JPH0934460A - Effect addition device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assign an effect means and its parameter to an external operational element by equipping a control object setting means for automatically setting an effect means which is the control object of the operation of an operating means and the parameter of the effect means by selecting and setting a desired function from functions displayed in a display means. SOLUTION: This is an effect addition means which has a plurality of effect means and can add a plurality of effects to an input signal by a plurality of effect means and output it. An operational element group 112 formed of various operational elements performs operation with the control object of the effect means and the parameter of the effect means. A display part 114 formed of an LED and the like makes plural kinds of displays of the operation of the operational element group 112 by the expression of showing the functions. The control object setting means automatically sets the effect means which is the control object of the operational element group 112 and the parameter of the effect means by selecting and setting a desired function from functions displayed by the display part 114. For that reason, a plurality of effects can be added to an input musical sound signal by arbitrarily combining a plurality of effect means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an effect adding device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a so-called multi-effector, which is capable of adding a plurality of effects to an input musical tone signal by arbitrarily combining a plurality of effect means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional effect adding device called a multi-effector, for example, an external operator such as a pedal controller or a pedal switch is connected, It is known that the parameters of the effect means are controlled by operating an external operator.

In such an effect adding device, it is possible to control the parameters of the effect means to be controlled by the external operator by appropriately selecting from a number of parameters and performing a setting operation for assigning the selected parameter to the external operator. I was in a state.

However, the parameter selecting operation and the assignment setting operation to the external operator as described above have an advantage that the number of parameters controllable by the external operator can be increased, while the operation is performed. However, there is a problem in that it becomes very complicated and inferior in operability.

That is, the effect is not given unless the effect means is operable, and it is meaningless to control the parameter of the effect means. Therefore, first, the effect means including the parameter to be operated is operated. There was a problem that it was necessary to perform an operation to set it to a possible state.

Further, in order to obtain a desired effect by controlling an external operator, which parameter should be controlled is found, a desired parameter is searched from many parameters, and the parameter is set. There was a problem that I had to do.

Further, in order to find a desired parameter, it is necessary to know which parameter is controlled and what kind of effect is reflected, or it is necessary to perform an operation in an imaginable state. There was a point.

As described above, the parameter selecting operation and the assignment setting operation to the external operator are very difficult to understand for both beginners who are not familiar with the operation and those who are familiar with the operation. There was a problem that it was an operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned various problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to carry out the above-mentioned complicated and troublesome operation. An object of the present invention is to provide an effect adding device capable of easily assigning a desired effect means or a parameter of the effect means to an external operator.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an effect adding device according to the present invention has a plurality of effecting means, and a plurality of effecting means add a plurality of effects to an input signal and output. In the effect adding device capable of performing the operation, an operating means for performing an operation of controlling the effect means or a parameter of the effect means, a display means for displaying a plurality of kinds of operation of the operation means in a representation expressing a function, and a display means By selecting and setting a desired function from the functions displayed by, the control means setting means for automatically setting the effect means or the parameter of the effect means, which is the control target of the operation of the operation means, is provided. is there.

The control target setting means may be capable of adding a new effect means to be controlled or a parameter of the new effect means by selectively setting a desired function.

That is, the present invention provides a control pedal or an expression pedal in an effect adding device called a so-called multi-effector, which allows a user to appropriately set combinations of effecting means and parameters of the effecting means. By selecting and setting the control of the pedal controller or pedal switch etc. that is functionally displayed, the effect means to be controlled such as the pedal controller or pedal switch and the parameters of the effect means are automatically set. It can be set to.

Further, in the present invention, a new effect means including a parameter to be controlled may be added by selectively setting a desired function.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of an effect adding device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an effect adding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The effect adding apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes an analog / digital converter (A / D converter) 100 which converts an input analog musical tone signal into a digital musical tone signal and outputs the digital musical tone signal.
A digital signal processor (DSP) 102 and a DSP 102, which implement various effect means such as a compressor, a delay, and a reverb, and add predetermined effects to a digital musical tone signal output from the A / D converter 100.
Digital-to-analog converter (D that converts the digital musical tone signal after adding the effect with
/ A converter) 104, a central processing unit (CPU) 106 for controlling the overall operation, a program executed by the CPU 106, and arithmetic programs and parameters for realizing various effect means such as a compressor, delay, reverb in the DSP 102. A read only memory (ROM) 108 storing therein, a random access memory (RAM) 110 as a working area in which various register groups necessary for execution of a program by the CPU 106 are set, and the present invention described later. And a display unit 11 including a light emitting diode (LED) and the like.
4 and.

