VB-99 - Purple Electric Violin Concerto

Started by Antonuzzo, February 05, 2018, 11:38:42 AM

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This patch is only possible thanks to the fact that the VB99 has ten seconds of loop time as opposed to the VG99's paltry 2.8...

This is an attempt to emulate what Ed Alleyne Johnson does with his violin, particularly on The Oxford Suite. You'll need an expression pedal and a footswitch for this.

Start by playing the riff one beat at a time, with the delay on the offbeat. Once you've got that, use the footswitch to capture it in a loop.

When you've got the loop going, use the expression pedal to switch in the violin tone. I've used a reverse delay to simulate the bowing action here.

It's a little hard to explain if you don't know the original, so I've included an MP3 of how it sounds on the VB99.

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QuoteThis patch is only possible thanks to the fact that the VB99 has ten seconds of loop time as opposed to the VG99's paltry 2.8...

Which is due to the VG-99 having deeper Reverb FX, which employs hardware RAM ICs .

VB-99 lacks these VG-99 Reverb types
QuoteSPRING This simulates the sound of a guitar amp's
built-in spring reverb.

MOD (Modulate) This reverb adds the wavering sound found
in hall reverb to provide an extremely pleasant
reverb sound.


  - so the RAM ICs can be re-allocated to support longer Delay HOLD times on VB-99
Compare the

VB-99 FX
https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/VB-99_OM.pdf
Page 113
QuoteDelay HOLD  - Up to 10 seconds of performance content is
recorded, then played back repeatedly. You
can also layer this as you perform something
else, then record these together (overdub),
allowing you to produce what is
called sound-on-sound or looping.
vs

VG-99 FX
https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/VG-99_OM.pdf
Page 125
Quote2. Set TYPE to HOLD in the Delay screen.
3. Press the pedal to which REC is assigned.
Recording starts when you press the pedal.
4. Press the pedal to which REC is assigned again to stop
recording.
* The maximum recording time is 2.8 seconds. If the recording time
exceeds 2.8 seconds, the recording stops automatically, and the
recorded content is then played back.
* An oscillating sound may be audible with extremely short recording
times.
5. When layering recordings, repeat Steps 4 and 5.
* The recorded content is cleared when the TYPE or patch is switched to
a different setting or when the power is turned off.
6. To return to recording standby, press the pedal to which
STOP is assigned.
The unit returns to recording standby.
* When playback is stopped, the recorded content is erased.
* You can also set REC SW MODE to MOMENT.
If you use this setting, be sure to keep the pedal held down during
recording.