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Cover PX - S3100 USER’S GUIDE Initial Setup Preparing a Power Supply Turning Power On or Off Using a Pedal Using Headphones Selecting a Tone and Playing Registering a Setup Selecting a Single Tone Layering Two Tones Splitting the Keyboard Between Registering and Restoring a Setup Two Tones (Registration)
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Use of unauthorized accessories creates the risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury. • You can get information about accessories that are sold separately for this product from the CASIO catalog available from your retailer, and from the CASIO website.
Changing the Auto Accompaniment and Contents Song Tempo ......EN-38 Using Music Preset......EN-38 Overview and Setup EN-3 Registering and Restoring a Setup...
Overview and Setup General Guide ■ Front Panel ® Bluetooth Indicator Front Bluetooth Indicator Under initial default settings, turning on power without the Wireless MIDI & audio adaptor attached will cause the Bluetooth indicator to blink momentarily to inform you that the Wireless MIDI & audio adaptor is not attached. Touch Buttons Turning on Digital Piano power causes all of the touch buttons to light, except for the 1P (Power) button.
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Overview and Setup bp ^, EXIT, $ FUNCTION button 1 P (Power) button 2 Volume knob bq - cl TONE category, RHYTHM category buttons 3 Mode selector button (RHYTHM, ACCOMP, SONG) bq DSP, BANK button 4 INTRO, PART button br TRANSPOSE, Area 1 button 5 NORMAL/FILL-IN, s button bs KNOB, Area 2 button 6 VARIATION/FILL-IN, d button...
Overview and Setup ■ Using Batteries Preparing a Power Supply Your Digital Piano uses an AC adaptor for power. • Be sure to turn off power before loading batteries. • It is up to you to prepare six commercially available •...
Overview and Setup ■ Power On Alert Turning Power On or Off After about six minutes of non-operation while the Digital Piano is being powered by its AC adaptor, the Power On Alert Before turning on power, rotate the 2 volume function will cause touch button lights to turn on and off knob as far as it will go in the direction shown sequentially to remind you that power is on.
ASSIGNABLE pedal* continue to sound as long as the pedal is depressed. *1 Included pedal (SP-3) or separately available CASIO Sostenuto Sustains only the notes of the keys that sustain pedal. are depressed when the pedal is *2 See “To specify the pedal...
Use the dl EXPRESSION/ASSIGNABLE jack to connect a available Pedal Unit (SP-34). You can then use the pedals for commercially available expression pedal or a CASIO sustain expression that is similar to that available on an acoustic pedal (included SP-3 or separately available pedal).
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The settings from “Expression” to “Layer Balance” are expression pedal Select this settings, while the settings from “Sustain” to “Fill-in” are switch setting type (CASIO sustain) pedal settings. To connect this type of pedal: (displayed setting name): Select this...
• When connecting to a Bluetooth-capable external device, refer to the “Wireless MIDI & audio adaptor, Audio and Computer Connection Guide” on the CASIO website. • The Wireless MIDI & audio adaptor may not be sold in certain countries or geographic areas.
Operations Common to All Modes • Unless otherwise specifically noted, all of the procedures in this manual assume that the Digital Piano is in its initial power on state (immediately after you turn on power). If you run into problems with a procedure, turn Digital Piano power off and back on, and then try performing the procedure again.
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Operations Common to All Modes ■ Mode Selector Button Your Digital Piano has three modes, which are described below. RHYTHM Mode: This is the mode for most basic operations. In addition to normal keyboard play use this mode to perform most other Digital Piano operations.
Operations Common to All Modes ■ Touch Button Light Auto Off Use the bk U and bl I buttons to select the To save power, you can configure a setting that will turn off all following menu items in sequence: button lights, except for the 3 mode selector button, after a “KEYBOARD”...
■ To insert a character Digital Piano Operations Use the bk U and bl I buttons to move the cursor to the position where you want to insert Listening to Demo Play a character. You can use the procedure below to play back the six built-in Touch bs Area 2.
