27: OVERDRIVE -> FLANGER

fig.02-027m

Balance D

Using the XV-2020 Effects

29: DISTORTION -> CHORUS

The parameters are essentially the same as in “26: OD -> CHORUS,” with the exception of the following two.

L in

Feedback

L out

Balance W

OD Drive -> Dist Drive, OD Pan -> Dist Pan

fig.02-029m

Overdrive

R in

Flanger

Balance W

R out

Balance D

L in

L out

 

Balance D

 

Balance W

Distortion

Chorus

 

Balance W

R in

R out

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

OD Drive

0-127

Degree of distortion

 

 

Also changes the volume.

OD Pan #

L64-63R

Stereo location of the overdrive

Flg Rate

0.05-10.00 Hz

Frequency of modulation

Flg Depth

0-127

Depth of modulation

Flg Feedback

-98-+98 %

Adjusts the amount of the

 

 

flanger sound that’s fed back

 

 

into the effect. Negative (-) set-

 

 

tings invert the phase.

Flg Delay

0.0-100.0 ms

Adjusts the time until the flanger

 

 

is heard.

Balance D

30: DISTORTION -> FLANGER

The parameters are essentially the same as in “27: OD -> FLANGER,” with the exception of the following two. OD Drive -> Dist Drive, OD Pan -> Dist Pan

fig.02-030m

Balance D

Flg Balance #

D100:0W-

Adjusts the volume balance be-

 

D0:100W

tween the sound sent through

 

 

the flanger (W) and the sound

L in

Feedback

L out

Balance W

 

 

that’s not sent through the

 

 

flanger (D).

Level

0-127

Output level

28: OVERDRIVE -> DELAY

Distortion

R in

Flanger

Balance W

R out

Balance D

fig.02-028m

L in

Overdrive

R in

L out

Balance D

Balance W

Delay

Balance W Feedback

R out

Balance D

31: DISTORTION -> DELAY

The parameters are essentially the same as in “28: OD -> DELAY,” with the exception of the following two.

OD Drive -> Dist Drive, OD Pan -> Dist Pan

fig.02-031m

L in

L out

 

Balance D

 

Balance W

Distortion

Delay

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

OD Drive

0-127

Degree of distortion

 

 

Also changes the volume.

OD Pan #

L64-63R

Stereo location of the overdrive

Delay Time

0.0-500.0 ms

Adjusts the time until the delay is

 

 

heard.

Dly Feedback

-98-+98 %

Adjusts the amount of the delay

 

 

sound that’s fed back into the ef-

 

 

fect. Negative (-) settings invert the

 

 

phase.

Dly HF Damp

200-8000 Hz,

Adjusts the frequency above

 

BYPASS

which 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.

Dly Balance #

D100:0W-

Adjusts the volume balance be-

 

D0:100W

tween the sound sent through the

 

 

delay (W) and the sound that’s not

 

 

sent through the delay (D).

Level

0-127

Output level

 

Balance W

 

Feedback

R in

R out

 

Balance D

32: ENHANCER -> CHORUS

fig.02-032m

L in

Enhancer

L out

 

Mix

Balance D

 

 

2020-

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chorus

 

 

Balance W

XVthe

Effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R out

 

 

 

 

Enhancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enhancer Sens #

0-127

 

 

 

Sensitivity of the enhancer

 

 

 

 

 

Enhancer Mix

0-127

 

 

 

Level of the overtones generated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by the enhancer

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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XV-2020 specifications

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