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Parameter Guide

MEMO

This effect sound is mono.

This effect sound is output with two channels.

These effects take a mono input and output it on two channels.

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Page 1: ...fect sound is output with two channels 5 5 These effects take a mono input and output it on two channels Company names and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners Copyright 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION ...

Page 2: ...PAN 17 ROTARY 18 UNI V 18 SLICER 18 VIBRATO 18 RING MOD 19 DLY DELAY 19 SINGLE 20 PAN 20 STEREO 20 DUAL S DUAL SERIES 20 DUAL P DUAL PARALLE 21 DUAL L R 21 REVERSE 21 ANALOG 21 TAPE TAPE ECHO 22 MODULATE 22 TERA ECHO 22 REV REVERB 23 AMBIENCE 23 ROOM 23 HALL1 23 HALL2 24 PLATE 24 SPRING 24 MODULATE 24 DELAY 24 L1 LOOP 1 25 L2 LOOP 2 25 L3 LOOP 3 25 NS NOISE SUPPRESSOR 25 FV FOOT VOLUME 26 MST MAST...

Page 3: ...fects that are turned on are indicated with icons Effects that are turned off are indicated with 5 MEMO If you ve selected FX1 FX2 MOD1 MOD2 DLY or REV you can use the 3 knob to choose its effect type 4 Press the ENTER button to enter the edit screen MEMO 5 5 Pressing the ON OFF button in the edit screen switches the effect s on off status This lets you hear what the effect is doing 5 5 If you lon...

Page 4: ...to edit the value of the parameters shown in the screen 5 Press the EXIT button a number of times to return to the play screen Saving a Patch Write If you want to save the patch that you created execute the Write operation You can use dedicated software to save exchange initialize or back up patches NOTE 5 5 If you do not save the patch the edited settings will be lost when you turn off the power ...

Page 5: ...f you decide to cancel press the EXIT button Once the patches has been exchanged you are returned to the Play screen Initializing a Patch Here s how to return the selected patch to the default values 1 In the WRITE UTILITY screen choose INITIALIZE with the 1 3 knobs and press the ENTER button 2 Choose the initialize destination patch with the 1 knob 3 To initialize the patch press the ENTER button...

Page 6: ...ere the amount of shifting is adjusted according to an analysis of the guitar input allowing you to create harmony based on diatonic scales Because of the need to analyze the pitch chords two or more sounds played simultaneously cannot be played Be sure to mute all the other strings and play only one note at a time When you are to play the next string while a certain sound is still playing mute th...

Page 7: ...ange MILD When applied heavily this compressor effect produces a sweet tone with the high end cut STEREO 1 This selects a stereo compressor SUSTAIN 0 100 Adjusts the range time over which low level signals are boosted Larger values will result in longer sustain ATTACK 0 100 Adjusts the attack time LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume TONE 50 50 Adjusts the tone 1 If a mono effect or a loop is connected ...

Page 8: ...the effect sound D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB AUTOWAH Parameter Value Explanation MODE Selects the wah mode LPF Low pass filter This provides a wah effect over a wide frequency range BPF Band pass filter This provides a wah effect in a narrow frequency range RATE 0 100 BPM Adjusts the frequency speed of the change When set to BPM the value of each para...

Page 9: ...crunch sound with an added element of amp distortion NATURAL OD This is an overdrive sound that provides distortion with a natural feeling WARM OD This is a warm overdrive FAT DS A distortion sound with thick distortion LEAD DS Produces a distortion sound with both the smoothness of an overdrive along with a deep distortion METAL DS This is distortion sound that is ideal for performances of heavy ...

Page 10: ...requency range that will be adjusted by the LOW MID GAIN LM Q LOW MID Q 0 5 16 Adjusts the width of the area affected by the EQ centered at the LOW MID FREQ Higher values will narrow the area LM GAIN LOW MID GAIN 20 20 dB Adjusts the low middle frequency range tone HM FREQ HIGH MID FREQUENCY 20 Hz 10 0 kHz Specifies the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the HIGH MID GAIN HM Q ...

Page 11: ...justs the volume of the sound one octave below 2 OCT 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the sound two octaves below D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 120 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB BASS OCTAVE Parameter Value Explanation 1 OCT 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the sound one octave below 2 OCT 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the sound two octaves below D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 120 Adjusts the volume of the ...