Digital Piano Operations ■ To select a tone Layering Two Tones Layering makes it possible to sound with two different tones at Use the bp^ button to cycle through settings the same time. The tone that is layered onto another tone is until the “^TONE”...
Digital Piano Operations ■ To unlayer the keyboard Use the bp^ button to cycle through settings until the “^TONE” indicator to the right of the Use the bp^ button to cycle through settings button is lit. Next, perform the operation under until the “^CTRL”...
Digital Piano Operations ■ To unsplit the keyboard ■ To enable or disable pedal operations and pitch bend wheel operations for each part Use the bp^ button to cycle through settings Use FUNCTION parameters (DAMPER PEDAL), (EXP/ until the “^CTRL” indicator to the right of the ASGN PEDAL), (PEDAL UNIT), and (WHEEL) to...
Digital Piano Operations Adjusting the Overall Volume Level of the Changing Keyboard Response to Keyboard Performance Parts Touch Pressure (Touch Response) The following types of sounds are output by your Digital Touch Response alters tone volume in accordance with Piano: keyboard performance,* auto accompaniments, song keyboard pressure (speed).
Digital Piano Operations ■ To change touch response sensitivity Changing the Pitch Hold down the bp^ button until “[FUNCTION]” Changing the Pitch in Semitone Steps appears on the display. (Transpose) This enters the FUNCTION Mode. Transpose lets you raise or lower the overall pitch of the Use the bk U and bl I buttons to select the Digital Piano in semitone steps.
Digital Piano Operations Fine Tuning a Pitch (Tuning) Changing the Pitch in Octave Units (Octave Shift) Use the tuning feature when you need to adjust the pitch slightly to play along with another musical instrument. You can use the procedure below to raise or lower pitch in •...
Digital Piano Operations ■ To enable or disable the Hall Simulator/Reverb Using the Sound Mode Effects and Surround effects (Hall Simulator/Reverb and Touch bn SOUND MODE. Surround) • Each touch will cycle between the settings, and the You can use bn SOUND MODE to enable and disable the current setting is indicated by the LED lights as shown effects described below.
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Digital Piano Operations ■ To specify the Surround type ● Reverb Type (displayed) Description Hold down bn SOUND MODE until “[SOUND Room 1 MODE]” appears on the display, and then Room 2 release the button. Simulates the reverberation of a room. Room 3 Use the bk U and bl I buttons to display Large Room...
Digital Piano Operations ■ Configuring DSP Settings Using a DSP The steps below are the general procedure for configuring DSP settings. A DSP (Digital Signal Processor) is a type of effect that is (1) Select the default DSP or preset DSP whose settings you connected between the sound source and output.
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Digital Piano Operations ■ To configure DSP settings Use the bk U and bl I buttons to display the parameter whose setting you want to change Use the procedure under “To select a DSP” and then touch bm ENTER. (page EN-23) to select the DSP whose settings This enters the parameter editing mode.
Digital Piano Operations Using Chorus Adjusting Acoustic Piano Sound Characteristics (Acoustic Chorus is a function that adds depth and breadth to notes. To select a chorus setting, use FUNCTION parameter Simulator) (“Chorus Type”) to select one of the settings below. The tones of your Digital Piano have built-in elements that This setting give them the reverberation characteristics of an acoustic...
Digital Piano Operations ■ List of Acoustic Piano Sound Setting Items Using the Knobs Setting (Display) Available Options The digital piano has two knobs that you can use String Resonance Tone: Specifies the initial to change the tone, effect, and another (String Reso.) setting of each parameter settings in real time.
Digital Piano Operations ■ To initialize all parameter settings that can be Using the Arpeggiator configured with knob operations With the arpeggiator, you can play various arpeggios and other phrases automatically by simply pressing keys on the • The procedure below returns all parameter settings in the keyboard.
Digital Piano Operations To disable the arpeggiator, touch bt ARPEG. Splitting the Keyboard for Duet This will cause “AR” to disappear from the Play display. You can split the keyboard in the center for duet play so the left and right sides have the same ranges. The Duet Mode is •...
