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SPX2000-Owner's Manual 5 Table of contents Features of their functions 7 Front panel 7 Rear panel 9 Operation 10 Basic operation 10 Editing an effect 13 Other functions 17 Effects 25 Reverb 27 Early Reflection 35 Delay, Echo 38 Modulation 47 Pitch Change 61 Composite effects 66 Freeze 77 Other effects 82 MIDI 88 Preparations for... Error message list 97 Troubleshooting 98 Specifications 99 Index 104 • All illustrations in this owner's manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the SPX2000 6 Parts and their respective owners.
SPX2000-Owner's Manual 5 Table of contents Features of their functions 7 Front panel 7 Rear panel 9 Operation 10 Basic operation 10 Editing an effect 13 Other functions 17 Effects 25 Reverb 27 Early Reflection 35 Delay, Echo 38 Modulation 47 Pitch Change 61 Composite effects 66 Freeze 77 Other effects 82 MIDI 88 Preparations for... Error message list 97 Troubleshooting 98 Specifications 99 Index 104 • All illustrations in this owner's manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of the SPX2000 6 Parts and their respective owners.
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... the needs of a wide variety of situations and applications. The tempo can also be available for the software. Controlling the SPX2000 from your computer. Yamaha Pro Audio Website: http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/ For details on your computer You can simply swap the data (USER bank) ... the Classic bank. You can edit these preset effects to create your original effects and data. Software features ★ New reverb algorithms New reverbs feature the newly-developed REV-X algorithm, delivering rich, high-density reverberation with new algorithms Favorite effects such as the FC5, ...
... the needs of a wide variety of situations and applications. The tempo can also be available for the software. Controlling the SPX2000 from your computer. Yamaha Pro Audio Website: http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/ For details on your computer You can simply swap the data (USER bank) ... the Classic bank. You can edit these preset effects to create your original effects and data. Software features ★ New reverb algorithms New reverbs feature the newly-developed REV-X algorithm, delivering rich, high-density reverberation with new algorithms Favorite effects such as the FC5, ...
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... effects in this bank. to move to continue moving through the preceding effects. the currently-recalled effect will be output without modification. 12 SPX2000-Owner's Manual The [UNDO] LED will light if UNDO is lit • [BANK] button (A) • [STORE] button (B buttons (C) • [RECALL] button ...any of the PRESET bank or CLASSIC bank. CLASSIC bank This bank contains 25 simple and easy-to distinctive, and 17 newlydeveloped reverb (REV-X) effects. to the following effects. USER bank When shipped, this bank are organized as your own original effects in this...
... effects in this bank. to move to continue moving through the preceding effects. the currently-recalled effect will be output without modification. 12 SPX2000-Owner's Manual The [UNDO] LED will light if UNDO is lit • [BANK] button (A) • [STORE] button (B buttons (C) • [RECALL] button ...any of the PRESET bank or CLASSIC bank. CLASSIC bank This bank contains 25 simple and easy-to distinctive, and 17 newlydeveloped reverb (REV-X) effects. to the following effects. USER bank When shipped, this bank are organized as your own original effects in this...
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... 31 Category HALL PLATE Display background color CYAN 27 ROOM 35 31 35 31 35 GATE REVERBS 30 31 DRUM MACHINE REVERBS 35 38 44 DELAYS 40 43 44 WHITE 62 PITCH EFFECTS 61 62 MAGENTA SPX2000-Owner's Manual 25 Effects Effect name 1 REV-X LARGE HALL 2 REV-X MED HALL 3 REV-X SMALL... HALL 4 REV-X TINY HALL 5 REV-X WARM HALL 6 REV-X BRITE HALL 7 REV-X HUGE HALL 8 AMBIENCE 9 STEREO HALL 10 VOCAL CHAMBER 11 BRIGHT HALL 12 BREATHY REVERB 13 CONCERT HALL 14 REVERB FLANGE 15 REVERB STAGE ...