The above DSP 102 and CPU 1
06, ROM 108, RAM 110, operator group 1
12 and the display unit 114 are connected to each other via a bus 116.

Further, the DSP 102 is provided with a program RAM for transferring and storing an arithmetic program for realizing the effect means stored in the ROM 108,
The effect means is configured according to an arithmetic program for realizing the effect means stored in the program RAM, and A /
An effect is added to the digital musical tone signal output from the D converter.

Then, the program RAM of the DSP 102
The arithmetic program stored in is set by the operation of the operator group 112 by the user, transferred from the ROM 108 and stored under the control of the CPU 106.

2 and 3 show an operation panel provided with an operator group 112, a display section 114, etc., FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel, and FIG. 3 is a rear surface of the operation panel. It is a figure. 4 is an enlarged explanatory diagram of the display unit 211 of the operation panel described later, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory diagram of the display unit 215 of the operation panel described later.

On the rear surface of the operation panel, an input terminal 300 for inputting an analog musical tone signal from the outside to the A / D converter 100 and an output for outputting a digital musical tone signal from the D / A converter 104 to the outside. Terminal 302 (output terminal 30
2 includes a stereo R terminal (302R) and L
Terminal (302L) and headphone terminal (302H)
Are provided. ), A terminal 304 for connecting a distortion for external connection, and a terminal for connecting an operator for remote operation, and operates “ON / OFF REMOTE” of the effect addition processing processed by the DSP 102 shown in FIG. A terminal 306 for connecting an operator to be operated, a terminal 308 for connecting an operator for operating “TUNER REMOTE” of the above-described effect addition processing, a terminal 310 for connecting an expression pedal, and an operator for setting a tempo / tempo tempo. A terminal 312 to be connected is provided.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the DS
The setting operation of each effect means realized in P102 will be described, and the setting operation of the arithmetic program (connection state of each effect means) at that time will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the setting operation of the basic effect means (reference numerals 600 to 612 in FIG. 6) in this effect adding apparatus will be described.

The structure of the basic effect means processed by the DSP 102 is as shown in FIG.
To 612 are arranged in series, and each effect means is turned on / off to select an effect to be added.

ON / OFF of each effect means 600 to 612
The off state is turned on / off by the configuration shown in FIG. 7, for example.

In FIG. 7, when the effect means 700 is set to ON, the interlocking switches 702 and 704 are respectively connected to the ON side so that the effect means 700 is interposed between the input and the output. To be done.

On the other hand, when the effect means 700 is set to off, the interlocking switches 702 and 704 are turned off.
It is connected to the FF side, and the input and output are directly connected to each other so that the effect means 700 is not interposed.

Further, among the effect means 600 to 612,
The effect means 602 to 610 can select an effect to be added from a plurality of effects, and the configuration in the effect means 700 in FIG. 7 can be selectively set.

Each of the effect means 600 to 612 will be described. The effect means 600 is a compressor (COMPRE).
The effect means 602 is overdrive (OVERDRIVE) and distortion (DIST).
ORION) and external connection (EXTERNAL), and the effect means 604 is a humanizer (HUMANIZER), an equalizer (EQUALI).
ZER), the effect means 606 is a harmony (HARMONIST) and a pitch shifter (PITCH SHIFTER), and the effect means 608 is a chorus / flanger (CHOR).
US / FL), phasor (PHASER), and tremolo (TREMOLO), and the effect means 610 is a delay (DELAY) and tempo delay (TEMPO).
Reference numeral 2 is a reverb.

Here, each of the above-mentioned effect means 600 to 6
12 will be described in more detail.

1. Compressor (Effect Means 600) Compresses large input and amplifies small input. By equalizing the volume, it is an effect means that can obtain a sustain effect (effect of extending the sound) without distorting the sound.

2. Overdrive / Distortion (Effect Means 602) Overdrive and distortion are both effective means that distort the sound to obtain long sustain. It should be noted that overdrive is a mild distortion that is distorted by a vacuum tube, and distortion is stronger than overdrive.

