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Boss VF-1 Multi-Effects Processor manuals available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual
Boss VF-1 Owner's Manual (144 pages)
24-bit multiple effects processor
Brand:
Boss
| Category:
Recording Equipment
| Size: 3 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
Main Features
9
How to Use this Manual
10
Conventions Used in this Manual
10
Important Notes
11
Maintenance
11
Front and Rear Panels
12
Front Panel
12
Rear Panel
13
Digital Output
13
Section 1. Producing Sound
14
Making Connections
14
Connecting a Guitar
14
Connecting a Keyboard
15
Connecting a MIC
15
Connecting to the Send/Return of a Mixer
16
Connecting an Expression Pedal or Foot Switch
16
Turning on the Power, and Standby
17
Turning on the Power
17
Adjusting the Input Level
17
Selecting the Effect Sound
18
About the Screen Indications
18
Selecting a Patch
18
Quickly Finding the Desired Patch (Category Search)
19
Selecting Patches with a Foot Switch
20
Switching EFFECTS On/Off
22
Tuning Your Instrument
22
Displaying the Tuner
22
About the Tuner Display
23
Tuning Procedure
23
Modifying the Tuner Settings (Standard Pitch/Volume)
24
Adjusting the Display Contrast
24
Section 2. Creating Sounds
25
Before You Begin Creating Sounds
25
User Banks and Preset Banks
25
Algorithms
25
Settings that Are Stored in a Patch
25
The Display Screen
25
Play Mode
25
Rapidly Editing a Patch (Quick Setting)
26
Editing a Patch
27
About Display Selection
27
Procedure
27
Copying a Patch
28
Turning an Effect On/Off
28
Editing the Settings of each Effect
29
Changing the Order of the Effects
30
Checking the Input/Output Levels of each Effect
31
Copying Effect Settings (Effect Copy)
32
Setting the Output Level
32
Controlling Parameters in Real Time (Control Assign)
33
Assigning the Category
37
Editing the Patch Name
37
Canceling Your Edits
38
Saving the Changes You Make (the Write Operation)
38
Ways to Use Control Assign
39
Using an Expression Pedal
39
Using Two Foot Switches
40
Using an Expression Pedal (Example)
41
Section 3. Overall Settings (Utility)
42
Utility Functions
42
How to Make Settings
42
Tuner
42
System Setting
43
Global Sound Settings
45
Output Select
45
Factory Reset
46
MIDI
46
Section 4. Effect Guide
47
About the Algorithm List
47
About POSITION
47
About "The Function of each Parameter
47
About MOD
47
MOD Parameters
47
About SFX
48
SFX Parameters
48
About FV (Foot Volume)
48
About DELAY, Multitap DELAY and STEREO PS DLY
48
Algorithm List
49
Pb1 Guitar Multi 1
49
4BAND EQ (Equalizer)
50
NS. SUPPRESSOR (Noise Suppressor)
50
Pb2 Guitar Multi 2
52
Pb3 Bass Multi
54
Pb4 Acoustic Multi
56
Pb5 Keyboard Multi
57
Stereo Chorus
57
Pb6 Rotary Multi
59
Pb7 Vocal Multi
60
Pb8 Vocoder
62
PB9 Voicetransform (Voice Transformer)
63
Pb10 Isolator
64
Stereo Delay
64
Pb11 Lofi Processor
65
Pb12 Reverb 1
66
Pb13 Reverb 2
67
Pb14 Gate Reverb
68
PB15 2CH RSS (2 Channel RSS)
69
Pb16 Delay Rss
70
Pb17 Chorus Rss
71
Pb18 Reverb Rss
72
Pb19 Rss Panner
73
Pb20 Delay
74
PB21 Multitap DELAY (20 TAP)
75
Pb22 Tape Echo201
76
Pb23 MIC Simulator
77
Pb24 Space Chorus
78
PB25 Stflanger DLY (Stereo Flanger Delay)
79
Stereo Flanger
79