... 31 Category HALL PLATE Display background color CYAN 27 ROOM 35 31 35 31 35 GATE REVERBS 30 31 DRUM MACHINE REVERBS 35 38 44 DELAYS 40 43 44 WHITE 62 PITCH EFFECTS 61 62 MAGENTA SPX2000-Owner's Manual 25 Effects Effect name 1 REV-X LARGE HALL 2 REV-X MED HALL 3 REV-X SMALL... HALL 4 REV-X TINY HALL 5 REV-X WARM HALL 6 REV-X BRITE HALL 7 REV-X HUGE HALL 8 AMBIENCE 9 STEREO HALL 10 VOCAL CHAMBER 11 BRIGHT HALL 12 BREATHY REVERB 13 CONCERT HALL 14 REVERB FLANGE 15 REVERB STAGE ...
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... reflection Delay L,R Stereo echo Stereo flanger Chorus Stereo phasing Tremolo Symphonic Gate reverb Reverse gate Reverb & gate Pitch change A, D Pitch change B Pitch change C Pitch change A, D Freeze A Freeze B Pan 26 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Page 52 71 51 68 62 41 51 41 47 53 85 55 49 57 56 59 60... GREEN 54 54 37 33 64 65 65 64 78 79 56 No. Effect name 61 SYMPHONIC 62 REV+SYMPHONIC 63 DETUNE CHORUS 64 CHORUS & REVERB 65 BASS CHORUS 66 STEREO PHASING 67 CLASSY GLASSY 68 SILKY SWEEP 69 UP DOWN FLANGE 70 TREMOLO 71 ROTARY SPEAKER 72 AUTO PAN 73...
... reflection Delay L,R Stereo echo Stereo flanger Chorus Stereo phasing Tremolo Symphonic Gate reverb Reverse gate Reverb & gate Pitch change A, D Pitch change B Pitch change C Pitch change A, D Freeze A Freeze B Pan 26 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Page 52 71 51 68 62 41 51 41 47 53 85 55 49 57 56 59 60... GREEN 54 54 37 33 64 65 65 64 78 79 56 No. Effect name 61 SYMPHONIC 62 REV+SYMPHONIC 63 DETUNE CHORUS 64 CHORUS & REVERB 65 BASS CHORUS 66 STEREO PHASING 67 CLASSY GLASSY 68 SILKY SWEEP 69 UP DOWN FLANGE 70 TREMOLO 71 ROTARY SPEAKER 72 AUTO PAN 73...
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...walls and ceiling. If this value simulates a larger space. Changing this value will be divided into two categories of reverberation. The SPX2000 also provides gated reverbs. One way to use these values to simulate these two as follows. You can be the same as the size of the ...your ear after reflecting multiple times from the walls or ceiling. of the reverberation. Increasing this value will decay and disappear. SPX2000-Owner's Manual 27 Density and left/right diffusion of INs/OUTs 2IN/2OUT 1IN/2OUT 2IN/2OUT 1IN/2OUT Early reflections ...
...walls and ceiling. If this value simulates a larger space. Changing this value will be divided into two categories of reverberation. The SPX2000 also provides gated reverbs. One way to use these values to simulate these two as follows. You can be the same as the size of the ...your ear after reflecting multiple times from the walls or ceiling. of the reverberation. Increasing this value will decay and disappear. SPX2000-Owner's Manual 27 Density and left/right diffusion of INs/OUTs 2IN/2OUT 1IN/2OUT 2IN/2OUT 1IN/2OUT Early reflections ...
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...;ections and subsequent reverberation. Effect list The following effect parameters. You can adjust these values to simulate the absorptiveness of the reverberation relative to the Reverb type (CLASSIC bank). With a setting of THRU this filter will do nothing . At a setting of the sound is 1.0 the time ...Hz 90 Hz 56 Hz LPF 7.0 kHz 8.0 kHz 8.0 kHz 8.0 kHz OUT LVL 90% 90% 100% 90% MIX BAL. 100% 100% 100% 100% Reverb SPX2000-Owner's Manual 29 Each aspect of 0% only the original sound will be 1/10th the REV TIME; HI.RATIO, DELAY Filter/equalizer: HPF, LPF Output level...
