Adding Effects; Turning The Effect Function On And Off (Master Effect Switch) - Roland RS-50 Owner's Manual

Adding effects

The RS-50 contains three effects processors: multi-effects, chorus,
and reverb. Settings can be made separately for each effects
processor.
There are 47 types of multi-effects, 8 types of chorus, and 8 types of
reverb. You can use one of each type in a patch or part.
• Multi-effect/chorus/Reverb parameters can also be saved
in a patch (rhythm set) or performance.
• In Patch mode, effects will be applied according to the
settings of each patch. For details, refer to MFX Switch (p.
46), Chorus Send Lvl (p. 46), Reverb Send Lvl (p. 46) and
in the section entitled Patch Tone Parameters. You will
not hear the effects if the send level to chorus/reverb is too
low, or if the MFX Switch is off. If you cannot hear the
results of your editing the effect settings, check the settings
listed above.
• In Performance mode, effects will be applied according to
the settings of each patch, as well as the settings of each
part. For details, refer to MFX Switch (p. 58), Chorus Send
Lvl (p. 58), Reverb Send Lvl (p. 58) and in the section
entitled Part Effect Parameters. Each effect is shared by all
parts (patches).
• When using the multi-effect in Performance mode, you will
normally apply the multi-effect using "the effect settings
stored by the performance." However, if desired, you can
set the performance parameter MFX Source (p. 56) so that
the "effect settings stored by the patch assigned to a part"
are used by all parts. When you edit the multi-effect
settings, check MFX Source to see which of the above you
are editing.
Turning the effect function on
and off (MASTER EFFECT
SWITCH)
In order to enable an effects processor (multi-effects, chorus, reverb),
turn its switch on.
Turn these settings off when you wish to listen to the unprocessed
sound as you create a sound, or when you wish to use an external
effects processor instead of the onboard effects.
The On/Off settings for each Effect affect the RS-50 as a whole (i.e.,
are system settings). This setting remains stored in memory even
while the power is off.
When shipped from the factory, all three effects are set to ON.
1. Press [EFFECTS] so it is lit.
The on/off status of each effect (multi-effect, chorus, reverb) will
be displayed.
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2. Use PAGE/CURSOR [
]/[
use VALUE [-]/[+] to switch it on/off.
When you play the keyboard in this state, the effects whose master
effect switch is turned on will be applied to each patch.
When the cursor is located at "Rev" and you want to edit the effect
settings, press PAGE/CURSOR [
selected previously will be displayed.
For further information, refer to "Making effects settings" (p. 67).
] to select the effect type, and
], and the effect parameters
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