Roland VC-2 Dynamic Processor Stereo Dynamic Processor, Tape Echo Simulator, Stereo Delay

Effects List

09:Dynamic Processor (Stereo Dynamic Processor)

A comp/limiter, enhancer, 3-band equalizer, and noise suppressor are connected in series.

Comp/Limiter is able to use as a compressor, which controls inconsistencies in sound levels by suppressing high sound levels while lifting weaker signals, or as a limiter that prevents the signal from reaching exceedingly high levels.

Enhancer regulates the high-end overtones, clarifying the sound and the sound contour.

3-Band Equalizer works in three frequency ranges: Low, Mid, and High. You can set the frequencies and boost or cut the level.

Noise Suppressor leaves the original sound unmodified, but mutes only the noise during the silent intervals.

Parameter	Value	Description
Comp Sw	OFF, ON	Turns the comp/limiter on/off.
Comp	-60–0 dB	Sets the volume level at which the
Threshold		compression begins.
Comp Attack	0–127	Sets the time after the sound vol-
		ume is crossed the compressor
		threshold until compression be-
		gins.
Comp Re-	0–127	Specifies the time from when the
lease		volume drops below the compres-
		sor threshold until compression is
		no longer applied.
Comp Ratio	1.5:1, 2:1, 4:1,	Sets the “source sound:output
	100:1	sound” compression ratio.
Comp Gain	-60– +12 dB	Output gain
Enhan Sw	OFF, ON	Turns the enhancer on/off.
Enhan Sens	0–127	Sensitivity of the enhancer
Enhan Fre-	0–127	Sets the lower limit of the frequen-
quency		cies to which the enhancement ef-
		fect is added.
Enhan Mix	0–127	Level of the overtones generated
Level		by the enhancer
Enhan Level	0–127	Volume of the enhancer sound
EQ Low Freq	50–4000 Hz	Frequency of the low range
EQ Low Gain	-15– +15 dB	Gain of the low range
EQ Mid Freq	50–20000 Hz	Frequency of the middle range
EQ Mid Q	0.5, 0.7, 1.0, 2.0,	Gain of the middle range
	4.0, 8.0	Set a higher value for Q to narrow
		the range to be affected.
EQ Mid Gain	-15– +15 dB	Gain of the middle range
EQ Hi Freq	2000–20000 Hz	Frequency of the high range
EQ Hi Gain	-15– +15 dB	Gain of the high range
NS Sw	OFF, ON	Turns the noise suppressor on/off.
NS Thresh-	0–127	Adjusts the level at which the noise
old		suppressor will begin to take ef-
		fect.
		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 volume reaches 0.

10: Tape Echo Simulator

This virtual tape echo gives you real tape delay sound. This simulates the tape echo part of Roland’s RE-201 Space Echo.

Parameter	Value	Description
Mode	S, M, L,	Sets the combination of playback heads
	S+M, S+L,	to be used.
	M+L,	The RE-201 had three playback heads to
	S+M+L	make different delay times (Short, Me-
		dium, and Long delay) at once. For ex-
		ample, to use the short and middle
		heads, select S+M.
Repeat Rate	0–127	Sets the tape speed.
		This corresponds to the delay time in a
		contemporary delay effect.
Intensity	0–127	Sets the repeat times of the delayed
		sound.
		This is analogous to a contemporary de-
		lay’s feedback setting.
Bass	-100– +100	These are the echo sound’s bass and tre-
Treble		ble adjustments.
		When set to 0, they make no change to
		the sound.
Head S Pan	L63–63R	These are the pan (left-right) settings
Head M Pan		for each of the heads for Short, Medi-
		um, and Long delay time.
Head L Pan
		* This parameter does not appear on the
		original RE-201.
Tape Distor-	0–5	Adds the distortion characteristic of
tion		tape.
(Tape DS)		The distortion gets more intense as the
		value is increased.
W/F Rate	0–127	Frequency of the wow and flutter mod-
		ulation
		The wavering of multiple pitches that
		appears from tape wear and irregulari-
		ties in rotation is called wow and flut-
		ter.
W/F Depth	0–127	Modulation depth of the wow and flut-
		ter
Echo Level	0–127	Volume of the echo sound.

11: Stereo Delay

This is a stereo delay. Depending on the length of the delay you set, you can get long echoes, thick sounds, or spatial sounds.

Parameter	Value	Description
Mode	MONO,	Switches stereo, monaural, or alter-
	STEREO,	nate.
	ALTERNATE	MONO: This is a single-input,
		dual-output delay. Stereo sound
		(left and right) are mixed before be-
		ing input.
		STEREO: This is a dual-input, dual-
		output delay. The delay sound out-
		put features the same stereo place-
		ment as that of the input.
		ALTERNATE: The left and right
		delay sound output alternately.
		(Alternate delay)

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