Using the XV-2020 Effects

33: ENHANCER -> FLANGER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

L in

 

 

 

Enhancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

Mix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

Enhancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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.

Flg Balance #

D100:0W-

 

Adjusts the volume balance be-

 

 

 

 

 

D0:100W

 

tween the sound sent through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the flanger (W) and the sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that’s not sent through the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flanger (D).

Level

 

0-127

 

 

 

Output level

34: ENHANCER -> DELAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

Enhancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

R in

 

 

 

Enhancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enhancer Sens #

0-127

 

 

 

Sensitivity of the enhancer

Enhancer Mix

0-127

 

 

 

Level of the overtones generat-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ed by the enhancer

Delay Time

0.0-500.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is heard.

Dly Feedback

-98-+98 %

 

 

Adjusts the amount of the de-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay sound that’s fed back into

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the effect. Negative (-) settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will invert the phase.

Dly HF Damp

200-8000 Hz,

 

Adjusts the frequency above

 

 

 

 

 

BYPASS

 

which sound fed back to the ef-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fect is filtered out. If you don’t

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

want to filter out any high fre-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

quencies, 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 de-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay (D).

Level

 

0-127

 

 

 

Output level

35: CHORUS -> DELAY

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chorus

 

 

 

 

 

Delay

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 cho-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rus is heard.

Cho Balance #

 

 

 

D100:0W-

 

Volume balance between the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D0:100W

 

direct sound (D) and the cho-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rus sound (W)

Delay Time

 

 

 

0.0-500.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is heard.

Dly Feedback

 

 

-98-+98 %

 

 

Adjusts the amount of the de-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay sound that’s fed back into

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the effect. Negative (-) settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

invert the phase.

Dly HF Damp

 

 

 

200-8000 Hz,

 

Adjusts the frequency above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYPASS

 

which sound fed back to the ef-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fect is filtered out. If you do not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

want to filter out any the 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 de-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lay (D).

Level

 

 

0-127

 

 

Output level

36: FLANGER -> DELAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flanger

 

 

 

Balance W

 

 

Delay

Balance W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance D

 

Balance D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

 

Value

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 ef-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fect. Negative (-) settings invert the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phase.

Flg Delay

 

 

0.0-100.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the flanger is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

heard.

Flg Balance #

 

 

D100:0W-

 

Volume balance between the direct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D0:100W

 

sound (D) and the flanger sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(W)

Delay Time

 

 

0.0-500.0 ms

 

Adjusts the time until the delay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound 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 do not 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

90

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Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual Enhancer Flanger

XV-2020 specifications

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