3. Humanizer (Effective means 604) This is an effective means for producing a vowel sound emitted by a human by using a guitar sound. It is also possible to set two vowels and smoothly change between them.

4. Equalizer (Effective means 604) This is an effective means for adjusting the sound quality of the input signal by a filter. In the embodiment of the present invention, a 4-band parametric equalizer with adjustable center frequency is used.

5. Harmonist (Effect Means 606) Set keys (A to G sharp) of the song to be played,
It is an effective means that can add two-tone harmony to the input signal. The harmonicist is a single note input.

6. Pitch shifter (effect means 606) This is an effect means that can freely change the pitch (pitch of the pitch) of the input signal.

7. Chorus (Effect Means 608) This is an effect means that adds the direct sound of the input signal and the sound effect in which the pitch has been changed to add the effect of a chorus (overlap in unison).

8. Flanger (Effect Means 608) This is an effect means that can obtain a sound of an effect called a flanging sound with an effect similar to that of a jet aircraft.

9. Phasor (Effect Means 608) This is an effect means capable of obtaining a fluffy sound as a whole, which is generated by adding a sound whose phase is changed and an original sound.

10. Tremolo (Effective means 608) This is an effective means for adding the effect of periodically changing the amplitude of the input signal.

11. Delay (Effect Means 610) This is an effect means for adding a delay to the input signal.

12. Tempo delay (effect means 61)
0) It is an effect means that can set the delay time corresponding to the tempo, and can set the delay time by the operation interval of the foot switch.

13. Reverb (Effective means 612) This is an effective means that can add reverberation to the input signal.

Next, the operation of this effect adding device will be described with reference to FIG. 2. In the effect adding device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the combination of each effect means and the setting state of the parameters are stored. It is possible to memorize 100 kinds.

In the following, one of the combinations of the above-mentioned effect means and the setting state of the parameters will be referred to as a "patch". Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, 100 kinds of patches can be stored.

Such 100 types of patches are divided into 5 banks for each of 4 groups, and 5 patches for each bank.
Can store one number of patches.

That is, 4 (group) × 5 (bank) × 5 (number) = 10
It becomes 0 (patch).

The operation of this effect adding apparatus will be described below with reference to FIG.
Will be described in detail with reference to.

(1) Play mode (reading of patch) By operating the edit switch 210, the display 210
-1 is turned off.

(2) Group selection When the group pedal 201 is operated, the group display 209-1 of the display 209 blinks to display the current group. When the desired number pedal 203 to 206 for selecting the number 1 to 4 is operated in that state, the number is displayed on the group display unit 209-1 and the group / bank / displayed on the display unit 209.
Read the patch of the combination of numbers and set the effect. At this time, the blinking of the display on the display unit 209 stops.

(3) Bank selection When the bank pedal 202 is operated, the bank display 209-2 of the display 209 blinks to display the current bank. When the desired number pedal 203 to 207 for selecting the number 1 to 5 is operated in that state, the number is displayed on the bank display 209-2 and the group / bank / number displayed on the display 209 is displayed. Read the combined patch and set the effect.
At this time, the blinking of the display on the display unit 209 stops.

(4) Selection of number A desired number for selecting a desired number 1 to 5
When the pedals 203 to 207 are operated, the number is displayed on the number display 209-3, and the patch of the group / bank / number combination displayed on the display 209 is read to set the effect.

(5) Edit mode In play mode, select the patch to be edited. When the edit switch 210 is operated, the display 210-1 lights up to enter the edit mode. Then, each display 21 that constitutes the display 211
The selected parameters and their set values are displayed on the display devices 209 and 1-1 to 211-15.

(6) Setting ON / OFF of Each Effect Means Each effect means is "1", "2", "3", "4" written on the upper part of the display 211-1 to 211-7. ",
It corresponds to each pedal shown by "5", "BANK", and "GROUP". Then, by operating each pedal, ON / OFF of the corresponding effect means is set.

For example, when the number pedal 203 is operated, the compressor of the effect means is switched on / off, and when it is set to on, the display 203-1 and the display 21 are displayed.
The effect display 211-1 of No. 1 lights up.

