The Yamaha SPX50D is a versatile digital sound processor designed for guitarists, keyboard players, and recording enthusiasts. It features 50 preprogrammed memory locations and 50 user memory locations for storing custom effect programs. The unit offers a wide range of effects, including digital reverberation, gated reverb, echo, flange, phase, and various distortion effects that combine distortion with other effects for enhanced versatility. It is also MIDI compatible, allowing for remote control of effects selection.
The manual details the front and rear panel controls and connectors, explaining how to set input levels, select effects, and edit parameters. Key features described include the INSERT loop for adding a second signal processor, the COMPARE function for comparing edited parameters with original settings, and the BYPASS function for switching effects on or off. The document also covers utility functions such as title editing and MIDI bank assignment.
The device can be used by guitarists, keyboard players, home recording enthusiasts, mixing engineers, and anyone involved with music.
The processor offers a selection of 50 top-quality effects including digital reverberation, gated reverb, echo, flange, phase and distortion.
The long-life lithium battery maintains memory contents for approximately 5 years with normal use.