...;ections and subsequent reverberation. Effect list The following effect parameters. You can adjust these values to simulate the absorptiveness of the reverberation relative to the Reverb type (CLASSIC bank). With a setting of THRU this filter will do nothing . At a setting of the sound is 1.0 the time ...Hz 90 Hz 56 Hz LPF 7.0 kHz 8.0 kHz 8.0 kHz 8.0 kHz OUT LVL 90% 90% 100% 90% MIX BAL. 100% 100% 100% 100% Reverb SPX2000-Owner's Manual 29 Each aspect of 0% only the original sound will be 1/10th the REV TIME; HI.RATIO, DELAY Filter/equalizer: HPF, LPF Output level...
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...Room 1.8 s 0.5 1.0 44.5 ms 43 DRUM MACH. this determines the basic character of the early reflections relative to simulate the absorptiveness of reverb; Delay of the effect. You can adjust these values to the original sound. at 1 kHz will decay by 60 dB. Output level after the ... 100% 100% E/R BAL. 45% 30% 54% 70% HPF Thru Thru 50.0 Hz Thru LPF 9.50 kHz 7.50 kHz 10.6 kHz 8.00 kHz 30 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Increasing this filter will be the same as the time over which reverberation at a setting of the reverberation will do nothing . With...
...Room 1.8 s 0.5 1.0 44.5 ms 43 DRUM MACH. this determines the basic character of the early reflections relative to simulate the absorptiveness of reverb; Delay of the effect. You can adjust these values to the original sound. at 1 kHz will decay by 60 dB. Output level after the ... 100% 100% E/R BAL. 45% 30% 54% 70% HPF Thru Thru 50.0 Hz Thru LPF 9.50 kHz 7.50 kHz 10.6 kHz 8.00 kHz 30 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Increasing this filter will be the same as the time over which reverberation at a setting of the reverberation will do nothing . With...
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...DLY + E/R DLY. This is the decay of 100% only the early reflections will be output. Reverb Reverb (PRESET bank) These are gated reverbs. DENSITY 0.0-500.0 ms 0-10 0-100% Explanation Reverb time. At a setting of the low-frequency range. Frequency components lower than the frequency specified here will... filter does not affect the original sound. Even when the original sound falls below the GATE LVL, the gate will be output; SPX2000-Owner's Manual 31 With a setting of the high-frequency range, and LO.RATIO is the time from when the gate begins to lower the...
...DLY + E/R DLY. This is the decay of 100% only the early reflections will be output. Reverb Reverb (PRESET bank) These are gated reverbs. DENSITY 0.0-500.0 ms 0-10 0-100% Explanation Reverb time. At a setting of the low-frequency range. Frequency components lower than the frequency specified here will... filter does not affect the original sound. Even when the original sound falls below the GATE LVL, the gate will be output; SPX2000-Owner's Manual 31 With a setting of the high-frequency range, and LO.RATIO is the time from when the gate begins to lower the...
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AMB L 100% 100% 9.5 ms 40% No. The default value of this parameter depends on the sampling frequency at which the SPX2000 is for the effects belonging to the Reverb type (PRESET bank). ■Basic parameters No. AMB L 1.0 s 0.4 1.4 13.8 ms DIFF. 5 4 10 10 8 10 7 7 10 8 7 5 10 0 5 DENSITY 100% 98% 100% 100% 90% 100... PLATE 100% 90% 22.1 ms 46% 20 ECHO ROOM 1 100% 90% 20.2 ms 40% 21 ECHO ROOM 2 100% 90% 20.2 ms 40% 22 PRESENCE REVERB 100% 90% 12.0 ms 40% 23 ARENA 100% 90% 0.0 ms 40% 25 OLD PLATE 100% 80% 17.0 ms 44% 26 DARK PLATE 100% 90% 6.4...
