The Fx500: What It Is And What It Does.4; Effects; Memory Configuration; Midi-Control.4 - Yamaha FX500 Operation Manual

2. The FX500: What It Is and What It Does
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Effects
The FX500 SIMUL-EFFECT PROCESSOR is a high-
performance digital signal processor intended for use with
electric guitars, electronic keyboards or other instruments.
It employs leading-edge Yamaha digital signal processing
technology to provide a "chain" of up to six independent
effects thafcan be independently controlled to produce
precisely the required overall sound. As shown below, the
FX500 includes five effect (compressor, distortion,
equalizer, modulation and reverb) stages. Stages can be
turned on or off as required, and the order of the
modulation and reverb stages can be reversed. The
compressor, distortion and equalizer stages are basically
single-function processors. The modulation and reverb
stages each incorporate a number of separate effects
which can be selected and used as required. Several of
the reverb effects actually combine both delay and reverb,
effectively giving you a total of six effects in the chain!
Each effect has a number of parameters which can be
adjusted to tailor its sound to your specific musical needs.
• CHORUS
• FLANGER
• SYMPHONIC
• TREMOLO
REVERB
REVERB
Hall, Room,
Vocal, Plate
. EARLY REF.
Hall, Random,
Reverse, Plate
• DELAY
• ECHO
• REVERB*DELAY
• REVERB-DELAY
• DELAY-REVERB
COMPRESSOR II DISTORTION
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Memory Configuration
The FX500 has a total of 91 memory locations. Memory
locations 1 through 60 are ROM (Read Only Memory)
containing 60 pre-programmed effects that you can simply
select and use. Memory locations 61 through 90 are RAM
(Random Access Memory), and can be used to store
original effect programs that you create by editing the
presets. The 30 RAM memory locations (61 — 90)
originally contain a selected group of the preset programs.
The last memory location — memory location number 0 —
contains "initialized data" that can be used as a basis for
creating your own original effects programs from scratch.
ROM MEMORY RAM MEMORY
ROM MEMORY
1 — 60 61 — 90
0
• Preset effect • User-edited
• Initial Data
programs programs
Program Title
Program
Program Title
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Broad Dist.
mem
Clisp Chords
Warm Strings
ws&m
Sharp Chops
ws&r
Standard Jazz
wmm
Tremolo
Soft Echo
sums
Sweet Flange
Power Pan
Chord-Clouds
Trad. Dist.
mmm
Light Symphonic
mm®
Dark Dist.
IS SI if Clean Acoustic
Ring Dist.
sssiil
Acoustic Soto
isrll
Metal Overdrive
mom
Lush Strings
isasiBii'
Echo Dist.
Soft Focus
BUI
Tight Dist.
Brass Room
mwmm
WWW
Brass Burst
hehi
USUI Trumpet Flange
HRS
Brass Energizer
Echo Rhythm
R
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1
, '
Chasing Leads
Symphonic Hall
KISBSfB Horror House
Symphonic Dist.
M&M
Sitar
mm.
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Turbo Drive
Slllil Staccato Vibe
... .. •
Chasing Rhythm
■P&M
Sweep Gate
msm
Stereo Dist.
Monk Akka!
Fusion Dist.
Straight Bass
Boogie Room
H «s
Slap Bass
Buzz Backer
iSSfll
Fretless Bass
Hint!
Liquid Dist.
BBS? Trad. Bass
HHHI Electric Chords
:
:
:-m
Sax Solo
Clean Repeat
«i
Vocal Reverb
mmi
Sweet Swirl
Mi
Drum Gate/Rev
mmm
Mild Motion
\ y
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Tight Snare
iiiill Pearly Chords
mmm
Rock Drums
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61-.9® User Programs
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Initial Data
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MIDI Control
For further versatility and smooth integration with MIDI-
based music systems, the FX500 offers broad MIDI control
capabilities. Any of its 90 memory locations may be
directly selected from a remote MIDI device such as a
keyboard or MIDI foot controller *. It is also possible to
directly control up to two different effect parameters
simultaneously in real time. This means that two MIDI
controllers (a MODULATION WHEEL and DATA ENTRY
slider on a keyboard, for example) could be used to
control, say, the modulation depth of the flanger effects
and the reverb time of a reverb effect in real time as you
play! Any two MIDI controllers can be assigned to any two
effect parameters (See "MIDI Parameter Control: Control
Change 1 Table Edit and Control Change 2 Table Edit" on
page 20 for operational details).
* Extensive MIDI control is also possible with the MFC1
MIDI Foot Controller. Consult the MFC1 operation
Manual for details.
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