Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 49

BASIC CONCEPTS Chorus effect • The chorus effect is dedicated to chorus. It adds spaciousness and depth to the sound. • In Effect mode, you can select one of 11 Effect Types, and modify parameter values to adjust the character of the chorus. 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 chorus. Variation effect • The variation effect provides 43 types of effect including reverb and chorus, and also distortion and overdrive etc. • In Effect mode, you can select one of 43 Effect Types, and modify parameter values to adjust the character of the effect. Effect mode settings are remembered independently for each song. • In Pattern mode, you can use Pattern Effect settings to select one of 43 Effect Types for each pattern, and modify parameter values to adjust the character of the effect. System Effects and Insertion Effects • The effects of the effect block are divided into two types of effect which function in completely different ways: system effects and insertion effects. • On the QY700, the reverb effect and the chorus effect are system effects, and the variation effect can be set either as a system effect or an insertion effect. • In the case of a system effect, effect processing is performed by using the mixer Send and Return controls to send signals from each tone generator Part to the effect and then return the processed signal to the mixer. • In the case of an insertion effect, the effect is connected in series between the instrument and the mixer, and adjusted using the Dry/Wet Balance. On the QY700, an insertion effect can be used on any one specified Part. • System effects and insertion effects are defined within "XG." This means that if you use a tone generator bearing the XG logo, you can use effects not only in a "minimal" way by simply applying chorus and reverb, but also in a more aggressive way to create the fundamental character of the sounds. Insertion effect How the effects work Variation mode = Insertion • When Variation mode is set to Insertion, the three effects will be connected as shown in the diagram below. • Of the 32 parts of the tone generator block, the signals of the part specified by the Voice mode Variation Switch 1 will be input to the variation effect, and the variation effect will be applied here. • The signals of all tone generator parts including the abovementioned part will be sent to the reverb effect and the chorus effect according to the Voice mode settings Reverb Send Level 2 and Chorus Send Level 3. Here you can adjust the depth of the effect for each part. • To adjust the overall depth of each effect, use the Effect mode settings Reverb Return Level 4 and Chorus Return Level 5. Here you can adjust the amount of the signal returned from each effect, determining the overall depth of each effect. • The stereo location of the effect output is determined by the Effect mode settings Reverb Pan 6 and Chorus Pan 7. • A bus line called Send Chorus To Reverb 8 connects the chorus effect to the reverb effect. By using this bus line you can connect the chorus effect and reverb effect in series. System effects 48 Chapter 1