Playing the
Using the D Beam Controller to Modify the Sound
By moving your hand above the D Beam controller you can apply a variety of effects to the
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D Beam Effects
Effects applied to ensemble sounds
When you press a button, it will light red, and the D Beam effect will be applied to ensemble sounds.
*For details on how to assign an ensemble sound, refer to “Playing Organ Sounds and Ensemble Sounds Together (Layer)” (p. 29).
Button (lights red) | Effect | |
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| The pitch will fall as you move your hand | |
| closer to the D Beam controller. | |
[PITCH] button | The maximum amount of pitch change | |
| depends on the Function mode “Bend | |
| Range” setting (p. 54). | |
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| The | |
[FILTER] button | as you move your hand closer to the D Beam | |
| controller, producing a more muffled sound. | |
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[VOLUME] button | The volume will decrease as you move your | |
hand closer to the D Beam controller. | ||
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* The D Beam effect will apply to all ensemble sounds.
1.Press a button to select the D Beam effect.
The button will light, and the D Beam effect will be selected.
Press the lit button a number of times until its light goes out; the D beam will be turned off.
2.While you play, place your hand above the D Beam controller and slowly move it up and down.
The effect will be applied when you move your hand near the D Beam controller, and will return to its original state when you move your hand away. The button will blink when the D Beam controller is responding.
The usable range of the D Beam controller
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The diagram shows the usable range of the D Beam controller. Moving your hand outside this range will produce no effect.
*The sensitivity of the D Beam controller will change depending on the amount of light in the vicinity of the unit. If it does not function as you expect, adjust the sensitivity as appropriate for the brightness of your location (p. 54).
Effects applied to organ sounds
When you press a button twice, it will light green, and the D Beam effect will be applied to organ sounds.
Button (lights green) | Effect |
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| The Wheel Brake (p. 37) will be applied as you |
| move your hand closer to the D Beam |
[WHEEL BRAKE] button | controller. The Wheel Brake will turn off |
| when you move your hand away from the D |
| Beam controller. |
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| The Ring Modulator (p. 37) will be applied |
| when you move your hand close to the D |
[RING MOD] button | Beam controller. The closer your hand is to |
| the D Beam controller, the stronger the Ring |
| Modulator will be. |
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| A spring reverb shock sound (p. 37) will be |
[SPRING SHOCK] button | heard when you move your hand close to the |
| D Beam controller. |
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*The volume of the spring reverb shock sound can be adjusted by the REVERB [LEVEL] knob. The spring shock will be more effective if you choose “SPRING” as the reverb type (p. 44).
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