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Digital Piano Operations ■ To use the Duet Mode ■ To change the octaves of the duet keyboards Hold down the bp^ button until “[FUNCTION]” Perform steps 1 and 2 under “To use the Duet appears on the display. Mode” (page EN-29). This enters the FUNCTION Mode.
Digital Piano Operations If you want to change the base note of the Changing the Scale Tuning scale, perform the steps below. (Temperament) of the Keyboard • You do not need to perform these steps if you want to use the default base note setting (C). You can change the scale of the keyboard from the standard (1) Touch bp EXIT.
Digital Piano Operations Playing Auto Accompaniment Using Auto Accompaniment The Auto Accompaniments of this Digital Piano consist of a With Auto Accompaniment, simply select an accompaniment “rhythm part” (drums and percussion) and a “chord part” pattern. Each time you play a chord with your left hand the (various musical instruments).
Play other chords with left hand as you play pattern: the melody with your right hand. Touch 5 NORMAL/FILL-IN. Normal • You can use “CASIO Chord” or other simplified chord Touch 6 VARIATION/FILL-IN. Variation input modes to play chords. See “Selecting a Chord Input Mode”...
Digital Piano Operations ■ Fill-in Triggering Auto Accompaniment Play with These accompaniment patterns are used to insert short one- Accompaniment Keyboard Input (Synchro or two-measure fill-ins into a piece. A fill-in pattern starts to Start) play as soon as you touch one of the fill-in buttons (see below).
You can use the six leftmost white keyboard keys to start and This setting Selects this chord input mode: stop accompaniment pattern play, to switch between patterns, (displayed): etc. CASIO Chord CASIO CHORD ■ To enter the keyboard controller mode Fingered 1 FINGERED 1 Fingered 2...
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Digital Piano Operations ■ CASIO CHORD ■ FINGERED With CASIO CHORD, you can use simplified fingerings to With these input modes, you play chords on the play the four types of chords described below. accompaniment keyboard using their normal chord fingerings.
Digital Piano Operations ● FINGERED ASSIST Using One-Touch Preset Produces an effect that is different from FINGERED 1 when With One-Touch Preset, the Digital Piano automatically two or three keys are pressed. Pressing a root key and any configures optimal tone, tempo, and other settings in key to the left of the root key plays a seventh chord, while a accordance with the rhythm pattern you select.
Digital Piano Operations ■ To select the Auto Harmonize type Using Auto Harmonize Auto Harmonize lets you add harmony to melody notes you Perform steps 1 and 2 under “To enable auto play with your right hand for more melodic depth. You can harmonize”...
Digital Piano Operations Changing the Auto Using Music Preset Accompaniment and Song Tempo Selecting a Music Preset instantly changes the Digital Piano to a preset setup (tone, rhythm, chord progression, etc.) for There are two ways to change the tempo (beats per minute) play of songs of various genres/categories.
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Digital Piano Operations Use the bk – and bl + buttons to select a ■ To change a music preset tempo music preset number. “Changing the Auto Accompaniment and Song Tempo” (page EN-38). This changes the displayed music preset name. At the same time, settings are recalled for the tone, rhythm, ■...
Digital Piano Operations ■ Registration Memory Data Registering and Restoring a Setting Items Freeze* Setup (Registration) Rhythm number, mode selection Accompaniment You can use the registration function to register the setup of (ACCOMP Mode or RHYTHM Mode), the Digital Piano (tone, rhythm, and other settings). You can synchro start standby, Auto recall a registered setup as required to perform a particular Accompaniment settings (chord input...
Digital Piano Operations Select the area where you want to store the Registering and Recalling a Setup setup. ■ To register a setup While holding down cl STORE, touch an area button from br Area 1 to ck Area 4. This causes “Sure?”...
Digital Piano Operations Touch one of the buttons from br Area 1 Using a Pedal to Cycle Through Multiple through ck Area 4 to select the area where the Setups (Sequential Pedal Recall) setup you want to recall is located. You can configure Digital Piano settings so each press of a This recalls the setup.
Using the MIDI Recorder to Record Performances Connect the included pedal or a separately available CASIO sustain pedal to the jack for The MIDI recorder records Digital Piano keyboard play as which you specified “Inc” or “Dec” in step 4 of MIDI data.
