Roland SP-555 Owner's Manual page 57

MFX bank B
Number Type
1 COMP
Makes the sound more con-
sistent.
2 EQUALIZER
Adjusts the volume of each
frequency region.
3 C.CANCELER
Cancels the vocal or other
sound located in the center.
4 SUBSONIC
Adds a low-frequency sine
wave based on the volume
being input to the effect (*2).
5 LO-FI COMP
Degrades the audio quality.
A compressor is also provid-
ed.
6 NOISE GEN
Applies a lo-fi effect, and
also adds noises such as
white noise and record
noise.
7 RADIO TUNING
Simulates sound heard from
a radio.
8 VINYL SIM
Simulates sound heard from
an analog record.
9 DIST+PAN
Monaural distortion, with ad-
justable panning.
10 OD+PAN
Monaural overdrive, with ad-
justable panning.
11 AMP SIM
Simulates a guitar amp.
12 BIT CRASH
Produces an extreme lo-fi ef-
fect.
13 STEP FILTER
A filter that varies the cutoff
frequency in a stepwise man-
ner.
14 STEP RING MOD
A ring modulator that varies
the modulated frequency in a
stepwise manner.
CTRL 1 function (display)
SUSTAIN (SUS)
Adjusts the depth of the com-
pressor.
LOW (Lo )✩
Adjusts the low-frequency vol-
ume.
L-R BALANCE (L-r)
Adjusts the point at which maxi-
mum cancellation occurs.
PITCH (Pit)
Adjusts the frequency of the sine
wave.
LO-FI TYPE (tyP)
Adjusts the audio degradation.
WHITE NOISE (WHt)
Adjusts the volume of the "hiss"
noise.
DETUNE (tUn)
Adjusts the tuning drift of the ra-
dio.
FREQUENCY RANGE (rnG)
Adjusts the frequency response
of the playback system.
DRIVE (drV)
Adjusts the degree of distortion.
DRIVE (drV)
Adjusts the degree of distortion.
AMP TYPE (JC –FUZ)
Selects the type of amp (*3).
SAMPLE RATE (rAt)
Adjusts the sample rate.
STEP PTN (P01–P16)
Selects the pattern in which the
cutoff frequency will change.*6
STEP PTN (P01–P16)✩
Selects the pattern in which the
modulated frequency will
change.*6
CTRL 2 function (display)
ATTACK (Atk/rEL)✩
Adjusts the attack. If Limit mode
is on (rEL), this adjusts the re-
lease.
MID (Mid)✩
Adjusts the mid-frequency vol-
ume.
LOW BOOST (Lo )
Boosts the low-frequency
sounds located in the center,
such as the bass.
THRESHOLD (tHr)
Adjusts the volume at which the
sine wave will begin sounding.
PRE FILTER TYPE (FLt)✩
Selects the type of filter located
before the input to the Lo-Fi ef-
fect.
DISC NOISE (diS)
Adjusts the volume of the "pop"
noise.
NOISE LEVEL (noS)
Adjusts the volume of noise.
NOISE LEVEL (noS)
Adjusts the volume of noise.
TONE (ton)
Adjusts the panning.
TONE (ton)
Adjusts the tonal character.
VOLUME (VoL)
Adjusts the amp volume and de-
gree of distortion.
BIT (bit)✩
Adjusts the bit depth.
RATE (t32–t1)*1
Adjusts the length of the STEP
PTN.
RATE (t32–t1)*1
Adjusts the length of the STEP
PTN.
Appendix
CTRL 3 function (display)
LEVEL (LEV)✩
Adjusts the volume.
HIGH (Hi )✩
Adjusts the high-frequency vol-
ume.
HIGH BOOST (Hi )
Boosts the high-frequency
sounds.
BALANCE (bAL)
Adjusts the volume balance be-
tween the direct sound and ef-
fect sound.
BALANCE (bAL)
Adjusts the volume balance be-
tween the direct sound and ef-
fect sound.
HUM NOISE (HUM)
Adjusts the volume of the "hum"
noise.
BALANCE (bAL)
Adjusts the volume balance be-
tween the direct sound and ef-
fect sound.
WOW/FLUTTER (FLU)
Adjusts the rotational instability
of the analog record.
PAN (PAn)
Adjusts the panning.
PAN (PAn)
Adjusts the panning.
SPEAKER TYPE (SL1–3St)
Selects the type of speaker (*4).
FILTER (FLt)
Adjusts the filter depth.
RESONANCE (rES)✩
Adjusts peak frequency re-
sponse at the cutoff frequency.
BALANCE (bAL)
Adjusts the volume balance be-
tween the direct sound and ef-
fect sound.
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