Teac PocketStudio 5 Reference Manual - Manual (Page 9)

3 – Effects
TASCAM Pocketstudio 5 Reference Manual
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FX1
Refers to the effector which is between INPUT A and
the recorded tracks. It is primarily meant for use with
guitars (either electric or acoustic) and bass guitars.
The presets available for this effector are:
Name Description
EGTR (electric guitar) settings
TraDist Traditional distortion and doubling with a
short delay
Tube OD Tube (valve) overdrive and vibrato
BlueDrv Blues overdrive with an auto-wah. Use short
picking strokes with this setting
BlueSlid Blues with a right and left tremelo
R.Bottom 80’s heavy rock sound
ClsRock1 A classic 70’s British stack sound
ClsRock2 A deeper classic sound with a detuned cho-
rus effect
MelSus Mellow sustain setting with longish sustain.
Use this with a front humbucker for a sweet
drive sound
SmthDist Smooth distortion for solos, using echo with
an overdrive sound
SpeeKing Single-coil pickup distortion
Heavy1 Distorted “tube”-type sound for heavy rock
Heavy2 Fuzz and flange for a heavy feel
Heavy3 Chorus and distortion
Metal Traditional metal sound (twin lead)
80sRock1 80s metal with a cutting edge
80sRock2 Deeper echo and a high cut with distortion
90sRock Bright distortion and reverb; good for solo
use
FstChor Good with a single-coil pickup for chords and
arpeggios. Similar to acoustic.
CompChr1 For single-coil pickups - chorus with pre-
delay expands the treble-emphasized sound
CompChr2 A good backing sound
Rhythm1 A backing sound with an edge to it
Rhythm2 Smooth backing sound, suitable for jazz
Rhythm3 A harder backing sound
Funk A “feather” effect for funk/fusion backing
Groove Flanger provides a rolling sound for backing,
and arpeggio playing
Country Short echo and compression
Crying Very emotional — use at different volumes
for a variety of effects
Weeping Overdrive with a “big heart”
Fusion1 Sweet sustained overdrive
Fusion2 Long delay and bright distortion
ClnSolo Long sustained solos are possible with this
sound
PwrDist1 A tube settingwith echo
PwrDist2 A deep chorused distortion for an American
rock sound
PwrDist3 A rough, metal distortion sound
PwrDist4 Doubled distortion with an edge
Texas1 The classic “black panel amp” sound
Texas2 A powerful overdriven sound
Texas3 A sharper overdrive sound
Texas4 Chorus and “stretched” overdrive
Swingy Mid-peaking warm sound
FatJazz1 Use on jazz pieces with breaks
FatJazz2 Compressed “fat” jazz setting
R&B High emphasis with a rough sound
ClnVerb Clear long sustained sound
CtyBlues Fat-sounding overdrive
LtlWing Bright crunch sound
CoolPick 3D sound with some “feathering” on the
crunch
Fuzzy A fuzzy deepened sound
Hazy No matter what color it is, it’s still hazy (use
with a single-coil pickup)
BritCln The traditional British clean sound
PowChord Distorted backing power chord setting
BmLead A special lead sound with pitch shift of a sev-
enth and distortion
FlngGtr Treble overdrive and a “jet” flanger
Oct.Dist One octave down split distortion
PhaseRev Phase and reverb for backing
Ensemble 3D chorus effect — good with single-coil
pickups
Surf Suitable for West Coast surf
Violin Smooth attack — nice with a humbucker
BlkPanel A famous tube combo with spring reverb
UK Stack Maybe the most famous stack in the world
Jimi Box There was only one Jimi and his distorted
sound was something like this
MBoogie Famous combo sounds
HeartBrk Tube stack at low gain
GentWeep Chorus and distortion—great for a “crying”
solo
Bfinger Distortion and retuned chorus. Good for fin-
ger-style playing
Tweed Tweed-covered amp sound — use with the
front single-coil pickup and blues
RSCrunch A warm “crunch” guitar setting for single-coil
NightDrv A deeper shade of purple. Single-coil sounds
good here
Ult.Funk Ultimate funky cutting sound
Axe Bom Heavy metal with a doubling edge
Doctor Wah-wah pedal halfway down
Name Description