Saving Effect Patches; Editing An Effect Patch - Roland VS-2480 Owner's Manual

16—Using Effects
It's not uncommon for a patch to have more parameters than will
fit on one screen. When this is the case, you can navigate between
the patch's screens by pressing F2 (NEXT) to move to the next
editing screen, or F1 (PREV) to move back.
All changes you make to a patch can be heard as soon as the next signal is sent into the
effect processor.

Editing an Effect Patch

To navigate to an effect's first editing screen if you're not already there:
1. Press EFFECT.
2. If the F button for the desired effect processor isn't visible, press PAGE.
3. Press the processor's F button to display its Algorithm View screen.
4. Press F3 (EDIT).
To edit an effect patch on any of its editing screens:
1. Select a parameter you want to edit.
2. Set its value as desired.
Effect and Direct Level Settings
Many effect patches offer FX Lvl ("effect level") and DirLvl ("direct level") parameters.
These two parameters are of special importance since they set the balance between wet
and dry signals. FX Lvl sets the level of the processed signal, while DirLvl sets the level
of the original signal. Both parameters have a range from -100 to 100, with 0 silencing
the effected or original signal, respectively.
If a patch is designed for use as a loop effect, it'll be added to the dry input or track
channel signal in the MASTER mix or on tracks.Therefore, FX Lvl is typically set to 100,
the maximum volume, and DirLvl is set to 0.
With an insert effect, on the other hand, the effect's output replaces the original signal,
so the FX Lvl and DirLvl values are more similar. While great care has been taken to
pre-program the right FX Lvl/DirLvl balance for each patch, you may wish to adjust
these settings for your project.
Preserving Patch Edits
There are two ways you can preserve an effect patch edit. You can:
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Saving Effect Patches

From an effect processor's Algorithm View screen or any of its edit screens, you can
press F5 (SAVE) to store the patch's current parameter values as your own user effect
patch (see "Preset and User Effect Patches" on Page 222).
When you press F5 (SAVE), the EFFECT PATCH SAVE screen appears, and the list of
200 user patches is presented. You can replace any of the current user patches with your
new effect patch.
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Save your current mixer settings—including your effect settings—as a scene, as
described in "Scenes" on Page 144.
Save your effect patch edits as a new user patch, as described below.
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