
CHAPTER 20. LIVE AUDIO EFFECT REFERENCE 280
audible range. It will only have a sonic effect if a signal contains these frequencies and is
processed after Utility with nonlinear effects such as compressors or waveshapers.
The Gain control adjusts the level of the input signal +/- 35 dB.
The Channel Mode chooser allows selective processing of the left and right channels of a
sample. If, for example, Left is selected, the right channel is ignored and the left channel
appears on both outputs. This is especially useful if you have a stereo le that contains
different information on both channels and you want to use only one.
The Panorama chooser pans the signal anywhere in the stereo eld.
The W idth control acts as a continuous mono to stereo controller when set from 0 to 100
percent. However, beyond 100 percent the output starts to fold in on itself. At 200
percent the output contains only the difference between the left and right channels. If
either Left or Right have been chosen in the Channel Mode chooser, the Width control has
no function and is therefore disabled.
At the bottom of the device you will nd two Phase controls, one for each channel. As their
names imply, they invert the phase of each channel.
20.23 Vinyl Distortion
The Vinyl Distortion
Effect.
The Vinyl Distortion effect emulates some of the typical distortions that occur on vinyl records
during playback. These distortions are caused by the geometric relationships between the
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