Advanced Operations

• Parameters for distortion effects

(Parameter type: DISTORTION)

Effect types No.39 through 42 (shown in "Effect type list" on page 49) are distortion types.

Each of these has 11 parameters as shown below.

 

Selects a distortion type.

 

Each effect type has following distortion

 

type options. (An underlined option is

 

the default.)

1. Dist Type

L39:

Acous, Rythm, OvDrv, Dist, Blues, Fuzz,

 

Lead, Metal

 

L40:

Bass1, Bass2, Bass3

 

L41:

Kick, Snar1, Snar2

 

L42: Voic1,Voic2,Voic3

 

See the table on the right for details

 

about each type.

 

 

2. Dist Gain

Adjusts the distortion gain.

Range: 1 to 15 (The default depends on

 

 

the distortion type selected. See the table

 

on the right.)

 

 

3. Warm

Makes the sound warmer when On.

Options: ON, OFF (default: ON)

 

 

 

4. Bass

Adjusts the low frequency response.

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 5)

 

 

 

5. Middle

Adjusts the mid frequency response.

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 5)

 

 

 

6.Treble

Adjusts the high frequency response.

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 5)

 

 

 

7. Noise Gate

Turns on or off the noise gate.

Options: OFF, 1 to 99 (default: OFF)

 

 

 

8. Out Level

Sets the output level of the distortion.

Range: 0 to 99 (default: 80)

 

 

 

9. Delay Time

Sets the delay time.

Range: 5 ms to 1200 ms (default: 250 ms)

 

 

 

10. Feedback

Sets the feedback level of the distortion.

Range: 0 to 99 (default: 40)

 

 

 

11. Delay Level

Sets the delay level.

Range: 0 to 99 (default: 0)

 

 

 

 

Details of each distortion type

Each distortion type (selectable for each of effect types No.39 through 42) can apply the effect as de- scribed below.

• Distortion types for "L39: Gtr Dist"

The default distortion gain value depends on the distortion type selected.

Name

Comment

Default

Dist Gain

 

 

 

 

 

Acoustic

You can get an electric-acoustic

1

 

guitar sound

 

Rhythm

You can get a slight distortion when

4

 

picking the guitar strongly.

 

 

 

 

Over Drive

You can get a smooth distortion like

15

 

driving a tube amplifier.

 

 

 

 

 

Distortion

You can get a hard distortion like

15

 

driving a three-stacked amplifier.

 

 

 

 

 

Blues

You can get a fat overdrive sound.

15

 

 

 

 

 

Fuzz

You can get a rough sound with a fat

15

 

low frequency range.

 

 

 

 

 

Lead

You can get a bright and smooth

15

 

distortion.

 

 

 

 

 

Metal

You can get a shred sound.

15

 

 

 

 

 

• Distortion types for "L40: Bass Dist"

Bass 1

Simulates a bass amplifier.

 

 

Bass 2

You can get a sound like recording a

 

distorted bass sound through a line.

 

 

Bass 3

You can get a fat bass sound.

 

 

• Distortion types for "L41: Drum Dist"

Kick

You can distort a kick sound

 

appropriately.

 

 

Snar 1

You can distort a snar sound appropriately.

 

 

Snar 2

You can distort a snar sound excessively.

 

 

• Distortion types for "L42: Voice Dist"

Voic 1

You can get a smooth distortion.

 

 

Voic 2

You can get a boomy and bright distortion.

 

 

Voic 3

You can get a bullhorn sound.

 

 

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