MFX handling in Fantom-0 scene

[vespina]

I am evaluating to move from my current JunoDS to a Fantom-0 and one thing I would like to know is how is the MFX handling on the Fantom=0. In the JunoDS each tone can have 1 MFX assigned and although you can have up to 16 tones in a single performance (the JunoDS equivalent to Fantom-0 scene), since a performance can support up to 3 different MFX, just 3 of those 16 tones will sound as expected because of the MFX limitation.

How is this handled on the Fantom-0? Will I am be able to layer, lets say, 8 tones with FX in the same scene without loosing sound quality of those tones?

TIA

Victor Espina

[xp30]

I am evaluating to move from my current JunoDS to a Fantom-0 and one thing I would like to know is how is the MFX handling on the Fantom=0. In the JunoDS each tone can have 1 MFX assigned and although you can have up to 16 tones in a single performance (the JunoDS equivalent to Fantom-0 scene), since a performance can support up to 3 different MFX, just 3 of those 16 tones will sound as expected because of the MFX limitation.

How is this handled on the Fantom-0? Will I am be able to layer, lets say, 8 tones with FX in the same scene without loosing sound quality of those tones?

This is a complicated topic, and let me try to avoid getting lost in details.

First, it makes a difference whether Scene Remain is enabled or not. Let's assume it is enabled. In this case, you can only use 8 parts, however, you can seamless switch from one scene to another (including effects).

The following diagram is from the reference manual:

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You have the following global effects that are NOT stored with the scene:

• Master Comp
• Master EQ
• TFX
• Input EQ
• Input Reverb
• Input MFX

You have the following scene effects that are stored with the scene:

• Chorus (send effect)
• Reverb (send effect)
• IFX 1 (insert effect)
• IFX 2 (insert effect)
• 3-band EQ for each zone

And each tone has an MFX that is stored with the tone. VTW tones have 1 flexible MFX + 1 rotary effect + 1 overdrive effect, however, VTW tones can only be used in zone 1 (which also means only 1 VTW tone per scene).

You can use all of these effects at the same time for the 8 parts (with scene remain enabled), and when switching to a different scene, the effects from the previous scene will not be cut off, and you can also use all of the effects from the new scene.