets new standards for sound processing for both the type and variety of effects it produces and for the musical way in which it lets you control effects Unique effects and exciting performance capabilities provide lots of room for individual expression and experimentation More like a musical instrument than a passive effects black box Vortex will change the way you make music Vortex effects are organized into sixteen pairs of presets Each consists of multiple modulation and delay functions and each has its own distinctive sonic signature Some are based on combinations of classic effects such as echo rotary speaker autopan and chorus while others defy verbal description All 32 effects share a common set of sixteen parameters Changing settings to customize an effect is fast and easy and 32 user registers are provided for storing your own Vortex creations Audio Morphing allows you to control dynamic transformations between any two effects While this can produce truly mind boggling effects it couldn t be easier to con trol requiring only a single button push Getting Started
6. 1 Multivibrato a voices speed DEPTH 1 Multivibrato a voices depth RESONANCE 1 Left vibrato resonance RATE2 Multivibrato b voices speed DEPTH2 Multivibrato b voices depth RESONANCE 2 Right vibrato resonance EE 3 Shadow A is configured as two independent stereo effects One is a cross resonance modulator the other consists of cross mix echoes with high cut filters in the feedback paths gt Hi cut cro 1 gt gt ENVELOPE decreases both feedback mix and echo outputs for both echoes The cross resonance modulator has independent glide rate and depth controls for the left and right sides The echoes each have high cut filters in their respective feedback MOD Mod Fx Lvl Rate 1 Rate 2 gt Q gt o d paths These filters cause the echoes to get progressively darker as Depth 1 Depth 2 they repeat This is reminiscent of the sound of tape echo es 1 Hes X RES The Preset is designed with a subtle stereo chorus in parallel with analog tape echoes ENVELOPE is set to pull echoes way down in ECHO FX LVL Echo output level the mix while new notes are played When your input signal stops MOD FXLVL Modulation output level the echoes are heard Try this with solos and melody lines FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix for both delays FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix for both delays RATE1 Mod left glide rate DEPTH 1 Mod left glide depth RESONANCE 1 Mod cross resonance R to
7. 2 When this value is 1 this mix is all feedback i e each echo is independent At 64 the mix is all cross feed Between these extremes each echo is fed by a mixture of feedback and cross feed These intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that change over time FEEDBACK 1 is the level control for the feedback mix FEEDBACK 2 controls the nature of the mix Use the Preset to create a space around your sound in this case a rather nasty little space Rate T 2 ATMOSPHERE B Depth 1 Atmosphere B has two modulators each with two indepen dent taps a and b which allow you to create tunable reso nance effects The modulators are in the feedback path of a cross mix configuration When feedback is used every echo repeat is re modulated ENVELOPE increases the rates of both modulators causing gt ECHO 2 99 4 modulation to speed up during louder notes and passages The Echo modulators in this effect are unique in that each has a gliding tap and a stationary tap RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 control the glide speed and range of the gliding tap b of MOD 1 RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 control Depth 2 the glide speed and range of the gliding tap b of MOD 2 RESO NANCE 2 controls the tuning of the stationary tap a in both MOD 1 ENVELOPE Increases both modulation rates and MOD 2 RESONANCE 1 controls the mix of the a and b tap levels ECHO FXLVL Delayed mod output level for both modulators The character of the modulated sound can be M
8. 64 max detune pedal assigned to this parameter can produce dramatic echo swells ECHO FX LVL Level of envelope detune sent to echoes MOD FX LVL Output level of undelayed envelope detune FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE 1 Auto pan speed for ECHO 1 DEPTH1 Auto pan width for ECHO 1 RESONANCE 1 Resonance gain for left detune RATE2 Auto pan speed for ECHO 2 DEPTH2 Auto pan width for ECHO 2 RESONANCE 2 Resonance gain for right detune About the Reflexion Presets Reflexion A produces a moderate dou bling effect on loud attacks combined with echo rhythms that initially alternate between eighth notes and eighth note triplets then settle into an eighth note pattern The ech oes dance between left and right In Reflexion B the envelope value is turned down making the doubling effect more subtle Resonance values are turned up and the echo rhythms are set to 3 against 2 Morphing between A and B produces smooth changes in dynamic response anda cross fade of echo rhythms 27 If you have an expression pedal you can use Heflexion to create a pedal controlled flanger 1 Savecopies of REFLEXION B into any A and B register pair 2 In the new B register set ENVELOPE to 10 and press STORE 3 In the new A register set ENVELOPE to 45 and press STORE 4 Assign the pedal to MORPH A B Now moving the pedal will create a flange effect For more
9. L RATE2 Mod right glide rate DEPTH2 Mod right glide depth RESONANCE 2 Mod cross resonance L to R ENVELOPE Decreases feedback mix and echo outputs ENVELOPE Raises filter cutoff frequency ECHO FX LVL Lo pass filter and X res mod input to echoes MOD FX LVL Input to Lo pass filter and X res mod FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE 1 Lo pass filter mod rate DEPTH 1 Lo pass filter mod depth RESONANCE 1 Lo pass filter cutoff frequency RATE 2 Mod glide rate DEPTH 2 Mod glide depth RESONANCE 2 Mod cross resonance EE EJ Shadow B uses a dynamic low pass filter as a master tone control for its modulation and echo effects The filter can be set for a uniform tone or used to create constantly varying shades from light to dark ENVELOPE raises filter cutoff frequency so that loud signals are bright then darken as they fade The low pass filter in addition to being dynamically controlled by ENVELOPE is controlled by RATE 1 DEPTH 1 and RESONANCE 1 RESONANCE 1 sets the cutoff frequency of the filter Higher values correspond to higher cutoff frequencies RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 are modulation controls for the filter This filter acts as a master tone control for the entire effect The filter can be set to specific values using RESONANCE 1 to cause the effect to be
10. L RATE eT RESONANCE QUPL Output level is not recommended for continuous control Once a parameter is assigned to a pedal pedal control of the parameter is always active even if you move the Parameter knob to select another parameter for editing While an assigned parameter is selected value changes made with the pedal will be displayed When pedal motion stops the display will return to display of the register or preset number When the Parameter knob is turned to another position the Pedal LED will turn off and the value of the new parameter will be displayed The new parameter can be edited with VALUE the pedal will continue to con trol its assigned parameter To remove a pedal assignment simply reselect the assigned parameter and press PEDAL TAP or select another parameter for assignment and press PEDAL TAP Whena pedal is deassigned the parameter returns to its original value as set prior to pedal assignment Remember that once a pedal is con nected to Vortex whether or nota parameter assignment has been made you must turn the Parameter knob to ECHO 1 or ECHO 2 to perform TAP functions with the button Footswitch TAP function is unaffected Note If the pedal is unplugged while an effect is running Vortex will not recognize the fact that there is no pedal until a new effect is loaded If the pedal is unplugged while an effect with a pedal assignment is running Vortex
11. activated Now PEDAL TAP functions as a TAP button only when ECHO 1 or ECHO 2 is selected When the Parameter knobis turned to any other position pressing this button assigns the selected parameter to pedal control Assign a Parameter to a Pedal Assigning a parameter to the pedal is easy 1 Plug a pedal into Vortex and load a new effect so that Vortex will recognize pedal connection 2 Turn the Parameter knob to select any of the fourteen assignable parameters for example MIX 3 Press PEDAL TAP The LED will light to indicate that the pedal has been assigned to that parameter When a pedal is plugged into Vortex the PEDAL TAP button assigns any one of fourteen parameters to pedal control e PEDAL The LED will light when you assign AE a parameter and whenever an assigned parameter is selected with the knob until the assignment is changed or removed ENVELOPE Pedal Control The decimal point on the display will also light as pedal assignment is a change which can be stored with the effect 4 When the pedal is moved beyond the displayed value of MIX the pedal will acquire control over the full range of the MIX parameter With a standard expression pedal the toe up position Parameter Value 1 toe down 64 The PEDAL TAP button performs TAP functions when ECHO 1 or ECHO 2 is selected FEEDBACK TL FEEDBACK 2 RATE m MORPHAB RESONANCE T ECHO FKLIVL
12. an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la class B prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict par le minist re des Communications du Canada This triangle which appears on your com Sm ponent alerts you to the presence of unin CAUTION This triangle which appears on your com sulated dangerous voltage inside the en ponent alerts you to important operating closure voltage that may be sufficient to RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK and maintenance instructions in this ac constitute a risk of shock DO NOT OPEN companying literature Lexicon Inc 3 Oak Park Bedford MA 01730USA Copyright 1993 Lexicon Inc Telephone 781 280 0300 All Rights Reserved Fax 781 280 0490 Lexicon Part 070 09940 Printed in the U S A Getting Started e a a aer Ee aae a aaea 1 Ta iqoro Ure ilo ERE C 1 Front Panel Overview Setting Audio Levels Setting MIX Values Rear Panel Connections esses 4 Footswitch and Footpedal Connections e Headphones A dio Connections cedi
