Roland V-Synth Amp Simulator Guitar Amp Simulator, 119, Specifications of each Speaker Type

06:Amp Simulator (Guitar Amp Simulator)

This is an effect that simulates an guitar amp.

fig.MFX-06

L
		Noise		Amp				Speaker
R	Suppressor			Simulator				Simulator
Parameter			Value			Description
NS Sw			OFF, ON			Turns the noise suppressor on/
						off.
						The noise suppressor leaves the
						original sound unmodified, but
						mutes only the noise during the
						silent intervals.
NS Threshold			0–127			Adjusts the level at which the
						noise suppressor will begin to
						take effect.
						* When the signal drops below
							the specified level, it will be
							muted.
NS Release			0–127			Sets the transition time from
						when the noise suppression
						starts to the point where the vol-
						ume reaches 0.
Amp Type			JC-120, CLEAN			Type of guitar amp
			TWIN, MATCH
			DRIVE, BG
			LEAD,
			MS1959I,
			MS1959II,
			MS1959I+II,
			SLDN LEAD,
			METAL 5150,
			METAL LEAD,
			OD-1, OD-2
			TURBO, DIS-
			TORTION,
			FUZZ
			JC-120: The sound		of a Roland JC-120.
			CLEAN TWIN: The sound of a standard built-in
			type vacuum tube amp.
			MATCH DRIVE: The sound of a recent vacuum
			tube amp widely used in blues, rock, and fusion.
			BG LEAD: The sound of a vacuum tube amp repre-
			sentative of the late 70’s and the 80’s.
			MS1959 I: The sound of the large vacuum tube amp
			stack that was indispensable to the British hard
			rock of the 70’s, with input I connected.
			MS1959 II: The same amp as MS1959 I, but with in-
			put II connected.
			MS1959 I+II: The same amp as MS1959 I, but with
			inputs I and II connected in parallel.
			SLDN LEAD: The sound of a vacuum tube amp us-
			able in a wide variety of styles.
			METAL 5150: The sound of a large vacuum tube
			amp suitable for heavy metal.
			METAL LEAD: A metal lead sound with a distinc-
			tive mid-range.
			OD-1: The sound of the BOSS OD-1 compact effects
			processor.
			OD-2 TURBO: The sound of the BOSS OD-2 com-
			pact effects processor with the Turbo switch on.
			DISTORTION: Distortion sound.
			FUZZ: Fuzz sound.

Effects List

Parameter	Value		Description
Volume	0–127		Volume and degree of distortion
			of the amp
Bass	0–127		Tone of the bass/mid/treble
			range
Middle
			* Middle cannot be set if
Treble
			MATCH DRIVE is selected
			for the Amp Type.
Presence	0–127		Tone for the ultra high frequen-
			cy range
Master Volume	0–127		Volume of the entire amp
Brightness Sw	OFF, ON		Turning this On will produce a
			sharper and brighter sound.
			This parameter can be set if the
			Amp Type is set to JC-120,
			CLEAN TWIN, or BG LEAD.
Gain Sw	LOW, MID,		Degree of amp distortion
	HIGH
Sp Sim Sw	OFF, ON		Turns the Speaker Simulator
			on/off.
Sp Type	(see below)		Type of speaker
Mic Setting	1–10		Adjusts the location of the mic
			that is recording the sound of
			the speaker.
			Increasing this value will pro-
			duce the effect of the mic being
			further away from the center of
			the speaker cone.
Mic Level	0–127		Volume of the microphone
Direct Level	0–127		Volume of the direct sound
Level	0–127		Output Level
Specifications of each Speaker Type
The speaker column indicates the diameter of each speaker unit (in
inches) and the number of units.
Type	Cabinet			Speaker	Microphone
SMALL	small open-back en-			10	dynamic
	closure
MIDDLE	open back enclosure			12 x 1	dynamic
JC-120	open back enclosure			12 x 2	dynamic
BUILT IN 1	open back enclosure			12 x 2	dynamic
BUILT IN 2	open back enclosure			12 x 2	condenser
BUILT IN 3	open back enclosure			12 x 2	condenser
BUILT IN 4	open back enclosure			12 x 2	condenser
BUILT IN 5	open back enclosure			12 x 2	condenser
BG STACK 1	sealed enclosure			12 x 2	condenser
BG STACK 2	large sealed enclosure			12 x 2	condenser
MS STACK 1	large sealed enclosure			12 x 4	condenser
MS STACK 2	large sealed enclosure			12 x 4	condenser
METAL STACK	large double stack			12 x 4	condenser
Recommended combination of pre-amp and speaker
Amp type		Speaker type				Appendices
BG LEAD		BG STACK 1, BG STACK 2, MIDDLE
MS1959 II		BG STACK 1–2, METAL STACK
MS1959 I+II		BG STACK 1–2, METAL STACK
SLDN LEAD		BG STACK 1–2, METAL STACK
METAL 5150		BG STACK 1–2, METAL STACK
METAL LEAD		BG STACK 1–2, METAL STACK
OD-2 TURBO		BUILT IN 1–4
DISTORTION		BUILT IN 1–4
FUZZ		BUILT IN 1–4

119