Boss MICRO BR Owner's Manual page 73

PHASER (FX)
By adding varied-phase portions to the direct
sound, the phaser effect gives a whooshing,
swirling character to the sound.
* This effect can be used when the FX "Type" parameter
is set to "PHASER."
On/Off
This parameter turns the phaser effect on/off.
Rate
This sets the rate of the Phaser effect.
Depth
Determines the depth of the Phaser effect.
Manual
Adjusts the center frequency of the phaser effect.
Resonance
Determines the amount of resonance (feedback).
Increasing the value will emphasize the effect,
creating a more unusual sound.
PREAMP (AMP)
Adjust the distortion and tone of the guitar
sound.
* When all Bass, Middle and Treble are set to "0," no
sound may be produced depending on the "Type"
setting.
On/Off
Turns the preamp effect on/off.
Type
This sets the type of the preamp. The distortion
and tone characteristics of each amp are as shown
below:
Type Explanation
JC-120 The sound of the Roland "JC-120," a
favorite of pro musicians around the
world.
CLEAN The sound of a conventional built-in
tube amp.
CRUNCH Allows you to obtain a crunch effect
that creates a natural distortion.
MATCH A simulation of the tube amp widely
used in styles from blues and rock.
Type
VO DRV
BLUES
BG LEAD The sound of a tube amp typical of
OFF, ON
MS
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METAL
METAL D A high gain and powerful metal
Volume
Adjusts the volume and distortion of the amp.
OFF, ON
Bass
Adjusts the tone for the low frequency range.
Middle
Adjusts the tone for the middle frequency range.
* If you have selected "MATCH" or "VO DRV" as the
type, the middle control will have no effect.
Treble
Adjusts the tone for the high frequency range.
Presence
Adjusts the tone for the ultra high frequency
range.
* If you have selected "MATCH" or "VO DRV" as the
type, raising presence will cut the high range (the value
will change from "0" to "-100").
Master
Adjusts the volume of the entire preamp.
Section 3. Using effects
Explanation
Allows you to obtain the Liverpool
sound of the 60's.
A lead sound with a rich middle ideal
for Blues.
the late '70s to '80s, characterized by
a distinctive mid-range.
The sound of a large tube amp stack
that was indispensable to the British
hard rock of the 70's, and is used to
this day by many hard rock guitar-
ists.
1 A trebly sound created by using
input I of the guitar amp.
2 A mild sound created by using
input II of the guitar amp.
1+2 The sound of connecting inputs
I and II of the guitar amp in par-
allel, creating a sound with a
stronger low end than I.
A tube amp sound with versatile dis-
tortion, usable in a wide range of
styles.
The sound of a large tube amp, suit-
able for heavy metal.
sound.
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