Roland JUNO-Gi - Page 4

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What Are You Up To, Anyway?
Since the JUNO-Gi lets you use the BOSS Insert FX at various stages of the
song-creation process, the first thing you’ll need to do is let the JUNO-Gi
know how you want to use the BOSS Insert FX, as follows.
1 If it’s not already visible, press RECORDER VIEW once
or twice to display the RECORDER screen.
2 Press 6 (EFFECT) to display the INSERT FX screen.
3 Press 4 (LOC) to display the INSERT FX LOCATION screen.
The Location parameter assigns the BOSS Insert FX to the desired job.
You can set it to
• INPUT <NORMAL>—This is the default setting. With this setting,
the BOSS Insert FX processes audio coming into the JUNO-Gi’s
rear-panel MIC/GUITAR or LINE AUDIO INPUT jacks for recording
onto a track or stereo pair of tracks.
• INPUT <REC DRY>—With this setting, audio coming into the
JUNO-Gi doesn’t go through the BOSS Insert FX, and gets
recorded onto a track or stereo pair of tracks without an effect.
When Location’s set to either INPUT <NORMAL> or INPUT <REC DRY>,
the BOSS Insert FX can simultaneously process the JUNO-Gi’s keyboard
sound. We’ll get into how to do this in a little bit.
The digital recorder’s mastering effect is also an insert effect through
which the JUNO-Gi’s stereo mix takes a detour in the way to the
JUNO-Gi mastering tracks or outputs.
An insert effect is applied to one thing at a time. The JUNO-Gi provides
plenty of flexibility so that you can use the BOSS Insert FX on different things
at different stages of in the recording process—recording, bouncing, mixing,
and so on—but only one thing at a time.
The Reverb is a Loop Effect
The digital recorder’s Reverb processor is
a loop effect. With a loop effect, a copy is
made of the original sound, and the copy
is sent through the reverb as the original
signal continues on its way. After reverb’s
added to the copy, the processed signal is
then blended in with the dry signal—you
retain separate control over the dry and
effected sounds.
With a loop effect, the processed signal is
added to the original sound—it doesn’t
replace it.
A major advantage of a loop effect is that you can use it on multiple signals
simultaneously by sending copies of each signal into the effect at the same
time.
Moving On...
That’s enough in the way of conceptual stuff. Now let’s get into the details of
using the JUNO-Gi’s BOSS Insert FX processor.
Mic, instrument, or device
Dry sound + Reverb
Copy