Korg R3 Effect Guide

Overview
1
Overview
The effect section of the
R3
consists of a two-band EQ
and two insert effects per timbre, and one master effect
for the entire program. You can use the EQ and insert ef-
fects to create the sound of each timbre, and use the mas-
ter effect to add overall spatial processing.
For each of the insert effects and master effect, you can
choose one of thirty types of full-digital effect. The types
of effects are grouped in the following categories.
About the effect inputs and out-
puts
The insert effects and master effects are stereo-in/ste-
reo-out. The Dry signal (the direct, unprocessed sound)
of the “Dry/Wet” balance will simply pass through the
stereo input as a stereo output. The way in which the
Wet signal (the sound processed by the effect) is output
will depend on the type of effect, and the possible con-
figurations are shown below.
In the block diagram given for each effect in the pages
that follow, the input/output configuration is listed in
the upper left of the diagram.
In order to obtain the best audio quality, use 12. Amp
page “Level,” 7. Mixer page “OSC1 Lvl,” “OSC2 Lvl,”
and “Noise Lvl” to adjust the input level to the insert ef-
fect and master effect, and set the “Trim” of each effect
to the maximum level that does not cause clipping. Then
use the “Dry/Wet” and “Output Level” of each effect to
adjust the output level of the effect.
Some effect types do not have a “Trim” or “Output
Level” parameter.
There is no input level meter that indicates the in-
put level to the effect. If the input level is insuffi-
cient, the S/N ratio will be degraded. If the input
level is excessive, clipping may occur.
About the delay time
TimeRatio
For delay effects, the actual delay time is determined by
multiplying the delay time with the “TimRatio (TimeR-
atio).” Here are some examples.
• “BPM Sync”: Off, “L Delay”: 800 ms, “R Delay”: 400
ms, “TimRatio”: 50% settings will produce an actual
delay of 400 ms for the L-channel and 200 ms for the
R-channel.
• “BPM Sync”: On, “L Delay”:  1/4, “R Delay”:  1/8,
“TimRatio”: 50% settings will produce an actual
delay of an 8th note for the L-channel and a 16th
note for the R-channel.
Delay time for the insert effects
Broadly speaking, there are two types of effect for which
you can specify a delay time.
• Delay effects
• Modulation effects such as chorus that internally
use a fixed delay time
If you use such an effect in the two insert effects, the de-
lay time of the effects can be set for a maximum of 1 sec-
onds for each timbre.
Here are some examples.
• Insert effect 1 uses S.Delay (Stereo Delay,) and insert
effect 2 uses S.APnDly (St.Auto Panning Delay.) 500
ms of delay time is assigned to each effect.
• Insert effect 1 uses S.Chorus (St.Chorus,) and insert
effect 2 uses S.Delay (Stereo Delay.) 160 ms of delay
time is assigned to S.Chorus, and 840 ms of delay
time is assigned to St.Delay.
01–10 Filter and dynamics effects such as EQ and compressor
11–19 Reverb, early reflection, and delay
20–30
Pitch and phase modulation effects such as chorus and
phaser, rotary speaker, and pitch shifter
Stereo In - Stereo Out
Mono In - Mono Out
Mono In - Stereo Out
Effect
Effect
Effect
+
Effect
+
Wet
St. Delay St. Auto Panning Delay
IFX1 IFX2
500 msec 500 msec
1.0 sec
St. Delay St. Chorus
IFX1 IFX2
840 msec
160 msec
1.0 sec

Korg R3 Specifications

General

Brand	Korg
Model	R3
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English