13. assumes the pedal has been moved to value 1 and will not allow pedal reassignment or deassignment If you unplug the pedal load a new effect to make sure that Vortex recognizes the disconnection 19 Capturing Parameter Changes Made with a Pedal Value changes made with an expression pedal are not automatically saved when you store an effect If you want to save the value indicated by the current pedal position turn the VALUE knob in either direction to set this as the original value When the effect is stored this is the value that will be saved for that parameter even if the pedal is reas signed or deassigned Controlling Morphs with a Pedal The behavior of the pedal when MORPH A Bis selected for pedal assignmentis slightly different When you assign MORPH A B the pedal immediately acquires control over the morph and the morph jumps to the current pedal position Toe up 1 effect B toe down 64 effect A A B still selects the A or B effect and the A and B LEDs indicate which effect is avail able for editing Edits can be made via the front panel to either A or B effect parameters but the pedal determines which effect is being heard For example you can edit the parameters of effect B and your edits will take effect but if the pedal is in the toe down position you will only be hearing effect A You won t hear the results of your edits to effect B until you move the pedal to its toe up position When you
14. before it too is sent to the outputs 54 ENVELOPE increases the amplitude modulation speed and de creases the resonator tuning so that as signals get louder the speed of the amplitude modulation increases and the tuning value de creases This effect has a tunable resonator which allows you to emphasize diffferent frequencies based on the value of RESONANCE 2 The amount of resonance is controlled by RESONANCE 1 At higher values this will produce a pronounced ringing at the tuned fre quency As ENVELOPE can control this tuned frequency many unusual dynamic effects can be created by playing with the envelope and resonance controls DEPTH 1 controls the amount of signal sent to the amplitude modulator For any effect to be heard this must be set to a value greater than 1 Amplitude is modulated 90 out of phase High values of RATE 1 can produce ring modulator effects This Presetis an example of a dramatic special effect driven by the dynamics of the input signal This works particularly well with sources that produce short percussive sounds ENVELOPE Depth 2 doro H Incle Echo Rate 1 Depth 1 E 1 Res 2 Amount of detune Loud signals max detune soft none ECHO FX LVL Echo output level MOD FX LVL Stereo envelope detune output FEEDBACK 1 Fixed feedback gain for ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 FEEDBACK 2 Fixed cross feed gain for ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 RATE 1 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 feedb
15. dramatic flanging turn up RESONANCE 1 and RESONANCE 2 in both A and B effects EN P LY Atmosphere A consists of a stereo vibrato module which is Mod Fx Lvl fed by the input signal and echoes of the input signal The echoes are arranged in a cross mix configuration ENVELOPE controls vibrato rate with louder notes making the vibrato quicker ECHO FX LVL controls the amount of input signal feeding the echoes MOD FX LVL controls the amount of undelayed input signal feeding the vibrato DEPTH 1 and DEPTH 2 control offset delay for the left and right vibrato Small differences in these two values will widen mono or stereo signals The cross mix echo configuration allows you to create many rhythmic variations by altering feedback paths In this configuration Mod Fx Lvl Rate 1 Rate 2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Res 1 Res2 ENVELOPE Vibrato rates increase with louder signals ECHO FX LVL Amount of input feeding echoes MOD FX LVL Amount of input mixed with echoes feeding vibrato FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix 1 feedback 64 cross feed RATE 1 Left vibrato rate DEPTH 1 Left vibrato predelay RESONANCE 1 Vibrato resonance gain RATE 2 Right vibrato rate DEPTH 2 Right vibrato predelay RESONANCE 2 Vibrato cross resonance gain FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of feedback and cross feed for both ECHO 1 and ECHO
16. has sixteen adjust able parameters Control over these param eters is simple select a parameter with the PARAMETER knob then adjust it with the VALUE knob All parameter settings made from the front panel can be stored with the effect Select a parameter PEDAL TAP FEEDBACK 1 FEEDBACK 2 mi mE 1 E 1 RATE2 DEPTH RESONANCE 2 Parameter values 1 64 will be displayed when VALUE is turned The decimal point indicates changes have The VALUE knob is always active and will adjust whichever parameter is indicated by the PARAMETER knob The first turn of VALUE will display the current parameter setting and light the VALUE LED Subse quent adjustments will increment or decre ment parameter values along their entire range 1 64 Use the VALUE knob to adjust the selected parameter The VALUE LED lights whenever parameter values are displayed been made since the last store operation Parameter changes made with an expression pedal are not automatically stored with the ef fect See Pedal Control 11 Effect Parameters The decimal point on the display will light when a parameter is adjusted to indicate that the effect has been modified since the last store operation If no further adjustments are made with VALUE the display will revert to showing the number of the currently running effect The edit indicator will remain on until the effect is stored or until changes are lost by select
17. hos ire pei eee 6 In Line Processing Using Vortex on a Mixer Effects Return Bus A B Relay Switch essen 8 UIenciumnpmEERm 9 GIU MEE EE 9 Presets and Registers essen 10 Effect Parameters ononon at aei e rennen nnne 11 Adjusting Parameter Values About the Parameters TAP and Echo Rhythms seeeeeenee 13 Tempo and Rhythm Tapping in a Tempo Echo Rhythms Audio Morphing M Esiri aiiai ihini 16 About Morphing Trying Some Morphs Setting Morph Rates Pedal Gontrol te obe a een 18 Assign a Parameter to a Pedal Capturing Parameter Changes Made with a Pedal Controlling Morphs with a Pedal Table of Contents Using Registers uite etre 21 Storing Effects Clearing Register Pairs Using Footswitches Finding the Preset Used to Create an Effect Effect Descriptions eee esee eese einer enne nnns 25 OVOLVIOW 3 52 xm coe oe coL Neto cete a eA LIA 25 Reflexion ai eive viia rede rper dr are 26 Atmospher i iti eir OE a Rie 28 OIDIIS tionc Nim oM tapered Rie EM MALAM ALI 30 Centrifuge i e on e e ere pedore 32 AOL OSOI itte eno rU pct R E ipaa NO Le Erase ena 34 MOSAIC 4l ie etes iex gang ehe daa ede otea a cen tea or ren a da vods 36 zr T HERI nae 38 DUO e EIE IN NUMEN Ase Er LIA M aote AMT 40 Deja VU t De tpe b rot ati i E ERR 42 MEE en 44 IMMISIT MEE 46 SWCD eiie vested fette ith n ae te cael dec pedis hoe cae 48 ShadoW
18. modulators which interact to produce a variety of modulation effects flanger vibrato chorus etc The modulators feed two echoes which are configured as a cascade looper ENVELOPE increases RATE 1 and RATE 2 so that loud signals increase the speed of modulation Using RESONANCE 2 alone RESONANCE 1 21 maintains a stereo image in the modulation effect RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 will affect left modulation and RATE 2 DEPTH 2 will affect right modulation Using RESONANCE 1 cross resonance mixes the left and right modulation signals together The rate and depth controls will affect both left and right Having the two echoes cascaded doubles the maximum amount of available delay time FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of ECHO 1 feedback and ECHO 2 feedback When this value is 1 this mix is all ECHO 1 feedback At 64 the mix is all ECHO 2 feedback producing the longest echoes Between these extremes ECHO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two feedbacks These intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that change over time FEEDBACK 1 controls the mix of input signal and feedback mix fed into ECHO 1 When FEEDBACK 1 1 there is no feedback At 64 only feedback is sent into the echoes This creates an infinite loop The Preset is set to produce a very deep stereo flange with subtle echoes 34 Rate 1 Depth 1 mon on Rate 2 Depth 2 ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Mod Fx Lvl Decreases total feedback level ECHO FX LVL Delaye
19. their dimensional quality The other unique component in creating Vortex s echo effects is you Other effects processors require you to slave your tempo to their preset delay times or to calculate and set an absolute tempo in milliseconds then use that number to calcu late delay times for appropriate rhythms then to enter those delay times into the box Changing tempo requires repeating the en tire process Vortex will slave echo rhythms to any tempo you want Setting tempo is as easy as tapping your foot and you can change tempo as often as you like even on the fly In Vortex tempo is set simply by pressing TAP twice Because every effect in the box is synchronized to the current tempo all effects are always rhythmically compatible You can tap with a footswitch or with the front panel PEDAL TAP button If you have a footpedal connected to Vortex you must select one of the ECHO parameters in order for the but ton to function as TAP See Pedal Control The ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 controls allow you to easily set up extraordinary polyrhythms within any effect These rhyth mic divisions are automatically stored with the effect 13 TAP and Echo Rhythms Tapping in a Tempo Setting the tempo for Vortex couldn t be easier simply press TAP twice in rhythm to establish the tempo you want The front panel LED will light on your first press of TAP to indicate a tap interval is being calculated Your second TAP def
20. uniformly dark or bright Alternatively RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 can be set to produce degrees of brightness and darkness that constantly change throughout the effect The Preset uses slow modulation of the filter to effectively fade echo and modulation effects in and out of your sound while simulta neously changing their tone from bright to dark ae 14 CYCLOID n Cycloid A utilizes a dynamic stereo low pass filter that pro duces different spatial effects by cyclic changes in the tone of left and right signals STEREO PETER ENVELOPE raises the filter cutoff frequency so that loud sounds are initially bright then grow darker as they fade The filter cutoff frequency is also controlled by DEPTH 1 and by both resonance controls The interaction of these parameters with the ENVELOPE control produces many interesting dynamic effects The filter is Desi 1 Bante Mod Fx Lvl modulated by a sine wave form left and right are modulated 90 out Res 1 Res 2 of phase with respect to each other to produce filter panning where the sound moves from left to right based on tone rather than level RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 control the speed and amount of filter modulation The rate of this modulation can itself be modulated by ECHO FXLVL Delayed filter output level RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 FM MOD FXLVL Undelayed filter output level Placing the echoes behind the filter gives control over the tone FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback mix for both delays color of t
