Using the XV-2020 Effects

17: STEREO DELAY

This is a stereo delay.

When Mode is NORMAL:

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

2-Band

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Mode is CROSS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

2-Band

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

 

R out

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay L

0.0-500.0 ms

 

 

Adjusts the time until the delay

Delay R

 

 

 

 

 

sound is heard.

 

 

Feedback #

-98-+98 %

 

 

 

 

Adjusts the amount of the delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound that’s fed back into the effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negative (-) settings invert the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phase.

 

 

Mode

NORMAL,

 

 

Selects the way in which delay

 

 

 

 

 

CROSS

 

 

sound is fed back into the effect. (See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the figures above.)

 

 

HF Damp

200-8000 Hz,

 

 

Adjusts the frequency above which

 

 

 

 

 

BYPASS

 

 

sound fed back to the effect is fil-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tered out. If you don’t want to filter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

out any high frequencies, set this pa-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rameter to BYPASS.

 

 

Phase L

NORMAL,

 

 

Phase of the delay sound

Phase R

INVERT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Low Gain

-15-+15 dB

 

 

Gain of the low frequency range

High Gain

-15-+15 dB

 

 

Gain of the high frequency range

Balance #

D100:0W-

 

 

Volume balance between the direct

 

 

 

 

 

D0:100W

 

 

sound (D) and the delay sound (W)

Level

0-127

 

 

 

 

Output level

 

 

18: MODULATION DELAY

Adds modulation to the delayed sound, producing an effect similar

to a flanger.

When Mode is NORMAL:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

2-Band

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

Modulation

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

Modulation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Mode is CROSS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

2-Band

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

Modulation

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

Modulation

Balance W

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Left

 

0.0-500.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the delay sound

Delay Right

 

 

 

 

is heard.

 

 

 

Feedback

 

-98-+98 %

 

Adjusts the amount of the delay sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that’s fed back into the effect. Negative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(-) settings invert the phase.

Mode

 

NORMAL,

 

Selects the way in which delay sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

CROSS

 

is fed back into the effect (See the fig-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ures above.)

 

 

 

HF Damp

 

200-8000 Hz,

 

Adjusts the frequency above which

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYPASS

 

sound fed back to the effect is filtered

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

out. If you don’t want to filter out any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

high frequencies, set this parameter to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYPASS.

 

 

 

Rate #

 

0.05-10.00 Hz

 

Frequency of modulation

Depth

 

0-127

 

Depth of modulation

 

 

 

Phase

 

0-180 deg

 

Spatial spread of the sound

Low Gain

 

-15-+15 dB

 

Gain of the low frequency range

High Gain

 

-15-+15 dB

 

Gain of the high frequency range

Balance #

 

D100:0W-

 

Volume balance between the direct

 

 

 

 

 

 

D0:100W

 

sound (D) and the delay sound (W)

Level

 

0-127

 

Output level

 

 

 

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