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2. The FX500B: What It Is and What It Does
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Effects
The FX500B SIMUL-EFFECT PROCESSOR is a high-
performance digital signal processor intended for use with
electric bass guitars. It employs leading-edge Yamaha
digital signal processing technology to provide a "chain" of
up to six independent effects that can be independently
controlled to produce precisely the required overall sound.
As shown below, the FX500B includes five effect
(compressor, overdrive, 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, overdrive 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
1 REVERB
Hall, Room,
Vocal, Plata
' EARLY REF.
Reverse, Platt
•DELAY
•ECHO
■ RE VERB* DELAY
■ REVER8-0ELAY
■ DELAY-REVERB
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Memory Configuration
The FX500B has a total of 61 memory locations. Memory
locations 1 through 30 are ROM (Read Only Memory)
containing 30 pre-programmed effects that you can simply
select and use. Memory locations 31 through 60 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 (31 —- 60)
originally contain copies 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—30 31—60
0
• Preset effect
programs
• User-edited
programs
• Initial Data
Program
No.
Program Title V
Program
No.
Program Title
1 Slap Bass 1
16
Soft Flange
2
Slap Bass 2
7*t
....'
Hard Flange
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Pick Bass 1 18
Pick Pop
4
Pick Bass 2
is
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Fretless Pop
5
Dance Bass
20 ■
Fusion Flange
6 Broad Bass 21
Puff Bass
:
7,*.".; Tight Bass
22
Razz Bass
8
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Solo Bass 1 v 23
Round Reverb
9
Vi bra Cello
24 Solo Bass 2
10
Arco Cello 25
Fretless Bass
11 Walking Bass 1
26 Doubler
12
Walking Bass 2
27 - Over Drive Solo
13
Boogie Bass 28
Space Bass
14 Reggae Bass
29
Sitar Bass
15 Sharp Pick
30 O. D. Fretless
31-60
User Programs
0 .
Initial Data
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MIDI Control
For further versatility and smooth integration with MIDI-
based music systems, the FX500B offers broad MIDI
control capabilities. Any of its 60 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 danger effects
and the reverb time of a reverb effect in real time as you
playl 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 Yamaha
MFC1 MIDI Foot Controller. Consult to the MFC1
operation manual for details.
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