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11.

 Another window informs you that Setup is complete. Click on Close. Three shortcuts 

will have been placed on your desktop.

You’ll find X Series Guitar files in the following locations.

Presets:

 Start > Computer > C: Drive > Users > Owners > Firebird X > Presets

Editor, additional icons for Presets and Licks, and uninstall:

 Start > All Programs > 

Firebird X

Bin data and drivers: 

Start > Computer > C: Drive > Program Files (x86) > Firebird X

G-Node Control Panel:

 Start > Computer > C: Drive > Program Files > Gibson > G-Node

Do not click on FirebirdDFU; this program launches automatically to check your system 
firmware when you open the X Series Guitar Editor.

Proceed to Chapter 6 on updating your system firmware.

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Summary of Contents for G-Node

Page 1: ...Gibson G Node Gibson G Node Audio Interface Manual Audio Interface Manual copyright 2011 Gibson Guitar Corp G Node manual version 1 0d Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...ccordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which canbe determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by 1 or more of the f...

Page 3: ...ly the power sources included in the package Make sure any power supply cords are not located where they are likely to be safety hazards such as on the floor where people might walk or in locations where they may receive pressure from items placed upon or against them Also be very careful with any power source connections such as where the AC adapter connects to the wall outlet If this is jostled ...

Page 4: ...unlikely event that it is destroyed lost or damaged beyond repair while in our possession for repairs we will replace the product If it is no longer available it will be replaced with the most similar product whose value does not exceed your original product s purchase price Remember as a necessary condition to the warranty coverage described in this section you must activate your warranty by mail...

Page 5: ...irect consequential incidental or other similar damages to you or to any third party including without limitation damages for loss of profits or business or damages resulting from use or performance of the product whether in contract or tort even if Gibson or its authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages and Gibson shall not be liable for any expenses claims or ...

Page 6: ...S X already includes suitable drivers For both computers a Control Panel program very much like a hardware digital mixer lets you adjust the G Node s levels and routing within the computer Hooking Up G Node G Node transfers audio to the computer via an industry standard USB 2 0 high speed cable included please use only cables designated for USB 2 0 high speed use This physically connects G Node s ...

Page 7: ... users Windows Windows 7 which provides superior performance for working with audio than previous Windows versions G Node s true 64 bit drivers are fully compatible with 32 and 64 bit versions Users can try other operating system versions but Gibson cannot provide support Guitar Rig 4 Pro and Ableton Live Lite 8 Gibson Studio Edition Guitar Rig 4 Pro and Ableton Live Lite 8 Gibson Studio Edition I...

Page 8: ... individual string outputs are available in Ableton Live as eight individual channels and you can load plug ins like Guitar Rig 4 or the plug ins included in Ableton Live to process these signals Live provides the routing and mixing for outputs which then go to your amplification system via G Node s analog or digital outs For a computer based studio setup G Node provides an interface between your ...

Page 9: ...The ADAT optical output sends signals to devices with ADAT compatible inputs including audio interfaces and recorders The headphone output allows monitoring the X Series Guitar or your computer s output The USB connection provides bi directional signal flow input and output between the G Node and Mac or Windows computers Note G Node is a class compliant USB device so it can be removed without havi...

Page 10: ... guitar is either not plugged in not turned on or not functioning properly SD card slot and recorder controls Reserved for future expansion String activity LEDs These indicate which strings are outputting a signal Headphone jack Plug standard 1 8 stereo headphones into this jack Headphone level control This adjusts the headphone level but not the level of the rear panel outputs Bluetooth antenna R...

Page 11: ...port on your computer Type B indicates that this is a physically smaller version of the standard USB connector Bluetooth antenna and Bluetooth pairing switch Reserved for future expansion MIDI out Reserved for future expansion SD card slot and recorder controls Reserved for future expansion ADAT output Optical connector that carries the two main guitar outs and individual outputs for each string e...

Page 12: ...ll find any other files you download Caution Caution USB 2 0 Connector Orientation USB 2 0 Connector Orientation Never force a USB connection If the USB plug does not slide easily into its matching connector rotate the plug 180 degrees and try again Connect Directly to a USB Port on Your Computer not through a Hub Connect Directly to a USB Port on Your Computer not through a Hub Audio requires muc...

Page 13: ...l appear on your desktop 4 Plug the smaller connector of the included USB 2 0 high speed cable into the USB 2 0 port on the G Node s rear panel and the larger connector into an available USB 2 0 port on your Mac there s usually one on the Mac s front panel otherwise check the rear panel 5 Double click on the Firebird pkg file The installation window appears Click on Continue 6 The Standard Install...