Page 12: ...2 E LEVEL 2 EFFECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the pitch shifter 1 F BAK 1 FEEDBACK 0 100 Adjusts the feedback amount of the pitch shift sound If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effect is lost HARMONIST Parameter Value Explanation VOICE Selects the number of voices for the pitch shift sound 1VOICE One voice pitch shifted sound output in mono 2MONO Two voice ...

Page 13: ...usts the volume of the harmonic one octave above D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB DETUNE 0 100 Adjusts the amount of the detune effect that adds depth to the sound TONE 50 50 Adjusts the tone PEDAL BEND Parameter Value Explanation PITCH 24 24 This sets the pitch at the point where the expression pedal is all the way down PD POS PEDAL POSITION 0 100 Adjusts...

Page 14: ...sts the ease with which feedback will occur when the FEEDBACKER is on SUB DELAY Parameter Value Explanation TYPE Selects the type of delay MONO This delay effect outputs the same sound from both L channel and R channel PAN Provides a tap delay effect that divides the delay time between L channel and R channel TIME DELAY TIME 1 ms 1000 ms BPM Adjusts the delay time When set to BPM the value of each...

Page 15: ...creates vibrato by slightly modulating the pitch RING MOD Produces a metallic sound creating the impression that the sound is being focused CHORUS Parameter Value Explanation MODE Selects the chorus mode MONO This chorus effect outputs the same sound from both L channel and R channel STEREO1 This is a stereo chorus effect that adds different chorus sounds to L channel and R channel STEREO2 This st...

Page 16: ...ect XOVER CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 100 Hz 4 00 kHz Adjusts the frequency dividing the low and high frequency ranges D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effect is lost PHASER Parameter Value Explanation TYPE Selects the number of stages that the phaser effect will use 4STAGE This is a four phase e...

Page 17: ...ncreases as the value increases LOW CUT FLAT 55 Hz 800 Hz Adjusts the frequency at which the low cut filter begins to take effect When FLAT is selected the low cut filter will have no effect E LEVEL EFFECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the flanger D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effe...

Page 18: ...en set to BPM the value of each parameter will be set according to the value of the MASTER BPM p 26 specified for each patch This makes it easier to achieve effect sound settings that match the tempo of the song If due to the tempo the time is longer than the range of allowable settings it is then synchronized to a period either 1 2 or 1 4 of that time TRG SNS TRIGGER SENS 0 100 Adjusts the sensit...

Page 19: ...t can be selected for DLY TYPE Explanation SINGLE This is a simple mono delay PAN This delay is specifically for stereo output This allows you to obtain the tap delay effect that divides the delay time then deliver them to L channel and R channel INPUT OUTPUT L OUTPUT R FEEDBACK DELAY TIME EFFECT LEVEL DELAY TAPTIME STEREO The direct sound is output from L channel and the effect sound is output fr...

Page 20: ...d 100 0 dB If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effect is lost STEREO Parameter Value Explanation TIME DELAY TIME 1 ms 2000 ms BPM Adjusts the delay time When set to BPM the value of each parameter will be set according to the value of the MASTER BPM p 26 specified for each patch This makes it easier to achieve effect sound settings that match the tempo of the song ...

Page 21: ...is selected the high cut filter will have no effect 1 E LEVEL 1 EFFECT LEVEL 2 E LEVEL 2 EFFECT LEVEL 0 120 Adjusts the volume of the DELAY 1 or DELAY 2 D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effect is lost REVERSE Parameter Value Explanation TIME DELAY TIME 1 ms 2000 ms BPM Adjusts the delay t...

Page 22: ...s the volume of the delay sound MOD RATE MODULATION RATE 0 100 Adjusts the modulation rate of the delay sound MOD DEPTH MODULATIONDEPTH 0 100 Adjusts the modulation depth of the delay sound HIGH CUT 630 Hz 12 5 kHz FLAT Adjusts the frequency at which the high cut filter begins to take effect When FLAT is selected the high cut filter will have no effect D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume...

Page 23: ...30 Hz 12 5 kHz FLAT Adjusts the frequency at which the high cut filter begins to take effect When FLAT is selected the high cut filter will have no effect DENSITY 0 10 Adjusts the density of the reverb sound D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effect is lost ROOM Parameter Value Explanation ...

