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Editing Effects Parameters

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EDITING EFFECTS PARAMETERS On this page, you can apply a variety of effects such as reverb, chorus, or delay to the entire Kit: 1. Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen. 2. Press EDIT INST. The top of the screen will show the number and name of the Kit whose effects you will be editing. 3. Select FX (F4). 4. Select any of the options at the bottom of the LCD using the F-BUTTONS. Use CURSOR UP / DOWN to move through the menu items and VALUE UP / DOWN or the VALUE DIAL to adjust the settings: a. RVB (reverb) ƒ Type: The kind of reverb applied (most often, types of reverb are named after the kind of room whose reverb is being emulated). To disable effects on the Kit, select "OFF." ƒ Size: The size of the virtual "room" as designated by the reverb Type. ƒ Color: The amount of high-frequency dampening of the reverb, which affects its tone. ƒ Level: The level of the reverb. b. FX (other effects) ƒ Type: The kind of effect applied. To disable effects on the Kit, select "OFF." The effects - and their editable parameters - are as follows: FLANGER: Flanging is a kind of phasing or phase-shifting. The DM8's flangers have the same editable parameters. Mono Flanger: Traditional flanging effect. Stereo Flanger: Flanger with a simulated stereo effect, creating a "wider" sound. XOver Flanger: The flanging effect "moves" around the stereo field. Rate: The speed at which the sound will "flange." Depth: How much of the delayed (or phase-shifted) signal is added to the original. Feedback: How much of the flanging signal will be routed back into the flanger again, which intensifies the effect. Level: The volume level of the flanging signal. CHORUS: A chorus effect is produced by adding a slightly delayed and slightly pitchshifted "wet" signal to the original ("dry") signal, producing a sound with a depth similar to that of a string section or choir. The DM8's chorus effects have the same editable parameters. Mono Chorus 1: Traditional chorus effect. Mono Chorus 2: A variation of the traditional chorus effect. Stereo Chorus: Chorus with a simulated stereo effect, creating a "wider" sound. XOver Chorus: The chorus effect "moves" around the stereo field. Rate: The speed of the modulation of the chorus (or how much the signal is delayed). Depth: How much the chorus's delay varies. Feedback: How much of the delayed signal will be routed back into the processor again, which creates a thicker chorus effect. Level: The volume level of the chorus signal. 15

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EDITING EFFECTS PARAMETERS
On this page, you can apply a variety of effects such as reverb,
chorus, or delay to the entire Kit:
1.
Press DRUM KIT to go to the Main Screen.
2.
Press EDIT INST.
The top of the screen will show the
number and name of the Kit whose effects you will be
editing.
3.
Select FX (F4).
4.
Select any of the options at the bottom of the LCD using the F-BUTTONS.
Use CURSOR UP / DOWN
to move through the menu items and VALUE UP / DOWN
or the VALUE DIAL to adjust the settings:
a.
RVB
(reverb)
±
Type:
The kind of reverb applied (most often,
types of reverb are named after the kind of room
whose reverb is being emulated).
To disable
effects on the Kit, select "OFF."
±
Size:
The size of the virtual "room" as designated
by the reverb Type.
±
Color:
The amount of high-frequency dampening of the reverb, which affects its tone.
±
Level:
The level of the reverb.
b.
FX
(other effects)
±
Type:
The kind of effect applied.
To disable effects on the Kit, select "OFF."
The effects –
and their editable parameters – are as follows:
FLANGER:
Flanging is a kind of phasing or
phase-shifting.
The DM8's flangers have the
same editable parameters.
Mono Flanger:
Traditional flanging effect.
Stereo Flanger:
Flanger with a simulated
stereo
effect,
creating
a "wider"
sound.
XOver
Flanger:
The
flanging
effect
"moves" around the stereo field.
Rate:
The speed at which the sound will "flange."
Depth:
How much of the delayed (or phase-shifted) signal is added to the
original.
Feedback:
How much of the flanging signal will be routed back into the flanger
again, which intensifies the effect.
Level:
The volume level of the flanging signal.
CHORUS:
A chorus effect is produced by
adding a slightly delayed and slightly pitch-
shifted "wet" signal to the original ("dry") signal,
producing a sound with a depth similar to that of
a string section or choir.
The DM8's chorus
effects have the same editable parameters.
Mono Chorus 1:
Traditional chorus effect.
Mono Chorus 2:
A variation of the traditional
chorus
effect.
Stereo Chorus:
Chorus with a simulated stereo effect, creating a "wider" sound.
XOver Chorus:
The chorus effect "moves" around the stereo field.
Rate:
The speed of the modulation of the chorus (or how much the signal is
delayed).
Depth:
How much the chorus's delay varies.
Feedback:
How much of the delayed signal will be routed back into the
processor again, which creates a thicker chorus effect.
Level:
The volume level of the chorus signal.