DOD VGS50 owner manual Editing a Preset, Selecting Effects, Editing Parameters, Creating a Preset

SECTION THREE

Editing a Preset

The VGS50 allows you to edit the user presets to your liking. You can change the effects that are stored in the preset, alter the amount of the effects, bypass an effect, or vary several other aspects of the way the preset sounds. This is a very simple process and gives you the ability to create custom sounds to suit your application or taste. There are basically two levels of editing a preset. The first level is selecting the effect type that you want. The second level is fine tuning the parameters of the effects.

Selecting Effects

Choosing the type of effect that you want to use in a preset is extremely easy. Simply use the effect select buttons (2) that represent the effect group that you want to use, change, or disengage. The Display (5) will show the current status of that effect type. When an effect group is bypassed, the display will indicate bypass by showing two dashes “--”. Pressing the effect select button again, or rotating the Data Wheel will re-engage the effect group and start with the last effect type selected in that category. When an effect is activated, you may use the Data Wheel to scroll through all the various effects or adjustments available to that particular effects group. Any parameters associated with that effect type will light in the Parameter/Tuning LED section (6) indicating that those parameters are also available for adjustment.

Editing Parameters

Pressing the Parameter Edit button (8) will access those parameters and allow you to adjust them using the Data Wheel. The parameter being adjusted is indicated by a flashing parameter LED. The Display (5) will show the current value of that parameter. You can then use the Data Wheel (7) to increase, or decrease the value of the indicated parameter. Successive presses of the Parameter Edit button will select the next parameter for editing.

Anytime that an effect is changed from the stored settings, a decimal point will appear in the bottom right corner of the Display (5) to indicate that that effect has been changed. The store LED will also light indicating that your changes must be stored in order to be retained. For more on storing changes, see page 12.

Creating a Preset

Suppose you want to create a preset that has medium compression, Grunge distortion, boosted highs and lows on the EQ, a low threshold setting on the noise gate, a chorus, no delay, and a room reverb. Let’s also suppose that you wanted the expression pedal to control the reverb level. The steps outlined below will guide you through creating this preset.

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