Yamaha III Effect Types and Effect Categories, ■WAH, ■LO-FI, ■DISTORTION, ■COMPRESSOR & EQ, ■FLANGER & PHASER

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Basic Structure of the DTXTREME III

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Effect Types and Effect Categories

The DTXTREME III provides such a wide and extensive variety of Effect types that it may be difficult to find the desired Effect type out of the great number that are avail- able. This is why all the Effect types are divided into convenient Effect categories.

This section explains the Effect categories and their types. The Effect Type list described below for each category contains the columns: Rev (Reverb), Cho (Chorus), Var (Varia- tion), Ins (Insertion) and Mas (Master Effect). The checkmarks indicated in these columns means the Effect Type is available for each block. These Effect types (with the checkmarks indicated in each list) can be selected from the panel controls.

■COMPRESSOR & EQ

Compressor is an effect commonly used to limit and compress the dynamics (softness/loudness) of an audio signal. For signals that vary widely in dynamics, such as vocals and guitar parts, it “squeezes” the dynamic range, effectively making soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer. When used with gain to boost the overall level, this creates a more powerful, more consistently high-level sound. Compression can be used to increase sustain for electric guitar, smooth out the volume of a vocal, or bring a drum kit or rhythm pattern further up-front in the mix.

Effect Type	VAR	INS	MEF	Description
COMPRES-	✔	✔	✔	Vintage sounding compres-
SOR				sion.
CLASSIC			–	Conventional type of com-
COMPRES-	✔	✔
				pressor.
SOR
MULTI BAND	✔	✔	✔	3-band type compressor.
COMP
EQ	✔	✔	–	Vintage 5-band parametric
				EQ.
HARMONIC			–	Adds new harmonics to the
	✔	✔		input signal to make the
ENHANCER
				sound stand out.

■LO-FI

This effect intentionally degrades the audio quality of the input signal via several methods, including lowering of the sampling frequency.

Effect Type	VAR	INS	MEF	Description
				Degrades the audio quality of
LO-FI	✔	✔	✔	the input signal for a lo-fi
				sound.
NOISY	✔	✔	–	Adds noise to the current
				sound.
DIGITAL			–	Simulates the noise,
	✔	✔		scratches and pops of a vinyl
TURNTABLE
				record.

■FLANGER & PHASER

The flanger creates a swirling, metallic sound. The phaser modulates cyclically to add movement and animation to the sound.

Effect Type	VAR	INS	CHO	Description
FLANGER	✔	✔	✔	Vintage sounding flanger.
CLASSIC	✔	✔	✔	Conventional type of flanger.
FLANGER
TEMPO	✔	✔	✔	Tempo-synchronized flanger.
FLANGER
DYNAMIC	✔	✔	–	Dynamically controlled
FLANGER				flanger.
PHASER	✔	✔	✔	Vintage sounding mono
MONO				phaser.
PHASER	✔	✔	✔	Vintage sounding stereo
STEREO				phaser.
TEMPO	✔	✔	✔	Tempo-synchronized phaser.
PHASER
DYNAMIC	✔	✔	–	Dynamically controlled phase
PHASER				shifter.

■DISTORTION

This effect type is used mainly for guitar, adding distortion with an edge to the sound.

Effect Type	VAR	INS	Description
AMP	✔	✔	Simulation of a guitar amp.
SIMULATOR 1
AMP	✔	✔	Simulation of a guitar amp.
SIMULATOR 2
			Since compression is included in
COMP	✔	✔	the first stage, steady distortion can
DISTORTION			be produced regardless of changes
			in input level.
COMP			Compressor, Distortion and Delay
DISTORTION	✔	✔
			effects are connected in series.
DELAY

■WAH

This effect cyclically modulates the tone brightness (cutoff frequency of a filter). Auto Wah modulates the tone via LFO, Touch Wah modulates the tone via volume (note-on velocity) and Pedal Wah modulates the tone the pedal con- trol.

Effect Type	VAR	INS	Description
AUTO WAH	✔	✔	Modulates the tone via LFO.
TOUCH WAH	✔	✔	Modulates the tone via volume
			(note-on velocity).

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