Page 14: ...on OK 8 Installation begins When complete the successful installation screen appears Click on Close You ll find X Series Guitar files in the following locations Presets Finder Go Home Firebird X Presets Editor Finder Go Applications Firebird G Node Control Panel Finder Go Applications Firebird X Page 14 ...

Page 15: ...em firmware when you open the X Series Guitar Editor Note For quick access click on the Firebird icon to highlight it then go File Make Alias Drag the Alias to your desktop so you can double click on it to open the Editor Proceed to Chapter 6 on updating your system firmware Page 15 ...

Page 16: ...there is at least 50MB of free disk space on your main system C drive 4 Download the latest G Node software for Windows as described at the beginning of Chapter 3 and save it to your desktop If the file has a ZIP suffix double click on it to extract the FBX_Setup exe installation file this will appear on your desktop 5 Double click on the FBX_Setup exe icon 6 If User Account Control is enabled you...

Page 17: ...it Windows 7 it will install to the Program Files x86 folder 9 The installer will ask you to connect your G Node to your computer Plug the smaller connector of the included USB 2 0 high speed cable into the USB 2 0 port on the G Node s rear panel and the larger connector into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Then click on OK 10 A window informs you that G Node driver installation is comp...

Page 18: ...Presets Editor additional icons for Presets and Licks and uninstall Start All Programs Firebird X Bin data and drivers Start Computer C Drive Program Files x86 Firebird X G Node Control Panel Start Computer C Drive Program Files Gibson G Node Do not click on FirebirdDFU this program launches automatically to check your system firmware when you open the X Series Guitar Editor Proceed to Chapter 6 o...

Page 19: ...harged battery Caution Power should never be interrupted during a firmware update Gibson highly recommends having your computer connected to an uninterruptible power supply while doing firmware updates Another option is to update using a battery powered laptop so that if there s a power failure the laptop will remain operational Also make sure all cables are secure before updating 4 If these conne...

Page 20: ...g TM TM Pedalboard and Switchboard Firmware Pedalboard and Switchboard Firmware The pedal firmware updating procedure is similar to updating the X Series Guitar and G Node firmware The same caution applies about not interrupting power during the updating process If you have an uninterruptible power supply use the Pedalboard Switchboard AC adapter to power the pedals Otherwise power each pedal with...

Page 21: ...tchboard s rear battery compartment 3 A USB Type Mini B connector is located in the Switchboard battery compartment Connect the supplied USB 2 0 high speed cable from your computer to this connector The G Node interface should remain unconnected 4 Connect the AC adapter to the Switchboard 5 Turn on the Switchboard by pushing and holding the Upper Left footswitch It is not necessary to have the gui...

Page 22: ...ows option 1 Click on the G Node icon in the System Tray you may need to show hidden icons Windows option 2 Start All Programs Gibson folder G Node G Node Control Panel Mac Finder Go Applications Firebird folder G Node Control Panel Note The following illustrations show the Windows version The Mac version is identical aside from graphic differences between the two operating systems on how they dis...

Page 23: ...ft and Right but you can edit these and save the new labeling in a Control Panel session see page 24 The level meters display the amount of signal going to the outputs The number fields below the faders show the precise fader settings The Analog outputs have a Gang button Enabling this button ties the two faders and Mute buttons together When gagned clicking the Mute button on one of the Analog ou...

Page 24: ...d saved with a Control Panel session see below The controls operate the same way as the input monitor controls except there are no pan knobs or level meters Adjusting Playback Volume Adjusting Playback Volume Output volume adjustments affect the digital resolution because lowering a volume fader below 0dB decreases the number of available bits reducing the system s potential dynamic range While th...

Page 25: ...e System Tray icon for various Control Panel view options You can click on the numerical readout below each Control Panel fader to enter a value When a fader readout is selected press your computer keyboard s Tab key to step to the next fader readout to the right press Shift Tab to step to the next fader readout to the left Note You cannot Tab out of the left most main guitar fader or Shift Tab in...

Page 26: ...e latencies as low as 96 or 64 samples Note As of this writing if you use G Node with Avid Pro Tools 9 or higher the buffer size should be a multiple of 64 samples Earlier versions of Pro Tools cannot work with non Avid interfaces including G Node Buffer Size Settings Mac Buffer Size Settings Mac Buffer sizes see the description of buffering in the previous section are set within the application n...

Page 27: ...ows and Mac Stand Alone Control Panel Mode Stand Alone Control Panel Mode G Node can operate without a computer although battery power is necessary if the USB bus is not connected This is called stand alone mode When you close the Control Panel it saves all the G Node mixer settings in G Node s flash memory Simply set the mixer settings as desired in the Control Panel then close the Control Panel ...

