DIGITAL REVERBERATOR Operation Manual Manuel d’instructions Bedienungsanleitung Manual de Operación M
FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions.
Precautions WARNING Installation • Connect this unit's power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner's Manual or as marked on the unit. Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard. • Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet. Fire or electrical shock may result. • Do not place a container with liquid or small metal objects on top of this unit. Liquid or metal objects inside this unit are a fire and electrical shock hazard.
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a Yamaha REV500 Digital Reverberator! The REV500 is a high-quality, inexpensive, and easy-to-use digital reverberator, suitable for home recording or smaller sound reinforcement applications. A true stereo processor with two inputs and two outputs, the REV500 offers high-quality stereo reverb, either alone or in combination with a variety of other effects. The 20-bit A/D and D/A converters feature a 44.
Controls Front Panel 1 2 3 1 INPUT LEVEL control and meter The INPUT LEVEL control sets the input level for both the right and left input channels. It is accompanied by a stereo LED meter that shows the levels of the signals received by the REV500 after A/D conversion. Lighting of the red CLIP LEDs thus indicates clipping of the digital signal. You should adjust the control so that the CLIP LEDs do not light.
7 AUDITION key 8 UTILITY key and LED This key causes the REV500’s internal tone generator to play a sound, allowing you to check the effect of the currently selected program. A utility function (see page 15) allows you to select one of two sounds for this key to play, and to set the REV500 to play this sound once or repeatedly when the AUDITION key is pressed. This key lets you access the REV500’s utility functions, which include MIDI settings and system-related functions.
Using the REV500 Selecting Programs Testing Programs Program type AUDITION key Program number Program title Effect type Program memory 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.
REV500 Preset Program List HALL No. 1 2 Title Large Hall 1 Large Hall 2 Effect Type* REVERB 3 4 Empty Hall Big Slap Hall REVERB REVERB A reverb that simulates the feel of a large hall with no audience. A bright reverb with breadth, thanks to slightly emphasized early reflections. 5 6 7 Arena New Hall Wonder Hall REVERB REVERB REVERB A reverb with the low-range characteristics of an arena-sized concert space. A bright reverb with a punch. A light, bright hall reverb. Good with percussion.
ROOM No. 1 Title Large Room 1 Effect Type* REVERB Description A reverb that simulates a large room with hard walls, for a slightly quirky thick sound. 2 3 Large Room 2 Live Gate Room REVERB REVERB A large room reverb, slightly drier than “Large Room 1.” A room reverb with a very live nonlinear sound. Good with drums and guitars. 4 5 6 Live Room 1 Live Room 2 Bath Room REVERB Reverbs that simulate the sound of a room with live acoustics.
PLATE No. 1 2 Title Basic Plate Beauty Plate Effect Type* REVERB REVERB Description A simulation of a metal plate echo effect. A bright, highly dense plate reverb. 3 4 5 LA Plate Delayed Spring Fat Plate REVERB REVERB REVERB The bright, transparent plate sound that is popular on the West Coast. A spring reverb simulation with a longish pre-delay. A rather coarse reverb with extra low-range energy. Good with vocals and 6 7 Light Plate Thin Plate REVERB REVERB solos. A bright, light plate sound.
SPECIAL No. 1 2 Title Flange Room Reverb Chorus 3 4 5 Chorus Circles Rez Sweep Hall Shadow Reverb 6 7 8 Sweep Reverb Rev Flange 1 Rev Flange 2 9 10 11 Heavy Flange Pan Reverb Rev Tremolo 12 13 14 Skinny Plate Shake Shake Sample & Hold REV➔TRM square wave modulation for a pronounced tremolo effect. Adjust the tremolo speed to suit the song. 15 Pan Feedback ECHO➔REV 16 Long Echo ECHO➔REV An echo with more feedback further away from stereo center. (Use with INPUT SELECT set to STEREO.
Editing Programs REV TIME Editing Basic Parameters This control sets the length of the main reverberation. Possible reverb time values range from 0.3 to 99 seconds. REVERB ER LEVEL Early Reflections Time PRE DELAY E/R DLY REV TIME HI-RATIO Reverb Time x This control sets the reverb time for the high-frequency component of the reverb effect as a proportion of the overall reverb length (REV TIME parameter). Possible values are 0.1 to 1.0. LO-RATIO 1.
Changing the Effect Level You can also use the ER LEVEL control to adjust the effect level, that is, the level of the total effect output. To do so, press the EFF LEVEL key before turning the ER LEVEL control. The LED above this key will light, and (as with the other basic parameters) the program information in the LCD will be replaced by a graphic display. You can set a level from 0 to 100. Use the PRE DELAY control to move the cursor from the parameter name to the parameter value and vice-versa.
