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Boss Audio Systems SP-505 User Manual

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Chapter 2. Using the internal effects

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13. OVERDRIVE

DRIVE

TONE

LEVEL

Mildly distorts the sound.

Adjusts the depth of distortion.

Adjusts the tonal character.

Specifies the volume.

14. FUZZ

DRIVE

TONE

LEVEL

Adds harmonics and distorts the
sound.

Adjusts the depth of distortion.

Adjusts the tonal character.

Specifies the volume.

15. WAH

SENS

FREQ (Frequency)

PEAK

Produces a “wah” effect

Adjusts the sensitivity of the
Wah effect.

Adjusts the pitch of the effect
sound.

Adjusts the wah’s peak volume.

16. OCTAVE

-2OCT (-2 Octave Level)

-1OCT (-1 Octave Level)

D.LEVEL (Direct Level)

Adds sound octaves lower.

Adds sound two octaves lower
than the original sound.

Adds sound one octave lower
than the original sound.

Adjusts the volume level of the
direct sound.

17. COMPRESSOR

SUSTAIN

ATTACK

LEVEL

Makes the volume more consis-
tent.

Adjusts the amount of the com-
pressor effect that is applied.

Adjusts the sound's attack.

Specifies the volume.

18. EQUALIZER

LOW

MID (Middle)

HIGH

Adjusts the volume level for
each individual frequency
range.

Adjusts the volume of the low
frequency range.

Adjusts the volume of the
midrange.

Adjusts the volume of the high
frequency range.

19. LO-FI PROCESSOR

SMPL RTE (Sample Rate)

BIT

FILTER

Gives the sound a “low-fidel-
ity” character.

Adjusts the sampling frequency.
(*2)

Adjusts the bit count.

Adjust the sensitivity with
which the filter will be affected.

20. NOISE GENERATOR

COLOR

QUALITY

LEVEL

Generates noise.

Adjusts the tone of the hissing
noise.

Sets how often the scratch noise
is produced.

Adjust the volume level of the
hissing noise.

21. RADIO TUNING

TUNING

NOISE LV (Noise Level)

FERQ RNG (Frequency Range)

Reproduces the sound being
played on the radio.

Adjusts the degree of noise that
occurs when tuning a radio.

Specifies the volume of the
noise.

Adjusts the tonal character.

22. SLICER + FLANGER

PTN (Timing Pattern)

RATE

FLANGER

Continuously cuts the sound.
Includes a flanger effect.

Select a pattern to specify the
timing at which the sound will
be cut. (*3)

Adjusts the length of the PTN
(Timing Pattern). (*4)

Adjusts the degree of the flanger
effect.

23. RING MODULATOR

FREQ (Frequency)

E.LEVEL (Effect Level)

D.LEVEL (Direct Level)

Creates a metallic sound quality.

Adjusts the pitch of the metallic
sound.

Adjusts the volume of the effect
sound.

Adjusts the volume level of the
direct sound.

24. CHROMATIC P.S.

PITCH 1

PITCH 2

BALANCE (Direct/Effect Balance)

Two-voice pitch shifter that
changes the pitch in semitone
steps.

Changes Pitch 1 up or down one
octave in semitone intervals.

Changes Pitch 2 up or down one
octave in semitone intervals.

Adjusts the balance of the effect
sound and direct sound.

25. VOICE TRANSFORMER

FORMANT

E.LEVEL (Effect Level)

D.LEVEL (Direct Level)

Processes human vocals to pro-
duce a variety of different
voices.

Adjusts the vocal characteristics
(formant).

Adjusts the volume level of the
effect sound.

Adjusts the volume level of the
direct sound.

26. CENTER CANCELER

L-R BAL (L-R Balance)

LO BOOST (Low Boost)

HI BOOST (High Boost)

Eliminates the vocals and other
sounds located at the center.

Finds the best point for deletion.

Boosts the bass and other low-fre-
quency sounds located at the cen-
ter.

Boosts the high-frequency
sounds.

DSP EFFECTS

CTRL 1

CTRL 2

CTRL 3