Korg A5 Guitar User Manual


 
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EFFECTPARAMETERLIST
1.COMPRESSOR[COMPRESSOR]
Thisisalimitereffectwhichsuppressesthehighlevelattacktransientsofaninputsignalsoundbycompressingthatsignal.Thiseffect
helpsemphasizetheattacksoundorlengthenthesustainsoundbyraisingthelevelasasounddecays.
Parameters:
ASENS(SENS)[0-15]Degreeofthecompressoreffect.Thelargerthis
value,thegreaterthesustainortheattackis
emphasized.
BATTACK(ATTACK)[0-7]Speedoftheattack.Thehigherthisvalue,thefaster
theattack.
ELEVEL(LEVEL)[0-15]Outputleveloftheeffectsound.
*APPLICATIONNOTE:
"SetdifferentSENSvaluesforthetypesofguitaryouareplaylng!"
ThedegreeoftheCompressoreffectvariesaccordingtotheamountoftheinputsignal.Setsmallervalues,fortheSENSparameter,
whenplayingaguitarwithhum-buckingtypepickupsthatproduceahighoutputlevel.Foraguitarwithsingle-coilpickup,setlarger
values.
2.DISTORTION/OVERDRIVE[DIST/OD]
Thiscreatesatypicaldistortioneffect.Therearetwotypesofdistortionsavailable.TheDistortionisahighgain"fuzz"-typeeffect,and
theOverdriveisamildsaturationeffect.
Parameters:
AMODE(MODE)[1-2]1.Distortion
2Overdrive
BDRIVE(DRIVE)[0-15]Amountofdistortionorgain.
CTONE(TONE)[0-15]Toneoftheeffectsound.Thelargerthisvalue,the
brightertheeffectsound
ELEVEL(LEVEL)[0-15]Outputleveloftheeffectsound.
*APPLICATIONNOTE:
ToobtainaMetaltypedistortion..."
TurnuptheTONEslightlyandraisetheDRIVEparameter.Thismakestheamountofdistortionlarger,creatingaharderedgedistortion.