Page 24: ...ut filter will have no effect HIGH CUT 630 Hz 12 5 kHz FLAT Adjusts the frequency at which the high cut filter begins to take effect When FLAT is selected the high cut filter will have no effect DENSITY 0 10 Adjusts the density of the reverb sound D LEVEL DIRECT LEVEL 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound 100 0 dB If a mono effect or a loop is connected after this effect the stereo effect i...

Page 25: ...OFF ON Switches the noise suppressor effect on off THRESHOLD 0 100 Adjust this parameter as appropriate for the volume of the noise If the noise level is high a higher setting is appropriate If the noise level is low a lower setting is appropriate Adjust this value until the decay of the guitar sound is as natural as possible High settings for the threshold parameter may result in there being no s...

Page 26: ...REFERENCE setting BPM is set to SYSTEM BPM beats per minute indicates the number of quarter note beats that occur each minute TEMPO HOLD 1 OFF ON Specifies whether the BPM data of the patch before switching is held ON or not held OFF LOW GAIN MASTER EQ LOW GAIN 20 20 dB Adjusts the low frequency range tone MID GAIN MASTER EQ MID GAIN 20 20 dB Adjusts the middle frequency range tone HIGH GAIN MASTE...

Page 27: ...ching jack MS 3 CTL OUT CTL 1 jack Parameter Value Explanation CTLOUT1 For PLS INV OFF Sends a short 100 ms pulse when changing between off and on If the display of the MS 3 differs from the state of the connected equipment switch the state of the connected equipment ON If the MENU item CTL OUT MODE SETTING is TAP2 TAP3 or TAP4 OFF Sends nothing TAP Sends tempo at the interval of the specified not...

Page 28: ... within S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within BASS S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within WARP 5 5 TRIGGER within FEEDBACK Parameter Value Explanation FUNC FUNCTION F2SOL TRG FX2 SOLO TRIGGER If FX2 is on this turns on off the following parameters 5 5 SOLO SW within OD DS 5 5 SOLO SW within BASS OD DS 5 5 TRIGGER within SOUND HOLD 5 5 TRIGGER within S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within BASS S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within WARP 5 5 TRIGGER...

Page 29: ...he following parameters 5 5 SOLO SW within OD DS 5 5 SOLO SW within BASS OD DS 5 5 TRIGGER within SOUND HOLD 5 5 TRIGGER within S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within BASS S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within WARP 5 5 TRIGGER within FEEDBACK M SOLO MASTER SOLO Turns on off the MASTER SOLO SW within MASTER SETTING CTLOUT1 Turns CTL 1 of the CTL OUT on off This works only if CTLOUT is set to LAT PLS or INV FUNC FUNCTION CT...

Page 30: ...hin BASS S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within WARP 5 5 TRIGGER within FEEDBACK F2SOL TRG FX2 SOLO TRIGGER If FX2 is on this turns on off the following parameters 5 5 SOLO SW within OD DS 5 5 SOLO SW within BASS OD DS 5 5 TRIGGER within SOUND HOLD 5 5 TRIGGER within S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within BASS S BEND 5 5 TRIGGER within WARP 5 5 TRIGGER within FEEDBACK M SOLO MASTER SOLO Turns on off the MASTER SOLO SW with...

Page 31: ...n changes from to FX1 Turns FX1 on off FX2 Turns FX2 on off MOD1 Turns MOD1 on off MOD2 Turns MOD2 on off L1 Turns L1 on off L2 Turns L2 on off L3 Turns L3 on off DLY Turns DLY on off REV Turns REV on off BPM TAP Used for tap input of the master BPM Regardless of SOURCE MODE MOMENT or TOGGLE this uses the timing at which you press the footswitch DLY TAP Used for tap input of the delay time Regardl...

Page 32: ...ly selected number switch when in memory mode EXP1 Assigns the expression pedal connected to EXP 1 of the CTL IN jacks EXP2 Assigns the expression pedal connected to EXP 2 of the CTL IN jacks CTL IN1 Assigns the footswitch connected to CTL 1 of the CTL IN jacks CTL IN2 Assigns the footswitch connected to CTL 2 of the CTL IN jacks CTL IN3 Assigns the footswitch connected to CTL 3 of the CTL IN jack...

