Boss Audio Systems GT-6B - Manual (Page 27)

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Chapter 4 The Effects Explained
Chapter
4
CHORUS
This is an effect that adds a slightly detuned sound to the
original bass sound, resulting in a beautiful sound with
greater depth and breadth. Developed by BOSS, this is one
effect that is popular the world over.
* When the Bypass EXP Mode (p. 55) and Noise Suppressor (p. 44)
is set to “Off” and only CHORUS or REV/DLY is used, the direct
sound is output as analog output.
Parameter Value
On/Off Off, On
Mode Mono, Stereo
Rate 0–100, BPM –BPM
Depth 0–100
Pre Delay 0.0 msec–40.0 msec
Low Cut Flat, 55.0 Hz –800 Hz
Effect Level 0–100
On/Off (Effect On/Off)
Sets the chorus effect to ON or OFF.
Mode
Selects the chorus mode.
Mono:
Chorus with the same sound output from both the left and
right channels.
Stereo:
This is a stereo chorus effect that adds different chorus
sounds to the left and right channels.
Rate
Adjusts the rate of the chorus effect.
* When set to BPM, the value of each parameter is set according
to the value of the Master BPM (p. 44) specified for each patch.
This makes it easy to achieve effect sound settings that match
the tempo of the song (synchronizing the cycle to one-half or
one-fourth of the BPM when the set cycle rate is increased).
When setting to the BPM, press PARAMETER [
] to
display the Master BPM settings screen.
Depth
Adjusts the depth of the chorus effect. To use it for doubling,
set the value to “0.”
Pre Delay
Adjusts the time needed for the effect sound to be output
after the direct sound has been output. Setting a longer pre-
delay time results in a doubling effect.
Low Cut
The low-cut cuts the frequencies in the chorus sound that are
below a specified frequency. When the low end of the chorus
sound is cut so that the chorus is applied only to the higher
frequencies, the chorus sound appears only in the harmonics,
without any modulation of the fundamental frequencies,
creating a great sound effect for the bass. This setting adjusts
the frequency at which the low-cut begins to take effect.
When “Flat” is selected, the low-cut has no effect.
Effect Level
This adjusts the volume level of the chorus sound that is
mixed with the direct sound. The effect deepens as the value
is increased.
REV/DLY (Reverb/Delay)/
SOS (Sound On Sound)
You can select and use the reverb/delay or Sound On Sound
with Fx Select.
* When the Bypass EXP Mode (p. 55) and Noise Suppressor (p.
44) is set to “Off” and only CHORUS or REV/DLY is used,
the direct sound is output as analog output.
Parameter Value
On/Off Off, On
Fx Select Reverb, Delay, Reverb&Delay,
SoundOnSound
On/Off (Effect On/Off)
Sets the reverb/delay effect to ON or OFF.
* This setting is not available when SoundOnSound is selected.
Fx Select (Effects Select)
Reverb:
This effect adds reverberation to the sound.
Delay:
This effect creates and outputs a delayed sound from the
direct sound.
Reverb&Delay:
You can also use reverb and delay simultaneously.
SoundOnSound:
With this effect, a sound is played and recorded, and then
while playback of that sound repeats (loops), following
sounds are layered onto the sound one after another.
Doubling
With doubling, a slightly delayed sound (short delay
sound) is added to the original sound, creating an effect
that sounds like two people playing simultaneously
(multiple sounds played), for an effect with greater depth.