Roland MC-909 owner manual Tape Echo, FBK Pitch Shifter

Multi-Effects List

35: TAPE ECHO

Parameter

Value

Description

A virtual tape echo that produces a realistic tape delay sound. This

Pre Delay

0.0–500 ms

Adjusts the time until the pitch

shifted sound is heard.

simulates the tape echo section of a Roland RE-201 Space Echo.

Feedback

-98– +98 %

Adjusts the amount of the pitch-

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shifted sound that’s fed back into

L in

L out

the effect. Negative (-) settings in-

vert the phase.

Direct Level

Echo Level

Pan

L64–63R

Stereo location of the pitch-shifted

Tape Echo

Echo Level

sound

Low Gain

-15– +15 dB

Gain of the low frequency range

R in

R out

High Gain

-15– +15 dB

Gain of the high frequency range

Direct Level

Balance

D100:0W–

Volume balance between the direct

D0:100W

sound (D) and the pitch-shifted

sound (W)

Parameter

Value

Description

Level

0–127

Output level

Mode

S, M, L,

Combination of playback heads to

S+M, S+L,

use

37: 2Vo PITCH SHIFTER

M+L,

Select from three different heads

S+M+L

with different delay times.

(2-Voice Pitch Shifter)

S: short M: middle L: long

Repeat Rate

0–127

Tape speed

Shifts the pitch of the original sound. This 2-voice pitch shifter has

#1

Increasing this value will shorten

two pitch shifters, and can add two pitch-shifted versions of the

the spacing of the delayed

original sound.

sounds.

Intensity #2

0–127

Amount of delay repeats

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Balance D

Bass

-15– +15

Boost/cut for the lower range of the

L in

L out

echo sound

Level Balance A

Treble

-15– +15

Boost/cut for the upper range of the

PanA L

Balance W

echo sound

Head S Pan

L64–63R

Independent panning for the short,

PanA R

2Voice Pitch Shifter

Head M Pan

middle, and long playback heads

PanB L

Head L Pan

Tape Distor-

0–5

Amount of tape-dependent distor-

Level Balance B

PanB R

Balance W

tion

tion to be added

R in

R out

This simulates the slight tonal

Balance D

changes that can be detected by

signal-analysis equipment. In-

Parameter

Value

Description

creasing this value will increase

Mode

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Setting a higher value for this pa-

the distortion.

rameter results in a slower re-

Wow/Flut-

0–127

Speed of wow/flutter (complex

sponse, but steadier pitch.

ter Rate

variation in pitch caused by tape

Coarse A #1

-24– +12

Adjusts the pitch of Pitch Shift A/B

wear and rotational irregularity)

semi

in semitone steps.

Coarse B #2

Wow/Flut-

0–127

Depth of wow/flutter

Fine A

-100–

Adjusts the pitch of Pitch Shift A/B

ter Depth

+100 cent

in 2-cent steps.

Fine B

Echo Level

0–127

Volume of the echo sound

Pre Delay A

0.0–500

Adjusts the time until Pitch Shift A/

Direct Level

0–127

Volume of the original sound

ms

B is heard.

Pre Delay B

36: FBK PITCH SHIFTER

Pan A

L64–63R

Stereo location of Pitch Shift A/B

Pan B

(Feedback Pitch Shifter)

Level

A100:0B–

Volume balance between Pitch Shift

Balance

A0:100B

A and Pitch Shift B

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

Balance

D100:0W–

Volume balance between the direct

D0:100W

sound (D) and the pitch shifted

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sound (W)

2-Band

L in

L out

Level

0–127

Output level

Balance D

EQ

Balance W

Pitch Shifter

Balance W

Feedback

R in

2-Band

R out

Balance D

EQ

Parameter

Value

Description

Mode

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Setting a higher value for this pa-

rameter results in a slower re-

sponse, but steadier pitch.

Coarse #1

-24– +12

Adjusts the pitch of the pitch-shift-

semi

ed sound in semitone steps.

Fine

-100– +100

Adjusts the pitch of the pitch-shift-

cent

ed sound in 2-cent steps.

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