21. CK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 Multichorus a voices speed DEPTH 1 Multichorus a voices depth RESONANCE 1 Multichorus L to R cross resonance RATE2 Multichorus b voices speed DEPTH2 Multichorus b voices depth RESONANCE 2 Multichorus R to L cross resonance E 3 Choir A is configured with three modules Haas Effect Multi Chorus and cascaded echoes This effect produces rich cho rusing widens stereo images and synthesizes stereo from mono sources 44 ENVELOPE decreases chorus depths so that the chorus effect increases as the signal gets softer The Haas Effect places small fixed delays on the left and right inputs to push signals outward in the stereo field No controls are provided for this effect which is always present and fixed The multichorus module has two independent sets of stereo voices a and b RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 control the speed and depth of the a set of voices RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 control the b voices The cascade echo fills the central space left by the stereo signal spread created by the Haas Effect FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of ECHO 1 feedback and ECHO 2 feedback When this value is 1 this mix is all ECHO 1 feedback At 64 the mix is all ECHO 2 feedback Between these extremes ECHO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two feedbacks These intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that change over time F
22. EEDBACK 1 controls the total feedback level The Presetis arich stereo chorus that works well with either stereo or mono sources FEEDBACK 2 is set to 29 causing the cascaded echoes to produce a rhythm pattern which changes over time 10 CHOIR B Choir Bis predominantly an echo effect with acascade looper Echo Fx Lvl feeding a Haas Effect and a multichorus module o gt Mod Fx Lvl ENVELOPE decreases chorus depths so that the chorus effect gt increases as the signal gets softer Ee eers le e The controls are the same as those in Version A In Version B ERES Rate 1 Rate 2 Mod Fx Lvl however the input signal is summed to mono and sent into the TER ROO cascade echo The output of the cascade echo is sent equally to the P O left and right outputs and into the Haas Effect which converts the Echo Fx Lvl mono signal into a wide image From there the signals are sent into the multichorus effect and recombined with the echo effect at the output ENVELOPE Decreases chorus depths ECHO FXLVL Unmodulated echo output level The Preset has MIX set to nearly dry 17 so that your orginal signal is heard unprocessed then is surrounded by a rich choir of echoes MOD FX LVL Echo level into Haas Effect and Multichorus FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 Multichorus a voices speed DEPTH 1 Multichorus a voices depth RESONANCE 1 Multichorus L to R cros
23. ITE 1 Sets the level of the incoming signal LEDs DISPLAY indicate acceptable signal level LVL and Numeric display of digits 1 64 and decimal point Dis J All parameter values are displayed overload OVL played digits indicate ID number of currently running l with a range of 1 64 and are accompa effect Digits accompanied by lit VALUE LED indicate B nied by the VALUE LED PARAMETER parameter values Decimal point lights to show an effect Selects among 16 parameters for adjustment has been modified since it was stored with the VALUE knob or pedal assignment 2 Activates rear panel A B relay and toggles selection of A and B banks of presets and registers A and B LEDs Front Panel Overview REGISTER PRESET Button selects preset or register mode LED lights when register mode is selected turns off in preset mode Knob will select presets 1 16 or registers 1 16 depending on button setting Note using a footswitch to step through registers will cause a dis crepancy between the REGISTER PRESET knob setting and the dis play which will show the number of the register that is actually running REGISTER PRESET H m 9 DEJA VU E DUO 8 10 CHOIR exicon MAZE 7 11 SHIMMER MOSAIC 6 l 12 SWEEP AEROSOL 5 13 SHADOW CENTRIFUGE 4 14 CYCLOID ORBITS 3 15 BLEEN ATMOSPHERE 2 16 FRACTAL REFLEXION 1 Adjusts values of selected parameter Setting A
24. MIX always provide control of output level and processed unprocesed mix Within each effect MOD FX LVL generally controls the amount of modulation effects and ECHO FX LVL controls the amount of echo effects in the processed signal 25 Effect Descriptions Vortex presets are designed to empha size certain functions in each effect but you will find that altering selected parameters allows you to create entirely different sounds from any single effect The following dia grams and descriptions provide maps for your explorations as well as descriptions of each preset pair and of the effect itself Note When connections are made to both Vortex inputs envelope control of all effects is driven by the eft input EET 20 773 BABS idu dae Reflexion consists of a stereo envelope detune module in series with dual echoes Each echo in turn feeds an indepen dent auto panner DETUNE Echo Fx Lvl The detune is driven by ENVELOPE The amount of detuning increases as the input varies from soft to loud Different playing QP cos b gt dynamics and ENVELOPE values can produce a wide range of effects from subtle pitch changes on note attacks for doubling effects to radical pitch bends Turning up RES 1 and RES 2 creates envelope flanging effects MOD FX LVL controls the undelayed output of the Mod Fx Lvl detune effect As ECHO FX LVL is on the input to the echoes an expression ENVELOPE Controls detune depth 1 off
25. OD FXLVL Input level to Mod 1 and Mod 2 significantly altered with RESONANCE 1 and RESONANCE 2 FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix The cross mix echo configuration is identical to that in Atmo FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix sphere A RATE1 Mod 1 tap b glide rate DEPTH 1 Mod 1 tap b glide range RESONANCE 1 Mix of a and b taps for Mod 1 and Mod 2 RATE2 Mode2 tap b glide rate DEPTH2 Mod 2 tap b glide range RESONANCE 2 Mod 1 and Mod 2 tap a tuning Use the Preset to add a variety of atmospheric effects to your sound P ROTARY 1 p ROTARY 2 ENVELOPE Decreases both rotary speeds ECHO FX LVL Delayed rotary output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed rotary output level FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE 1 Rotary 1 speed DEPTH 1 Rotary 1 depth RESONANCE 1 Rotary 1 resonance RATE 2 Rotary 2 speed DEPTH 2 Rotary 2 depth RESONANCE 2 Rotary 2 resonance sores I Orbits is designed around two rotary effects one fed by the left input one by the right The output of both rotary effects is fed to echoes configured as a stereo pair The left echo feeds the right output and vice versa causing the echoes to revolve on opposing sides of the stereo field from the rotary effects ENVELOPE decreases both rotary speeds so that louder signals cause the rotary effects to
26. RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 control pan speed and width RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 control the modulation glide rate and depth RESONANCE 1 controls the left and right resonance gain for the modulator RESONANCE 2 controls left and right resonance tuning The Preset combines pan modulation and stereo echo to create a dynamic spacious effect ES EJ Maze B is configured as two parallel effects One has stereo envelope detune and the other has a unique echo configura tion with feedback AM ENVELOPE controls the amount of detune so that louder signals increase detuning The output of the detuner is controlled by MOD FX LVL If this control is turned down to 1 it completely shuts down the detune effect Likewise the output of the bounce echo is controlled by ECHO FX LVL If this control is turned down to 1 it completely shuts down the echo effect The echoes are arranged in series ECHO 1 feeds the left ouput ae while ECHO 2 feeds the right This generates echoes that bounce Res 2 between left and right FEEDBACK 1 controls the amount of feed ENVELOPE Amount of detune Loud signals max detune soft none back for both echoes FEEDBACK 2 controls the amount of cross feedback for both echoes RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 control amplitude modulation of the feedback for both echoes RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 control the amplitude modulation of the cross feedback for both echoes Turning up DEPTH 1 and or DEPTH 2 modulates feedback or cross feed levels At low ra
27. Rotary 1 depth added to Depth 2 RESONANCE 1 Rotary 1 resonance RATE2 Rotary 2 speed added to Rate 1 DEPTH 2 Rotary 2 depth added to Depth 1 RESONANCE 2 Rotary 2 resonance Centrifuge Ais designed around two rotary effects one fed by the left input one by the right The output of both rotary effects is fed to echoes configured as a stereo pair The rotary effects always move in unison ENVELOPE decreases the rotary speed and depth The rotary effects are controlled by a combination of RATE 1 DEPTH 1 and RATE 2 DEPTH 2 Either set of controls used alone will create a simple rotation effect with variable speed and depth Used together values set for both sets of controls these controls create unusual rotation effects The Preset uses envelope control of rates and resonance to create a throaty vowel like sound that increases in speed as sound fades away m 4 CENTRIFUGE B Rate 1 Rate 2 Centrifuge B is designed around two rotary effects one fed by Depth 1 Depth the left input one by the right The output of both rotary effects is fed to echoes configured as a stereo pair with cross feed ROTARY 1 The rotary efects always move in unison P ROTARY 2 b4 ENVELOPE decreases RATE 1 and increases DEPTH 1 so that Foran gt O gt EcHo2 4 louder signals decrease the speed while increasing depth RATE 1 Rate 1 Rate 2 Echo and DEPTH 1 control the speed of both rotary eff
