P1 Effect select, P1-2 Effect name display

28. EFFECT

The D8 contains one multi-effect unit, which provides 130 different effect programs. Of these, 65 are factory presets, and 65 are user area programs (for containing programs which you edit).

Each effect program connects up to 4 types of effect. Such a collection of connected effects is called a “chain”.

(Example)The following diagram shows the chain for guitar program no.1 Rock Lead (EG1: ROCK) (refer to the “Effect program list”)

INPUT	Distortion	Noise	Amp	Mono	OUTPUT
INPUT	Distortion	Reduction	Simulator	Delay	OUTPUT
		Reduction	Simulator	Delay

The input and output of an effect program is deter- mined by the effects which make up the chain. Effect types can be broadly divided into three types (refer to “P1-2 Effect name display”).

To help you select an appropriate effect, these effect programs are categorized into 11 categories, by the instrument or function for which they are used (refer to “P1-1 Effect category and effect number select”).

In addition, you can select one of three locations in which the effect will be placed: INSERT, MASTER (Send Type) or MASTER (Global Type). (Refer to “EFFECT ASSIGN”.)

Separately from the effect program, the D8 provides a monitor delay which lets you apply delay only to the monitor sound. (Refer to “P2 Monitor delay”.)

P1 Effect select

EG4:CLEAN

P1-1Effect program (category number) select...........

[RD1...SE9 (Factory Preset), U01...U65 (User Area)]

Selects the effect program.

Following the two character effect category name, the display will show the number within that category, and the effect name (refer to P1-2).

When you edit an effect, the “:” display will change to “✽”. When you save the effect, this will return to “:”. (For editing/saving to the user area, refer to EDIT EFFECT.)

(Example) The screen display shown above

This screen shows a selection of Electric Guitar, num- ber 4, Clean Guitar (mono in/stereo out).

Each effect program of the D8 belongs to one of 11 dif- ferent categories to distinguish the instrument or func- tion for which they are intended.

Functional categories	Display
Reverb/delay	RD
Modulation	MO
Dynamics	DY
Equalizer	EQ

Instrument categories	Display
Electric guitar	EG
Acoustic guitar	AG
Electric Bass	EB
Vocal	VO
Drums	DR
Keyboard	KB
Special	SE

Functional categories include spatial-type effects and dynamics processing.

These effects are intended mainly for application to the overall mix, such as during mixdown.

When [EFFECT ASSIGN] is set to MASTER (Global Type), selecting EQ will let you use the effect as an overall EQ, or selecting a limiter will let you use the effect as an overall limiter.

The instrument categories provide effects that are suited for their respective instruments. However there may be situations in which interesting results can be obtained by selecting an effect that is intended for a different instrument than what you are actually using, so you need not feel limited by the category.

P1-2 Effect name display

(œ ROOM...œ CnCNL)

The input and output of the effects are structured in one of three ways: “mono-in/stereo-out”, “mono-in/ mono-out” ⋅ 2, or “stereo-in/stereo-out”.

For “mono-in/mono-out” ⋅ 2 channel and “stereo-in/ stereo-out” effects, a “œ ” symbol will be displayed at the beginning of the effect name. (Refer to “Effect pro- gram list”.)

<Mono-in/stereo-out>

These effects are applied to a single channel (or two or more channels that are mixed before the effect input), and output in stereo. If mono output is sufﬁcient, use only one channel of the stereo output.

However, depending on the effect chain, both channels may have the same output even if the effect is stereo out.

	L(or R)		L

INPUT		Effect	R OUTPUT

When you select an effect of this type for a stereo source, the signals of both channels will be mixed as shown in the following diagram, and the effect will be applied.

Stereo input to a [Mono-in/stereo-out] type effect

	L		L
INPUT	+	Effect	OUTPUT


	R		R

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