Chapter 4. Effect Settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

Multi-Effects Parameters

 

 

Rels

0–200 (ms)

Time from the start to

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Release)

 

the completion of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVERB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gate closing process

 

 

 

 

 

DELAY

 

 

Adds reverberation to the sound, simulating an acoustic

 

 

 

space.

 

 

 

 

 

Adds the delay sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Room Type

1–5

Type of reverb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

0–2000 (ms)

Time until the delay

 

 

1: Lite

 

 

 

 

sound is heard

 

 

2: Medium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

-98–98 (%)

Amount of the delay

 

 

3: Deep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound that is fed back

 

 

4: Shallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into the effect (minus:

 

 

5: Thin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inverts the phase)

PreDly

0–100.0 (ms)

Time until the reverb is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

heard

 

 

PANNING DELAY

 

Time

0–127

Duration of reverbera-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion

 

 

This is a delay effect with echoes that pan left and right.

HiDamp

4.0k–12.5k (Hz),

Frequency above which

 

 

 

 

 

 

THRU

the reverb is reduced in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TimeL

0–1500 (ms)

Time until the delay

HiCut

160–12.5k (Hz),

Frequency above which

 

 

 

 

TimeR

 

sound is heard

 

THRU

the high-frequency con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level L

0–127

Volume level of the de-

 

 

tent of the reverb sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level R

 

lay sound

 

 

is filtered out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

-98–98 (%)

Amount of the delay

 

 

 

 

 

GATE REVERB

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound that is fed back

 

 

 

 

 

 

into the effect (minus:

This is a special type of reverb in which the reverb is cut off

 

 

 

inverts the phase)

without being allowed to decay naturally.

 

BEAT DELAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

This is a delay effect that synchronizes with a tempo in

 

 

 

 

 

 

Room Type

1–5

Type of reverb

 

 

 

sequencer.

 

 

 

 

1: Lite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2: Medium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3: Deep

 

 

Parameter

Value

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4: Shallow

 

 

Time

32th note–half

Time until the delay

 

 

5: Thin

 

 

 

note

sound is heard

Time

0–127

Duration of reverbera-

 

 

Shift

-half note–0–

Time of shifting the in-

 

 

tion

 

 

 

+half note

terval between the 1st

HiCut

160–12.5k (Hz),

Frequency above which

 

 

 

 

and 2nd delay

 

THRU

the high-frequency con-

 

 

Level 1

0–127

Volume level of the de-

 

 

tent of the reverb sound

 

 

Level 2

 

lay sound

 

 

is filtered out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pan 1

L15–CTR–R15

Stereo position of the

HiDamp

4.0k–12.5k (Hz),

Frequency above which

 

 

 

 

delay sound

 

 

Pan 2

 

 

THRU

the reverb is reduced in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

-98–98 (%)

Amount of the delay

 

 

level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound that is fed back

Thre

-60– +12 (dB)

Volume level at which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into the effect (minus:

(Threshold)

 

the reverb starts to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inverts the phase)

 

 

gated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hold

0.05–2.00 (s)

Time from when the re-

 

 

* If you set Tempo, Time, and Shift to make the delay time over

 

 

verb level falls below

 

 

1500 ms, the delay time cannot be more than 1500 ms.

 

 

the Threshold until the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gate starts to close

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Roland TD-20 owner manual Multi-Effects Parameters, Delay

TD-20 specifications

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