28. ack AM rate DEPTH 1 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 feedback AM depth RESONANCE 1 Resonance gain for left detune RATE2 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 cross feed AM rate DEPTH 2 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 cross feed AM depth RESONANCE 2 Resonance gain for right detune E EJ Bleen B is configured as two parallel effects One has stereo envelope detune and the other has a unique echo configura tion with feedback AM ENVELOPE controls the amount of detune The output of the detuner is controlled by MOD FX LVL If this control is turned down to 1 it completely shuts down the detune effect Likewise the output of the bounce echo is controlled by ECHO FX LVL which if turned down to 1 will completely shut down the echo effect The echoes are arranged in series ECHO 1 feeds the left ouput while ECHO 2 feeds the right This generates echoes that bounce between left and right FEEDBACK 1 controls the amount of feed back for both echoes FEEDBACK 2 controls the amount of cross feedback for both echoes RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 control amplitude modulation of the feedback for both echoes RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 control the amplitude modulation of the cross feedback for both echoes Turning up DEPTH 1 and or DEPTH 2 modulates feedback or cross feed levels At low rates this produces a tremolo like effect At faster rates this produces ring modulator effects The Preset takes advantage of a large pitch bend driven by input amplitude This creat
29. and the register ID number will flash The ID number of any cleared register flashes when se lected with the REGISTER PRESET knob To restore a cleared register pair simply repeat the clear operation Using Footswitches A dual footswitch can be connected to Vortex to perform register step and bypass functions Asecond footswitch allows hands off control of A B bank switching and TAP functions Stepping through the registers You can use a footswitch to step through either the A or the B bank of effects stored in the registers Use A B to switch between banks The footswitch will increment con tinuously up to register 16 then wrap back to register 1 or the first uncleared register If you are in preset mode the first click of the switch will automatically switch you into register mode loading whatever register is indicated by the position of the REGISTER PRESET knob and the setting of the A B button subsequent clicks will increment from that point on 22 Skipping registers and creating chains Vortex s clear function allows you to use a footswitch to skip effects you do not want in a sequence or to create register chains Skipping allows you to create a specific sequence of effects If for example you want to use a series of 8 effects simply clear the 8 unwanted registers and turn the REG ISTER PRESET knob to 1 Now the footswitch will increment through the regis ters passing over the cleared re
30. anner FEEDBACK 1 Input feedback mix 1 no feedback 64 infinite repeat FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE1 Stereo glide rate DEPTH 1 Stereo glide depth RESONANCE 1 Stereo resonance RATE2 Autopan rate DEPTH2 Autopan width min center max L to R RESONANCE 2 Stereo glide cross resonance gain About the Fractal Presets FractalA produces along echo with rhythm patterns that degenerate as the echo re peats and fades away The unusual rhythm effect is created by setting FEEDBACK 2 to a mixture of feedback and cross feed ech oes The echoes are panned from side to side and then modulated by the stereo glide Fractal B is designed as a looper with input signals looping indefinitely As phrases withinthe loop repeat they are deconstructed causing a linear sequence of sounds to stack up into a single repeating event In addition the output of the looper is panned back and forth and modulated by the stereo glide 57 Audio Inputs 2 Level 30dBu minimum Impedance stereo 50kQ unbalanced mono 25kQ unbalanced Audio Outputs 2 Level 2dBu nominal 8dBu maximum Impedance 600 unbalanced Footswitch Connectors Tip Ring Sleeve phone jacks 2 for Bypass and Register Step Tap and A B Selection Footpedal Connector Tip Ring Sleeve phone jack for Expression pedal with stereo plug A B Relay Tip Ring Sleeve phone jack rated at lt 100mA Frequency Response 20Hz 14kHz 1dB
31. cts Stereo inputs will cause the stereo image to spin and to be chased by its echoes If you use two separate mono signals such as guitar and voice both the signals and their echoes will chase one another in opposite directions If different values are set for ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 with a mono source the echoes will move in unpredictable patterns If both echoes are set to the same value but their feedback values are unequal the first echo repeats will appear to be centered but will then begin to snake between left and right as they fade The Preset has the left input chased by quarter note echoes and the right input chased by quarter note triplet echoes ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Rate 1 Rate 2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Res 2 Mod Fx Lvl Decreases vibrato ECHO FX LVL Echo output levels MOD FX LVL Mod output levels FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 use for bounce effects FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 use to pan L to R RATE 1 Speed of Multivibrato a voices DEPTH 1 Depth of Multivibrato a voices RESONANCE 1 1st Multivibrato resonance RATE 2 Speed of Multivibrato b voices DEPTH 2 Depth of Multivibrato b voices RESONANCE 2 2nd Multivibrato resonance A EJ Mosaic B has four modules arranged in series Modulation andecho effects are accumulatedas signals progress through this configuration ENVELOPE decreases the vibrato depths causing
32. d VIBRATO 2 in addition to being sent to the left and right are sent to the opposite outputs This fills in the center of the stereo ENVELOPE Increases vibrato rates vibrato effect ECHO FXLVL Left input into echoes MOD FXLVL Right input into vibrato FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE1 Vibrato 1 rate DEPTH 1 Vibrato 1 predelay RESONANCE 1 Vibrato 1 and Vibrato 2 resonance RATE2 Vibrato 2 rate DEPTH2 Vibrato 2 predelay RESONANCE 2 Vibrato cross mix Duo B is configured as two independent mono in stereo out effects The left input feeds a dual vibrato effect The right input feeds a dual delay effect The Preset is designed to work with either a mono signal or with two different signals feeding left and right The left is set to produce a dynamic stereo vibrato The right is set to create a stereo echo effect with quarter notes in the left side and quarter note triplets on the right side DEAT Mod Fx Lvl Deja Vu A is configured with a cascade looper with envelope O control of the looper s output level The output of the looper is Echo gt gt fed into a panner which sprays the effect into a stereo glide Fx Lvl STEREO The stereo glide is also fed directly by the inputs roi eno 1 eco 2 gt gt GLIDE ete gt ENVELOPE decreases ECHO FX LVL pulling the echoes down out of the way of loud signals and bringing them back up whenev
33. d mod output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed mod output level FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 MOD 1 speed DEPTH 1 MOD 1 depth RESONANCE 1 Left right cross resonance RATE 2 MOD 2 speed DEPTH 2 MOD 2 depth RESONANCE 2 Left right resonance 35 A CJ Aerosol B has two modulators which interact to produce a variety of modulation effects flanger vibrato chorus etc The modulators feed two echoes which are configured as a bounce echo ENVELOPE decreases FEEDBACK 1 which controls the total feedback level so that loud signals have only a single echo repeat and soft signals have many Using RESONANCE 2 alone RESO NANCE 1 1 maintains a stereo image in the modulation effect RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 will affect left modulation RATE 2 DEPTH 2 will affect right modulation Using RESONANCE 1 cross resonance mixes the left and right modulation signals together The rate and depth controls will affect both left and right Both echoes are arranged in series but ECHO 1 feeds the left output while ECHO 2 feeds the right This generates echoes that bounce between left and right FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of ECHO 1 feedback and ECHO 2 feedback When this value is 1 this mix is all ECHO 1 feedback At 64 the mix is all ECHO 2 feedback Between these extremes ECHO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two feedbacks The
34. deassign the pedal Vortex will immediately switch to whichever effect A or B is indicated by the front panel LEDs Remember that A and B effects can have different pedal assignments If either the A or B effect has been stored with the pedal assigned to MORPH A B and a pedal is connected pedal control is immediate when the effect is loaded 20 If you are using Vortex s A B relay fea ture pedal morphing allows independent control over morphing and channel switch ing For example you could use the pedal to control morphing between ORBITS A and ORBITS B and use the A B switch to select lead or rhythm channels for either effect Storing Effects Vortex presets cannot be erased or over written by parameter changes the original version will always be restored when loaded If you make changes to a preset and want to save the changes as a custom effect or if you want to match certain effects as A B pairs you must store your new versions into registers When first shipped Vortex has a dupli cate set of the presets loaded into the regis ters Although these are grouped into regis ter pairs which match the preset A B pairs you can store any effect you want into any register space For example you can store a version of Centrifuge B into Register 1A and a version of Orbits A into Register 1B To store the currently running effect Press STORE If you were in preset mode the register LED will go on indicat
35. ects RATE 2 Depth T er aa controls the rate of RATE 1 FM DEPTH 2 controls the depth of RATE 1 FM As you turn up DEPTH 2 RATE 1 will get faster and slower Medi LMI at the speed of RATE 2 allowing you to create a rotary effect which is constantly changing from slow to fast ENVELOPE Increases DEPTH 1 decreases RATE 1 ECHO FX LVL Delayed rotary output level The Preset uses envelope control to create a downward spiral MOD FX LVL Undelayed rotary output level effect Loud signals produce wide and slow rotation which speeds up FEEDBACK 1 Gain of ECHO 1 to ECHO 2 cross feed and narrows as the signal fades The preset has DEPTH 2 turned FEEDBACK2 Gain of ECHO 2 to ECHO 1 cross feed off RATE 1 Rotary 1 and Rotary 2 speed DEPTH 1 Rotary 1 and Rotary 2 depth RESONANCE 1 Rotary 1 resonance gain RATE2 Rate of RATE 1 FM DEPTH2 Depth of RATE 1 FM RESONANCE 2 Rotary 2 resonance gain Rate 1 Depth 1 Res 1 Mod Fx Lvl prec ero sp oro spreto Ey Mod Fx Lvl ENVELOPE Increases both rates ECHO FXLVL Delayed mod output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed mod output level FEEDBACK 1 Input feedback mix 1 no feedback 64 infinite repeat FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 MOD 1 speed DEPTH 1 MOD 1 depth RESONANCE 1 Left right cross resonance gain RATE2 MOD 2 speed DEPTH2 MOD 2 depth RESONANCE 2 Left right resonance gain EE 7 77731 L3 Aerosol A has two
