Chapter 2. Using Effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFX

CTRL 1

CTRL 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CTRL 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36 DISTORTIONDIST

TONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

Severely distorts the sound.

Adjusts the amount of distor-

Adjusts the tone.

Adjusts the volume.

 

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37 FUZZ

DRIVE

TONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL

Adds new overtones to the

Adjusts the amount of distor-

Adjusts the tone.

Adjusts the volume.

sound, distorting it severely.

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38 WAH

SENS

FREQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEAK

Produces a wah effect.

Adjusts the sensitivity of the

Adjusts the frequency of the ef-

Adjusts the peak level of the

 

wah effect.

fect sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39 CENTER CANCELERL-R BALLO BOOST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HI BOOST

Cancels sounds that are local-

Finds the point at which the

Boosts the low-frequency

Boosts the high-frequency

ized at the center of the sound

sound is cancelled most effec-

sounds localized at the center

range.

field, such as vocals.

tively.

of the sound field, such as bass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40 CHROMATIC P.S.PITCH1PITCH2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE

This is a two-voice pitch shifter

Adjusts pitch 1 in semitone

Adjusts pitch 2 in semitone

Adjusts the balance between

that lets you adjust the pitch in

steps over a range of +/-1 oc-

steps over a range of +/-1 oc-

the effect sound and direct

semitone steps.

tave.

tave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41 VOICE TRANSFORMERFORMANT

E.LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.LEVEL

Processes a human voice to cre-

Adjusts the vocal formant

Adjusts the volume of the ef-

Adjusts the volume of the di-

ate a variety of vocal charac-

(character).

fect sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rect sound.

ters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42 OCTAVE-2OCT-1OCT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.LEVEL

Adds lower octaves to the

Adds the sound two octaves

Adds the sound one octave be-

Adjusts the volume of the di-

sound.

below.

low.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rect sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43 SUBSONIC

THRESHOLD

RELEASE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE

Adds a sine wave of approxi-

Adjusts the volume level at

Adjusts the time over which

Adjusts the volume balance be-

mately 30 Hz according to the

which the sine wave begins to

the sine wave disappears when

tween the direct sound (D) and

volume of the input source

sound.

the input source falls below the

effect sound (E).

coming into the effect. By add-

 

 

threshold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing a small amount of this to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(for example) a kick drum, you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can create a fatter kick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound.(*1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44 OSCILLATOR(PAD)TUNEOSC WAVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE

Uses DSP to simulate a synthe-

Adjusts the pitch of the oscilla-

Selects the waveform of the os-

Adjusts the volume balance be-

sizer oscillator. You can use the

tor sound.

cillator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tween the direct sound (D) and

pads to change the pitch of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effect sound (E).

 

 

 

 

TRI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oscillator. (*1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Triangle wave)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* You can create a simple DSP

 

 

 

SAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

synthesizer by selecting “OS-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sawtooth wave)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CILLATOR” for MFX1 and

 

 

PLS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ENVELOPER” for MFX2.

 

 

PLS2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLS9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWM = 0

: PLS1, PLS2, PLS3

 

 

 

 

 

PWM = llight

: PLS4, PLS5, PLS6

 

 

 

 

 

PWM = deep : PLS7, PLS8, PLS9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45 ENVELOPER(PAD)

CUTOFF

RESO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELEASE

Uses DSP to simulate an enve-

Adjusts the cutoff frequency.

Adjusts the amount of boost

Adjusts the time from when

lope follower. You can use the

 

 

applied at the region of the cut-

you press a pad until the maxi-

pads to vary the envelope. (*1)

 

 

off frequency.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mum volume is reached.

*You can create a simple DSP synthesizer by selecting “OS- CILLATOR” for MFX1 and “ENVELOPER” for MFX2.

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