DigiTech GNX3, User Manual

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Jam-A-Long / Learn-A-Lick
The Jam-A-Long feature lets you connect a Tape, CD, or MP3 player to the GNX3. The tape, CD, or MP3
player’s signal is output through the GNX3’s left, right, and headphone outputs. To use the Jam-A-Long
feature, do the following:
1. Connect the headphone output of your player to the
JAM-A-LONG INPUT, on the rear panel of
the GNX3, with a 1/8” stereo cable.
2. Press play on your Tape, CD, or MP3 player.
The Learn-A-Lick function lets you record a nine second passage of music and play it back as slowly as
1/4 the original speed with no change in pitch. This is very useful for picking out the notes of a fast guitar
solo.
There are 6 Learn-A-Lick functions.They are:
•
Rewind (Controlled by Footswitch 1)
• Fast Forward (Controlled by Footswitch 2)
• Stop (Controlled by Footswitch 3)
• Record (Controlled by Footswitch 4)
• Play (Controlled by Footswitch 5)
• Tempo Down (Controlled by down Footswitch)
• Tempo Up (Controlled by Up Footswitch)
Using Learn-A-Lick
1. Connect the player’s headphone output to the Jam-A-Long input jack on the rear panel using a 1/8”
stereo plug. Set the volume level of the player.
2. Find the passage you want to record and pause the Tape, CD, or MP3 player.
3. Press and hold the number 3 and 4 Footswitches to enter Learn-A-Lick. The display reads:
Lrn
LICK
4. Release the pause button on your playback device and press the number 4 Footswitch. The display
reads:
RECORD
. The red numeric display provides a time elapsed reference while recording is in
process. When recording is complete, the recorded passage is set in an auto-loop playback,
indicated by
play
appearing in the display.
5. Press Stop or Pause on the playback device.
6. Use the Down Footswitch to slow the playback down, or use the Up Footswitch to increase the
playback speed at 1/8 speed intervals.Your interval choices include:
FULL
,
7/8
,
3/4
,
5/8
,
1/2
,
3/8
,
and 1/4
speeds.
7. Press Footswitch 3 to step back through the loop at 1 second intervals.
8. The
EXPRESSION PEDAL controls the output level of the recorded phrase.
9. To stop the playback, press Footswitch 3.
10. To resume playback, press Footswitch 5.
11. To record a new passage, press Footswitch 4.
12. To exit the Learn-A-Lick, press and hold Footswitches 3 and 4, or press
EXIT .
Drum Machine
The GNX3’s Built-in Drum Machine can be used to develop a great sense of timing, rehearse different
musical styles, or just jam with. The Drum Machine plays sampled drum patterns in an infinite loop. You
can select from a variety of patterns, change the tempo, and adjust the playback level. When the Drums
button is pressed, the drum patterns are mixed with your guitar signal at the GNX3’s left, right, and
headphone outputs.
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Introduction