7 – effects, Selecting the effect type, Editing the effects – GE X-9 User Manual
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TASCAM X-9
Owner’s Manual
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7 – Effects
Use the two built-in effects units to add effects to the
microphone, the four program signals, the samplers
(see “Samplers” on page 26), or the master outputs.
NOTE
For details of connecting and using an external effects
unit, see “External effect” on page 8.
The two internal effects units can be assigned to the
following outputs:
EFFECT 1
: microphone, programs 1 and 3 and sam-
pler 1.
EFFECT 2
: Programs 2 and 4, the master output, and
sampler 2.
Assign the effects using the effect assignment con-
trols (
EFFECT POSITION
), which determine where
the effect will be used:
Turn the effects on and off using the
EFFECT
keys. It
is also possible to set the footswitches to turn the
effects on and off (“Footswitch assignment” on
page 18).
Selecting the effect type
Select the effect type (either for
effect 1 or effect 2) using the
selection control:
The available effects are:
Editing the effects
Each effect has two parameters which you can
change to customize the sound
1
:
LEVEL
the level at which the effect
works.
TIME
The time factor which determines
the sound of the effect (for example, the
speed with which an auto-pan goes
between channels)
The time parameter works in conjunction with the:
BEAT
parameter, and is used to synchronize the
effect to the received beat of the music or allows
manual setting of the timing. See below for details.
To set the
LEVEL
and
TIME
parameters:
1
Press the appropriate
EFFECT
key so that
the indicator lights.
2
Press the
FUNCTION
key so that either the
LEVEL
or
TIME
indicator is lit.
If the
LEVEL
parameter is selected, use the
DATA
knob to set the level of the effect (see the table
below).
If the
TIME
parameter is selected, use the
DATA
knob
to set the parameter.
The BEAT parameter
If the “beat” mode is selected with the
EFFECT
key
lit, the X-9 will make its best effort to determine the
beat from the music being played from the sourced
selected using the selectin control. This beat is then
used as the basis for setting the effect time parameter.
Press
ENTER
to select the
BEAT
mode. The
BEAT
indicator lights.
In the “beat” mode, press the
ENTER
key as many
times as necessary to select the ratio of the effect
time to the beat (quarter-notes, etc.) as shown in the
display.
REVERB
A reverberation to give an effect of space
DELAY
A repeat effect
ECHO
Another kind of repeat
FLANGER A swirling sound
AUTO PAN Pans the signal rhythmically from left to right and
back again
PITCH
A pitch shifter effect
LPF
“Low pass filter”, sweeping up and down in a
“wah-wah” effect.
TRANS
A choppy “transformation” effect.
1. Except for the LPF effect, which has three