When the number pedal 204 is operated, overdrive (OVERDRIVE), distortion (DISTORTION), external connection (EX).
Turns on / off the effect means of (TERNAL).

Note that each effect means can be selected by selecting TYPE in the parameter setting described later.

The display 204-1 displays the overdrive (OVERDRIVE) and distortion (D
ISTORION), external connection (EXTERNAL)
The effect indicator 211-2 lights up when the effect indicator 211-2 is on.

(7) Parameter setting When the effect means of the parameter to be set or changed is selected with L and R of the parameter selection operator 212, the effect display units 211-1 to 211-corresponding to the selected effect means.
8 flashes.

Further, U of the parameter selection operator 212,
When a parameter to be set or changed is selected with D, the parameter indicators 211-9 to 211-15 corresponding to the selected parameter are turned on.

The parameters at the intersections where the effect indicators 211-1 to 211-8 are blinking and the parameter indicators 211-9 to 211-15 are lit are set or changed. It becomes a parameter, and the U and D of the value operator 213 are operated to set the target parameter. Become.

When a parameter for which the effect means is set to OFF is selected, the value of the parameter is displayed by blinking on the display unit 209.

When the effect means is turned on / off and each parameter is set by the above operation, the light switch 214 is operated. As a result, the above setting state is stored in the patch selected in the previous play mode, and the play mode (display 210-1 goes out).
The patch group / bank / number is displayed on the display unit 209.

Next, the setting of parameter assignment to the operator, which is the subject of the present invention, will be described.

By selectively setting the effect obtained when the operator is operated by the display means 215 for displaying a plurality of effects, the assignee (assignment destination) of control of the operator is automatically set. .

In the embodiment of the present invention,
The display means 215 prints on the operation panel surface, but CR
You may make it display by T etc.

The effect means displayed on the display means 215 that can be controlled by the operator (hereinafter referred to as "control effect means") is the pedal wah (PEDAL WA) shown in FIG.
H) 614 or tuner remote (TUNER R
EMOTE) 638.

The control effect means 614 to 622 described above.
Is a configuration newly added to the position shown in FIG. 6, and is configured in detail as shown in FIG.

The control effect means 624 to 626 are provided as means for controlling the effect means at the positions shown in FIG.

Further, the control effect means 628 to 638 are
The effect device is turned on / off at each position.

For example, assume that the control effect means of FIG. 8 is a pedal wah 614 newly inserted between the compressor 600 and the overdrive 602. If so, reference numeral 800 in FIG. 8 is the effect means of the pedal wah operated by the operator 802.

When a pedal wah is selected from the display means 215 by performing a setting operation described later, the interlocking switch 804 and switch 806 shown in FIG. 8 are connected to the ON side, and between the compressor 600 and the overdrive 602. To
A new effect means 800 which is an effect means of the pedal wah is newly added.

On the other hand, if the setting operation described later is not performed,
The interlocking switches 804 and 806 shown in FIG. 8 are connected to the OFF side, and the effect means 800 is not added between the compressor 600 and the overdrive 602.

Further, the control effect means 624 is assigned to control a predetermined parameter of the tempo delay 610, and the control effect means 626 causes the delay 6 to be controlled.
10 and reverb 612 are assigned to control predetermined parameters, and when a predetermined selection operation is performed, the control effect means 624 or the control effect means 626 is configured to be in an active state in response to the selection. ing. The configuration in which the control effecting means 624 or the control effecting means 626 becomes active in response to such a predetermined selection operation is slightly different from the above-mentioned configuration in which the effecting means 800 is newly added.

Further, the control effect means 628 to 636.
Controls ON / OFF of each effect means. The control of the control effect means 628 to 636 is configured to control the switches 702 and 704 in FIG. 7.

The control effect means 638 is for turning on / off the tuner and is not the subject matter of the present invention, so its explanation is omitted.

Next, the setting operation of the control effect means will be described. In the play mode, the patch for which the control effect means is set is selected.

Then, the edit switch 210 is operated to enter the edit mode. At this time, the display 210-1 is turned on to indicate that it is in the edit mode.

Further, "ASSSIGN (CTL)" or "ASSSIGN (EV)" is selected by L, R and U, D of the parameter selection operator 212. In addition, "A
“SSIGN (CTL)” is selected when the control pedal 208 of FIG. 2 is used for control, and “ASSSIGN (EV)” is connected to the terminal 310 to which the expression pedal of FIG. 3 is connected. It is selected when controlling with the expression pedal.

