Roland VG-99 Workshop page 4

Tips for Choosing the Best MAIN OUTPUT SELECT
Setting
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Let your ears be your guide—
the MAIN OUTPUT SELECT settings are only starting
points. Try all the settings to see which one sounds
best with your particular rig.
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When connecting to a full-range system, choose LINE/PHONES—
range system reproduces sound in an uncolored way, so there's no
need to compensate the VG-99's output. Examples of a full-range
system would be a keyboard amp (such as Roland's KC series), an
acoustic guitar amp (such as Roland's AC series), a PA system, or a studio
monitoring system.
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Try the LINE/PHONES setting first, even when plugging into a guitar amp—
You may find that this un-equalized setting works best with your amp.
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Turn off the VG-99's COSM speaker modeling when amplifying the VG-99
through guitar speakers—The speaker system in a typical electric guitar
amp colors the sound in a dramatic way, and plays a large role in
determining the amp's overall sound character. This sound coloring is
why the VG-99 includes models of guitar speakers in the first place. But
COSM speaker modeling sounds best when it's used with a full-range
speaker system. If you leave it on when amplifying the VG-99 through a
guitar speaker, you're effectively coloring the sound twice, and this will
usually result in an undesirable dark and/or "boxy" sound. To avoid this,
we recommend that you create patches with COSM speaker modeling
turned off for these applications.
COSM speaker modeling is part of the VG-99's COSM amp section. To
learn more about working with COSM speaker modeling, see the VG-99
Owner's Manual.
The names given to
A full-
Global MAIN EQ
The Global Main EQ is a four-band equalizer that adjusts the tonality of the
sound coming out of the VG-99's MAIN OUT jacks. The High and Low EQ
bands are fixed shelving-type EQs, while the Low Mid and High Mid bands
are fully adjustable parametric EQs.
Up to nine additional four-band EQs are available for shaping your
sound within each patch.
Go to Page 2 of the Global Setting screens.
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Use the F1 knob or button to turn the Global Main EQ on and off.
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Use the F2 knob to set the overall gain of the EQ (TOTAL GAIN).
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Adjusting an EQ band changes the volume of the frequency range that's
assigned to it. As such, the overall volume of the entire signal may
be changed, especially with dramatic EQ adjustments. After you've
finished adjusting all the EQ bands, toggle the EQ on and off while
playing and use the TOTAL GAIN control to compensate for any level
difference that may have been introduced. The goal is to achieve the
same volume when the EQ is on or off.
While playing, use the F4 and F5 knobs to adjust the EQ's Low and
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High bands as desired. "+" settings boost the band, while "-" settings
cut the band. At 0, the EQ band is turned off. (Use the F4 and F5
buttons to quickly set an EQ band to 0.)
Use the PAGE buttons to go to Page 3 of the Global Setting screens.
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