Page 33: ... number switch 4 is operated while in manual mode M M MEMORY MANUAL This is activated when the MEMORY MANUAL switch is operated CURNUM CURRENT NUMBER This is activated when the currently selected number switch is operated while in memory mode EXP1 This is activated when the expression pedal connected to EXP 1 of the CTL IN jacks is operated EXP2 This is activated when the expression pedal connecte...

Page 34: ... AC GUITAR SIMULATOR BODY LOW HIGH LEVEL F1 DEFRET FX1 DEFRETTER SENS DEPTH E LEVEL TONE ATTACK RESONANCE D LEVEL F1 SITAR FX1 SITAR SIM SENS DEPTH E LEVEL TONE RESONANCE BUZZ D LEVEL F1 SLW GR FX1 SLOW GEAR SENS RISE TIME LEVEL F1 B SLWG FX1 BASS SLOW GEAR SENS RISE TIME LEVEL F1 OCTAVE FX1 OCTAVE 2OCT 1OCT D LEVEL F1 B OCT FX1 BASS OCTAVE 2OCT 1OCT D LEVEL CATEGORY Target F1 P SHIFT FX1 PITCH SH...

Page 35: ...LO SW SOLO LVL F2 G EQ FX2 GRAPHIC EQ 31 Hz 62 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz 4 kHz 8 kHz 16 kHz LEVEL F2 P EQ FX2 PARAMETRIC EQ LOW GAIN LM FREQ LM Q LM GAIN HM FREQ HM Q HM GAIN HIGH GAIN LOW CUT HIGH CUT LEVEL F2 AC SIM FX2 AC GUITAR SIMULATOR BODY LOW HIGH LEVEL F2 DEFRET FX2 DEFRETTER SENS DEPTH E LEVEL TONE ATTACK RESONANCE D LEVEL F2 SITAR FX2 SITAR SIM SENS DEPTH E LEVEL TONE RESONANC...

Page 36: ... M1 TREM MOD1 TREMOLO RATE DEPTH LEVEL WAVE M1 PAN MOD1 PAN TYPE RATE DEPTH WAVE POS LEVEL M1 ROTARY MOD1 ROTARY SPEED RATE SLOW RATE FAST DEPTH RISE TIME FALL TIME B H BAL E LEVEL D LEVEL M1 UNI V MOD1 UNI V RATE DEPTH LEVEL M1 SLICER MOD1 SLICER PATTERN RATE E LEVEL TRG SNS D LEVEL M1 VIBRATO MOD1 VIBRATO RATE DEPTH LEVEL TRIGGER RISE TIME M1 RING MOD1 RING MOD MODE FREQ E LEVEL D LEVEL MOD2 ON ...

Page 37: ... DLY MOD MOD RATE MOD DEPTH DLY TE MODE TIME FEEDBACK E LEVEL TONE D LEVEL HOLD REV ON OFF TYPE TIME PRE DLY LOW CUT HIGH CUT DENSITY E LEVEL D LEVEL SPRING DLY TIME DLY FB DLY HI CUT DLY E LEVEL DLY D LEVEL FOOT VOL FOOT VOLUME CURVE MIN MAX LEVEL NS NOISE SUPPRESSOR ON OFF THRESHOLD RELEASE DETECT CATEGORY Target MASTER LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN MID FREQ MID Q SOLO SW SOLO LVL PATCH LVL BPM KE...

Page 38: ...hat acts as an on off switch Min is selected with Off CLOSED and Max is selected with On OPEN When using an external expression pedal or other controller that generates a consecutive change in the value the value of the setting changes accordingly within the range set by the minimum and maximum values Also when the target is of an on off type the median value of the received data is used as the di...

Page 39: ... MIDI 1 4 Here you can specify the MIDI messages that are transmitted when you switch patches When the Patch MIDI screen is displayed pressing the ON OFF button transmits all of the MIDI messages that are assigned in Patch MIDI 1 8 Parameter Value Explanation CH OFF 1 16 Specifies the transmit channel for MIDI messages If this is OFF no MIDI messages are transmitted The icon changes from to BANK L...

Page 40: ...n memory mode PUSH The change happens when you press the switch RELEASE The change happens when you release the switch BNK CNG BANK CHANGE MODE Specifies how patches are switched WAIT Although the indication in the display is updated to reflect the change in the bank the patch will not change until a number switch has been pressed IMMED IMMEDIATE The patch changes immediately when you change banks...

