Adjusting The Balance Of The Overall Effect Send Level; Selecting Effects (Patch) - Roland VS-1680 Owner's Manual

Chapter 5 Using the Internal Effects (VS8F-2)
Adjusting the Balance of the Overall
Effect Send Level
You can adjust the balance of the total effect send level
for each effect with the effect send level (p. 107) and
pan (p. 107) settings that are assigned to each individ-
ual channel left as they are.
1. Press [MASTER].
2. Press [F1 (EFX1)]. If "EFX1" does not appear in
[F1], first press [PAGE] until "EFX1" is displayed,
then press [F1 (EFX1)]. Alternatively, use [
[ ], [ ], and [
"EFX1."
3. Use [
], [ ], [
cursor. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
fig.05-10(mastersnd.eps)
(Send Level)
This adjusts the total volume level of the signal (-42–6
dB) sent to the effect. Set the initial value to "100."
(Balance)
This adjusts the balance (L63–0–R63) of the total signal
sent to the effect. Set the initial value to "0" (center).
* You can adjust the overall send level and balance for
EFX2–EFX4 in the same manner.
108
] to move the cursor to
], and [ ] to move the
Send Level
Send Balance

Selecting Effects (Patch)

An effect settings is referred to as a patch. The VS-
1680 provides 210 (P000-P209) read-only effects (Preset
Patches) and 200 (U000-U199) read and write effects
(User Patches). Please take a moment to check these
effects.
* If used in combination with the Vari Pitch function (p.
166), delay times may change somewhat, and for distor-
tion effects (distortion, overdrive, etc.), there may be some
change in the quality of the tone.
],
* With some of the effects, you may not want the direct
sound output, or other special setting may be required.
Please refer to "Algorithm List" (Appendices p. 81) when
making these settings.
1. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
2. When you wish to use EFX1/EFX2, hold down
[SHIFT] and press [F3 (EFFECT A)]. When you
wish to use EFX3/EFX4, hold down [SHIFT] and
press [F4 (EFFECT B)].
If "No Effect Board" Appears in the
Display
This indicates there is no VS8F-2 installed. In this
case, you cannot use the internal effects.
If the message appears even when a VS8F-2 is
installed, it indicates that the effect expansion
board is not being recognized properly. Perform
the shutdown procedure and turn the power off
as described in "Turning Off the Power" (p. 32),
then reinstall the VS8F-2 correctly.
3. Press [F1 (EFX1)].
The Effects 1 settings screen appears in the display.
4. Press [F2 (Sel)].
The effects list appears in the display.
5. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to move the cursor to
the effect you wish to use.