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BASIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 1
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7. Effect block

About the effect block

• This block processes the audio signals from the tone gen-
erator block, adding reverberation or ambiance etc.
• The QY700 has three types of effect: the reverb effect, the
chorus effect, and the variation effect.
• Effect settings for Song mode can be made in Effect mode
and in Voice mode.
In Effect mode, you can store the effect type and other de-
tailed settings of the three effects for each song, allowing
you to create the ideal acoustical ambiance for the song.
In Voice mode, you can store the effect send level settings
of the three effects for each part of the song.
• Effect settings for Pattern mode can be made in Pattern Ef-
fect and Pattern Voice.
In Pattern Effect, you can store the effect type and other
detailed settings of the three effects for each pattern, allow-
ing you to create the ideal acoustical ambiance for the pat-
tern.
In Pattern Voice, you can store the effect send level settings
of the three effects for each part of the pattern.

Pattern setup

• When a song that uses patterns is played back in Song mode,
you must choose in Pattern Setup the group of settings which
will be used: Effect mode or Pattern Effect.
• Pattern Setup settings are made in the Song Play page (→
p.73).
• When Pattern Setup = OFF, the Effect mode settings will
be used, and the Pattern Effect settings will be ignored. This
means that the pattern playback may sound different than
when in Pattern mode.
However, you can make V oice mode settings so that the ef-
fects specified in Effect mode are applied to a pattern.
• When Pattern Setup = ON, the Pattern Effect settings will
be used, and the Effect mode settings will be ignored. Also,
the effect settings will change each time the pattern is
switched.
In this case, the Pattern Effect settings will be transmitted
as MIDI data to the effect block and to the MIDI OUT con-
nectors each time the pattern is switched. When using ef-
fects on a sequence track, you will need to check the Pat-
tern Effect settings of the pattern that you are using, and set
the Effect Send levels of Voice mode.

Reverb effect

• The reverb effect is dedicated to reverb. It adds reverbera-
tion to the sound.
• In Effect mode, you can select one of 11 Effect Types, and
modify parameter values to adjust the character of the reverb.
Effect mode settings are remembered independently for each
song.
• In Pattern mode, you can use Pattern Effect settings to se-
lect one of 11 Effect Types for each pattern, and modify
parameter values to adjust the character of the reverb.
audio
signals
MIDI messages
MIDI
messages
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT audio
signals
Controller block
Tone generator
block
Sequencer block
external MIDI device,
MIDI tone generator
Effect block
Reverb
Chorus
Variation
external MIDI device,
MIDI keyboard
Part 1
Part 16
Part 17
Part 32
Part 1
Part 16
Part 17
Part 32
Voice mode settings Pattern Voice settings
Settings are changed
Settings are changed
Always changed each time
the pattern is switched
Changed only
if Pattern Setup = ON
Effect mode settings Pattern Effect settings