Naming A Patch - Roland VG-99 Workshop Manual

Assign Hold
You can control many different sound parameters in the VG-99 with the front
panel controllers, such as the D Beam, ribbon controller, CONTROL 1 and 2
switches, etc. You can also control many sound parameters with external
switches and expression pedals.
If controller assignments are the same in two or more patches, the VG-99 lets
you choose whether or not the current values of those assignments carry
over when a new patch is selected. This is accomplished with the "Assign
Hold" function.
Here's a practical example of how you might use Assign Hold: Say you
have an optional expression pedal connected to the VG-99's rear-panel
EXP PEDAL jack, and you have it assigned to control foot volume in all
your patches. When Assign Hold is on, the value set by the pedal's current
position—which dictates the foot volume level in the patch—will carry over
when a new patch is selected, eliminating a potentially drastic change in
volume when the patches are switched.
When Assign Hold is off and a new patch is selected, the pedal's current
position is ignored, and the foot volume level is set according to the value
stored in the patch.
Here's how to adjust the Assign Hold setting:
Press SYSTEM.
1
Use the PAGE buttons to select Page 1 in the display, and then press
2
F4 (CTL).
Use the Page buttons to select Page 2 in the display.
3
Use the F1 knob or button to choose the desired setting: ON or OFF.
4
Press EXIT twice to return to the Play screen.
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Assign Hold doesn't have any effect when a controller assignment is
set as an on/off—or "latching"—control. For example, say you have the
CONTROL 1 button assigned to turn a delay effect on and off in two or
more patches. Regardless of the Assign Hold setting, the stored on/off
status of that delay effect will always be called up when the patch is
selected (though, of course, you can use the switch to toggle the on/
off status once the patch is selected).
Managing Patches

Naming a Patch

Here's how to give a user patch its own unique name:
Select the patch you wish to name.
1
Press NAME/KEY/BPM.
2
Press F1 (NAME).
3
Enter the desired patch name:
4
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To select a character—
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To change to a different character position—
buttons.
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To insert or delete a character, or enter a blank space—
F1-F3 buttons.
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To change the selected character's type—
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To change the selected character's case—
If you wish, use the F6 button and knob to assign the patch to a
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category.
When you're finished, press EXIT two or three times to return to the
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Play screen. If you're ready to save the patch along with its newly
changed name, skip ahead to the next procedure.
use the PATCH/VALUE dial.
use the PAGE
use the
use the F4 button.
use the F5 button.
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