Boss MD500 Owner's Manual page 15

ROTARY
Parameter Value
SPEED SELECT SLOW, FAST
SLOW RATE
0.01–20.00 Hz
FAST RATE 0.01–20.00 Hz
RISE TIME 1–100
FALL TIME 1–100
MIC DISTANCE 0–100
ROTOR/HORN 100:0–0:100
DRIVE 0–100
FILTER
Parameter Value
Selects the type of wah effect and filter.
A-WAH G
A-WAH B
TYPE
T-WAH G
T-WAH B
PATTERN
A-WAH G, A-WAH B
RATE
0.01–20.00 Hz
BPM 6.0–600.0
` – Œ
NOTE
Selects the wah mode.
LPF
FILTER MODE
HPF
BPF
DEPTH 0–100
FREQUENCY 0–100
RESONANCE
0–100
SIN, TRI, SQR, SAW-UP,
WAVEFORM
SAW-DOWN, RAMP
T-WAH G, T-WAH B
Selects the filter mode.
LPF
FILTER MODE
HPF
BPF
Selects the direction in which the filter changes according to the input.
POLARITY DOWN
UP
SENS 0–100
FREQUENCY 0–100
RESONANCE 0–100
DECAY 0–100
Explanation
Switches the speaker rotation speed between SLOW (slow) and FAST (fast).
Adjusts the speed of rotation when SPEED SELECT is set to SLOW.
Adjusts the speed of rotation when SPEED SELECT is set to FAST.
Adjusts the transition time over which the rotation speed changes when SPEED
SELECT is switched from SLOW to FAST.
Adjusts the transition time over which the rotation speed changes when SPEED
SELECT is switched from FAST to SLOW.
Adjusts the distance between the horn/rotor and the mic.
Adjusts the volume balance between the horn and rotor.
Adjusts the amount of distortion in the preamp.
Explanation
Automatically produces a wah effect by cyclically modulating the filter
(for guitar).
Automatically produces a wah effect by cyclically modulating the filter (for bass).
Produces a wah effect by modulating the filter according to the volume of the
input signal (for guitar).
Produces a wah effect by modulating the filter according to the volume of the
input signal (for bass).
Lets you freely program how the filter changes.
Adjusts the rate of the wah.
Specifies the tempo.
The range of this setting depends on the RATE or NOTE value.
Adjusts the rate of the wah, specified as a note value relative to the BPM.
Low pass filter. Passes only the low-frequency region.
High pass filter. Passes only the high-frequency region.
Band pass filter. Passes only the specified frequency region.
Adjusts the wah depth.
Adjusts the center frequency of the wah effect.
Adjusts how the wah effect is applied in the region of the center frequency.
Higher values boost the filter effect, producing a strongly distinctive character. A
value of "50" produces the typical wah sound.
Selects the type of wave.
Low pass filter. Passes only the low-frequency region.
High pass filter. Passes only the high-frequency region.
Band pass filter. Passes only the specified frequency region.
The filter moves toward a lower frequency.
The filter moves toward a higher frequency.
Specifies the sensitivity with which the filter moves in the direction specified by
the POLARITY setting. Higher values increase the response; with a setting of "0, "
the wah effect does not respond to your picking.
Adjusts the center frequency of the wah effect.
Adjusts how the wah effect is applied in the region of the center frequency.
Adjusts the rate at which the filter is moved.
Parameter List
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