Roland MMP-2 Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
14
Set Up and Basic Operations
Global Functions
Save pressing [ENTER] button
When you change system parameters or input parameters, the [ENTER] button lights up. This indicates
that there are changes that have not been saved. Pressing the [ENTER] button saves them immediately.
Settings are also saved automatically whenever you change to another screen.
* If you turn off the power without saving first, any changes you have made disappear and are no longer applied.
Adjusting the Contrast of the LCD Screen (LCDCNT)
fig.LcdLcdcntPeak.eps
1.
Press the [SYSTEM] button a number of times, until it lights in orange.
2.
If the screen doesnt show the letters LCDCNT, use the [PAGE] buttons to
scroll to the correct page. The setting screen for LCD screen contrast appears.
3.
Turn the left Value control to make adjustments.
You can also adjust this by holding down the [SYSTEM] button and turning the right Value
control.
Patches
You can call up and use any of a variety of grouped settings (Patches) suited to different uses and
environments that are stored in memory. You can also take settings youve made yourself and save them
as patches. Settings for the presence or absence of links and effect parameters can also be saved as
patches. (Linking (p. 28)).
When you turn on the power, the patch you used before turning off is called up.
The functional algorithms are pre-set according to the types of patches. Each patch includes the setting of
algorithms. Users cannot control such algorithms. The [EDIT SELECT] button of each effect lights to show
that the effect is available in this patch.
Operation of patch shall be like below.
1.
Select original patch (Patch Selection (SELECT) (p. 15))
2.
Customize the patch changing Effect or Link parameters (Using Effects (p. 19)/ Linking (p. 28))
3.
Save the customized status as a new patch or overwrite (Saving a Patch (STORE PATCH) (p. 15))
In this manual, parameter settings are grouped into three categories with the following names.
System Parameters
These manipulate global settings for the entire MMP-2: CLOCK, FREQ, INPUT, DRIVER, LCDCNT, and PEAK.
Input Parameters
These manipulate basic settings for the microphone pre-amp: PHANTOM, PHASE, LO-CUT, and ATT.
Effect Parameters
These manipulate settings for microphone modeling, the equalizer, and the like: all of the settings are
called up using the [EDIT SELECT] buttons MODEL, EQ, DYNAMICS, and PLUG IN.