Presets: X32 Effects

| Preset Name | Best For | Key Tweaks | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Ping Pong | Guitar solos, synths | Feedback: 45%, Sync to song tempo | | Slap Back | Rockabilly vocals, guitar | Delay: 120ms, Feedback: 20% | | Tape Echo | Vintage delay effects | Wow/Flutter on, Low Cut: 80Hz | | Stereo 1/4 Note | General purpose | Sync on, Feedback: 35% |

Example A: Vocals (Slot 1)

Example B: Snare Drum (Slot 2)

Example C: Guitar Delay (Slot 3)

| Preset Name | Time Division | Use Case | |-------------|---------------|-----------| | Digital Delay | Manual (ms) | Clean, precise repeats (vocals, guitar) | | Ping-Pong | 1/4 note | Stereo bouncing delays (synths, leads) | | Tape Echo | 1/8 note triplet | Warm, saturated, degrading repeats (retro rock) | | Slapback | 80-120ms | Rockabilly guitar, old-time vocals | | Ducking Delay | 1/4 note | Delay lowers when singer is active, returns in gaps | | Multi-Tap | Various | Rhythmic patterns (U2-style guitar) | X32 effects presets

Goal: Natural ambience to make close-mic'd drums sound like they are in a room.

The X32 houses eight stereo effects slots. Unlike analog consoles where you patch a physical reverb unit into an aux send, the X32 loads virtual “FX Slots” with algorithms. This is where presets become critical. Each algorithm—whether “Hall Reverb,” “Stereo Delay,” or “Rotary Speaker”—comes loaded with a bank of factory presets designed by engineers who have already done the heavy lifting. | Preset Name | Best For | Key

For example, loading the “Church” reverb preset provides a long, lush decay with high-frequency damping, ideal for vocals in a worship setting. Conversely, the “Small Ambience” preset tightens the pre-delay and reduces the reverb time, perfect for adding life to a dry snare drum without washing out a fast-paced rock mix.

| Preset Name | Rate | Best Source | |-------------|------|-------------| | Rich Chorus | 0.5-1.0 Hz | Electric guitar, synth pads, backing vocals | | Jet Flanger | 0.2 Hz (sweep) | Drums (snare/build-ups), aggressive guitars | | Classic Phaser | 0.3-0.8 Hz | Rhodes piano, funk guitar, synth brass | | Tremolo | 5-10 Hz | Vintage organ, clean guitar | | Rotary Slow | 0.7 Hz | Leslie speaker simulation (organ, strings) | | Rotary Fast | 6 Hz | Same, for rock organ solos | Example B: Snare Drum (Slot 2)