Roland MC-909 owner manual Step Flanger, Overdrive, Distortion

Multi-Effects List

22: STEP FLANGER

This is a flanger in which the flanger pitch changes in steps. The speed at which the pitch changes can also be specified in terms of a note value based on a specified tempo.

fig.MFX22

	Balance D		2-Band
L in				L out
			EQ
	Step Flanger		Balance W
	Feedback
	Feedback
			Balance W
	Step Flanger
R in			2-Band	R out
	Balance D		EQ
Parameter	Value	Description
Pre Delay	0.0–100.0	Adjusts the time until the flanger
	ms	sound is heard.
Rate	0.05–10.00	Frequency of modulation
	Hz, note
Depth	0–127	Depth of modulation
Feedback	-98– +98 %	Adjusts the amount of the flanger
#2		sound that’s fed back into the effect.
		Negative (-) settings invert the
		phase.
Step Rate	0.10–20.00	Rate (period) of pitch change
#1	Hz, note
Phase	0–180 deg	Spatial spread of the sound
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 flanger sound
		(W)
Level	0–127	Output level

23: OVERDRIVE

Creates a soft distortion similar to that produced by vacuum tube

amplifiers.

fig.MFX23

L in						L out
	Over		Amp		2-Band	Pan L
	drive	Simulator			EQ	Pan R
R in
						R out
Parameter	Value			Description
Drive #1	0–127			Amount of distortion
				Also changes the volume.
Tone #2	0–127			Sound Quality
Pan	L64–63R			Stereo location of the OVERDRIVE
				output
Amp Sw	OFF, ON			Amp simulator on/off
Amp Type	SMALL,			Type of guitar amp
	BUILT-IN,			SMALL: small amp
	2-STACK,			BUILT-IN:single-unit type amp
	3-STACK			2-STACK:large double-stack amp
				3-STACK:large triple-stack amp
Low Gain	-15– +15 dB			Gain of the low frequency range
High Gain	-15– +15 dB			Gain of the high frequency range
Level	0–127			Output level

24: DISTORTION

Produces a more intense distortion than Overdrive. The parameters

are the same as for “23: OVERDRIVE.”

fig.MFX24

L in			L out
Distortion	Amp	2-Band	Pan L
	Simulator	EQ
			Pan R
R in
			R out

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