Combining The Playback Heads And Reverb - Boss RE-2 Owner's Manual

Panel Descriptions
Name
Pedal switch Turn on/off effects. By long-pressing the switch, you can set the REPEAT RATE (tap input) in time with the
6 tempo, or produce an aggressive sense of rotation (TWIST) that oscillates the echoed
Specifying the Function of the Pedal
7 [ECHO] knob Adjusts the echo volume.
8 [REVERB] knob Adjusts the volume of the reverb. Turn the [ECHO] knob all the way counterclockwise to use only reverb.
[INTENSITY] knob Adjusts the echo volume (amount of feedback). Turn this all the way clockwise to make the effect
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oscillate.
[TONE] knob Turn clockwise: emphasizes the high frequencies and cuts the low frequencies.
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Turn counterclockwise: emphasizes the low frequencies and cuts the high frequencies.
[REPEAT RATE] Adjusts the tape speed. The farther the knob is turned clockwise, the shorter the intervals become
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knob between echoes. The tone also changes along with the speed.
[WOW & Adjusts the wavering in tape speed, which occurs due to the friction resistance of the tape mechanism,
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FLUTTER] knob tape slippage and so on.
Turning this clockwise produces more wavering.
[MODE] knob Switches between modes 1–11. The combination of three different playback heads and reverb gives you
13 11 types of echo.
1.1. Combining the Playback Heads and
CARRYOVER Specifies whether the effect sound is carried over (ON) or not carried over (OFF) when you turn off the
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switch effect.
* To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn off all the units before making any
connections.
* Do not use connection cables that contain a built-in resistor.
Turning the power on/off
Once everything is properly connected, be sure to follow the procedure below to turn on their power. If you turn on equipment in
the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction or equipment failure.
Turning the Power On
Turn on the power to your amp last.
Turning the Power Off
Turn off the power to your amp first.
* Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear
some sound when switching the unit on/off. However, this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

Combining the Playback Heads and Reverb

The combinations for the playback heads (1–3) and the reverb in modes 1–11 are shown below.
Mode
Playback head 1
Playback head 2
Playback head 3
Reverb
* The delay times for playback heads 2 and 3 are 2x and 3x the delay time of playback head 1 respectively. When you use tap
input, this is set as the delay time (tap delay time) for playback head 1, which is the base delay time for each mode.
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Switches(P.10)
Reverb(P.4)
1 2 3 4
Á
Á Á
Á Á
Function
5 6 7 8
Á Á
Á Á
Á
Á Á Á Á
sound.2.5.
9 10 11
Á Á
Á Á
Á Á Á
Á Á Á