Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 48

7. Effect block About the effect block • This block processes the audio signals from the tone generator 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 detailed 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 Effect and Pattern Voice. In Pattern Effect, you can store the effect type and other detailed settings of the three effects for each pattern, allowing you to create the ideal acoustical ambiance for the pattern. In Pattern Voice, you can store the effect send level settings of the three effects for each part of the pattern. external MIDI device, MIDI tone generator external MIDI device, MIDI keyboard MIDI IN MIDI OUT Sequencer block Tone generator block MIDI messages audio signals Effect block Reverb Chorus Variation audio signals MIDI messages Controller block 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). BASIC CONCEPTS 1 • 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 Voice mode settings so that the effects 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 connectors each time the pattern is switched. When using effects on a sequence track, you will need to check the Pattern Effect settings of the pattern that you are using, and set the Effect Send levels of Voice mode. Voice mode settings Part 1 Settings are changed Pattern Voice settings Part 1 Part 16 Part 17 Always changed each time the pattern is switched Part 16 Part 17 Part 32 Effect mode settings Part 32 Pattern Effect settings Settings are changed Changed only if Pattern Setup = ON Reverb effect • The reverb effect is dedicated to reverb. It adds reverberation 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 select one of 11 Effect Types for each pattern, and modify parameter values to adjust the character of the reverb. Chapter 1 47