Then, the control effect means is selected by operating U and D of the value operator 213, and the numbers displayed on the display means 215 are sequentially displayed by the operation of U and D of the value operator 213. Displayed on the device 209.

When the setting is completed by the above operation, the light switch 214 is operated. By the operation of the write switch 214, the patch which has been set in the previous play mode is stored, the display 210-1 is turned off in the play mode, and the group / bank / number of the patch is displayed. Displayed on the device 209.

Next, the effect achieved by the control effect means displayed on the display means 215 will be described in detail.

1: Pedal WAH This is an effect called wah obtained by changing the frequency of the filter. When a control pedal (CTL) is selected as an operator, the wah effect is created by depressing / releasing the control pedal. Also,
When the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pedal operation of the expression pedal has a wah effect.

2-1: Feedbacker (FEEDBA
CKER) This is a simulation of the effect produced by an electric guitar, in which the vibration of a string is emitted through an amplifier and a speaker, and a feedback loop that vibrates the string again is formed by that sound. It is a feedback effect that can be easily obtained regardless of the setting. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the feedback sound is gradually increased and emitted while the control pedal is depressed. Also,
When the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the feedback sound becomes loud according to the change amount of the expression pedal, and when the expression pedal is returned (raised), the feedback sound disappears.

2-2. Ring modulator (RING
MODULATOR) This is an effect of applying ring modulation to the input sound and the sound from the internal oscillator. Control pedal (CT)
When L) is selected, when the control pedal is depressed, ring modulation starts and the oscillation frequency of the internal oscillator rises slowly. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the oscillation frequency changes according to the change amount of the expression pedal, and when the expression pedal is returned (raised), the ring modulator The effect disappears.

2-3. Intelligent ring modulator (INTELLIGENTR.M.) This is a ring modulator in which the oscillation frequency changes in accordance with the pitch (pitch of the sound) of the input sound to keep the difference in frequency constant. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the frequency difference slowly changes when the control pedal is depressed. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the frequency difference changes in accordance with the amount of change of the expression pedal.

3: Slow Attack (SLOW ATT)
ACK) When the control pedal (CTL) is stepped on, the sound is muted instantly, and if you continue to step on it, the effect fades in gradually. If you release the control pedal halfway, the fade-in time will be shortened.
It is possible to play with different speeds. In addition,
The slow attack cannot be operated with the expression pedal.

4: Foot volume (FOOT VO
LUME) This is the effect of changing the volume in real time by operating the expression pedal. The foot volume cannot be operated with the control pedal.

In "5-1: Arm Down 1 (ARM DOWN 1)" to "5-7: Trip 2 (TRIP 2)" described below, only a single note is used to detect and use the pitch. use.

5-1: Arm Down 1 (ARM DO
WN 1) The effect of operating the arm of a guitar is obtained, and the effect of lowering it by two octaves is created. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the pitch is slowly lowered when the control pedal is depressed, and the pitch is quickly restored when the control pedal is released. Also,
When the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pitch decreases in accordance with the change amount of the expression pedal.

5-2: Arm Down 2 (ARM DO
WN 2) The effect of operating the arm of a guitar is obtained, and the effect of moving it down by one octave is created. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the pitch is slowly lowered when the control pedal is depressed, and the pitch is quickly returned to the original when the control pedal is released. Also, an expression pedal (EV) is used as an operator.
If you select, the pitch will drop according to the amount of change in the expression pedal.

5-3: Arm Down 3 (ARM DO
WN 3) The effect of operating the arm of the guitar is obtained, and the effect of moving it down by one octave is created. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the pitch decreases at a constant speed when the control pedal is pressed, and the pitch decreases at the same speed when the control pedal is released. Returns to the original. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pitch is lowered according to the amount of change of the expression pedal.

5-4: Arm Up 1 (ARM UP
1) The effect of operating the arm of the guitar is obtained, producing an effect that goes up by one and a half tones. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the pitch is quickly raised when the control pedal is depressed, and the pitch is quickly restored when the control pedal is released. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pitch increases in accordance with the amount of change of the expression pedal.