Internal Parameter List This section contains lists of the internal parameters for each effect type, together with a block diagram illustrating how the effect works. Since it is also possible to control internal parameters in realtime using MIDI Control Change messages, the corresponding controller numbers are also included in the lists. COMMON The internal parameters in the following table are common to all effect types. Parameter Ctrl. No. Range Description LO-RATIO 17 0.1 — 2.
REVERB ➔ RESONATOR In this effect type, the output from the reverb is fed into a resonator. Parameter Ctrl. No. Range Description SENS 28 1 — 10 Sensitivity of the resonator input signal RESO 29 0 — 100 [%] Resonator feedback level DECAY 30 6 — 24000 [ms] Speed of resonance point return to lowest frequency MIX 31 0 — 100 [%] Balance of reverb direct output and resonator output REVERB ➔ DYNAMIC FILTER In this effect type, the output from the reverb is fed into a dynamic 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 COMMON parameters, above) are applied immediately before the PRE DELAY. Hence, these filters do not affect the sound processed by the chorus effect. Parameter Ctrl. No. Range Description SPEED 74 0.05 — 10.
REVERB ➔ TREMOLO In this effect type, the output from the reverb is fed into a tremolo effect. Parameter Ctrl. No. Range Description SPEED 78 0.05 — 10.0 [Hz] Modulation frequency DEPTH 79 0 — 100 [%] Modulation depth PHASE 80 0 — 354.
System Functions Selecting an Input Mode Setting the Footswitch Function If you will be using the REV500 to process monophonic input (from the left input connector), you must use the INPUT SELECT function to inform it of this fact. You can use an FC5 footswitch with your REV500, for hands-free control of one of two functions frequently required during live performances. You can use the footswitch either to mute the REV500’s effect output, or to advance the current program selection.
Adjusting the Audition Function Changing the Initial Title Display The REV500 lets you customize the audition function to suit your needs. You can select one of two tones: either a snare drum or a rim shot. You can also specify whether pressing the AUDITION key will play the selected tone once, or start it playing repeatedly. You can also turn the function off, to prevent the REV500 from producing unwanted sounds if this key is pressed accidentally.
Using MIDI Functions Selecting a MIDI Channel You can change the MIDI channel that the REV500 uses to transmit and receive data. First, press the UTILITY key. If necessary, press the UTILITY key again until the MIDI CHANNEL display appears: MIDI channel setting Use the REV TIME control to select the desired MIDI channel. You can set the REV500 to use any of channels 1 through 16, or select OMNI for all channels. You can also select OFF to disable MIDI communication.
Storing Data with MIDI Bulk Dumps The REV500 is capable of transmitting its data as bulk dumps, for storage in a sequencer or other MIDI device. To use this function, first make sure that the REV500 is properly connected to the device that is to receive the data, and that the MIDI channels of the two devices match. Next, press UTILITY.
Appendix Guide to Utility Mode Functions The following table briefly describes the functions that can be accessed using the UTILITY key. Each function is listed in order of appearance. The number to the right of the function’s descrption indicates the page of this manual where you will find instructions on use of the function. Utitlity Mode Functions Function Type Description INT. PARAMETER Program edit Used to edit the internal parameters of the currently selected program.
Specifications ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Frequency Reponse 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1.0 dB, -2.0 dB) Dynamic Range 96 dB typical Distortion Less than 0.
44 For European Model Purchaser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush Current: <1A Conformed Environment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 20 151.5 1 388 W: 480 H: 45 15.9 28.1 2.6 203 D: 227.9 26 440 6.
1. Transmitted data 1-1. System information #1 Program bulk data status 1111 0000(F0H) ID No. 0100 0011(43H) sub status 0000 nnnn(0nH) format no. 0111 1110(7EH) byte count 0000 0000(00H) byte count 0100 1000(48H) 0100 1100(4CH) 0100 1101(4DH) 0010 0000(20H) 0010 0000(20H) 0011 1000(38H) 0100 0001(41H) 0011 1001(39H) 0011 1001(39H) data name 0100 1101(4DH) program no.
#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) 0100 1100(4CH) “L” 0100 1101(4DH) “M” 0010 0000(20H) Space 0010 0000(20H) Space 0011 1000(38H) “8” 0100 0001(41H) “A” 0011 1001(39H) “9” 0011 1001(39H) “9” data name 0101 0100(54H) “T” bank no. 0000 0001(01H) EOX 1111 0111(F7H) End of exclusive #3 System Setup bulk dump request status 1111 0000(F0H) System exclusive ID No.
YAMAHA [Digital Reverberator] Model: REV500 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Date: 8/26, 1996 Version: 1.
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