About The Geq - Roland M-480 Owner's Manual

Effects and GEQ

About the GEQ

fig.GEQDia.eps
AUX 1–16 INSERT OUT
MTX 1–8 INSERT OUT
MAIN L, R, C INSERT OUT
The M-480 provides twelve GEQ processors, GEQ 1–12, that can be used as 31-band GEQ or 8-band parametric EQ. You can insert a GEQ
processor into the AUX 1–16, MTX 1–8, or MAIN L/R/C.
The GEQ1–6 tab or GEQ 7–12 tab of the EFFECTS screen is used to perform effect operations.
Accessing the GEQ 1–6 (GEQ 7–12) tab
1.
Access the EFFECTS screen.
2.
Press [F2 (GEQ 1–6)] (or [F3 (GEQ 7–12)]) to display the
GEQ 1–6 (or GEQ 7–12) tab.
fig.ScrGEQRack_Guide.eps
1
1 GEQ 1–6 (GEQ 7–12)
fig.ScrGEQRack_Guide2.eps
1 2 3 4
This shows GEQ 1–6 (GEQ 7–12). This area is organized as
follows:
GEQ number indication
1
This indicates the GEQ number.
GEQ INSERT SELECT popup button
2
This selects the channel into which the GEQ will be inserted.
The selected channel is shown on the button. When you
move the cursor to the button and press [ENTER], the GEQ
INSERT SELECT popup will appear.
EDIT button
3
This accesses the corresponding GEQ EDIT popup.
IN meters
4
These indicate the input level to the GEQ.
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INPUT
SELECT
GEQ 1
INPUT
31-BAND GEQ
8-BAND PEQ
GEQ 2
Same as the above
GEQ 12
Same as the above
5 6 7 8
OUTPUT
SELECT
OUTPUT
or
GEQ state indication
5
This indicates the state of the GEQ.
OUT meters
6
These indicate the output level from the GEQ.
BYPASS buttons
7
This turns the bypass on/off. When this is on, the input signal
will be "thru-ed" to the output.
You can also make the setting for switching bypass on or off
from a USER button (p. 140).
LINK button
8
This links adjacent odd-numbered and even-numbered GEQ
processors. If they are linked, the GEQ settings will be
identical.
When you activate LINK, the odd-numbered processor's settings
will be applied to the even-numbered processor.
To AUX 1–16 INSERT IN
To MTX 1–8 INSERT IN
To MAIN L, R, C INSERT IN