5-5: Arm Up 2 (ARM UP
2) The effect of operating the arm of the guitar is obtained, producing an effect that goes up one octave. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the pitch increases at a constant speed when the control pedal is depressed, and the pitch increases at the same speed when the control pedal is released. Return to the original. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pitch increases in accordance with the amount of change of the expression pedal.

5-6. Trip 1 (TRIP 1) Outputs a pitch-shifted sound that goes up two octaves and a direct sound to create a special effect. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the control, the pitch increases at a constant speed when the control pedal is depressed, and the pitch increases at the same speed when the pedal is released. Return. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pitch increases in accordance with the amount of change of the expression pedal.

5-7. Trip 2 (TRIP 2) Outputs a pitch-shifted sound that goes down one octave and a direct sound to create a special effect. When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, the pitch is lowered at a constant speed when the control pedal is depressed, and the pitch is reduced at the same speed as when the pedal is released. Return. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, the pitch is lowered according to the amount of change of the expression pedal.

5-8: Vibrato (VIBRATO) This effect subtly fluctuates the pitch (pitch of the sound). When the control pedal (CTL) is selected as the operator, when the control pedal is stepped on, vibrato slowly starts to be applied, and when the control pedal is released, the effect disappears. Further, when the expression pedal (EV) is selected as the operator, vibrato is deeply applied in accordance with the change amount of the expression pedal, and the expression pedal
The vibrato effect disappears when the pedal is returned (raised).

6: Silent (SILENT) When the control pedal is depressed, all outputs are instantly muted. At this time, since the reverberation sound such as the delay sound is also muted, the reverberation sound is not output even when the control pedal is released. Note that silent operation cannot be performed with the expression pedal.

7: Tempo (TEMPO) This is an effect of repeating an input signal with a delay having a feedback at a set delay time (reference tempo). This effect is called tempo delay, and the delay time is set as the tempo. When you step on the pedal according to the tempo of the song you are playing,
The delay time (reference tempo) is set according to the interval.

[8-1: Remote; Overdrive / Distortion (REMOTE; OD / D
S) "," 8-2: Remote; Harmonist / Pitch.
"Shifter (REMOTE; HR / PS)", "8-3: Remote; Chorus / Flanger / Phaser / Tremolo (REMOTE; CH / FL / TR)", "8-4: Remote; Delay (REMOTE; DELAY)",
"8-5: Remote; Reverb (REMOTE; REV
ERB) "and" 8-6: Remote; Tuner (R
"EMOTE;TUNER)" simply turns the function on / off by operating the control pedal, and therefore a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, these "8-1: remote; overdrive / distortion (REMOTE; OD /
DS) "," 8-2: Remote; Harmonist / Pitch Shifter (REMOTE; HR / PS) "," 8-3:
Remote; Chorus / Flanger / Phaser / Tremolo (REMOTE; CH / FL / TR) ”,“ 8-4:
Remote; delay (REMOTE; DELAY) ",
"8-5: Remote; Reverb (REMOTE; REV
ERB) "and" 8-6: Remote; Tuner (R
"EMOTE;TUNER)" is an expression
It is not possible to operate with the pedal.

[0102]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to set a desired effect means or a parameter of the effect means to an external operator without performing a complicated and troublesome operation as in the prior art. Can be easily assigned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an effect adding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an operation panel.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the operation panel.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory diagram of a display unit of an operation panel.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory diagram of display means of an operation panel.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram in which the setting of an arithmetic program in the DSP (the connection state of each effect means) is represented by hardware.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an effect means.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of control effect means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 A / D converter 102 DSP 104 D / A converter 106 CPU 108 ROM 110 RAM 112 Operator group 114 Display unit 116 Bus

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An effect adding device having a plurality of effecting means, wherein the plurality of effecting means can add a plurality of effects to an input signal and output the input signal. An operating means for performing an operation, a display means for displaying a plurality of types of operations of the operating means in an expression representing a function, and a function displayed by the display means, by selectively setting a desired function, An effect adding apparatus, comprising: an effect means as a control target of the operation of the operation means and a control target setting means for automatically setting a parameter of the effect means. 2. The effect adding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controlled object setting means adds a new effect means to be controlled and a parameter of the new effect means by selectively setting a desired function.