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Digital Piano Operations ■ Recorded Data for Each Track The symbols below are used in the “System” column to indicate items that can be recorded to the system track, and in the “Solo” column to indicate items that can be recorded to solo tracks 1 and 2. : Recorded ×...
Digital Piano Operations ■ To record to the system track Recording and Playing Back Keyboard Play • Before performing the procedure below, read the section • When the remaining recordable note count is 100 or titled “Getting Ready to Use the MIDI Recorder”...
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Digital Piano Operations ■ To select a track number before recording After confirming that “Rec Track” is displayed, touch bm ENTER. Use the 3 mode selector button to cycle through settings until the “SONG” (SONG M I D I R E C S E T T I N G Mode) indicator is lit.
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Digital Piano Operations ■ To re-record part of a recorded track (punch-in When playback reaches the point from which recording) you want to re-record, start playing on the keyboard. This starts recording and causes the red bo REC0 light • You can use punch-in recording to re-record a particular to change from flashing to lit.
Digital Piano Operations Configuring Recording Settings (Pre-count, Displayed Description and Options Setting Metronome, Beat, Punch-in Measure) PunchInMeasure Specifies from which measure playback The settings shown below are available for recording. should start when performing punch-in Displayed recording (page EN-47). For example, if Description and Options Setting you want to re-record from measure 28,...
Digital Piano Operations Deleting a MIDI Recorder Song Using the Audio Recorder to Use the procedures in this section to delete a single song in Record Performances its entirety, or a particular track of a song. The audio recorder records Digital Piano keyboard play as ■...
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Digital Piano Operations ■ To record a keyboard performance onto a USB ■ To select and playback a file recorded with the flash drive audio recorder Perform the procedure under “To prepare to Perform the procedure under “To prepare to use the audio recorder”...
You can easily play standard MIDI files Use the bk – and bl + buttons to select a song songs (SMF format 0/1) or CASIO MIDI files (CMF number. format) saved on a USB flash drive without importing them into the Digital Piano user...
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Digital Piano Operations To start playback of the selected song, touch To start playback, touch 8a. • Play the muted part along with the playback. • You can also change the tempo setting during • The yellow and red LEDs above the 8a button will playback.
Digital Piano Operations Configuring Function Settings (FUNCTION Mode) The FUNCTION Mode makes it possible to configure function settings using a menu format. There are two types of menu items: directories and parameters. Directory : A directory is a group of multiple parameters. Parameter : A parameter is an actual configurable setting.
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Digital Piano Operations Display the name of the parameter whose setting you want to change. • For example, to display the “Chorus Type” parameter, you need to navigate through multiple directories in the following sequence: “SOUND” (directory) 3 “EFFECT” (directory) 3 “Chorus Type” (parameter). Perform the procedure below. (1) Use the bk U and bl I buttons to display “SOUND”...
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Digital Piano Operations ■ FUNCTION Mode Menu Items • For information about general procedures for changing the settings in the list below, see “To change FUNCTION parameter settings” (page EN-53). • A function whose name has “(DIR)” at the end is a directory, which contains multiple sub-directories and parameters. Parameter Name or Directory Name Display Settings...
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Digital Piano Operations Parameter Name or Directory Name Display Settings Pedal/Wheel (DIR) PEDAL/WHEEL – Damper pedal (DIR) DAMPER PEDAL – Pedal Target Pedal Target See page EN-7 Upper1 Part Upper1 Part On, Off Upper2 Part Upper2 Part On, Off Lower Part Lower Part On, Off Expression/assignable pedal (DIR)
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Digital Piano Operations Parameter Name or Directory Name Display Settings Auto Accompaniment (DIR) ACCOMPANIMENT – Accomp Volume Accomp Volume 0 - 127 Chord Mode Chord Mode See page EN-34 Music Preset Key Shift MP Key Shift –5 - 0 - +6 Arpeggiator/Auto Harmonize (DIR) ARPEG./A.HARMO.
