21 chapter 2. using effects – Roland SP-404 User Manual
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Chapter 2. Using Effects
5. PHASER
★
(S/R = ON)
DEPTH/RESONANCE (d-r)
★
RATE (rAt)
BALANCE (bAL)
Adds modulation to the sound.
*
When Send/Return mode is on:
Adjusts both DEPTH and RESO-
NANCE simultaneously.
Adjusts the rate of modulation.
Adjusts the volume balance be-
tween the direct sound and effect 
sound.
(S/R = OFF)
DEPTH/MANUAL (dPt)
RATE (rAt)
RESONANCE (rES)
★
*
When Send/Return mode is off:
Adjusts the depth of modulation. 
If the CTRL 2 knob (RATE) is 
turned all the way to the left, this 
knob adjusts the pitch (MANU-
AL).
Adjusts the rate of modulation. If 
this knob is turned all the way to 
the left, the modulation will stop, 
and the CTRL 1 knob (DEPTH) 
will adjust the pitch (MANUAL).
Gives a distinctive character to 
the sound.
6. TREMOLO/PAN
DEPTH (dPt)
RATE (rAt)
WAVEFORM (trM/PAn)
Cyclically varies the volume or 
pan.
Adjusts the amount of volume/
pan change.
Adjusts the speed of volume/
pan change.
Changes the type of curve by 
which the volume or pan will 
change cyclically. Turn the knob 
toward the left for volume 
change, or toward the right for 
pan change.
7. DISTORTION
★
DRIVE (drV)
★
TONE (ton)
★
LEVEL (LEV)
★
Intensely distorts the sound.
Adjusts the amount of distortion.
Adjusts the tone.
Adjusts the volume.
8. OVERDRIVE
★
DRIVE (drV)
★
TONE (ton)
★
LEVEL (LEV)
★
Mildly distorts the sound.
Adjusts the amount of distortion.
Adjusts the tone.
Adjusts the volume.
9. FUZZ
★
DRIVE (drV)
★
TONE (ton)
★
LEVEL (LEV)
★
Adds overtones to the sound to 
distort it intensely.
Adjusts the amount of distortion.
Adjusts the tone.
Adjusts the volume.
10. WAH
★
SENS (SnS)
FREQUENCY (Frq)
RESONANCE (rES)
★
Creates a wah effect.
Adjusts the sensitivity of the wah 
effect.
Adjusts the pitch of the effect 
sound.
Adjusts the peak amount of the 
wah.
11. OCTAVE
-2OCT LEVEL (oC2)
-1OCT LEVEL (oC1)
DIRECT LEVEL (dir)
Adds a lower pitch at octave in-
tervals.
Adds a pitch two octaves below.
Adds a pitch one octave below.
Adjusts the volume of the direct 
sound.
12. COMP
★
(LIMIT = OFF)
SUSTAIN (SuS)
ATTACK (Att)
LEVEL (LEV)
★
Makes the volume more consis-
tent.
*
When Effect Limit mode is off:
Adjusts the amount of compres-
sion.
Adjusts the sense of attack.
Adjusts the volume.
(LIMIT = ON)
SUSTAIN (SuS)
RELEASE (rEL)
LEVEL (LEV)
★
*
When Effect Limit mode is on:
Adjusts the amount of compres-
sion.
Adjusts the sense of release.
Adjusts the volume.
13. EQUALIZER
★
LOW (Lo)
★
MID (Mid)
★
HIGH (Hi)
★
Adjusts the volume of each fre-
quency range.
Adjusts the volume of the low-
frequency range.
Adjusts the volume of the mid-
frequency range.
Adjusts the volume of the high-
frequency range.
14. LO-Fi
★
SAMPLE RATE (rAt)
BIT (bit)
★
FILTER (FLt)
Gives the sound a low-fidelity 
character.
Adjusts the sampling frequency.
Adjusts the bit depth.
Adjusts the filter depth.
15. NOISE GEN
★
COLOR (CoL)
QUALITY (qLt)
★
LEVEL (LEV)
★
Creates noise.
Adjusts the tone of the “shhh” 
noise.
Adjusts how often scratch noise 
(typical of an analog record) will 
be heard.
Adjusts the level of the “shhh” 
noise.
16. RADIO TUNING
TUNING (tun)
NOISE LEVEL (noS)
FREQUENCY RANGE (Frq)
Simulates the sound heard from 
a radio.
Adjusts the tuning drift of a ra-
dio.
Adjusts the volume of the noise.
Adjusts the tonal character.
17. SLICER
★
TIMING PTN (P01–16)
RATE (t1–t8)
FEEDBACK (Fdb)
★
Repetitively cuts the sound. A 
flanger is also applied.
Specifies the timing at which the 
sound is cut. (
*2
)
Adjusts the length of TIMING 
PTN. (
*3
)
Adjusts the depth of the flanger.
18. RING MOD
★
FREQUENCY (Frq)
★
SENS (SEn)
★
BALANCE (bAL)
Gives a metallic character to the 
sound.
Adjusts the pitch of the metallic 
sound.
Adjusts the depth of frequency 
modulation.
Adjusts the volume balance of 
the direct sound and effect 
sound.
19. CHROMATIC PS
PITCH 1 (-C–CC)
PITCH 2 (-C–CC)
BALANCE (bAL)
This is a two-voice pitch shifter 
that changes the pitch in semi-
tone steps.
Adjusts Pitch 1 in semitone steps 
over a +/-1 octave range.
Adjusts Pitch 2 in semitone steps 
over a +/-1 octave range.
Adjusts the volume balance of 
the direct sound and effect 
sound.
Type
CTRL 1 (display)
CTRL 2 (display)
CTRL 3 (display)
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