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The VG-99’s POLY FX can only be applied to one signal path at a time,
A or B.
Dedicated front-panel buttons controls allow you to easily
select, edit, and balance the A and B signal paths
With the two signal paths layered together, it’s like playing two instruments
at once, with separate amplification and effects to boot. Imagine a Gibson
Les Paul through a raging stack layered with a chorused 12-string acoustic
flat top...or a sweet Fender Stratocaster combined with a GR-300 synth
sound...or a Gibson ES-335/Fender Twin Reverb combo with a Fender Jazz
Bass layered on the lowest two strings. And, of course, you can always blend
in your guitar’s normal pickup sound as well, giving you a third tonal option.
The sound-shaping possibilities are nearly endless!
Mixing it Up
To combine the A and B paths, there’s an onboard mixer. As you’d suspect,
you can adjust levels and panning for each path as you like. But there’s also
a four-band EQ (separate from the effects section) that allows you to shape
the overall tone of both paths, and additional reverb and delay effects are
provided to add some final sweetening to your sound. The mixer also lets
you route the A and B signal paths to any (or all) of the VG-99’s multiple
outputs.
One of the VG-99’s mixer screens
Dynamic Control: Adjusting the Mix Balance with Your Playing
Dynamics
The Dynamic feature allows you to control the A and B signal paths with your
picking dynamics. By adjusting how hard or soft you play, you can blend A
with B (or vice versa), or switch between the two paths. This can be used for
many expressive effects, from subtle to extreme.
Patch Me In
The VG-99 provides a total of 400 patches. 200 patches contain preset sounds
that demonstrate various VG-99 features, while 200 user patches offer
locations to store your own custom settings for later recall. Furthermore,
patch categories allow you to organize patches by music style or 10 user-
defined categories.
Patches can be selected with the PATCH/VALUE dial, the FC-300 (discussed in
a bit), or via program change commands sent from an external MIDI device.
You can also assign five of your most-used patches to the front-panel DIRECT
PATCH buttons for quick access.
Revolutionary Realtime Control
The VG-99 gives you a multitude of ways to control its sounds and effects
in real time during performances. Up to 18 different parameters per patch
can be assigned to various onboard buttons and controllers, as well as
optional external footswitches and pedals. Nearly any VG-99 parameter can
be controlled—for example, the pickup selection on a COSM guitar, the gain
of a COSM amp, the rate or depth of an effect, etc. In many cases, multiple
parameters can be assigned to a single button or controller, so you can make
multiple adjustments with a single action.
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