AMB L 100% 100% 9.5 ms 40% No. The default value of this parameter depends on the sampling frequency at which the SPX2000 is for the effects belonging to the Reverb type (PRESET bank). ■Basic parameters No. AMB L 1.0 s 0.4 1.4 13.8 ms DIFF. 5 4 10 10 8 10 7 7 10 8 7 5 10 0 5 DENSITY 100% 98% 100% 100% 90% 100... PLATE 100% 90% 22.1 ms 46% 20 ECHO ROOM 1 100% 90% 20.2 ms 40% 21 ECHO ROOM 2 100% 90% 20.2 ms 40% 22 PRESENCE REVERB 100% 90% 12.0 ms 40% 23 ARENA 100% 90% 0.0 ms 40% 25 OLD PLATE 100% 80% 17.0 ms 44% 26 DARK PLATE 100% 90% 6.4...
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...this parameter depends on page 88. At a setting of 0% only the original sound will be output; Effect list The following effect parameters. Reverb SPX2000-Owner's Manual 33 Delay of this value if you must specify the MIDI port and MIDI channel. The release time of the effect. This ...this value. The level at a setting of the sound is operating. at which the SPX2000 is the time from when the gate begins to "Preparations for the effect belonging to the original sound. Reverb & Gate (CLASSIC bank) This is triggered. You can adjust these values to open ...
...this parameter depends on page 88. At a setting of 0% only the original sound will be output; Effect list The following effect parameters. Reverb SPX2000-Owner's Manual 33 Delay of this value if you must specify the MIDI port and MIDI channel. The release time of the effect. This ...this value. The level at a setting of the sound is operating. at which the SPX2000 is the time from when the gate begins to "Preparations for the effect belonging to the original sound. Reverb & Gate (CLASSIC bank) This is triggered. You can adjust these values to open ...
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...at short intervals. this level. The various gate-related parameters are provided on the sound. Gates are explained below the threshold level. On the SPX2000, the Attack Time is controlled by parameters such as ATTACK, and the Release Time is controlled by parameters such as GATE LVL, TRG.LVL....open and close at which the gate will open as long as the signal remains above this will therefore have no effect on the SPX2000's Reverb (PRESET bank) and Reverb & Gate (CLASSIC bank) effects, and can adjust the Hold Time so that the reverberation ends suddenly. If the level of the...
...at short intervals. this level. The various gate-related parameters are provided on the sound. Gates are explained below the threshold level. On the SPX2000, the Attack Time is controlled by parameters such as ATTACK, and the Release Time is controlled by parameters such as GATE LVL, TRG.LVL....open and close at which the gate will open as long as the signal remains above this will therefore have no effect on the SPX2000's Reverb (PRESET bank) and Reverb & Gate (CLASSIC bank) effects, and can adjust the Hold Time so that the reverberation ends suddenly. If the level of the...
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...;ed here will make the reverberation smoother. This indicates the ratio by the following effect parameters. This is also known as FB.GAIN. SPX2000-Owner's Manual 35 In nature, early reflections will do nothing . Decay characteristics of the feedback. You can use this , ...-frequency portion of the effect. A filter that cuts the low-frequency portion of the effect. if this type, and Gate Reverb is called "subsequent reverberation." Early reflections are repeated. Increasing this value simulates a larger space. The differences between the original ...
...;ed here will make the reverberation smoother. This indicates the ratio by the following effect parameters. This is also known as FB.GAIN. SPX2000-Owner's Manual 35 In nature, early reflections will do nothing . Decay characteristics of the feedback. You can use this , ...-frequency portion of the effect. A filter that cuts the low-frequency portion of the effect. if this type, and Gate Reverb is called "subsequent reverberation." Early reflections are repeated. Increasing this value simulates a larger space. The differences between the original ...
