Quick Guide (Let's Play)
Immediately after being turned on, the BFX-708 is in the so-called "play mode". The Quick Guide explains the basic
steps in play mode. This will let you use the unit right away.
Selecting the effect sound (patch)
1
To select a patch in play mode, press one of the
QuickGuide(Let'sPlay)s /t foot switches.
OUTPUTOFFAMP SIMCOMPYDIST/PARM1MOD/PARM2REV/PAR
The name of the currently selected patch appears on the
PATCH NAMEBANKPATCH
display. The bank and patch number can be checked
using the BANK/PATCH indicator.
PATCH NAMEBANKPATCHBOTHEDITED
(VALUE)
COMPYDIST ZNR/EQMODREVTOTALPEDAL
EDITRHYTHM SAMP
MODULETYPE (BANK)(CANCEL)STORE
PRESETEDITED
(VALUE)
(ON/OFF)(GROUP)/
Patch nameBank
Patch number
To directly switch the bank, use the TYPE(BANK)
t /s keys.
Y For a detailed explanation of patch switching, p. 9
Y To fix the bank, p. 14
Y To reserve a patch, p. 14
2Altering an effect with the pedal
[ Patches, groups and banks ]
To alter an effect in real time, move the
A collection of effect modules, each with expression pedal while playing your
distinct parameter settings, is called a patch. instrument with the BFX-708 in play mode.
The BFX-708 has memory capacity for 60
patches which are immediately available for The aspect of the patch that is changed by the
use. These are divided into two groups of 30 expression pedal can be programmed for each
patches each. The PRESET group comprises patch. To get a feel for this, select various patches
read-only patches that cannot be changed by and try out the pedal to see what it does.
the user. The USER group contains read-and-
write patches that can be freely overwritten by Push the expression pedal fully down
the user.
Each patch is given a patch name of up to 6 The expression pedal also incorporates a push-
characters, and patches are organized in down switch that allows on/off control of a preset
effect. The effect that is switched by the push-down
banks (A - F, 0 - 5) and patch numbers (1 - 5).
switch can be programmed for each patch.
BANK 5
BANK F
BANK APATCH 1Y To set the effect to be altered by the expression
PATCH 1
BANK ABANK ABANK 1BANK APATCH 2BANK APATCH 1PATCH 2
BANK bBANK APATCH 1PATCH 1PATCH 1PATCH 2PATCH 1PATCH 3pedal, p. 22
PATCH 1PATCH 2PATCH 1PATCH 2PATCH 3PATCH 1
PATCH 4PATCH 2PATCH 2PATCH 2PATCH 3PATCH 4
BANK 0
BANK APATCH 2PATCH 2PATCH 3PATCH 3PATCH 3PATCH 3PATCH 3PATCH 4PATCH 5
PATCH 1PATCH 3PATCH 4PATCH 4PATCH 1PATCH 4PATCH 5PATCH 3PATCH 4PATCH 4PATCH 5PATCH 4
PATCH 5PATCH 2PATCH 5Y To readjust the expression pedal, p. 23
PATCH 2PATCH 4PATCH 5PATCH 5PATCH 3PATCH 5PATCH 5
PATCH 3PATCH 5
PATCH 4
PATCH 4
PATCH 5
PATCH 5
USER groupPRESET group
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