Insert Effect Parameter Functions

Setting Procedure

1.Press [EFFECTS].

The Effect Settings screen appears.

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P: Preset / S: Song / U: User

4.Press CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to each effect and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to turn each

effect on or off.

Algorithm

Bank

Number

Patch Name

Blocks that are turned on are shown in uppercase letters,

Name

while blocks that are turned off are shown in lowercase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

letters. Turn on the effects that you want to use.

 

 

 

 

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2.Select an effect patch.

Use CURSOR [ ] [ ] and the TIME/VALUE dial to select the bank, Preset/Song/User, and patch number.

3.Press CURSOR [ ] to move the cursor to “EDIT,” and press [ENTER].

The Edit Effect screen appears and the algorithm (the connection sequence for the effects being used) is displayed.

5.Press CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the effect with the parameter that you want to change and

press [ENTER].

The Parameter Setting screen for each effect appears.

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When effect patches in the SIMUL bank are selected, “GTR” and “MIC” appear.

Move the cursor to “GTR” to modify a guitar-use effect, or to “MIC” to modify an effect for use with a mic, then

press [ENTER].

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6.Use CURSOR [ ] [ ] to select a parameter, and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to edit the value.

7.If you would like to edit another effect, press [EXIT] to return to the previous screen, and repeat steps 5–6.

8.If you wish to save the current effect settings, perform the procedure described in “Saving insert effect settings” (p. 58).

Edited effect settings are temporary. If you exit the Edit Effect screen without saving the effect patch you changed, “TMP” appears next to the indication of the bank.

Be aware that if you select a new effect patch while “TMP” is displayed, the altered effect patch is returned to its original settings and the changes are lost.

By pressing [ENTER] while the cursor is at a bank– number, you can display the Edit Effect screen directly.

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BR-864 specifications

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