36. effect into another The rate at which this transformation occurs is determined by the MORPH A B param eter MORPH A B allows you to determine the time it takes for one effect to transform into another when A B is pressed Morph rates like other parameters are stored as part of the effect Morphs are performed between register pairs To setup a morph store one effect into an A register then store another effect into the corresponding B register You can store any preset or any modified preset into any A or B register Because you can store any effect you want in any register you can select morphs to perform subtle smooth parameter changes or radical shifts between effects When you morph between two versions of the same effect all of the parameter values move smoothly from one version to the other When you morph between two different ef fects the entire structure of the effect trans forms to the other effect Everything changes rates levels audio routing routing of the LFOs and envelope etc 16 Audio Morphing An expression pedal gives you dynamic con trol of morphing and allows you to create dramatic new effects The ability to morph from any effect or effect variation in the box to any other effect gives you an infinite number of possible new ef fects as a new effect is created at virtually every pointin the morph Assigning control of the morph to an expression pedal allows you n
37. er Mod Fx Lvl softer signals are received FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of ECHO 1 feedback and ECHO 2 feedback When this value is 1 this mix is all ECHO 1 feedback At 64 the mix is all ECHO 2 feedback producing the longest echoes Between these extremes ECHO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two ENVELOPE Decreases ECHO FX LVL feedbacks These intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that change over time FEEDBACK 1 controls the mix of input signal and feedback mix fed into ECHO 1 When FEEDBACK 1 1 there is no feedback At 64 only feedback is sent into the echoes This creates an infinite loop Setting DEPTH 2 to 1 in effect turns off the panner ECHO FXLVL Delayed output into stereo glide MOD FXLVL Undelayed input to stereo glide FEEDBACK 1 Input feedback mix 1 no feedback 64 infinite repeat FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE Stereo glide rate DEPTH 1 Stereo glide depth i In the Preset the panner and the stereo glide are turned off RESONANCE 1 Stereo resonance i a A leaving just a simple echo ducking effect Turn up DEPTH 1 and RATE 2 Autopan rate P DEPTH 2 to add modulation and panning DEPTH2 Autopan width min center max L to R RESONANCE 2 Stereo glide cross resonance gain ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl 9 M gt Echo Fx Lvl Op fexif o Eor0 i Eno z gt Pon Rate 2 Depth 2 Lup STEREO GLIDE Mod Fx Lvl Decreases input feedback mix gt
38. ers for storing your customized effects Pressing the REGISTER PRESET button determines whether presets REFLEXION FRACTAL or registers 1 16 will be selected by the knob REGISTE PRESET 9 DEJA WU DUO 8 10 cho MAZE 7 m MOSAIC 6 l 12 SWEEP AEROSOL 5 13 SHADOW CENTRIFUGE 4 14 CYCLO ORBITS 3 1 BLEEN ATMOSPHERE 2 16 FRACTAL REFLEXION 1 LED indicates register selection The REGISTER PRESET button deter mines whether the knob will load registers or presets The LED lights to indicate register is selected Turn the REGISTER PRESET knob to select and load the preset or register number you want 10 Presets and Registers Each preset and register has an A and a B version In the presets A and B versions are matched into specific effect pairs You can set up your own pairing system in the regis ters The front panel A B button determines which version of an effect will be loaded When this button is pressed with an effect running it will initiate a dynamic transition or morph from one effect to the other The ability to make these transitions is one of the most exciting features of Vortex and is ex plained fully under Morphing later in the manual The setting of A B deter mines whether the A or B versions of presets and registers will be loaded LEDs indicate A B selection Adjusting Parameter Values Each effect in Vortex
39. es 14 The ability to set different rhythmic divi sions for Vortex s two echoes allows you to set up some very interesting patterns For example 1 Load any effect with a dual echo configu ration such as preset 8 DUO B 2 Tap in a whole note interval 4 beats between taps 3 Turn the Parameter knob to ECHO 1 and set the VALUE knob to 16 This will give ECHO 1 a sixteenth note rhythm 4 Select ECHO 2 and set its VALUE to 8 giving ECHO 2 an eighth note rhythm Now you can tap any interval and the relationship between ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 rhythms will be maintained and still be synchronized with the tempo ECHO 1 will always have a rhythm which is twice as fast as that of ECHO 2 Vortex echo divisions are calculated with 16 bit acuracy This ensures that the rhyth mic relationships between ECHO 1 and ECHO 2are highly accurate and stable even for unusual polyrhythms such as 2 against 9 or 11 against 13 patterns that would be extremely tedious and perhaps impossible to set up on another effects processor Try setting up some patterns such as 3 against 2 7 against 9 etc they re alla snap with Vortex ECHO Value 123 4 5 6 7 8 ie Rhythmic Divisions LEM T Q lt m c o c 20 Er co re cm Fe o x o 2 E 3 15 The maximum delay time for one echo in Vortex is 923 milliseconds The maximum delay time for configurations which use Vortex s t
40. es dramatic effects with short percussive sounds or with intermittent material such as brief vocal phrases The preset produces echoes that change in pitch as they bounce from side to side Turn up DEPTH 2 to extend these bouncing pitch shifted echoes EZA BARS Fractal A and B are configured with a cascade looper with Mod TEM envelope control of the looper s input mix The output of the e looper is fed into a panner which spraysthe effect into a stereo gt Echo gt glide The stereo glide is also fed directly by the inputs Fx Lvl faj Eoo em PIRE i Rate 2 ENVELOPE decreases the input feedback mix Loud signals Depth 2 L5 increase the amount of input signal in the mix soft signals increase the amount of feedback aa FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of ECHO 1 feedback and ECHO 2 feedback When this value is 1 this mix is all ECHO 1 feedback At 64 the mix is all ECHO 2 feedback producing the longest echoes Between these extremes ECHO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two ENVELOPE Decreases input feedback mix feedbacks These intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that ECHO FX LVL Delayed output into stereo glide change over time MOD FXLVL Undelayed input to stereo glide FEEDBACK 1 controls the mix of input signal and feedback mix fed into ECHO 1 When FEEDBACK 1 1 there is no feedback At 64 only feedback is sent into the echoes This creates an infinite loop Setting DEPTH 2 to 1 in effect turns off the p
41. f ECHO 1and 2 and FEEDBACK 1 and 2 control these bouncing echoes Use FEEDBACK 1 to increase or decrease the total amount of feedback ENVELOPE Increases filter modulation ECHO FX LVL Delayed filter output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed filter output level FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback mix for both delays FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 Filter glide rate DEPTH 1 Filter glide depth RESONANCE 1 Left filter cutoff frequency RATE2 Rate of RATE 1 FM DEPTH2 Depth of RATE 1 FM RESONANCE 2 Right filter cutoff frequency gt gt RES Res 1 Res 2 Rate 1 Depth 1 ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Echo Fx Lvl ECHO 1 gt ECHO 2 j GO SEDIT Rate 2 9 e Mod Fx Lvl Increases AM speed decreases resonator tuning ECHO FX LVL Delayed resonator AM output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed resonator AM output level FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of feedback cross feed mix FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix RATE 1 Stereo AM rate DEPTH 1 Stereo AM depth RESONANCE 1 Resonance gain RATE 2 Echo autopan rate DEPTH 2 Echo autopan width min center max L to R RESONANCE 2 Resonator tuning ET 1 Bleen A has a stereo resonator feeding a stereo amplitude modulator which is in turn sent to both the outputs and the inputs of a cascaded echo The output of the cascaded echoes is sent to an auto panner
42. gisters with out requiring you to step through them Turning the REGISTER PRESET knob to any position other than 1 will set up register chains which use cleared registers as loop points Skip and chain functions are illustrated below Registers 4 9 10 and 14 have been cleared Luc JE qe cs Ve dc Ye a 2 sc 5 re With the REGISTER PRESET knob set to Register 1 the footswitch will step through the remaining registers then loop back to Register 1 1j 2j pre n IS a 12 13 15 16 Turning the REGISTER PRESET knob to any position other than 1 will set up register chains which use cleared registers as loop points The combination of cleared registers shown above would create these four chains Loney occi If the REGISTER PRESET knob is set to a register within a chain the footswitch will cycle through the chain until the next cleared register then loop back to the first register in the chain To use a chain containing Register 1 you must set the REGISTER PRESET knob to another register in the chain With the REGISTER PRESET knob set to Register 7 the footswitch 5 6 will step through this sequence If the REGISTER PRESET knob is set to a cleared register the footswitch will skip to the first register in the next chain then step through that chain 23 Bypass A footswitch can be used to toggle a by pass function When active bP byPass appears on the display In this state
43. he signal going into the echoes Each echo repeat has the FEEDBACK 2 Feedback cross feed mix same degree of darkness RATE 1 Filter glide rate DEPTH 1 Filter glide depth The Preset creates a swirling left right motion by modulating the RESONANCE 1 Leftfilter cutoff frequency filter with RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 The speed of this motion is subtly RATE2 Rate of RATE 1 FM varied by RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 ENVELOPE control is used to DEPTH 2 Depth of RATE 1 FM decrease the motion on louder signals Left and right eighth note RESONANCE 2 Right filter cutoff frequency triplet and sixteenth note echoes increase the apparent width of the sound ENVELOPE Raises filter cutoff frequency ae 14 CYCLOID IB l gt i Cycloid B varies the configuration used in Cycloid A by placing the cross mix echoes in front of the stereo filter This allows the filter to change the tone of echoes as they repeat STEREO FILTER ENVELOPE increases RATE 1 filter modulation so that you can set the filter to behave in a specific way when there is input and another way when the signal is absent and there are only repeating echoes All other controls are as described in Cycloid A Mod Fx Lvl den apana The Preset uses dynamic control of the filter modulation rate to Wes Rees cause filter panning to increase with loud signals When no input signal is present echoes still flow through the filter but at a slower panning rate Settings o
