Roland V-Synth Specifications download pdf (Page 27)

B a s i c S o u n d P a r a m e t e r s

A comprehensive, high-quality effects section is a must for any modern synthesizer, and

the V-Synth offers you plenty of choice here. There are three separate blocks which

appear as miniature rack units on the screen: MFX (Multi-Effects), CHO (Chorus or

Flanging) and REV (Reverb or Delay). These blocks can be routed in parallel, series or

any mixture of both.

The routing system may need a little explanation, although if you look carefully at the

screen you can see that the signal flow is actually indicated by small arrows. Output from

the TVA section is sent to all three blocks in parallel, each with a master send control.

Immediately in front to the MFX is an Output Assign parameter offering the

following choice of values:

MULTI Multi Effects. The standard setting where the signal is routed through the MFX block.

MAIN Main Outputs. The signal that would otherwise go to the MFX is sent straight to the main outputs (MIX OUT) instead.

DIR Direct. The signal that would otherwise go to the MFX is sent to the dry outputs (DIR OUT) instead.

To allow any parallel and/or serial mixture of all three effects, the MFX block has three output controls. The one to the right sets the amount

of MFX signal sent straight to the MAIN outputs. Below the block are two more controls which can send a certain amount of the MFX

signal to the Chorus and Reverb blocks - useful for routing the effects in series. Similarly, the Chorus block has a “To Rev” control so

that the processed signal can have reverb added to it.

If you have plenty of time right now, recall a patch with a lot of upper partials (e.g. 202: Tea Bea Lead), touch the Effects pad and the

MFX tab, then try out each and every MFX type in turn. Note that many of these effects have multiple pages of parameters. Although

you might not learn many details at this sitting, at least you will have seen all the possibilities on the screen, not just in the list in the

Owner’s manual.

As well as the Send levels, up to three type-specific MFX parameters can be modulated from the Matrix, and this can be very useful if you

would like to e.g. control the repeat rate of a delay via the TimeTrip or the degree of distortion via foot pedal. In general, you should

always have the Owner’s manual handy so you can see what these destinations are, because they simply appear as MFX1, MFX2 and

MFX3 in the Matrix! See the chapter “The Matrix - Assigning Destinations” below.

The Effect Section

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