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Digital Piano Operations Parameter Name or Directory Name Display Settings 105 System (DIR) SYSTEM – Tuning Master Tuning 415.5 - 465.9 Panel Light Setting Panel Light Off, 5, 30, 60, 120 (Seconds) Operation Lock Operation Lock On, Off, Auto Speaker Out Speaker Out On, Off, Auto Auto Resume...
Digital Piano Operations Using Operation Lock Configuring MIDI Settings Operation Lock disables button operations, except for the Use the FUNCTION parameters below to change the Digital 1P (Power) button and the button operations required to Piano’s MIDI settings. For information about FUNCTION unlock operations.
USB Flash Drive Deleting All Data in Digital Piano Memory Your Digital Piano supports the use of a commercially available USB flash drive to perform the operations below. You can use the procedure below to delete all data, and reset settings and other system contents to return them to their Playing Back Song Data from a USB Flash Drive initial factory defaults.
Type A port. compensation, is strictly prohibited under copyright laws and international treaties. CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held in any way liable for any use of this Digital Piano that is illegal under copyright laws.
USB Flash Drive Formatting a USB Flash Drive USB Flash Drive Operations The section provides information about the operations below. • Saving Digital Piano Data to a USB Flash Drive • Be sure to format a USB flash drive on the Digital Piano •...
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USB Flash Drive ■ To save Digital Piano data to a USB flash drive ■ To load data from a USB flash drive to Digital Piano memory Insert the USB flash drive into the Digital Perform steps 1, 2, and 3 under “To save Piano’s cq USB Type A port.
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USB Flash Drive ■ To delete USB flash drive data ■ To rename USB flash drive data Perform steps 1, 2, and 3 under “To save Perform steps 1, 2, and 3 under “To save Digital Piano data to a USB flash drive”...
TAKE01.WAV to MUSICDAT folder. TAKE99.WAV. You also can connect a USB flash drive to a • Standard MIDI files (SMF format 0/1) or CASIO MIDI files computer and change the names of audio data (WAV) files to (CMF format) the format “TAKEXX*.WAV”, and move them to the...
There are two ways to connect with a smart device: connect via the Bluetooth function and/or use a commercially available USB cable. • If you are using a CASIO smart device app, do not have the Digital Piano connected with the smart device using the Bluetooth function and a USB cable at the same time.
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Linking with a Smart Device (APP Function) ■ Using a Cable to Connect the Digital Piano with a Smart Device Referring to “To download the smart device app” (page EN-66), install the app on the smart device. Use a commercially available USB cable to connect the smart device port to the Digital Piano cp USB Type B port.
Troubleshooting ● Nothing happens when I touch a touch button. ● The pitch of the Digital Piano is off. Cause: Cause: a. Wearing glove or touching with a fingernail or stylus. a. The current transpose setting of the keyboard is something other than the default setting.
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Troubleshooting ● Abnormal sounds are produced only when I play on the ● Tones and/or effects sound strange. Note intensity does not change even though I alter key pressure. left-side keyboard. Turning power off and then back on again does not Cause: eliminate the problem.
Troubleshooting Error Messages Display Cause Action Limit • You are attempting to record more than 999 • Keep MIDI recorder recordings up to 999 measures measures with the MIDI recorder. long. • You are attempting to record more than • Keep audio recorder recordings within approximately 25 minutes with the audio recorder.
Reference Product Specifications Model PX-S3100BK Keyboard 88-key piano keyboard Duet Adjustable tone range (–2 to +2 octaves) Transpose –12 to 0 to +12 semitones Octave shift –2 to 0 to +2 octaves Sound Source Number of Tones 700, Layer, Split...
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Reference Pedals DAMPER PEDAL jack For connection of the included pedal (SP-3) or a separately available CASIO sustain pedal, selectable function (sustain (off, on), sostenuto (off, on), soft (off, on), arpeggio hold (off, on), play/stop, fill-in) PEDAL UNIT jack For connection of a separately available pedal unit (SP-34), simultaneous use of...
