Poly Octave (Poly Octave); Poly Ring (Poly Ring Modulator); Poly Sg (Poly Slow Gear); String Modlng (String Modeling) - Roland V-Bass VB-99 Owner's Manual

Chapter 8 Parameters Guide

POLY OCTAVE (Poly Octave)

This supports playing technique related to octaves.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
-1 OCTAVE LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 This adds sound one octave lower than the
original sound.
-2 OCTAVE LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 This adds sound two octaves lower than the
original sound.
DIRECT LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 Adjusts the level of the original sound.
POLY RING
(Poly Ring Modulator)
This enables you to mix the internal oscillator with the input sound
and apply a ring modulator independently for each string, creating a
sound with pitchless metallic reverberations.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
MODE
This selects the operation of the ring modulator.
NORMAL This is the normal ring modulator.
INTELLIGENT This changes the oscillator frequency ac-
cording to the pitch of the input sound. Un-
like NORMAL, this produces sound that
has pitch.
FREQ (Frequency)
0–100 Adjusts the frequency of the internal oscilla-
tor.
DISTORTION
This effect makes the effect sound of the ring modulator more
extreme.
DRIVE
0–100 Adjusts the depth of distortion.
TONE
-50–+50 Adjusts the tone.
LEVEL
0–100 Adjusts the volume of the distortion sound.
EFFECT LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100
Adjusts the volume of the effect sound.
DIRECT LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100
Adjusts the volume of the direct sound.
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POLY SG (Poly Slow Gear)

This creates a volume-swell (violin-like) effect independently for each
string.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
RISE TIME
0–100 Adjusts the time needed for the volume to
reach its maximum from the moment you
begin playing.
SENS (Sensitivity)
0–100 Adjusts the sensitivity.
When set to a lower value, the slow gear ef-
fect is only triggered with strong playing.
When set to a higher value, the slow gear ef-
fect can be triggered with both weak and
strong playing.
STRING MODLNG
(String Modeling)
This converts the sound of a bass guitar strung with round-wound
strings to the sound of a bass with flat wound or black nylon strings.
COSM BASS settings other than E.BASS may not produce the expect-
ed results.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
STRING TYPE HiC, 1–4th, LowB
OFF No conversion is performed.
FLAT WOUND Converts sound to that of flat wound
strings.
BLACK NYLON Converts sound to that of black nylon
strings.
STRING LEVEL HiC, 1–4th, LowB
0–100 Specifies the output level of each string.
POLY