Poly Fx (Poly Effect); Poly Comp (Poly Compressor); Poly Limitr (Poly Limiter) - Roland V-Bass VB-99 Owner's Manual

Chapter 8 Parameters Guide

POLY FX (Poly Effect)

Parameter/
Explanation
Range
POLYFX SW (Poly Effect Switch)
OFF, ON Turns the poly effect on/off.
TYPE
POLY COMP Select the poly effect type.
POLY LIMITR * The parameters that can be set differ with
each type. Refer to each of the parameters
POLY DEFRET
cited later.
POLY DIST
POLY EQ
POLY OCTAVE
POLY RING
POLY SG
STRING MODLNG
POLYFX CH (Poly Effect Channel)
A, B This selects the channel to which the POLY
FX are applied.

POLY COMP (Poly Compressor)

The Poly Compressor attenuates loud input levels and boosts
soft input levels, thus evening out the volume to create
sustain without distortion. With the Poly Compressor,
compression is applied separately to each string.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
COMP SUSTAIN HiC, 1–4th, LowB
(Compressor Sustain)
0–100 Adjusts the range (time) over which low-
level signals are boosted. Larger values will
result in longer sustain.
COMP ATTACK HiC, 1–4th, LowB
(Compressor Attack)
0–100 Adjusts the strength of the playing attack.
Larger values will result in a sharper attack,
creating a more clearly defined sound.
COMP TONE HiC, 1–4th, LowB
(Compressor Tone)
-50–+50 Adjusts the tone.
COMP LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
(Compressor Level)
0–100 Adjusts the volume.
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POLY LIMITR (Poly Limiter)

This lets you apply an independent limiter for each string. The limiter
suppresses the volume of sounds that exceed the threshold setting.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
LIMITER ATTACK HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 Adjusts the strength of the playing attack.
Larger values will result in a sharper attack,
creating a more clearly defined sound.
LIMITER THRESHOLD HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 Adjust this as appropriate for the input sig-
nal from your bass. When the input signal
level exceeds this threshold level, limiting
will be applied.
LIMITER RATIO HiC, 1–4th, LowB
1:1–∞:1 This selects the compression ratio used with
signals in excess of the threshold level.
Higher values create a stronger compres-
sion effect.
LIMITER RELEASE HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 Adjusts the time from when the signal level
drops below the threshold until when limit-
ing is removed.
LIMITER TONE HiC, 1–4th, LowB
-50–+50 Adjusts the tone.
LIMITER LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 Adjusts the volume.
POLY