Mixer Functions

Preset entries in the EQ library

L00: 2-SHLV

 

LO

HI

Flat setting

Gain

0

0

Freq.

400Hz

4kHz

The first time you bring up the EQ

 

 

H-S

screen, this entry is selected.

Q

L-S

 

 

 

 

L01: LightKick

 

LO

HI

Creates a light and jaunty kick

Gain

+6.0

-12.0

Freq.

400Hz

600Hz

sound

 

 

5.0

 

Q

L-S

 

 

 

 

L02: TightKick

 

LO

HI

Creates a tight and hard kick sound.

Gain

+7.0

+10.0

Freq.

400Hz

4kHz

 

 

Q

L-S

8.0

 

 

 

 

L03: Ana.Kick

 

LO

HI

Makes an analog kick sound boomy.

Gain

+5.0

-9.0

Freq.

550Hz

6kHz

 

 

Q

L-S

H-S

 

 

 

 

L04: Snappy_SD

 

LO

HI

Makes a snare sound snappier.

Gain

-7.0

+6.0

Freq.

1kHz

3.5kHz

 

 

Q

L-S

2.5

 

 

 

 

L05: Power_SD

 

LO

HI

Creates a powerful and heavy snare

Gain

+8.0

+5.0

Freq.

150Hz

3.5kHz

sound.

 

 

2.5

 

Q

4.5

 

 

 

 

L06: Deep_SD

 

LO

HI

Creates a heavy sound of a snare

Gain

+3.0

+4.0

Freq.

550Hz

4.3kHz

drum with a deep body.

Q

4.5

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

L07: Talk_Tom

 

LO

HI

Creates a skinny tom-tom sound.

Gain

+4.0

+7.0

Freq.

100Hz

3.2kHz

 

 

Q

7.1

6.3

 

 

 

 

L08: Melo.Tom

 

LO

HI

Creates a melodious sound.

Gain

+6.0

-12.0

Freq.

100Hz

1.7kHz

 

 

Q

2.8

2.2

 

 

 

 

L09: W.GongTom

 

LO

HI

Makes a tom-tom sound woody.

Gain

-10.0

+17.0

Freq.

130Hz

520Hz

 

 

Q

L-S

7.1

 

 

 

 

L10: Lo-Fi_Cym

 

LO

HI

Removes the brightness from a

Gain

+3.0

-18.0

 

 

8kHz

cymbal sound by cutting high fre-

Freq.

300Hz

quencies.

Q

1.6

H-S

 

 

 

 

L11: Perc.

 

LO

HI

Creates a bright sound by empha-

Gain

-4.0

+7.0

Freq.

100Hz

6kHz

sizing the attack of a conga, bongo,

 

 

H-S

etc.

Q

L-S

 

 

 

 

L12: Tamb.

 

LO

HI

Creates a subtle sound by empha-

Gain

-8.0

+10.0

Freq.

360Hz

5.4kHz

sizing the presence of a tambourine,

 

 

 

etc.

Q

L-S

H-S

 

 

 

 

L13: Fat_Bass

 

LO

HI

Creates a fat base sound by slightly

Gain

+5.0

+3.0

Freq.

100Hz

2.4kHz

boosting the low frequency range.

 

 

6.3

 

Q

0.1

 

 

 

 

L14: Norm.Bass

 

LO

HI

Creates a all-round bass sound.

Gain

+5.0

+4.0

Freq.

190Hz

2.4kHz

 

 

Q

1.0

1.0

 

 

 

 

L15: Loud_Bass

 

LO

HI

Creates a good analog bass sound

Gain

+4.0

+3.0

Freq.

120Hz

1.3kHz

by boosting the low frequency range

and emphasizing the attack.

Q

2.0

2.2

 

 

 

 

L16: Bright_Pf

 

LO

HI

Creates a bright piano sound.

Gain

-3.0

+4.0

Freq.

340Hz

5kHz

 

 

Q

0.9

H-S

 

 

 

 

L17: Loud_Pf

 

LO

HI

Creates a rich piano sound by

Gain

+5.0

-3.0

Freq.

200Hz

1.3kHz

boosting the low frequency range

Q

L-S

0.9

which contains rich harmonics.

 

 

 

 

L18: Power_Pf

 

LO

HI

Creates a tight and smooth sound.

Gain

-13.0

+7.0

Freq.

170Hz

5.4kHz

Suitable for a piano solo.

Q

0.7

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

L19: E.Pf

 

LO

HI

Creates a sound which emphasizes

Gain

+8.0

+3.0

Freq.

1kHz

6.4kHz

the attack and distortion when hit-

ting keyboards of an electric piano.

Q

0.7

1.7

 

 

 

 

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VF80 specifications

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