The Distortion Parameters

Distortion is an excellent way to drastically change a sound — although subtle distortion settings can produce surprisingly delicate variations.

Type

•Distortion Type

•Settings: THRU, DISTORTION, OVERDRIVE, 3-BAND EQ

Selects the distortion type, or “THRU” if no distortion effect is required. Refer to the separate “List Book” for brief descriptions of each of the distortion types.

example, if the OVERDRIVE effect is selected aftertouch controls the “Drive” parameter. In this case higher positive “AT DstCtrl” values cause increased aftertouch pressure to increase the amount of drive, while higher negative values cause increased aftertouch pressure to decrease the amount of drive. If this parameter is set to “+00” aftertouch control has no effect.

AC1DstCtrl

•Assignable Controller 1 Distortion Control

•Settings: -64 … +63

Type-Specific Distortion Parameters

•See separate “List Book”

Each of the distortion types, selected via the “Type” parameter, above, has a different set of parameters that specify the actual distortion sound. Refer to the separate “List Book” for information on the individual parameters for each distortion type.

AT DstCtrl

•Aftertouch Distortion Control

•Settings: -64 … +63

Aftertouch distortion control allows one of the selected distortion effect parameters to be controlled in real time via keyboard aftertouch pres- sure. The parameter which can be controlled is individually preset for each distortion effect type (see the separate “List Book”). The “AT DstCtrl” parameter determines to what degree the effect parameter is affected by aftertouch pressure. For

Assignable Controller variation control allows one of the selected distortion effect parameters to be controlled in real time via assignable controller 1 (page 54). The parameter which can be controlled is individually preset for each distortion effect type (see the separate “List Book”). The “AC1DstCtrl” parameter determines to what degree the effect parameter is affected by the controller. For ex- ample, if the OVERDRIVE effect is selected the controller affects the “Drive” parameter. In this case higher positive “AC1DstCtrl” values cause increased controller settings to increase the amount of drive, while higher negative values cause increased controller settings to decrease the amount of drive. If this parameter is set to “+00” assignable controller 1 has no effect.

Dist Part

•Distortion Part

•Settings: off, on

Turns the distortion effect stage “on” or “off”.

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