Page 41: ...he GLOBAL EQ LEVEL FOOT VOLUME LEVEL FV LVL Adjusts the FOOT VOLUME LEVEL BEAT INDICATOR BEAT LED Switches the BEAT INDICATOR on off MEMORY MANUAL M M Switches between memory mode and manual mode MIDI MIDI SETTING Specifies whether MIDI clock messages are transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector Parameter Value CLK OUT CLOCK OUT OFF ON PREF PREFERENCE Here you can specify whether the settings for t...

Page 42: ...wer is turned off any settings you were editing will be lost You must save settings that you want to keep Parameter Value Explanation AUTO OFF OFF The power will not turn off automatically ON The power will automatically turn off when 10 hours have passed since you last played or operated the MS 3 F RESET FACTORY RESET Initializes the MS 3 to its factory set condition Refer to Restoring the Factor...

Page 43: ...e Explanation PITCH 435 Hz 445 Hz Specifies the reference pitch 3 knob Parameter Value Explanation OUTPUT MUTE Sound will not be output while tuning BYPASS While tuning the sound of the guitar being input to the MS 3 will be output without change All effects will be off THRU Allows you to tune while hearing the current effect sound ...

Page 44: ...ORUS ON OFF DLY TAPE ON OFF FOOT VOLUME 03 2 PHASE CRUNCH A crunch sound with modulation ideal for rhythm guitar In manual mode NUM1 varies the sound by adding OD DS before PHASER FX1 OD DS OFF ON MOD1 PHASER ON OFF MOD2 CHORUS OFF ON DLY TAPE OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 03 3 ROUND ROUND A sound with SLOW GEAR and ROTARY In manual mode you can vary the sound by adding another SLOW GEAR FX1 SLOW GEAR ON OFF...

Page 45: ...OD1 CHORUS OFF ON DLY SINGLE OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 07 2 AC SIM for Single An acoustic guitar sound simulation for single coil pickups In manual mode you can use BASS FLANGER CHORUS and DELAY for wider soundscape MOD1 B FLANGER OFF ON MOD2 CHORUS OFF ON REV PLATE ON OFF DLY SINGLE OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 07 3 A HOLLOW for Hum An authentic hollow body jazz guitar sound Using a front humbucking pickup is rec...

Page 46: ...N DLY SINGLE OFF ON FX2 SOLO TRIGGER OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 11 2 WARP TIME A patch that overlays delay sounds to produce a dreamlike impression In memory mode the selected number switch for this patch CURRENT NUMBER turns on the TRIGGER of WARP while you hold down the number switch layering successive delay sounds In manual mode use NUM2 to perform the same operation You can also use NUM1 to turn SITA...

Page 47: ...e you can press NUM1 to swap T SCREAM and L1 FX1 OD DS ON OFF L1 OFF ON DLY PAN ON OFF MOD1 TREMOLO ON OFF BPM TAP BPM TAP FOOT VOLUME 15 3 RAVEMACHINEL1 A mixture rock sound with AUTO WAH with a distortion pedal connected to L1 FX1 OVERTONE OFF ON FX2 AUTO WAH ON OFF MOD1 RING MOD OFF ON DLY SINGLE OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 15 4 MIDBOOSTDIST A mid boosted distortion sound with fixed WAH In manual mode a...

Page 48: ...distortion pedal or preamp pedal of your choice that you ve connected FX1 BASS OD DS ON OFF FX2 G EQ ON OFF L1 OFF ON DLY SINGLE OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 19 3 Ba LOUDFLT OCT A sound with BASS OD and T WAH In memory mode the selected number switch for this patch CURRENT NUMBER switches T WAH to BASS OCTAVE In manual mode use NUM3 to perform the same operation Also use NUM4 to turn MASTER SOLO on FX1 BASS...

Page 49: ...rus effect applied The selected number switch for this patch CURRENT NUMBER turns on BASS OCTAVE FX1 BASS OCTAVE OFF ON FX2 BASS PITCH SHIFTER ON OFF DLY MODULATE ON OFF REV PLATE ON OFF FX1 BASS OCTAVE OFF ON FOOT VOLUME 24 1 Ba RINGDOUBLE Mechanical sound is added by applying RING MOD Playing with a pick is recommend FX1 LIMITER ON OFF FX2 BASSO CTAVE OFF ON MOD1 RING MOD ON OFF REV MODULATE OFF...

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