44. ines the tap interval and turns off the LED Now any effect you select will be synchronized to your tempo To select a new tempo at any time just TAP twice Vortex will update the tempo through out the box on receipt of the second TAP If asecond TAP is not received within approxi mately 30 seconds Vortex will remain at the current tempo and turn the LED off This simple method of setting tempo really frees you to experiment Try running through the presets and simply tapping different in tervals Some effects will sound markedly different with the tempo altered Try listen ing to an effect then TAP in a whole note interval and listen again TAP in 3 beats then 4 beats to get an idea of the changes that can be made to a single effect Tap intervals in Vortex can be as long as 28 seconds allowing long phrases of music rather than single beats to determine tempo Whenever Vortex is turned on the tap interval will return to the default value 1 a quarter note at 65 bpm Echo Rhythms Echo rhythms are divisions of the tap inter val you ve selected for Vortex The ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 controls allow you to set independent rhythms which will always be related to the tap interval for each of Vortex s two delay lines For example if you tap in a whole note interval 4 beats between taps the param eter value 4 corresponds to quarter note echoes 8 corresponds to eighth note ech oes 64 to sixty fourth note echo
45. ing another effect with the REGIS TER PRESET knob About the Parameters Vortex parameters in addition to providing familiar mix and level controls allow you to access dimensional rhythmic and dynamic aspects of each effect These controls make Vortex much more like a musical instrument than a simple effects box they let you play Vortex s unique effects The MIX and OUTPUT controls which have the same function in each effect are described here Certain other parameters such as the modulation controls Rate Depth etc affect different aspects of the modulation in each effect These are marked with an asterisk and described for specific effects in Effect Descriptions Other param eters such as the ECHO controls and Morph A B are described fully in sections of their own Each parameter has a range of control which is displayed as 1 64 The general behavior of each parameter is as follows MIX Controls the balance between Vortex effects the combination of ECHO FX LVL and MOD FX LVL and the dry audio signal 1210096 dry 64210096 wet OUTPUT Controls the output level of the MIX signal MOD FX LVL Controls the level of the modulation portion of an effect 1 off ECHO FX LVL Controls the level of the echo portion of an effect 1 off MORPH A B Controls the rate of morphing between A and B effects 1 10 seconds 64 01 second See Audio Morphing ENVELOPE All Vortex effects are dynamically se
46. ing that Vortex has automatically switched to register mode selecting whatever register is indi cated by the position of the REGISTER PRESET knob and the A B button Releasing STORE will store the currently running effect into the register indicated on the display overwriting the effect pre viously stored there The display will flash briefly to indicate the store operation was successful 21 Using Registers 4 Store operations are executed on re lease of the STORE button If you want to store to a different register or to a differ entregister bank than the one displayed turn the REGISTER PRESET knob to the register number you want and check the setting of the A B button before releasing STORE Clearing Register Pairs Vortex has a clear function which allows the use of footswitches to link effects in a variety of useful ways Clearing a register does not erase the contents of a register pair It clears a space in the register se quence so that the register is skipped in any effect sequence you create Note that the clear operation affects both register effects A and B To clear a register pair 1 Press CLEAR 2 If you were in preset mode the register LED will go on indicating that Vortex has automatically switched to register mode selecting whatever register pair is indicated by the position of the REGIS TER PRESET knob 3 Both A and B effects in the displayed register will be cleared
47. ister STEP and BYPASS functions and or to control TAP and A B effect morphing Two momentary foot switches can be wired to a tip ring sleeve connector A stereo Y connector allows two identical single switches to be used Ti SI P Ts TIP n poene I 1 RING SE C Ring SLEEVE 1 STEP E NURSE Tip Sleeve Spec eg TP 1 RING ri Ring SLEEVE A B rezccc An expression pedal connected via the rear panel pedal jack allows continuous con trol of selected front panel parameter One footswitch is provided with your unit along with a set of labels to identify footswitch functionality If you are only going to be using one footswitch connect it to perform TAP and A B functions or register STEP and BYPASS functions and label it accordingly Use a second optional footswitch to control the remaining footswitch functions Tip Sleeve O e Ring PEDAL sk c Typical Pot entiometer L Sleeve Tip Ring Headphones A stereo signal which is adequate to drive high efficiency headphones is available at the left output provided no connections are made through the right output This feature is provided as a convenience for practice pur poses and is intended to provide only mod est volume Audio Connections Audio connections to Vortex are unbal anced and should be made with high quality o Stereo In Dual Stereo In Dual Mono In Dual Mono I
48. lexicon e ER TIV m R M Auno Morrnina Process User Guide Unpacking and Inspection After unpacking the unit save all packing materials in case you ever need to re ship Thoroughly inspect the unit and packing materials for signs of damage Report any shipment damage to the carrier at once report equipment malfunction to your dealer Notice This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio and television reception It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designated to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment OFF and ON the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures reorient the receiving antenna relocate the computer with respect to the receiver move the computer away from the receiver plug the computer into a different outlet so that the computer and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or
49. modulation effects to decrease with loud signals The configuration allows you to hear each step of the modulation and echo acumulation as it progresses The vibrato effect has two sets of stereo vibrato voices One set of voices a is controlled by RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 The other set b is controlled by RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 The a voices shift in pitch in opposition to each other as do the b voices This can be used to produce very rich vibrato and chorus effects MOD FX LVL controls the direct output of MOD 1 left and MOD 2 right ECHO FX LVL controls the amount of echo fed into the modulators as well as the direct echo output ECHO 1 is left ECHO 2 is right The Preset produces a deep resonant modulation with very tight echoes ENVELOPE is set to control modulation rate dynamically Rate 1 Depth 1 ENVELOPE Decreases pan speed ECHO FX LVL Delayed panner output level MOD FX LVL Panner level to modulator input FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE 1 Autopan speed DEPTH 1 Autopan width RESONANCE 1 Resonance gain RATE 2 Glide rate DEPTH 2 Glide depth RESONANCE 2 Resonance tuning EZ C Maze A has a panner that sprays a mono mix of the input signals across the inputs of a stereo modulator and a stereo echo pair ENVELOPE decreases the panning speed so that pan rate decreases with loud signals
50. n Mono In shielded cables with 1 4 tip sleeve phone Stereo Out Stereo Out Stereo Out Dual Mono Out Stereo Out jacks at the Vortex end Reflexion AB teme Cid en Centrifuge A B Pen S Vortex is a true stereo processor Left and right inputs are processsed separately The chart to the right shows the processing path of each preset Even if you are using a mono input take advantage of the stereo outputs All Vortex effects are designed to be mono compatible and to maximize the spatial characteristics of each effect If mono outputis required use the right output jack The left and right sig nals are summed internally when only the right output is used Choir B Shadow B 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ann ee ee ec In Line Processing Note that MIX settings are stored with Vortex effects The presets have been de signed with specific MIX settings for each effect which should not need adjustment when the unit is used in line Effects Send Guitar Effects Return Amp Mono In R Effects Sends Using Vortex on a Mixer Effects Return Bus If Vortex is using a console s returns select each effect s MIX parameter then use the VALUE knob to set it to its maximum value 64 Some Vortex effects are meant to be heard 10095 wet with no dry signal added Adjust your console s wet dry mix accord ingly Effects Returns Vortex is equipped with an electrically iso lated analog
51. nsitive EN VELOPE controls the amount of sensitivity applied to the effect 1 off 64 maximum sensitivity Note When both inputs are used ENVELOPE is derived from the left input ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 Vortex has two delay lines dedicated to echo effects The ECHO controls allow selection of rhythmic divisions of the tempo you ve set See TAP and ECHO Rhythms 12 FEEDBACK 1 and 2 Control feedback to the two delay lines ECHO 1 and 2 Several configurations of feedback and cross feedback are used in the effects Vortex has two LFOs which are used to control different types of modulation such as vibrato rotary pan etc The RATE DEPTH and RESONANCE controls provide access to different aspects of the modulation portion of each effect RATE 1 and 2 Control the speed of the modulation effect 1 0 1Hz 64 100Hz Higher speeds are capable of producing ring modulation effects DEPTH 1 and 2 These controls are generally associated with RATE 1 and RATE 2 and control the amount of modulation RESONANCE 1 and 2 Control aspects of the resonance around the modulation effect such as level cross resonance level tuning etc Tempo and Rhythm Vortex has two independent delay lines ECHO1 and ECHO 2 which are configured ina variety of ways to create rhythmic effects The configuration and extent of control over these echoes is one of the things that gives Vortex effects their exciting rhythmic pat terns and
