Roland owner manual Using the RS-50 effects, Turning effects on and off Master Effects Switch

Applying various effects to the sound

Using the RS-50 effects

Three separate effects are always available in the RS-50. You can independently edit each effect’s settings.

Multi-Effects

The RS-50 contains 47 different multi-effects, including distortion and a rotary speaker simulation.

Chorus

Chorus adds a sense of depth and spaciousness to patches.

Reverb

Reverb adds ambient characteristics that emulate the sound of various physical spaces, such as concert halls or auditoriums.

■Turning effects on and off (Master Effects Switch)

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Turn on a switch to enable the corresponding effect (multi-effect, chorus, reverb). You may wish to turn these switches off when you want to listen to the unprocessed sound while editing it, or if you are using an external effects processor and do not want to use the built-in effects.

When shipped from the factory, all three effects are set to ON.

1.Press [PATCH] so it is lit and you are in Patch mode.

2.Press [EFFECTS] so it is lit.

The on/off state of each effect (multi-effect, chorus, reverb) will be displayed.

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3.Use PAGE/CURSOR [ ]/[ ] to select the effect type, and use VALUE [-]/[+] to turn to switch it on/off.

When you play the keyboard in this state, the effects whose master effect switch is turned on will be applied to the patches.

When the cursor is located at “Rev” and you want to edit the effect settings, press

PAGE/CURSOR[ ], and the effect parameters will be displayed one after another starting with the multi-effect (MFX) parameters.

For further information, refer to Making effects settings (p. 67).

The On/Off settings for each Effect affect the RS-50 as a whole (i.e., are system settings). This setting remains stored in memory even while the power is off.

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