FX-2, PH Phaser | Boss Audio Systems GT-6B manual

Chapter 4 The Effects Explained

FX-2

With FX-2, you can select the effect to be used from the following.

•PHASER

•FLANGER

•HARMONIST

•PITCH SHIFTER

•PEDAL BEND

•2x2 CHORUS

•AUTO SLAP

•SHORT DELAY

•VIBRATO

•HUMANIZER

•TREMOLO/PAN

•BASS SYNTH

Parameter	Value
On/Off	Off, On
FX Select	Phaser, Flanger, Harmonist,
	PitchShifter, PedalBend, 2x2Chorus,
	AutoSlap, ShortDelay, Vibrato,
	Humanizer, Tremolo/Pan, BassSynth

On/Off (Effect On/Off)

Switches the FX-2 effect on and off.

FX Select (Effect Select)

Selects the effect to be used.

■PH: Phaser

This effect adds a rotating, swirling character to the sound. Although it resembles the flanger effect, the sense of swirling from the phaser is mellower and more natural.

Parameter	Value
Type	4stage, 8stage, 12stage, Bi-Phase
Rate	0–100, BPM	–BPM
Depth	0–100
Manual	0–100
Resonance	0–100
Step	Off, On
Step Rate	0–100, BPM	–BPM
Level	0–100

Type

Selects the arrangement (number of stages) for the phaser effect.

4Stage:

This is a four-stage phaser. This provides a light phaser.

8Stage:

This is an eight-stage phaser. It is a popular phaser effect.

12Stage:

This is a twelve-stage phaser. This produces a phase effect with greater depth.

Bi-Phase:

This is a phaser effect in which two phase shift circuits are connected in series.

Rate

This sets the rate of the phaser 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

Determines the depth of the phaser effect. The swirling effect spreads out more as the value is increased.

Manual

Adjusts the center frequency for the phaser effect. The swirling effect occurs in a higher range of frequencies as the value is increased.

Resonance

Adjusts the resonance (the amount of feedback). Increasing the value emphasizes the effect, creating a more unusual sound.

Step

This turns the step function on and off. When the step function is turned on, changes in the sound occur in steps.

Step Rate

This adjusts the rate at which the step effect occurs. Raising the value increases the resolution (steps are shorter).