Parameters for distortion effects, Name Comment

Advanced Operations (VF80EX)

• 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
Name	Comment	Dist Gain
		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.	15
	driving a tube amplifier.

Distortion	You can get a hard distortion like	15
	driving a three-stacked amplifier.	15
	driving a three-stacked amplifier.

Blues	You can get a fat overdrive sound.	15
		15

Fuzz	You can get a rough sound with a fat	15
	low frequency range.	15
	low frequency range.

Lead	You can get a bright and smooth	15
	distortion.	15
	distortion.

Metal	You can get a shred sound.	15
		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.

VF80EX specifications

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Fostex VF80EX Parameters for distortion effects, Details of each distortion type, Name Comment

Models: VF80EX