Pedal Wah - Roland V-Bass VB-99 Owner's Manual

Chapter 8 Parameters Guide

PEDAL WAH

This is a wah effect that you control in real time by adjusting the EXP
pedal connected to the EXP PEDAL jack or an FC-300 EXP pedal.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
TYPE
Selects the type of wah.
CRY WAH This models the sound of the CRY BABY
wah pedal popular in the `70s.
VO WAH This models the sound of the VOX V846.
FAT WAH This a wah sound featuring a bold tone.
LIGHT WAH This wah has a refined sound with no un-
usual characteristics.
BASS WAH This wah has been specially adapted for use
in the bass registers. Inclusion of the low-
frequency range in the wah sound produces
a robust wah effect, with no dilution of the
sound.
RESO WAH This completely original effect offers en-
hancements on the characteristic resonances
produced by analog synth filters.
PEDAL POS (Pedal Position)
0–100 Adjusts the position of the wah pedal.
* This parameter is usually assigned to an
expression pedal or the like for use.
PEDAL MIN (Pedal Minimum)
0–100 Selects the tone produced when the heel of
the EXP Pedal is depressed.
PEDAL MAX (Pedal Maximum)
0–100 Selects the tone produced when the toe of
the EXP Pedal is depressed.
EFFECT LEVEL
0–100 Adjusts the volume.
DIRECT LEVEL
0–100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound.
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T.WAH (Touch Wah)
This is an automatic wah effect where the filter changes in response
to the bass level.
Parameter/
Explanation
Range
MODE
Selects the wah mode.
LPF (Low Pass Filter) This passes only the low band.
BPF (Band Pass Filter) This passes only a specific band.
POLARITY
Selects the direction in which the filter will change in response to the
input.
DOWN The frequency of the filter will fall.
UP The frequency of the filter will rise.
SENS (Sensitivity)
0–100 Adjusts the sensitivity at which the filter
will change in the direction determined by
the polarity setting.
Higher values will result in a stronger re-
sponse. With a setting of 0, the strength of
playing will have no effect.
FREQ (Frequency)
0–100 Adjusts the center frequency of the Wah ef-
fect.
PEAK
Higher values will produce a stronger tone which emphasizes the
wah effect more.
0–100 Adjusts the way in which the wah effect ap-
plies to the area around the center frequen-
cy. With a value of 50 a standard wah sound
will be produced.
LEVEL
0–100 Adjusts the volume of the effect sound.
DIRECT LEVEL
0–100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound.
FX (Effects)