Effects And Geq; Accessing The Effects Screen; About Effects - Roland M-480 Owner's Manual

Effects and GEQ

The M-480 provides six effects (FX1–6) and twelve GEQ processors (GEQ1–12).
The EFFECTS screen is used to operate the effects and GEQs.

Accessing the EFFECTS screen

1.
Press the top panel [EFFECTS] button.
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The EFFECTS screen will appear.

About effects

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CH 1–48 INSERT OUT
AUX 1–16 INSERT OUT
MTX 1–8 INSERT OUT
MAIN L, R, C INSERT OUT
AUX 1–16 OUT
The M-480 contains six internal effects (FX1–6), each of which allows you to select from various effect types including reverb, delay, and 31-
band GEQ.
You can use effects by inserting them into a channel, or in a send/return configuration using an AUX channel in combination with an input
channel as the FX return.
The FX1–6 tab of the EFFECTS screen is used to perform effect operations.
Accessing the FX1–6 tab
1.
Access the EFFECTS screen.
2.
Press [F1 (FX 1–6)] to display the FX 1–6 tab.
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INPUT
SELECT
INPUT
FX 1
EFFECT
FX 2
Same as the above
FX 6
Same as the above
You can switch tabs to change the content shown in the
EFFECTS screen.
The function buttons have the following operations:
[F1 (FX1–6)] Accesses the FX 1–6 tab.
[F2 (GEQ1–6)] Accesses the GEQ 1–6 tab.
[F3 (GEQ7–12)] Accesses the GEQ7–12 tab.
[F4 (EXT FX1–6)] Accesses the EXT FX 1–6 tab.
[F5 (EXT FX7–8)] Accesses the EXT FX 7–8 tab.
OUTPUT
SELECT
OUTPUT
To CH 1–48 INSERT IN
To AUX 1–16 INSERT IN
To MTX 1–8 INSERT IN
To MAIN L, R, C INSERT IN
To INPUT P ATCHBAY
FX1–6
1
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This area indicates the status of FX1–6. It is organized as follows:
Effect number indication
1
This indicates the effect number.
FX INSERT/SOURCE SELECT popup button
2
This selects the input-source for the effect. The current
input-source is shown on the button. When you move the
cursor to the button and press [ENTER], the FX INSERT/
SOURCE SELECT popup will appear. This can be set
separately for the L and R channels.
EDIT button
3
This accesses the corresponding FX EDIT popup.
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