Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VE-20 Roland
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Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish Bef ore usi ng t his u nit , ca refu lly read t he se ctio ns e nti tl ed: “USING T HE UNI T SA FEL Y” an d “I MPORT ANT NOTES” ( supplied on a s eparate sheet) .
2 Con te nts Main Features ................. .......... ...... 1 Installing Batteries ......... ................ 3 Quick S tart ............ .......... .......... ...... 4 1. Getting read y ....... .... .... ........ .... .... ........ .... .......4 2.
3 Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish Instal ling Batteri es Insert the batteries as sh own below, being careful to orient the batteries correctly.
4 Qui ck Start 1. Ge tting r eady 1 2 3 Connect your mic to the INPUT jack, and c onnect the OUTPUT jacks to your mix er or recorder . Move the r ear-panel POWER switch to the ON position. (The power will turn on.) Before you make c onnections, make sure that the input gain or volume of your mixer or rec order is turned down.
5 Qui ck St ar t Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish 2. Sing 3. Switching sounds 4 5 Press the EXIT button t o return to the Play scr een. Gradually raise the input gain or v olume of your mixer or r ecorder . 1 Go ahead and sing.
6 Qui ck Star t 4. Usi ng the H ARM O NY pe dal 5. Tu rn in g t he po wer off 1 Press the HARMON Y pedal; the Harmony eect will be applied. Lit The HARMONY indicator will light. 1 2 Low er the volume of your mix er or recor der . Move the r ear-panel POWER switch to the OFF position.
7 Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish Making th e Conn ecti ons • W hen using an A C adaptor, be sure to us e only the specifi ed type (PSA series; optional). Using an adaptor other t han the specified type may cause the unit to malfunction, or caus e damage to the unit.
8 Panel Descr iptions Front pa nel Display Thi s s ho ws th e so und n umbe r an d nam e. I n soun d or func tion ed iti ng s c reen s, it sho ws t he pa ram eter s an d va lue s be ing edi ted . * Never stri ke or ap pl y stron g pres sure to t he disp lay.
9 Panel Descriptions Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish Re ar pa ne l PHONES/ LINE Ja ck Con nect ster eo hea dph ones h ere. Alte rnate ly, you can us e thi s j ac k a s an un b al anc ed ste r eo l in e out p ut by connect ing a Y-cable (s uch as the Roland PCS-31L; optional).
10 Sounds and E ffec ts On the VE-20, a “sound” is a combi nati on of ef fects that determine the overall tonal character of a vocal that is proce ssed with th e unit. E ach effect i n a soun d m odifies a spe cific vocal ch aracteristi c, suc h as volum e, tone, pitch, or ambience.
11 So unds and E ffect s Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish 1. Pres s the REVERB L EVEL button . 2. Turn the SOUND kn ob to adjus t the amou nt of rever b as de sired. 3. Pre ss the EXI T but ton to re turn to t he Pla y scr een .
12 S oun ds a nd E f fe cts 1. Pre ss the MEN U butto n. 2. Turn the SOUND k nob to se lect the effec t th at y ou wa nt to edit . 3. Pre ss cu rs or bu tton ( ) to se lect the para meter th at you w ant to edit . For details on the parameters, refer to “Pa rameter gui de” ( p.
13 Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish Using Phr ase Loo p to Layer Your Voice You can use the O N/OFF pedal to control the Ph rase Loop function. In or der to overd ub u sin g the P hr ase L oop fu nct io n, you’ ll ne ed to s et th e Lo opTy pe par amet er to Pe rf orm ( p.
14 Conveni ent Func tions You can use the HARMONY p edal to apply e ffects other than Harmony. 1. Pre ss the MEN U butto n. 2. Turn the SOUND kn ob to sele ct CONTRO L PEDA L. 3. Pre ss cu rso r bu tton ( ). 4. Turn the SOUND kn ob to sele ct DELAY. 5.
15 Convenient Functions Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish You can use the Phrase Loop function to record your voi ce un proce ssed by an y eff ects, a nd then play bac k your recor ded v oice wh ile y ou au dition sounds o r make adjustme nts.
16 Convenient F unctions If you want the VE-20’s sound to be output in stereo or as mo no/dry sig nals, make the followin g setting. 1. Pre ss the MEN U butto n. 2. Pre ss cu rs or bu tton ( ) to se lect the Outp ut. 3. Turn th e SOUND k nob to select Stereo o r Mono/Dry.
17 Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish Appendix Here’s how to restore the VE-20’s s ettings to their factory-set con dition. 1. Pre ss the MEN U butto n. 2. Turn the SOUND kn ob to sele ct FACTO RY RE SET. 3.
18 Appen di x Th es e a re t h e eff ect s pa ra me te rs tha n yo u c an e dit with in e ach s oun d. DYNA MICS PITCH C ORRE CT *1 Avail able if Type is set to So ft , Ha rd, or E lect ric. *2 Available if Scale is set to Maj(Min). *3 Avail able if Type is s et to Rob ot.
19 App en di x Esp añ ol P or t ug uês Ne derl ands Italiano Français Deutsch Engl ish CONTRO L PED AL MAS TER These parameters are applied to the entire VE-20. SET UP FAC TORY RE SET Power do esn’t come on Q Hav e t he b a tte r ies r un d ow n? → Repl ace th em w ith n ew batt er ies (p .
Mai n Spec ific ations VE-20 : Vocal Processor * 0 d Bu = 0.77 5 Vrms * In the i nte rest o f produ ct i mpro veme nt, the spec if icati ons and/ or appearance of t hi s unit are subject to change without prior notice.
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