52. ntrols the total feedback level The cascade vibrato configuration allows unique multi rate modu lation effects RESONANCE 2 controls the mix of VIBRATO 1 and VIBRATO 2 resonance When this value is 1 this mix is all VIBRATO 1 resonance At 64 the mix is all VIBRATO 2 resonance Between these extremes VIBRATO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two reso nances RESONANCE 1 controls the total resonance level ECHO FX LVL Echo output level MOD FX LVL Vibrato output level FEEDBACK 1 Total gain of ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 feedback mix FEEDBACK2 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 feedback mix RATE 1 Vibrato 1 speed DEPTH 1 Vibrato 1 predelay RESONANCE i Total gain of resonancecross resonance mix The Preset is designed to work with two different signals feeding RATE 2 Vibrato 2 speed left and right The left is set to produce long echoes ducked by DEPTH 2 Vibrato 2 predelay ENVELOPE The right is set to create a multi rate chorus effect RESONANCE 2 Resonance cross resonance mix i A EJ Depth 1 penoj Res 1 Res 2 Rate 2 ENVELOPE increases vibrato rates with louder notes making the Depth 2 vibrato quicker DEPTH 1 and DEPTH 2 control offset delay for the left and right vibrato Small differences in these two values will widen the mono signal RESONANCE 1 is the resonance gain for both VIBRATO 1 and VIBRATO 2 RESONANCE 2 is a cross mix control for the vibrato gt A effect As RESONANCE 2 is increased the outputs of VIBRATO 1an
53. ot only expressive control over the morph but allows you to halt the morph at any point This is one of the most dramatic features of pedal control and is explained in detail in the next section Pedal Control Trying Some Morphs Vortex presets and registers are arranged in A B pairs When A B is pressed from the front panel or via footswitch Vortex will automatically morph between the A and B effects Try listening to some of the preset effect pairs to get an idea of what morphing can do with different effect combinations Preset 3 ORBITS The A and B versions in this preset are variations on a single effect B having slow orbital paths and A having faster orbits This is a good example of using morphing to produce subtle changes in the overall sound of an effect Preset 4 CENTRIFUGE The A and B versions are similar but the difference in parameter settings for the two versions creates two related yet distinctly different effects In this case morphing pro duces a more dramatic change in the overall sound as the morph progresses from A to B Preset 15 BLEEN The A and B versions are completely dif ferent from one another A is based on enve lope detune while B is based on ring modu lated echo feedback The sound is com pletely transformed as the effect morphs from A to B 17 Setting Morph Rates The MORPH A B parameter allows you to specify independent morph rates for each effect The combined morph rate
54. preset which corresponds to the current knob position 24 3 Press and hold down the REGISTER PRESET button The display will blink Now Vortex will reload your register se lection 4 While still holding down the REGISTER PRESET button move the VALUE knob The number and version A or B of the preset used to create that register will be displayed briefly This will not affect the audio you will still be hearing the selected register The display will return to the selected register after a brief timeout or on release of the REGISTER PRESET button Overview Vortex effects are not passive they are responsive to your playing Each can be controlled dynamically by the ENVELOPE control allowing you to play the effects with your own personal style Each effect is made up of several simul taneous modulation and delay modules The sonic signature of each effect is determined by the number and type of these modules as well as the audio and control connections between them Although each effect is designed with a different combination of modules Vortex provides a single set of 16 general param eters to control them all All Vortex effects have the same general structure as shown below The shaded area of the diagram is detailed in the indvidual effect descriptions that follow EFFECT MIX Output Certain parameters have similar charac teristics in all Vortex effects For example OUPUT and
55. s resonance RATE2 Multichorus b voices speed DEPTH2 Multichorus b voices depth RESONANCE 2 Multichorus R to L cross resonance Mod Fx Lvl Rate 1 Depth 1 gt Res gt MOD p gt Rate 2 Depth 2 Res 1 Res 2 ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Increases tremolo rate Echo Fx Lvl mit E ECHO FX LVL Delayed mod tremolo output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed mod tremolo output level FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE 1 Tremolo rate DEPTH 1 Tremolo depth RESONANCE 1 Mod cross resonance gain RATE 2 Mod rate DEPTH 2 Mod depth RESONANCE 2 Mod cross resonance tuning 11 SHIMMER S Shimmer A utilizes a cross resonance modulator feeding a stereo tremolo which is in turn sent to both the outputs and the inputs of a stereo echo pair The tremolo in this effect is mono compatible ENVELOPE increases the tremolo rate so that the tremolo rate increases as signals get louder Tremolo is a stereo effect in that a stereo signal fed into the effect maintains its stereo image throughout Tremolo is synchronized so that left and right channels move together The tremolo effect is maintained even if the output of Vortex is mixed to mono The Preset is set to provide dynamically controlled tremolo Increase DEPTH 2 to add modulation effects Increase ECHO FX LVL to add echoes
56. s set for A and B determine the total length of time a morph will take The total duration of the morph can be varied from 10 seconds to 01 second 1 slowest rate 64 fastest rate When you are morphing from A to B the rate you have set for effect A determines how quickly you leave effect A When you morph from B to A it determines how quickly you arrive at effect A The rate you set for effect B similarly controls departure and arrival rate to and from effect B When these two values are equal you will hear A and B effects in equal proportion at the midpoint of the morph Setting unequal morph rate values allows you to slide this transition point toward the A or B effect essentially specifying what proportion of the total time will be spent on each effect Along the transition path between one effect and another some very unusual effects can be heard Using an expression pedal with Vortex allows you a wide range of dynamic control over any parameter Any one of fourteen parameters can be assigned to pedal control and pedal assignment can be stored as part of an effect A and B effects can each have different pedal assignments To make use of the many features avail able through pedal control simply connect a pedal via the rear panel FOOTPEDAL con nector Each time an effect is loaded Vortex checks this connection to verify pedal con nection When a pedal is connected the PEDAL function of the PEDAL TAP button is
57. se intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that change over time The Preset uses MIX MOD FX LVL and ECHO FX LVL to create a primarily dry sound followed by pitch modulated echoes which alternate between left and right Mod Fx Lvl ed 1 ids 2 Depth 2 PE MIN Res 2 4 1 did 1 Mod Fx Lvl ENVELOPE Decreases panning rate of all panners ECHO FX LVL Input to echoes MOD FX LVL Undelayed input level to autopan mods FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE1 Panrate DEPTH1 Pan width RESONANCE 1 MOD 1 resonance RATE2 MOD 1 and MOD 2 speed DEPTH2 MOD 1 and MOD 2 depth RESONANCE2 MOD 2 resonance TT L3 Mosaic A is configured with dual chase panners one on each input This allows the left and right modulation effects to be 36 chased by their echoes in opposite directions ENVELOPE decreases the panning rate so that loud signals slow down the panning This effect uses four independent panners The output of the panners is configured such that each modulation effect and its echo are fixed in a separate quadrant of an orbit controlled by RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 RATE 1 controls the speed DEPTH 1 controls the width of the orbit When DEPTH 1 is set to 1 MOD 1 and ECHO 1 are routed to the left output and MOD 2 and ECHO 2 are routed to the right output Mono and stereo sources produce different kinds of motion effe
58. slow down The left and right inputs are processed independently allowing you to experiment with two input sources You can for example send a voice into the left and a guitar into the right and each can have its own independent rotary effect To accurately simulate a cabinet rotary speaker with high fre quency and low frequency rotors use a mixer with low and high EQ on its sends feeding Vortex left and right inputs About the Orbits Presets The A and B presets of Orbits are de The morph rates are set to simulate the signed to simulate a pair of rotating speak inertial drag when the rotors are sped up or ers with A set for fast and B set for slow slowed down Rate depth and resonance settings are all altered to simulate this speed change In the presets the envelope control is turned off butthis can be turned on to control rotary speed dynamically If a pedal is as signed to MORPH A B you can use it to control rotation speed of the rotary speaker 31 Mod Fx Lvl Rate 1 Rate 2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Res 1 ROTARY 1 p ROTARY 2 Rate 1 Rate 2 Depth 1 Depth 2 Res 2 ENVELOPE Mod Fx Lvl Decreases rotary speed and depth 4 CENTRIFUGE A ECHO FX LVL Delayed rotary output level MOD FX LVL Undelayed rotary output level FEEDBACK 1 Feedback gain around ECHO 1 FEEDBACK 2 Feedback gain around ECHO 2 RATE 1 Rotary 1 speed added to Rate 2 DEPTH 1
59. switch that allows remote con trol of guitar amplifier lead rhythm channel selection Simply connect a standard 1 4 guitar cable between the Vortex rear panel A Brelay switch and the A B switching input on your amp Both the front panel A B button and the footswitch A B control will activate this switch allowing you to simultaneously switch effects and amplifier settings For example if your amp channel A corre sponds to lead and channel B to rhythm you can load Vortex s A registers with effects you wantto use on leads and load the B registers with rhythm effects Now a single tap on the A B footswitch will coordinate switching be tween lead effects on your A channel and rhythm effects on your B channel A B Relay Switch Any amplifier with a channel switching feature and a footswitch connection can be connected to the rear panel A B relay con nector on Vortex The switch functions as follows Mono plug Stereo plug A Switch closed B Switch open sleeve tied to Tip sleeve tied to Ring To switch polarity use a stereo plug into Vortex with a mono plug going into the amp Attach the two wires to the connector sleeve and ring so that A open and B closed Overview Vortex provides a rich set of performance and programming features all of which are simple and straightforward Effect selection editing store and morph functions are easily accomplished with dedicated knobs and but tons In Vorte