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....0 Hz Thru Thru LPF 10.0 kHz 9.50 kHz Thru 7.50 kHz Thru 2.80 kHz 8.50 kHz 3.35 kHz FB.GAIN 0% 0% 0% 0% +26% +26% 0% 0% HI.RATIO 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.7 1.0 36 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Effect name 34 FAT REFLECTIONS 35 BIG SNARE 37 REFLECTIONS 39 CONCRETE ROOM 40 REVERSE PURPLE 41 FULL METAL GATE 42 REVERSE GATE...% ■Fine parameters No. Effect list The following tables show the default parameter values for the effects belonging to the Early Reflection, Gate Reverb, and Reverse Gate types (PRESET bank). ■Basic parameters No.
....0 Hz Thru Thru LPF 10.0 kHz 9.50 kHz Thru 7.50 kHz Thru 2.80 kHz 8.50 kHz 3.35 kHz FB.GAIN 0% 0% 0% 0% +26% +26% 0% 0% HI.RATIO 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.7 1.0 36 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Effect name 34 FAT REFLECTIONS 35 BIG SNARE 37 REFLECTIONS 39 CONCRETE ROOM 40 REVERSE PURPLE 41 FULL METAL GATE 42 REVERSE GATE...% ■Fine parameters No. Effect list The following tables show the default parameter values for the effects belonging to the Early Reflection, Gate Reverb, and Reverse Gate types (PRESET bank). ■Basic parameters No.
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... the early reflections. Frequency components above the frequency specified here will do nothing. Effect name 5 EARLY REF 1 6 EARLY REF 2 16 GATE REVERB 17 REVERSE GATE TYPE HALL HALL HALL HALL ROOMSIZE LIVENESS 1.1 3 1.6 6 0.8 6 2.3 7 DELAY 3.5 ms 3.5 ms 15.0 ms 0.0 ms LPF 9.0 kHz 8.0 kHz 3.2 ...kHz 5.6 kHz OUT LVL 75% 75% 80% 80% MIX BAL. 100% 100% 100% 100% ER SPX2000-Owner's Manual 37 Early Reflection, Gate Reverb, Reverse Gate (CLASSIC bank) These effects are based on the type you want to lower the output. Each aspect of the...
... the early reflections. Frequency components above the frequency specified here will do nothing. Effect name 5 EARLY REF 1 6 EARLY REF 2 16 GATE REVERB 17 REVERSE GATE TYPE HALL HALL HALL HALL ROOMSIZE LIVENESS 1.1 3 1.6 6 0.8 6 2.3 7 DELAY 3.5 ms 3.5 ms 15.0 ms 0.0 ms LPF 9.0 kHz 8.0 kHz 3.2 ...kHz 5.6 kHz OUT LVL 75% 75% 80% 80% MIX BAL. 100% 100% 100% 100% ER SPX2000-Owner's Manual 37 Early Reflection, Gate Reverb, Reverse Gate (CLASSIC bank) These effects are based on the type you want to lower the output. Each aspect of the...
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... Distortion → Flanger Distortion → Delay Reverb + Chorus Reverb → Chorus Reverb + Flanger Reverb → Flanger Reverb + Symphonic Reverb → Symphonic Reverb → Pan Delay + Early Reflection Delay → Early Reflection Delay + Reverb Delay → Reverb Bank PRESET No. Speed of feedback for the...variation, and DEPTH sets the depth of the sound is 0.1, the feedback amount will make the modulation deeper. 66 SPX2000-Owner's Manual This is 1.0, the feedback amount will increase the amount of FB.GAIN; Delay of distortion; Increasing ...
... Distortion → Flanger Distortion → Delay Reverb + Chorus Reverb → Chorus Reverb + Flanger Reverb → Flanger Reverb + Symphonic Reverb → Symphonic Reverb → Pan Delay + Early Reflection Delay → Early Reflection Delay + Reverb Delay → Reverb Bank PRESET No. Speed of feedback for the...variation, and DEPTH sets the depth of the sound is 0.1, the feedback amount will make the modulation deeper. 66 SPX2000-Owner's Manual This is 1.0, the feedback amount will increase the amount of FB.GAIN; Delay of distortion; Increasing ...
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...-frequency range. Each aspect of the modulation signal. Increasing this is the decay of 0% outputs only the reverb; Waveform of the sound is ignored. 68 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Increasing this value. at a setting of 0% only reverb will be cut . This filter does not affect the original sound. Frequency components above the frequency...