Page 28: ...te the individual string channels To hear the individual string outputs and pan the strings across the stereo field turn up the individual string faders set the panpots as desired and mute the Guitar channel You will hear no latency with the guitar signal in this scenario as the computer is being bypassed You want to play the X Series Guitar through the processors in your computer e g Guitar Rig 4...

Page 29: ...ocessed sound is too loud or bring down the string faders if the direct sound is too loud The direct guitar signals will have no latency but the processed sounds will Refer to Appendix C for tips on minimizing latency Interface G Node with Host Software Interface G Node with Host Software You will want to be able to send G Node s inputs into host software like Ableton Live Avid Pro Tools Steinberg...

Page 30: ...ividual string outputs going from low E to high E 6 Live gives you the choice of treating each input signal as a single mono signal or part of a stereo pair e g X Series Guitar s outputs 1 and 2 can be two mono signals or one stereo pair the E and A strings could be two channels of a stereo pair or individual mono channels etc The following screen shot shows that the X Series Guitar s outputs 1 an...

Page 31: ... E string output The A string track has input 4 selected which corresponds to the A string output and so on until you can see input 8 the high E string output being selected for the high E track 9 Now the track inputs are listening to the the X Series Guitar s outputs so they can be recorded But we also want to be able to hear what we record so in the Audio To field select Master This send all tra...

Page 32: ...anel but leave the Playback and Analog faders up full 2 Open Live then go Live Preferences 3 Click on the Audio tab For Driver Type select CoreAudio For Audio Input Device select Gibson G Node 8 in 2 out For Audio Output Device select Gibson G Node 8 in 2 out Live will now use G Node as its audio interface 4 Follow steps 4 9 above for Windows hosts Page 32 ...

Page 33: ...ckground Close all audio applications restart your computer and attempt to install the driver again Problem You hear pops and clicks when you play and record audio Solution Increase the buffer size If this doesn t help make sure the G Node is taking the most direct path possible to your compute and not going through a USB hub Problem The sound cuts in and out or the left or right channel doesn t w...

Page 34: ...ersion or somehow becomes corrupted e g due to hard drive deterioration Uninstalling can also do brute force troubleshooting Uninstalling and re installing the software may solve intermittent or unusual problems Macintosh Drag the Gibson G Node Control Panel icon out of the Applications folder and into the trash Windows 7 Go Start All Programs Gibson G Node Uninstall Page 34 ...

Page 35: ...ASIO About Direct Monitoring About Direct Monitoring G Node includes a feature called direct monitoring where you can listen directly to your X Series Guitar s outputs without having them go through the computer The faders toward the left of the Control Panel control these levels This results in no latency but the tradeoff is that you will no longer hear the guitar through any of your computer s p...

Page 36: ...ck then remove the soft synth which is far less taxing on your processor Hint If you retain the MIDI track driving the soft synth which places virtually no stress on your CPU you can always edit the part later by re inserting the soft synth Freezing frees up CPU power for additional processors like Guitar Rig 4 With Windows machines use Device Manager to disable wi fi devices and web cams To do th...

Page 37: ...ompatible with these as well and can function similarly to a Windows sound card for playback although with much better fidelity Please refer to the following sections on how to use G Node with Mac and Windows computers Macintosh Macintosh 1 From the finder go Apple menu System Preferences and under Hardware double click on Sound 2 Click on the Output tab 3 Click on Gibson G Node to highlight it No...

Page 38: ...djustments interact For example if the Control Panel analog output faders are all the way down then there will be no sound regardless of the Sound fader setting Similarly if the Sound fader setting is all the way down it won t matter if you turn up the Control Panel analog output faders Windows 7 Windows 7 1 Go Start Control Panel 2 Click on Sound 3 Click on the Playback tab Click on Speakers Gibs...

Page 39: ...ble graphic G Node is now the default for system sounds and applications such as Windows Media Player 6 Click on Sounds and for Sound Scheme select No Sounds While this isn t essential Windows system sounds like beeps and such tend to be loud and distracting when played through G Node 7 Enjoy much better sound than you get from your computer s built in sound capabilities Page 39 ...

Page 40: ...log output faders Adjust the G Node s front panel headphone level control Note All of these adjustments interact For example if the Control Panel analog output faders are all the way down then there will be no sound regardless of the Windows fader settings Similarly if the Windows fader settings are all the way down it won t matter if you turn up the Control Panel analog output faders To adjust th...

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