60. t ORBITS CENTRIFUGE MOSAIC etc When using Vortex with a console you will get the stron gest effect by connecting Vortex outputs to channel inputs Rear Panel Connections FOOTPEDAL Tip Ring Sleeve 1 4 phone input for expression pedal control of selected parameter OUPUT Single ended unbalanced stereo outputs provide Relay switched Tip Ring Sleeve phone 2dBu nominal output level Use the right output output for remote channel switching of connector for mono output If no connection is made musical instrument amps via front panel at the right output the left output can be used to drive or footswitch A B control high efficiency headphones at modest volume A B AIB FOOTSWITCHES FOOTPEDAL POWER OUTPUTS INPUTS a a VORTEX AIB RELAY SPECIFICATION O e 9 NM girar lexicon JE EA TIP BYPASS TAP STEREO FERET 9 1A L R L R RING STEP AB PLUG T i 50 60Hz H Z PHONES MONO MONO SLEEVE ONLY MAC ADAPTER SERIAL FOOTSWITCHES POWER INPUT Two Tip Ring Sleeve phone inputs for momentary Use Lexicon MSA power pack Single ended unbalanced inputs accept levels contact footswitches allow footswitch control of or 9VAC 1 amp equivalent as low as 30dBu Input impedance is 50 kQ in front panel functions stereo 25 kO in mono Use the right for mono input Footswitch and Footpedal Connections Footswitches connected via the rear panel footswitch jacks allow you to perform reg
61. tes this produces a tremolo like effect At faster rates this produces ring modulator effects ECHO FX LVL Echo output level MOD FX LVL Stereo envelope detune output FEEDBACK 1 Fixed feedback gain for ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 FEEDBACK 2 Fixed cross feed gain for ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 RATE1 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 feedback AM rate DEPTH1 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 feedback AM depth RESONANCE 1 Resonance gain for left detune The Preset uses ENVELOPE to produce a slight flange on note RATE 2 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 cross feed AM rate attacks The amount of feedback and cross feed is slowly changed DEPTH2 ECHO 1 and ECHO 2 cross feed AM depth by RATE 1 and RATE 2 RESONANCE 2 Resonance gain for right detune A 1 Echo Fx Lvl Duo Ais configured as two independent mono effects The left G cro 1 gt Eco kg gt input feeds a cascade echo The right input feeds a cascade vibrato ENVELOPE decreases ECHO FX LVL pulling the echoes down out of the way of loud signals and bringing them back up whenever Depth 2 Mod Fx Lvl softer signals are received visRAto 1 venar 2 g FEEDBACK 2 controls the mix of ECHO 1 feedback and ECHO 2 feedback When this value is 1 this mix is all ECHO 1 feedback At 64 the mix is all ECHO 2 feedback Between these extremes ECHO 1 is fed by a mixture of the two feedbacks These intermediate settings produce echo rhythms that change over time FEEDBACK ENVELOPE Decreases ECHO FX LVL 1 co
62. the output of Vortex will remain at the level set by OUTPUT but will be 10096 dry MIX set ting 1 While bypassed PARAMETER VALUE and any assigned pedal functions are inac tive REGISTER PRESET and A B functions via footswitch or front panel remain active during bypass allowing you to cue an effect to load when bypass is turned off To use this feature turn bypass on bP displayed Select a new effect the ID num ber of the effect you select will briefly inter rupt the display of bP If you want to switch banks press A B the LED will respond to your selection although the relay will not be activated until bypass is turned off Now when you turn bypass off the effect you ve selected will load TAP functions via footswitch or front panel also remain active during bypass allowing you to change tempo while by passed Finding the Preset Used to Create an Effect Vortex gives you the ability to radically change the sound of any preset Your new sounds can then be stored in any one of 32 locations registers 1 16 A or B At some point you may want to retrace your steps and identify the preset used to create a particular stored sound To do this 1 Using the REGISTER PRESET knob and the A B button select the register for which you want to identify the source 2 If you are not already in preset mode press the REGISTER PRESET button the LED should go off Note that Vortex will load the
63. tions If there is no dry signal in the mix MIX 64 you will get vibrato like effects Decreasing the value of MIX will yield more of a chorusing effect The cross feed echoes give you echo rhythms that cross from left to right The Preset gives you dynamically controlled vibrato that fades in as your sound fades out E EJ Sweep B consists of a stereo multi vibrato effect whose outputs go directly to left and right outputs as well as to a stereo pair of echoes Mod Fx Lvl gt p VIBRATO ENVELOPE decreases the vibrato depths so that vibrato grows Rate 1 Rate 2 stronger as sounds fade Depth 1 Depth 2 The vibrato effect has two sets of stereo vibrato voices One set RE TuRiSE S of voices a is controlled by RATE 1 and DEPTH 1 The other set b gt gt is controlled by RATE 2 and DEPTH 2 The a voices shift in pitch in Mod Fx Lvl opposition to each other as do the b voices This can be used to produce very rich vibrato and chorus effects ECHO 1 is fed by the left vibrato voices ECHO 2 is fed by the right ENVELOPE _ Decreases vibrato depths vibrato voices Mixing the echo effect with the vibrato enhances the ECHO FX LVL Delayed vibrato output level effect MOD FX LVL Undelayed vibrato output level FEEDBACK 1 ECHO 1 feedback The Preset is a dynamically controlled vibrato The effect is very FEEDBACK 2 ECHO 2 feedback deep with resonance controls turned up to create a very lush sound RATE
64. to 3dB THD N lt 0 083 1kHz Dynamic Range 83dB typical 20Hz 20kHz bandwidth Conversion Delta Sigma modulation with 64x oversampling Power Requirements 9VAC 1A wall transformer provided Specifications subject to change without notice 58 Specifications Dimensions 19 W x 1 75 H x 4 D 483 x 45 x 102mm Weight Unit 2 Ibs 12 oz 1 2kg Environment Operating Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C Storage 20 to 170 F 30 to 75 C Relative Humidity 95 non condensing
65. udio Levels 1 2 Turn Vortex INPUT all the way down fully counter clockwise Connect Vortex inputs to an audio source and Vortex outputs to an ampli fier or mixer Apply an input signal at a level that you typically use While sending audio to Vortex gradually turn up the INPUT control until the LVL LED lights green Continue to advance INPUT until the OVL LED lights on only the loudest peaks If the OVL LED is lit continuously turn the INPUT control down 5 Adjust amplifier or mixer levels for opti mum signal to noise performance The LVL LED is off when the incoming signal is low it lights to indicate acceptable levels 6dB to 30dB below overload The OVL LED lights red when the signal approaches overload Acceptable signals will light the LVL LED almost continuously and the OVL LED only on peaks Setting MIX Values The sound of each Vortex preset is highly dependent on the mix of dry unprocessed and wet processed signals MIX settings are stored with each effect If Vortex outputs are connected to amplifier or mixer channel inputs you should not have to adjust this parameter to use any of the presets If Vortex outputs are connected to a console s returns and Vortex output is therefore mixed with dry signal from the console you should select each effect and raise the MIX parameter to its maximum value 64210096 wet Be aware that several Vortex effects are meant to be used at 10096 we
66. wo delay lines in series is 1846 ms In theory this would require you to calculate the allowable tap interval rhythmic division to make sure the times you enter fall below the limit Vortex however not only performs this tedious calculation for you but lets you ig nore the whole issue of maximum delay times by intelligently processing whatever combination you enter If atap interval rhythmic division combina tion is selected which exceeds the maximum delay Vortex will divide the selected delay time in half until it falls below the limit For example if a whole note won t fit Vortex will give you a half note If a half note won t fit it will give you a quarter note and so on until a compatible value fits This way no matter what tap interval and rhythmic division you select the musical relationship between them is preserved About Morphing One of the most exciting controls that Vortex gives you is the ability to continuously transform one effect into another This fea ture which we call Audio Morphing allows you to transform closely related or wildly dissimilar effects and to set the time period over which the transformation occurs As this concept is completely new to audio effects it will be helpful to keep a few things in mind when using this control Morphing is accomplished with the A B switch When you press A B Vortex doesn t simply switch back and forth between Banks A and B It transforms one
67. x the tedious process of entering delay times which have to be recalculated for every tempo change is replaced by simple rhythm controls The unique combination of the front panel TAP and ECHO controls makes it easy to set up precise echo rhythms and to synchronize the echo rhythms of every effect to any tempo on the fly Audio Morphing gives you unprec edented real time control of parameter val ues effects ordering and control routing While the dynamically changing sounds can range from subtle to extreme you control morphing with simply a button push or a pedal sweep An expression pedal can be assigned to control any one of fourteen parameters in each effect with a single button push and pedal assignments can be stored with your effects Basic Operation A dual footswitch provided with your unit allows you to bypass effects step through your registers or cycle through chains of effects Each of these functions is described in detail in this section Vortex is loaded with 32 permanent pre sets arranged in two banks and numbered 1A 16A and 1B 16B Vortex also has 32 memory locations called registers where you can store your own effects When first shipped Vortex has a duplicate set of the presets loaded into the registers Although these are grouped into register pairs which match the preset A B pairs you can store any effect you want into any register space Vortex has 32 presets and 32 regist

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