Distortion; Equalizer - Yamaha GW50 Owner's Manual

DISTORTION

The Distortion block features five different
distortion effects, some of which recreate the
same warm distortion as that of a tube
ampflifier. Dist 1 is a general-purpose
distortion sound, Dist 2 provides a warm,
tube amplifier sound, Dist 3 has a hard
"edgy" sound, Dist 4 provides a heavy, "fat"
distortion effect, while the Overdrive effect
provides a sound like the natural overdrive
produced by a guitar amp.
— Range: 0 ~ 100%
Determines the intensity of the distortion or
overdrive sound. The higher the value, the
greater the distortion.

EQUALIZER

The Equalizer block features a parametric
equalizer, wah (or filter sweep) effect,
and an amp simulator that effectively
reproduces the sound of a guitar amp and
speaker cabinet.
EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS
EFFECT SECTION
For best results, set the Drive
parameter to roughly 25%–60%.
HINT
— Range: –16 ~ +16
Determines the total quality of the distortion
sound. Negative values cut the high frequencies
for a "fatter" sound, while positive values boost
the high frequencies for a brighter sound.
— Range: 0 ~ 100%
Determines the output level of the processed
sound.
Note: SETTING THE OUTPUT PARAMETER—In
order to avoid sudden jumps in level when
changing between effect programs, or to
avoid overloading subsequent effects
within an effect program, the Output pa-
rameter should be set to an appropriate
value — a value at which the level
difference is small or nonexistent when
switching the effect on and off.
Note:
SETTING THE INPUT AND OUTPUT PARAMETERS—For
each of the Equalizer types below, the Input param-
eter should be set to an appropriate value to avoid
overloading of this and subsequent effects. Also, the
Output parameter should be set appropriately to avoid
sudden jumps in level when changing between effect
programs, or to avoid overloading subsequent effects
within an effect program. (See Note in the Distortion
section, above.)
Note:
When the Wah + EQ effect or Amp Simulator +EQ
effect is placed before Distortion (in CONNECT), the
EQ portion of the effect is actually applied AFTER
Distortion.
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