Delay - Delay is often referred to as an echo. This is because it will record a short passage of your playing, and then repeat it a moment later. You can have it repeat the passage several times just like an echo would do. The VGS50 offers three different types of delay, they are Tape delay, Mono delay, and Pong delay. The Tape delay is typical of older delays that were actually using a tape to record, and repeat. Tape delay settings are not as crystal clear as digital delays. The Mono delay is a clear, concise digital delay. The Pong delay is a delay that will “bounce” from left to right when your VGS50 is connected in stereo.

Reverb - Reverb will simulate different environments. It can make it sound as if you are playing in a big empty room, or a small closed in room. It adds ambiance to your guitar by mimicking the characteristics of sound bouncing off of distant walls. The VGS50 has three different environments that it is capable of producing. They are Room, Hall, and Arena environments. Room reverb is the smallest and Arena is the largest environment.

Parameters Available for Editing

The following is a list of the parameters available for editing or fine tuning, and a description of how each parameter will affect the sound of the corresponding effects.

Gain - The Gain parameter is the amount of distortion that you will get when the distortion effect is on.

Speed - The Speed control adjusts how fast the chorus, flange, phaser, ring modulator, tremolo, detuner, enveloped phase, or enveloped flange will sweep back and forth. It can be used to vary these effects between a fast shimmering type of sound, and a slow gradual sweeping.

Depth/Amount - The Depth/Amount parameter adjusts the intensity of the chorus, flange, phaser, tremolo, ring modulator, and detuner. It adjusts the interval of the pitch shift and pitch bend effects.

Delay - The Delay parameter adjusts the length of time between repeats of the delay.

Regeneration - The Regeneration parameter will adjust the number of times that the delay will repeat the sound. It will also increase the amount of whooshing heard in the flanger and phaser.

Decay - The Decay parameter adjusts how long the reverb will be heard. This is also related to how “big” of a room the reverb effect is simulating.

Mix/Level - The Mix/Level parameter will adjust the overall strength of effects in the preset.

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DOD VGS50 owner manual Parameters Available for Editing