Reference Fingering Guide Cadd9 ■ FINGERED 1, FINGERED 2 Chords Cmadd9 Cm69 Cdim Caug (#9) Csus4 (#11) Csus2 (13) (11) CmM7 Cdim7 CmM7 CdimM7 *1 With FINGERED 2, interpreted as Am7. *2 With FINGERED 2, interpreted as Am7 b *3 Inverted form not supported in some cases. *4 These fingerings are special fingerings for Digital Piano chord input, and so they are not suitable for normal Caug7...
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Reference ■ FINGERED ON BASS, FULL RANGE CHORD In addition to the chords that can be fingered with FINGERED 1 and FINGERED 2, the chords below also are recognized. A D m B D m C dim Ddim A D dim A D 7 Fdim F dim...
Reference Chord Example List C / ( D D ) ( D ) /E D sus4 sus2 m7 D 7sus4 add9 madd9 dim7 • You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range (page EN-16). *1 Root *2 Chord Type EN-75...
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Reference F / ( G D ) ( G ) /A D ( A ) /B D sus4 sus2 m7 D 7sus4 add9 madd9 dim7 • You can use the split point to change the size of the accompaniment keyboard range (page EN-16). *1 Root *2 Chord Type EN-76...
Reference DSP Module List Module Module Name Display Description Number Mono 1-Band EQ Mono 1EQ This is a single-band monaural equalizer. Mono 2-Band EQ Mono 2EQ This is a dual-band monaural equalizer. Mono 3-Band EQ Mono 3EQ This is a three-band monaural equalizer.
Reference DSP Parameter List Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Mono 1-Band EQ This is a single-band monaural equalizer. EQ Freq EQ Frequency Adjusts the center frequency of Equalizer. EQ Gain EQ Gain Adjusts the gain of Equalizer. –12 to 00 to 12 In Level Input Level...
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Stereo 2-Band EQ This is a dual-band stereo equalizer. EQ1 Freq EQ1 Frequency Adjusts the center frequency of Equalizer 1. EQ1 Gain EQ1 Gain Adjusts the gain of Equalizer 1. –12 to 00 to 12 EQ2 Freq EQ2 Frequency Adjusts the center frequency of Equalizer 2.
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Tremolo Shifts the volume of the input signal using an LFO. Rate LFO Rate Adjusts the LFO rate. 000 to 127 Depth LFO Depth Adjusts the LFO depth. 000 to 127 Waveform LFO Waveform Selects the LFO waveform.
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Limiter Limits the input signal level so it does not rise above a preset level. Limit Limit Adjusts the volume level of the limit at which limiting is applied. 000 to 127 Attack Attack Adjusts the time until the compression effect starts.
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Chorus Gives notes depth and breadth. Rate LFO Rate Adjusts the LFO rate. 000 to 127 Depth LFO Depth Adjusts the LFO depth. 000 to 127 Waveform LFO Waveform Selects the LFO waveform. Sine, Triangle Feedback Feedback...
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Drive Rotary This is a rotary speaker simulator that makes overdrive possible. Type Type Selects the rotary speaker type. 0 to 3 OD Gain Overdrive Gain Adjusts overdrive gain. 000 to 127 OD Level Overdrive Level Adjusts the overdrive output level.
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Reflection Simulates the initial reflection of reverberation. Applies acoustic presence to notes. WetLevel Wet Level Adjusts the level of the effect sound. 000 to 127 Feedback Feedback Adjusts the repeat of the reflected sound. 000 to 127 Tone Tone...
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data LFO Wah This is a “wah” effect that can automatically affect the frequency using an LFO. In Level Input Level Adjusts the input level. The input signal can become distorted 000 to 127 when the level of the sound being input, the number of chords, or the Resonance value is large.
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Modeling Wah Simulates various types of wah pedals. This effect can automatically shift the frequency in accordance with the level of the input signal. OutLevel Level Adjusts the wah level. 000 to 127 Type Type Selects the wah type.
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Reference Module Name Description Settings Display Parameter Data Drive Simulates the drive of a musical instrument amplifier. Type Drive Type Selects the drive type.* 1 to 20 Gain Gain Adjusts the driver input signal gain. 000 to 127 OutLevel Level Adjusts the drive output level.