Roland VC-2 - Manual (Page 45)

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Effects List
05: Distortion / OD
(Distortion / Overdrive)
Overdrive produces a natural-sounding distortion similar to
that produced by a vacuum tube amplifier. Distortion
produces a more intense distortion than the overdrive effect.
06: Amp Simulator (Guitar Amp
Simulator)
This is an effect that simulates an guitar amp.
Specifications of each Speaker Type
The speaker column indicates the diameter of each speaker
unit (in inches) and the number of units.
Parameter Value Description
Input Mode MONO, STE-
REO Selects whether to input in stereo
or in monaural.
If MONO is selected, the left and
right sound will be mixed, and in-
put as monaural.
Drive Mode OD, DS Selects whether to use overdrive
(OD) or distortion (DS).
Drive 0–127 Degree of distortion
Amp Sim Sw OFF, ON Turns the Amp Simulator on/off.
Amp Type SMALL,
BUILT-IN,
2-STACK,
3-STACK Type of guitar amp
SMALL: small amp
BUILT-IN: single-unit type amp
2-STACK: large double stack amp
3-STACK: large triple stack amp
Output Level 0–127 Output Level
Ps Low Freq 50–4000 Hz Frequency of the low range
Ps Low Gain -15– +15 dB Gain of the low range
Ps Hi Freq 2000–20000 Hz Frequency of the high range
Ps Hi Gain -15– +15 dB Gain of the high range
Parameter Value Description
NS Sw OFF, ON Turns the noise suppressor on/off.
The noise suppressor leaves the origi-
nal sound unmodified, but mutes only
the noise during the silent intervals.
NS Thresh-
old 0–127 Adjusts the level at which the noise
suppressor will begin to take effect.
When the signal drops below the spec-
ified level, it will be muted.
NS Release 0–127 Sets the transition time from when the
noise suppression starts to the point
where the volume reaches 0.
Amp Type
(Amp) Type of guitar amp
JC-120: The sound of a Roland JC-120.
CLEAN TWIN: The sound of a standard built-in type
vacuum tube amp.
MATCH DRIVE: The sound of a recent vacuum tube
amp widely used in blues, rock, and fusion.
BG LEAD: The sound of a vacuum tube amp repre-
sentative of the late 70’s and the 80’s.
MS1959 I: The sound of the large vacuum tube amp
stack that was indispensable to the British hard rock of
the 70’s, with input I connected.
MS1959 II: The same amp as MS1959 I, but with input
II connected.
MS1959 I+II: The same amp as MS1959 I, but with in-
puts I and II connected in parallel.
SLDN LEAD: The sound of a vacuum tube amp us-
able in a wide variety of styles.
METAL 5150: The sound of a large vacuum tube amp
suitable for heavy metal.
METAL LEAD: A metal lead sound with a distinctive
mid-range.
OD-1: The sound of the BOSS OD-1 compact effects
processor.
OD-2 TURBO: The sound of the BOSS OD-2 compact
effects processor with the Turbo switch on.
DISTORTION: Distortion sound.
FUZZ: Fuzz sound.
Volume 0–127 Volume and degree of distortion of the
amp
Bass 0–127 Tone of the bass/mid/treble range
* Middle cannot be set if MATCH
DRIVE is selected for the Amp Type.
Middle
Treble
Presence
0–127 Tone for the ultra high frequency range
Master Vol-
ume 0–127 Volume of the entire amp
Brightness
Sw
(Bright Sw) OFF, ON Turning this On will produce a sharper
and brighter sound.
* This parameter can be set if the Amp
Type is set to JC-120, CLEAN TWIN, or
BG LEAD.
Gain Sw LOW, MID,
HIGH Degree of amp distortion
Sp Sim Sw OFF, ON Turns the Speaker Simulator on/off.
Sp Type (see below) Type of speaker
Mic Setting 1–10 Adjusts the location of the mic that is
recording the sound of the speaker.
Increasing this value will produce the
effect of the mic being further away
from the center of the speaker cone.
Mic Level 0–127 Volume of the microphone
Direct Level 0–127 Volume of the direct sound
Level 0–127 Output Level
Type Cabinet Speaker Microphone
SMALL small open-back enclo-
sure 10 dynamic
Parameter Value Description
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