Using the XV-2020 Effects

23: FB PITCH SHIFTER

This allows the pitch-shifted sound to be fed back into the effect.

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

L out

 

 

 

Balance D

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch Shifter

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

2-Band

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coarse #1

-24-+12 semi

Adjusts the pitch of the pitch-shifted

 

 

 

 

 

sound in semitone steps.

 

 

Fine #1

-100-+100 cent

Adjusts the pitch of the pitch-shifted

 

 

 

 

 

sound in 2-cent steps.

 

 

Pre Delay

0.0-500.0 ms

Adjusts the time until the pitch shift-

 

 

 

 

 

ed sound is heard.

 

 

Mode

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

 

Setting a higher value for this pa-

 

 

 

 

 

rameter results in a slower response,

 

 

 

 

 

but steadier pitch.

 

 

Feedback #

-98-+98 %

 

Adjusts the amount of the pitch-

 

 

 

 

 

shifted sound that’s fed back into the

 

 

 

 

 

effect. Negative (-) settings invert the

 

 

 

 

 

phase.

 

 

 

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 pitch-shifted

 

 

 

 

 

sound (W)

 

 

Level

0-127

 

Output level

 

 

Pan

L64-63R

Stereo location of the pitch-shifted

 

 

 

 

 

sound

 

 

 

24: REVERB

Adds reverberation to the sound, simulating an acoustic space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

L out

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverb

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

R out

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type

ROOM1, ROOM2,

Type of reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAGE1, STAGE2,

ROOM1: dense reverb with short de-

 

 

 

 

HALL1, HALL2

cay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM2: sparse reverb with short de-

 

 

 

 

 

 

cay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAGE1: reverb with fewer early re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

flections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STAGE2: reverb with strong early re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

flections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HALL1: clear reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

HALL2: rich reverb

Pre Delay

0.0-100.0 ms

Adjusts the time until the reverb is

 

 

 

 

 

 

heard.

 

 

 

Time #

0-127

 

Duration of reverberation

HF Damp

200-8000 Hz,

Adjusts the frequency above which

 

 

 

 

BYPASS

the reverb is reduced in level.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the frequency is set lower, more of

 

 

 

 

 

 

the high frequencies are cut, resulting

 

 

 

 

 

 

in a softer and more muted reverb. If

 

 

 

 

 

 

you don’t want to cut any high fre-

 

 

 

 

 

 

quencies, set this parameter to BY-

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASS.

 

 

 

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-D0:100W

Volume balance between the direct

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound (D) and the reverb sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

(W)

 

 

 

Level

0-127

 

Output level

 

 

 

25: GATED REVERB

This is a special type of reverb in which the reverb is cut off without

being allowed to decay naturally.

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gate Reverb

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-Band

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

EQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type

 

 

NORMAL,

 

Type of reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVERSE,

 

 

NORMAL: conventional gated reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWEEP1,

 

 

REVERSE: backwards reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWEEP2

 

 

SWEEP1: the reverb moves from right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to left

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SWEEP2: the reverb moves from left to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

right

 

 

Pre Delay

 

 

0.0-100.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound is heard.

 

 

Gate Time

 

 

5-500 ms

 

Adjusts the time from when the re-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

verb is first heard until it disappears.

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 reverb sound (W)

Level #

 

0-127

 

 

 

 

Output level

 

 

26: OVERDRIVE -> CHORUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overdrive

 

 

 

Chorus

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

 

Value

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OD Drive

 

 

0-127

 

 

 

 

Degree of distortion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also changes the volume.

OD Pan #

 

 

L64-63R

 

 

Stereo location of the overdrive

Cho Rate

 

 

0.05-10.00 Hz

 

Frequency of modulation

Cho Depth

 

 

0-127

 

 

 

 

Depth of modulation

Cho Delay

 

 

0.0-100.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the chorus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound is heard.

 

 

Cho Balance #

 

 

D100:0W-

 

 

Adjusts the volume balance be-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D0:100W

 

 

tween the sound sent through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the chorus (W) and the sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that’s not sent through the cho-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rus (D).

 

 

Level

 

 

0-127

 

 

 

 

Output level

 

 

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Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual FB Pitch Shifter

XV-2020 specifications

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