Advanced Operations

• Parameters for distortion effects

(Parameter type: AMP SIMULATION)

Effect type No.43 (shown in "Effect type list" on page 49) is the amp simulation type.

This effect type has 11 parameters as shown below.

 

Selects an amplifier type to be simulated.

 

Options: Brit800, TremoRect, MetalRect,

1.Type

ClassA30, Fatman (default: Brit800)

 

See the table on the right for details

 

about each type.

 

 

 

Adjusts the distortion gain.

2. Amp Gain

Range: 1 to 15 (The default depends on

 

the distortion type selected. See the table

 

on the right.)

 

 

3. Bass

Adjusts the low frequency response.

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 10)

 

 

 

4. Middle

Adjusts the mid frequency response.

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 10)

 

 

 

5.Treble

Adjusts the high frequency response.

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 10)

 

 

 

 

Adjusts the presence (the feeling of be-

6.Presence ing "up front").

Range: 0 to 10 (default: 0)

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 amplifier types

Five guitar amplifier types can be simulated.

Each amplifier type has its own unique character as described below.

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

Name

Comment

Default

Amp Gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

British 800 Amplifier

 

 

Simulates the 800-series British tube

 

Brit800

amplifier, a synonym for "rock".

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The king of the rock sound of the

 

 

80's hard rock and heavy metal.

 

 

Distorted raging sound.

 

 

 

 

 

Tremo Rect Amplifier

 

 

Simulates the American combo

 

TremoRect

model amplifier, designed to get

15

 

high gain sound for the 90's hard

 

 

rock and heavy metal.

 

 

Fat bass and raging distorted sound.

 

 

 

 

 

Metal Panel Recti Amplifier

 

 

Simulates the amp head of the high

 

MetalRect

gain amp series, same as the Tremo

15

 

Recti Amplifiers. Deep and well-sepa-

 

 

rated distortion and heavy sound.

 

 

Suitable for the metal sound.

 

 

 

 

 

British Class A 30 Amplifier

 

 

Simulates a most popular British

 

 

sound tube amplifier.

 

 

The preamp section is designed us-

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ClassA30

ing the class A circuit for creating

 

the fat and warm sound.

 

 

Usually used in the range between

 

 

clear and crunch sound, but some-

 

 

times used with the higher gain to

 

 

get a harder distortion.

 

 

 

 

 

Fat Bass Amplifier

 

 

Simulates the American combo am-

 

 

plifier designed as a bass amplifier

 

 

but used by many guitarists because

 

FatMan

of its fat presence sound.

 

Suitable for jazz and blues with its

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clear and crunch sound, however,

 

 

because you can get a raging distor-

 

 

tion that you cannot expect from an

 

 

ordinary bass amplifier when rais-

 

 

ing the gain, It can be used for a wide

 

 

range of genres.

 

 

 

 

• Parameters for distortion effects

(Parameter type: MIC SIMULATION)

Effect type No.44 (shown in "Effect type list" on page 49) is the mic simulation type.

This effect type has 3 parameters as shown below.

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