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EFFECT
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KORG iMS-20 provides the following effects.
- Dedicated synthesizer effect: 1 unit
- Effect available when editing drum sounds: 1 unit
- Master effect built into the mixer: 1 unit By taking advantage of these effects, you can give your sound a wide range of variety. You can choose from fourteen effect types.
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| Master effect screen | ||
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Parameters common to all effects
1 | ON/OFF | |
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The effect will be applied if this is on. If this is off, the effect will not be applied. | ||
2 | EFFECT TYPE | |
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Selects the effect type. | ||
3 | EFFECT EDIT 1 | |
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The parameter that's controlled by this knob will depend on the effect type. | ||
4 | EFFECT EDIT 2 | |
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The parameter that's controlled by this knob will depend on the effect type. | ||
Effect type
1 | SHORT DELAY | |
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This effect adds a short delay to the sound; it is a cross-feedback delay with a short delay time. It is not synchronized to the tempo. Specifies the delay time. 1: Time Adjusts the delay depth and feedback amount. 2: Depth | ||
2 | BPM DELAY (BPM sync delay) | |
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This effect delays the sound; it is a tempo-synchronized cross-feedback delay. Specifies the delay time as a note value synchronized to the tempo. 1: Time Adjusts the delay depth and feedback amount. 2: Depth | ||
3 | REVERB 1 | |
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This effect simulates the reverberation and spatial character of a hall. Adjusts the reverb time. 1: Time Adjusts the level of the reverb. 2: Level | ||
4 | REVERB 2 | |
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This effect simulates the reverberation and spatial character of a large hall. Adjusts the reverb time. 1: Time Adjusts the level of the reverb. 2: Level | ||
5 | CHORUS/FLANGER | |
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This effect adds a sense of movement and spaciousness to the sound by mixing the original sound with a slightly-delayed and pitch-shifted copy of itself. Adjusts the speed of the LFO. 1: Speed Adjusts the depth of the effect. As you turn the knob toward the right, the effect will change from chorus to flanger. 2: Depth | ||
6 | EQ (Equalizer) | |
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This effect boosts or cuts the low and high frequency regions. Adjusts the low-frequency region. 1: Low Gain Adjusts the high-frequency region. 2: High Gain | ||
7 | COMPRESSOR | |
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This effect compresses differences in volume, making the sound more consistent. Adjusts the sensitivity of the compressor. 1: Sens Adjusts the speed where the compressor begins to apply. 2: Attack | ||
8 | VALVE FORCE | |
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This effect adds soft distortion and fatness to the sound. Adjusts the amount of distortion and fatness. 1: Tube Gain | ||
9 | LPF (Low-pass filter) | |
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This effect allows only the low-frequency portion of the sound to pass, producing a more mellow tone. Adjusts the cutoff frequency. 1: Cutoff Boosts the sound in the region of the cutoff frequency, producing a distinctive tonal character. 2: Resonance | ||
10 | HPF（High-pass filter） | |
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This effect allows only the high-frequency portion of the sound to pass, producing a sharper tone. Adjusts the cutoff frequency. 1: Cutoff Boosts the sound in the region of the cutoff frequency, producing a distinctive tonal character. 2: Resonance | ||
11 | BPF（Band-bass filter） | |
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This effect cuts portions of the sound other than a specific region, allowing you to boost just that region. Adjusts the cutoff frequency. 1: Cutoff Boosts the sound in the region of the cutoff frequency, producing a distinctive tonal character. 2: Resonance | ||
12 | TALKING MOD (Talking modulator) | |
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This effect adds vowel formants to the input sound, producing the impression of a human voice. Adjusts the format. Turning the knob toward the right will smoothly change the format through the range of [a]-[e]-[o]-[u]-[i]. 1: Formant Specifies the pitch of the formant frequency. 2: Offset | ||
13 | DECIMATOR | |
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This effect lowers the sampling frequency and bit depth, producing the gritty sound typical of a cheap sampler. Turning the knob toward the right will decrease the sampling frequency (low-fi), and turning it toward the left will increase the sampling frequency (hi-fi). 1: Frequency Turning the knob toward the right will decrease the bit depth (lo-fi), and turning it toward the left will increase the bit depth (hi-fi). 2: Bit | ||
14 | GRAIN SHIFTER | |
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This effect takes an extremely short sample of the sound and plays it repeatedly. Specifies the tempo-synchronized sampling frequency and sampling time in terms of a note value. 1: Speed Adjusts the balance between the effect sound and direct sound. 2: Balance | ||