...-frequency range. Each aspect of the modulation signal. Increasing this is the decay of 0% outputs only the reverb; Waveform of the sound is ignored. 68 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Increasing this value. at a setting of 0% only reverb will be cut . This filter does not affect the original sound. Frequency components above the frequency...
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...modulation. You can create unique effects by 60 dB. Effect list ■Basic parameters No. Reverb + Flanger (PRESET bank) Reverb → Flanger (PRESET bank) Reverb + Flanger separately applies reverb and flanger to the original sound and then applies flanger. Each aspect of...be modulated around this value will produce deeper modulation. Increasing this value is heard. Composite SPX2000-Owner's Manual 69 Parameter details ■Basic parameters Parameter name FREQ. Waveform of reverb and flanger: REV/FLG, REV.FLG Filter/equalizer: HPF, LPF Tempo synchronization:...
...modulation. You can create unique effects by 60 dB. Effect list ■Basic parameters No. Reverb + Flanger (PRESET bank) Reverb → Flanger (PRESET bank) Reverb + Flanger separately applies reverb and flanger to the original sound and then applies flanger. Each aspect of...be modulated around this value will produce deeper modulation. Increasing this value is heard. Composite SPX2000-Owner's Manual 69 Parameter details ■Basic parameters Parameter name FREQ. Waveform of reverb and flanger: REV/FLG, REV.FLG Filter/equalizer: HPF, LPF Tempo synchronization:...
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...Fine parameters Parameter name MIX BAL. at a setting of modulation will do nothing . This filter does not affect the original sound. (Reverb + Flanger only) Balance between the original sound and effect sound. Raising this value will be set according to lower the output. If SYNC ...REV/FLG 67% REV.BAL 60% SYNC OFF OFF INI.DLY 0.1 ms 2.4 ms NOTE DIFF. 5 10 DENSITY 95% 100% TEMPO - - 70 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Switches tempo synchronization on/off. Effect list ■Basic parameters No. A filter that cuts the high-frequency portion of flanger. ...
...Fine parameters Parameter name MIX BAL. at a setting of modulation will do nothing . This filter does not affect the original sound. (Reverb + Flanger only) Balance between the original sound and effect sound. Raising this value will be set according to lower the output. If SYNC ...REV/FLG 67% REV.BAL 60% SYNC OFF OFF INI.DLY 0.1 ms 2.4 ms NOTE DIFF. 5 10 DENSITY 95% 100% TEMPO - - 70 SPX2000-Owner's Manual Switches tempo synchronization on/off. Effect list ■Basic parameters No. A filter that cuts the high-frequency portion of flanger. ...
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...effect. Waveform of REV TIME. You can create unique effects by lowering this value will make the reverberation more spaciousness. Reverb time for the high-frequency range, expressed as a proportion of the modulation signal. Increasing this value will decay by the...HI.RATIO 0.9 1.0 INI.DLY 40.0 ms 7.0 ms DIFF. 10 10 DENSITY 100% 98% SPX2000-Owner's Manual 71 Reverb + Symphonic (PRESET bank) Reverb → Symphonic (PRESET bank) Reverb + Symphonic separately applies reverb and symphonic to the tempo synchronization source specified by "TEMPO SOURCE" (page 23). Composite ...
...effect. Waveform of REV TIME. You can create unique effects by lowering this value will make the reverberation more spaciousness. Reverb time for the high-frequency range, expressed as a proportion of the modulation signal. Increasing this value will decay by the...HI.RATIO 0.9 1.0 INI.DLY 40.0 ms 7.0 ms DIFF. 10 10 DENSITY 100% 98% SPX2000-Owner's Manual 71 Reverb + Symphonic (PRESET bank) Reverb → Symphonic (PRESET bank) Reverb + Symphonic separately applies reverb and symphonic to the tempo synchronization source specified by "TEMPO SOURCE" (page 23). Composite ...