PB26 Stphaser DLY (Stereo Phaser Delay)
80
Stereo Phaser
80
PB27 Stchorus DLY (Stereo Chorus Delay)
81
PB28 STEREO PS DLY (Stereo Pitch Shifter Delay)
82
Pb29 Stereo Multi
83
PB30 10GRAPHIC EQ (10-Band Graphic Equalizer)
84
Pb31 Hum Canceler
85
NS. SUPPRESSOR (Noise Suppressor)
85
Pb32 Vocal Canceler
86
Pb33 Reverb+Reverb
87
Pb34 Chorus+Reverb
88
Pb35 Delay+Reverb
89
Pb36 Delay+Chorus
90
The Function of each Parameter
91
Acoustic
92
ACOUSTIC Gtsim (Acoustic Guitar Simulator)
92
AFB (Anti-Feedbacker)
92
BASS GTR SIM (Bass Guitar Simulator)
92
BCF (Bass Cut Filter)
92
Chourus
93
Compressor/Limiter
93
De-Esser
94
Defretter
95
Delay
95
Distance
96
Distortion
96
Enhancer
97
Feedbacker
97
MIX Level
97
Flanger
98
GRAPHIC EQ (Graphic Equalizer)
98
Input Gain
98
GUITAR SYNTH (Guitar Synthesizer)
99
Harmonist
101
HUM CANCELER (Hum Canceller)
102
2 X2 CHORUS
91
4BAND EQ (Equalizer)
91
3 Band Isolator
103
Humanizer
103
Lofi Box
104
Master
105
MIC CONV (MIC Converter)
106
Multi Tap Delay
107
NS.SUPPRESSOR (Noise Suppressor)
107
Octave
108
Over Drive
108
Phaser
108
PICKUP SIM (Pickup Simulator)
109
Pitch Shifter
109
Preamp Type
110
PREAMP/SP.SIM (Preamp/Speaker Simulator)
110
MIC Setting
111
Reverb
111
Gate
112
Ring Modulator
112
Rotary
113
RSS (2Ch)
114
Rss Panner
114
Short Delay
114
Slicer
114
Slow Gear
115
Space Chorus
115
STEREO PS DLY (Stereo Pitch Shifter Delay)
115
SUB 4BAND EQ (Sub 4 Band Equalizer)
116
T-WAH (Touch WAH)
116
Pan Head L L:r
117
Pan Head M L:r
117
Pan Head S L:r
117
Repeat Rate
117
Tape Echo201
117
Tone Bass
117
Tone Treble
117
Tremolo/Pan
117
Vibrato
118
Vocal Canceler
118
Vocoder
118
Fine Pitch
119
Voicetransform (Voice Transformer)
119
Wah
120
Before Using RSS
121
Making Settings
122
Section 5. Using MIDI to Operate the VF
122
What You Can Do Using MIDI
122
Setting the Device ID
123
Setting the MIDI Channel
123
Setting the Omni Mode
123
Making Settings
124
Program Change Map Settings
124
Connections
125
Transmission Procedure
125
Transmitting VF-1 Data (Bulk Dump)
125
Connections
126
Reception Procedure
126
Restoring Data from a Sequencer to the VF-1 (Bulk Load)
126
Section 5. Using MIDI to Operate the VF-1
122
Section 6. Appendices
127
About the VF-1'S Digital Output
127
Digital Output Signal
127
Connecting the VF-1 to a Digital Audio Device
127
Digital out Specifications
127
Operation Using the FC-200
127
VF-1 and FC-200 Connections
127
Selecting Patches from the FC-200
128
Control Assign Operations Using the FC-200
129
Operation Using the FC-50
130
Connecting the VF-1 and FC-50
130
Controlling the VF-1 from the FC-50
130
About MIDI
131
How MIDI Messages Are Transmitted and Received
131
Main Types of MIDI Message Used by the VF-1
132
Channel Messages
132
Program Change Messages
132
About the MIDI Implementation Chart
132
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
133
Troubleshooting
134
Error Messages
135
MIDI Implementation Chart
136
Specifications
137
Index
138
Preset Patch List
140
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Boss VF-1 Owner's Manual (146 pages)
24-bit multiple effects processor
Brand:
Boss
| Category:
Recording Equipment
| Size: 7 MB
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