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Overview - Chapter 3
Q20 Reference Manual 29
Quick Route
A new feature has been added to greatly simplify the task of creating Programs,
especially a 1-Block Program. When a new Effect Block is created (by changing its
Block Function from OFF to either EQ, Pitch, Delay or Reverb, and pressing the
[VALUE/ENTER] button), the display will read the following:
ADD ROUTE FROM INPUT: N ONE
Turning the [VALUE/ENTER] knob lets you select from the following choices:
NONE, LEFT, RIGHT or BOTH. After making your selection, press the
[VALUE/ENTER]. What occurs depends on what you just selected:
¥ NONE: No routes are added.
¥ LEFT: A route is added from the [L] INPUT to the BlockÕs input.
¥ RIGHT: A route is added from the [R] INPUT to the BlockÕs input.
¥ BOTH: Two routes are added from the [L] and [R] INPUTs to the BlockÕs input.
The display will have advanced to the next page, which will look like this:
ADD ROUTE TO OUTPUT: N ONE
Turning the [VALUE/ENTER] knob lets you select from the following choices:
NONE, LEFT, RIGHT or BOTH. After making your selection, press the
[VALUE/ENTER]. What occurs depends on what you just selected:
¥ NONE: No routes are added.
¥ LEFT: A route is added from the BlockÕs output to the [L] OUTPUT.
¥ RIGHT: A route is added from the BlockÕs output to the [R] OUTPUT.
¥ BOTH: Two routes are added from the BlockÕs output to the [L] and [R]
OUTPUTs.
Note: All routes added using this Quick Route method will have a default routing
level of -6 dB, until they are edited.
Setting the Routing Levels
Each time you add a Òpatch cordÓ to a Program, the Q20Õs display automatically
prompts you to set its level. This is done by adjusting the attenuation level between
-48dB and +0dB, or OFF. When set at +0dB, the signal is allowed to pass through
at full volume, with no attenuation. When set to OFF, the signal is fully attenuated
and will not be heard at the Òpatch cordÕsÓ destination.
The default level for a newly added Òpatch cordÓ is -6dB. This provides you with
ample headroom for most applications. The ideal level, however, should be as
high as possible without causing distortion. There are basically three places in the
Q20 that can distort: at the input A/D converter, within the blocks, and at the
output. The routing levels within a well-designed program are set so that none of
these three will distort before the other ones do. If the input is clipping, it doesn't
matter if you've attenuated levels feeding from the input to a block--it will still
distort.
Input clipping is controlled by the front panel INPUT LEVEL controls. Block
clipping can be caused by routing levels to the block that are too high, or by