Roland VG-99 Workshop Manual

Roland VG-99 Workshop Manual

V-guitar system working with patches
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VG-99
V-Guitar System
Working with Patches
© 2009 Roland Corporation U.S.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of Roland Corporation U.S.
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  • Page 1 Workshop ®ÂØÒňΠ® VG-99 V-Guitar System Working with Patches © 2009 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation U.S. VG99WS05...
  • Page 2: About Patches

    • The patch’s overall level In the VG-99, a patch is a collection of settings that make up a sound that you Additionally, a patch contains many settings related to controlling the play with your guitar. There are 200 patches that contain preset sounds, as sound: well as 200 user patches where you can store your own sounds.
  • Page 3: Preset Patches

    The 200 preset patches contain settings made at the factory that demonstrate many of the fantastic things that the VG-99 can do. Preset patches can’t be overwritten, but the settings can be altered and then stored in a user patch.
  • Page 4 Press EXIT three times to return to the Play screen. Selecting Patches by Category Patches can be categorized into different groups to make To save the category setting you’ve just made, you’ll need to save them easier to find. There are a numerous preset categories, the patch to a user patch location.
  • Page 5 Selecting Patches with the CONTROL 1 and 2 Buttons Various functions can be assigned to the CONTROL 1 and 2 buttons on the VG-99’s front panel. Two of the Use the F5 knob/button to select PATCH SELECT INC in the right many available are scrolling upward through patch column.
  • Page 6 Using the S1 and S2 Switches on a GK-compatible Guitar The CTL 3/4 jack on the rear panel of the VG-99 allows you to connect a footswitch (or footswitches) to control various functions. Just like the If you’re using a guitar equipped with a divided pickup that’s connected to CONTROL 1 and 2 assignments we discussed previously, two of the available the VG-99’s GK IN jack via a 13-pin cable, you can most likely select patches...
  • Page 7 Patch Extent Press EXIT twice to return to the Play screen. A very handy VG-99 performance feature is called “Patch Extent. ” It defines a lower and upper limit of patch numbers that can be selected. When a single FS-5U is connected to the CTL 3/4 jack using a standard guitar cable, it controls the assignment made to CTL 3.
  • Page 8: Naming A Patch

    (though, of course, you can use the switch to toggle the on/ If controller assignments are the same in two or more patches, the VG-99 lets off status once the patch is selected). you choose whether or not the current values of those assignments carry over when a new patch is selected.
  • Page 9: Exchanging Patches

    If you’ve changed any settings in the current patch, you’ll need to save them locations with. to a user patch before selecting another patch or powering off the VG-99. If you don’t, all your changes will be lost. To save the VG-99’s current settings in a user patch, use the following procedure: Press WRITE.
  • Page 10 Owner’s Manual. About the VG-99 Editor and Librarian Using its rear panel USB jack, you can connect the VG-99 to a compatible Windows-based or Mac-based computer. Among other things, this lets you use the computer to manage and back up patches via the VG-99 Editor and Librarian software.

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