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DIGITAL REVERBERATOR

Operation Manual

Manuel d’instructions

Bedienungsanleitung

Manual de Operación

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Page 1: ...DIGITAL REVERBERATOR Operation Manual Manuel d instructions Bedienungsanleitung Manual de Operación M ...

Page 2: ...only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA ADVARSEL Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig håndtering Udskiftning må kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Levér det brugte batteri tilbage til leverandoren VARNING Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera använt batteri e...

Page 3: ...am such as near cooking stoves humidifiers etc Unstable surfaces such as a wobbly table or slope Locations exposed to excessive heat such as inside a car with all the windows closed or places that receive direct sunlight Locations subject to excessive humidity or dust accumulation Hold the power cord plug when disconnecting it from an AC outlet Never pull the cord A damaged power cord is a potenti...

Page 4: ...vantage of this high performance hardware plus room for 100 more programs that you can edit for yourself The REV500 is also flexible and simple to use It lets you use either 1 4 phone or XLR connectors for both input and output and gives you the option of 4 dB input and output levels Four rotary controls allow quick and easy editing of the basic program parameters And MIDI IN and OUT terminals all...

Page 5: ...am It also displays graphic information about basic parameters being edited as well as a variety of other messages related to the REV500 s utility functions Front Panel 1 2 4 6 3 7 9 5 8 4 PARAMETER EDIT controls These controls let you edit the basic parameters of the selected program The PRE DELAY control sets the amount of time that will elapse before the onset of early reflections It also funct...

Page 6: ...he left L connector only The output level switch selects either 10 dB or 4 dB as the nominal output level C INPUT connectors and input level switch These are balanced input jacks that receive the analog signal from your mixer multitrack recorder or other audio equipment A pair of XLR connectors and a pair of 1 4 phone jacks are provided If the sound source to be processed is monophonic insert the ...

Page 7: ...ogram number Program title Program memory Effect type You can use the PROGRAM keys to select a desired program as described below Note that the following steps do not have to be performed in the order listed 1 Select a program type Use the PROGRAM TYPE key to select a program type The REV500 has four program types HALL ROOM PLATE and SPECIAL Each program type contains 25 programs as described in t...

Page 8: ...Longish hall reverbs for use with slow vocals Ballad Voc 1 is bright and dense Ballad Voc 2 is dark and slightly less dense A long reverb with flanged high ranges for a spacy sound Good with pad type synths A short reverb with a warm flanger sound Good for strings and organs A hall reverb with chorus added for extra thickness Good with pianos and pad type synths A reverb that captures the feel of ...

Page 9: ...se than Bright Room 1 A standard small room simulation A somewhat dead nonlinear small room simulation A small room simulation dark and dead A very small room simulated with short reverb and a dynamic filter A short reverb with chorus Adds a soft ambiance to drums solos and vocals Slightly coarse echo room simulations Good for vocals and solo instru ments Reverbs that simulate the acoustics inside...

Page 10: ...ts during live performances A short plate reverb with a chopped low range Good with analog rhythm machines etc Plate reverbs with very long reverb times String Space is bright with a broad band width whereas Cave is dark with heavy low range components Good for pad synths A plate reverb with a very long tail when INPUT SELECT is set to L MONO A reverb with symphonic effect Good for guitars and key...

Page 11: ...everb Effects that change the sound depending on the input level turns acoustic drums into synth drums Dyna Filter 1 has a long decay Dyna Filter 2 has a short decay Dyna Filter 3 uses the resonator for a different effect An attempt at a reverse gate effect Good with drums and guitars A special effect that uses the maximum pre delay and early reflection settings Four gated reverb variations Change...

Page 12: ...n off the REV500 if you fail to do so your edited program will be lost Refer to page 13 for instructions on how to store a program PRE DELAY This control sets the length of the initial delay that will pass before the reverb effect including early reflections begins You can set a delay from 0 0 ms to 200 0 ms or 299 9 ms if the ECHO REV effect type is selected REV TIME This control sets the length ...

Page 13: ...at the parameters available for editing will vary with the effect type of the program you have selected You can identify the effect type of a program by checking the upper right corner of the LCD Effect type Refer to the next section for a list of the internal parameters for each effect type When you are done editing internal parameters press one of the PROGRAM keys to exit the utility mode Rememb...

Page 14: ... Description GATE LVL 24 60 0 dB Gate threshold level HOLD 25 1 5759 ms Time from hold time that the gate remains open DECAY 26 1 24000 ms Time needed for gate to close completely DETECT 27 PRE POST Point at which threshold level is detected REVERB GATE In this effect type the output from the reverb is fed into a gate Input Signal Envelope GATE LVL Time Time Gate Envelope HOLD DECAY Internal Param...

Page 15: ...frequency MIX 31 0 100 Balance of reverb direct output and resonator output REVERB RESONATOR In this effect type the output from the reverb is fed into a resonator Parameter Ctrl No Range Description SENS 70 0 10 Low frequency reverb time proportional to REV TIME OFFSET 71 0 64 Offset from the minimum of the cutoff frequency RESO 72 0 20 Degree of filter resonance DECAY 73 6 24000 ms Speed of cuto...

Page 16: ...honic effect Parameter Ctrl No Range Description SPEED 74 0 05 10 00 Hz Modulation frequency DEPTH 75 0 100 Modulation depth MIX 77 0 100 Cutoff frequency of low pass filter REVERB CHORUS This effect type the source sound is processed separately by both the reverb and a chorus effect The results of this parallel processing are then mixed for output Note that in this effect type the LPF and HPF see...

Page 17: ... You must save the programs you have edited before selecting a different program or turning off the REV500 or the changes you make will be lost To save a program press the STORE key The program number in the LCD will begin to flash and the REV500 will ask you if it s okay to store the program If you are editing a preset program the memory area indicator under the program number will automatically ...

Page 18: ...d during live performances You can use the footswitch either to mute the REV500 s effect output or to advance the current program selection You can select which of these two roles the footswitch will perform using a utility function To access this function press the UTILITY key The LED above this key will light and one of the REV500 s utility function displays will appear in the LCD If necessary p...

Page 19: ...p to 14 characters each To edit this initial title display begin by pressing the UTILITY key If necessary press the UTILITY key again until the INI TITLE 1 2 display appears Cursor Cursor This display is used to edit the first line of the initial title Use the PRE DELAY control to select a character you wish to change and the REV TIME control to change that character Repeat this process until the ...

Page 20: ...eived at the MIDI IN terminal will not be echoed When you have made your setting press one of the PROGRAM keys to exit the utility mode Editing the MIDI Program Change Map The REV500 has a MIDI program change map that assigns REV500 programs to MIDI program change numbers This feature facilitates remote selection of REV500 programs which are stored in eight banks numbered 1 through 25 using MIDI P...

Page 21: ... Type Data transmitted ALL All data system setup data all user programs and program table data SYSTEM All system setup data PGM Data for all programs or data for a single specified program PGM TABLE MIDI program table data If you select PGM as the bulk dump type you must select the program to be dumped Use the PRE DELAY control to move the cursor to the program selection and the REV TIME control t...

Page 22: ...witches between efffect output only and effect output plus direct source output FOOT SWITCH System setting Selects the REV500 function that can be controlled by a connected footswitch MIDI CHANNEL System setting MIDI Sets the MIDI channel that the REV500 will use to receive and send MIDI data MIDI THRU System setting MIDI Sets whether the MIDI OUT terminal will act as a MIDI OUT or merged MIDI THR...

Page 23: ...s PRESET read only USER read write Memory configuration Four program types HALL ROOM PLATE SPECIAL with 25 programs per type FRONT PANEL Switches PROGRAM TYPE PRESET USER PROGRAM NUMBER PROGRAM NUMBER EFF LEVEL STORE AUDITION UTILITY POWER Rotary Controls INPUT LEVEL PRE DELAY REV TIME HI RATIO ER LEVEL Display Stereo input level LED 24 12 6 CLIP LCD EFF LEVEL LED UTILITY LED REAR PANEL Connectors...

Page 24: ...ns 440 151 5 26 6 4 D 227 9 203 28 1 2 6 15 9 44 H 45 1 W 480 388 For European Model Purchaser User Information specified in EN55103 1 and EN55103 2 Inrush Current 1A Conformed Environment E1 E2 E3 and E4 Unit mm ...

Page 25: ...001 39H 9 data name 0101 0011 53H S 0010 0000 20H Space data 0000 dddd System setup memory 66 bytes 0000 dddd check sum 0eee eeee EOX 1111 0111 F7H End of exclusive 4 Parameter Change data status 1111 0000 F0H System exclusive ID No 0100 0011 43H YAMAHA sub status 0001 nnnn 1nH n 0 15 format no 0001 1110 1EH device code 0000 0110 06H REV500 parameter no 0000 pppp 1 0000 pppp data 0000 dddd paramet...

Page 26: ...The transmitted data is identical to Program Change Table bulk data 8 System Setup bulk data The transmitted data is identical to System Setup bulk data 9 Parameter Change data The transmitted data is identical to Parameter Change data 2 Program Change Table bulk dump request status 1111 0000 F0H System exclusive ID No 0100 0011 43H YAMAHA sub status 0010 nnnn 2nH n 0 15 format no 0111 1110 7EH 01...

Page 27: ... 70 83 x o Control Change Prog x o 2 Change True System Exclusive o o Bulk Dump System Song Pos x x Song Sel x x Common Tune x x System Clock x x Real Time Commands x x Local ON OFF x x Aux All Notes OFF x x Messages Active Sense x x Reset x x Notes 1 Depend on effect type 2 For program 1 128 REV500 program is selected Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI ...

Page 28: ...ument Division P O Box 3 Hamamatsu 430 8651 Japan Program Type No Program Name Effect Type PRE DELAY REV TIME HI RATIO ER LEVEL EFF LEVEL LO RATIO DIFFUS HPF LPF Internal Parameters peculiar to Effect Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Program Data Sheet ...

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