Rocktron Utopia G300 User Manual Download

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1. Introduction

UTOPIA G300 PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SOUND FOR GUITAR

Rocktron’s Utopia G300 Professional Guitar System provides an arsenal of tone and effects processing.

The G300 is packed with plenty of great sounds ready to transform any Guitar ampliﬁer into a Power-

house of Rock. Simply put the G300 between you and your amp and let your inspiration ﬂow! Rocktron

stands alone with amazing tone generation and effects in the G300 - everything you need to create your

own signature sound and deﬁne a new generation of playing. Play in Utopia where the future is amaz-

ing.

Motorola is a trademark of Motorola Corporation. HUSH is a registered trademark of GHS Corporation.

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Great Tone!

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128 Fully programmable presets

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Chorus, Reverb, Delay, Pitch Shift, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo

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Easy to program user controls

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Up / Down preset Bank by 10 with instant recall buttons.

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2nd mode with 10 instant access controller switches.

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Tap delay note quantization 1/16 , 1/8, triplet, ¼, ½ and whole.

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Illuminated noiseless footswitches

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Glow in the dark markings on pedal board

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Rocktron’s state-of-the-art HUSH noise reduction

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On board pro-grade expression pedal with integrated footswitch and LED.

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Upgradable core processing hardware design [ DSP CARD and CODEC CARD ]

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Motorola [Freescale] DSP engine with AKM converters

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Programmable Pre-processing analog effects loop

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Extra External Expression controller pedal port

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Easy to read 2 line cool blue LCD display

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USB audio recording and playback connectivity

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Rocktron’s state of the art Speaker Simulator for recording and live sound.

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MIDI in and MIDI out/thru

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Auxiliary CD/Mp3/iPOD in 1/8 jack

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Stereo headphone out

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Built-in tuner

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Full Bandwidth effects

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Rugged professional grade chassis and expression pedal made from metal

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Assignable Effect On/Off

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Power supply included

Summary of Contents for Utopia G300

Page 1: ...ay be covered by one or more of the following U S Patents 4538297 4647876 4696044 4745309 4881047 4893099 5124657 5263091 5268527 5319713 5333201 5402498 and 5493617 Other patents pending Foreign patents pending ...

Page 2: ...d to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used Improper use of this equipment could result in increased RF emissions which may or may not interfere with other electronic products To insure against this possibility always use good shielded cables for all audio input and output connections This will ...

Page 3: ...TAP QUANTIZING Function 43 REVERB Function 44 7 UTOPIA G300 Block Diagrams 45 Chorus Flanger and Pitch Shift 45 Tremolo 46 Function and Parameter range list 47 8 Operating the UTOPIA G300 50 Display Description 50 Selecting a preset 51 Preset Banks 52 Changing preset parameters 53 Storing changed preset parameters 54 Operation Mode 56 Selecting a Modulation Effect 57 MUTE TUNER Function 58 USB Con...

Page 4: ... Easy to program user controls Up Down preset Bank by 10 with instant recall buttons 2nd mode with 10 instant access controller switches Tap delay note quantization 1 16 1 8 triplet and whole Illuminated noiseless footswitches Glow in the dark markings on pedal board Rocktron s state of the art HUSH noise reduction On board pro grade expression pedal with integrated footswitch and LED Upgradable c...

Page 5: ...cturer Insure that the case stand tripod bracket etc is properly adjusted and setup follow all instructions Extra care and caution should be taken to avoid tip over and injury Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused during long periods of time Refer all service to qualiﬁed service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supp...

Page 6: ...6 2 Quick Reference ...

Page 7: ...wish to alter under the selected effect or utility function STEP 9 Use the PARAMETER ADJUST knob to modify a parameter value STEP 10 After editing any function parameter Press the STORE button to start the storing procedure The display will toggle and ﬂash STORE AT PRESET If you wish to save the altered preset in the current preset location press the STORE button a second time If you wish to store...

Page 8: ...8 3 UTOPIA G300 Top and Back Panels ...

Page 9: ...this procedure 6 FUNCTION SELECT control This knob allows access to each function of the UTOPIA G300 depending on which conﬁgura tion is currently recalled 7 PEDAL ACTIVE LED This LED will light when the built in expression pedal is active or on 8 EXPRESSION PEDAL The built in expression pedal will change parameter s that have been assigned to the pedal in the Pedal Controllers function Use the pe...

Page 10: ... 13 PRESET button 2 This button allows you to select presets 2 12 22 32 42 52 62 72 82 92 102 112 and 122 When you are in Bank 00 this button allows you to select preset 2 When you are in Bank 01 this button allows you to select preset 12 and so on Pressing this button a second time allows you to enter into the 2nd Function mode for this preset You can then use this button to turn On Off the MOD M...

Page 11: ...ET button 8 This button allows you to select presets 8 18 28 38 48 58 68 78 88 98 108 118 and 128 When you are in Bank 00 this button allows you to select preset 8 When you are in Bank 01 this button allows you to select preset 18 and so on Pressing this button a second time allows you to enter into the 2nd Function mode for this preset You can then use this button to activate the EFFECTS LOOP I O...

Page 12: ...output allowing you to practice in private Note that you need to activate the STEREO parameter in the GLOBAL Function in order to have a stereo sound Additionally it is recommended that you set the Speaker Simulator in the GLOBAL Function to LOCK BOTH as well Note this setting will be used until you turn OFF the UTOPIA G300 The SPEAKER Simulator setting used in each preset may be modiﬁed per prese...

Page 13: ... POWER jack This 4 pin DIN connector accepts power from the 9V AC adaptor supplied with the G300 34 POWER Switch Use this switch to turn the UTOPIA G300 On and Off 3 UTOPIA G300 Top and Back Panels continued ...

Page 14: ...14 4 Connections Standard Connection with a Guitar Ampliﬁer ...

Page 15: ...15 Connection in Stereo to Two Guitar Ampliﬁers 4 Connections continued ...

Page 16: ...16 Connection to a PA System 4 Connections continued ...

Page 17: ...17 Connection to a Computer 4 Connections continued ...

Page 18: ...18 Connection to a Recording Workstation 4 Connections continued ...

Page 19: ...19 4 Connections continued Connection Using Effects Loop and MIDI ...

Page 20: ...20 4 Connections continued Connection Using Effects Loop to a Stompbox ...

Page 21: ...21 4 Connections continued Connection for MIDI IN from a Computer with MIDI Utility Program ...

Page 22: ...22 4 Connections continued Connection for MIDI OUT to Computer with MIDI Utility Program ...

Page 23: ...ET knob or by using the BANK UP DOWN buttons and PRESET switches Each preset has the following effects available at all times Effects Loop use to control on off status of any outboard gear connected to the G300 Compressor Wah Wah Phaser Preamp HUSH Speaker Simulator One Modulation Effect Chorus Flanger Tremolo or Pitch Shift Delay Reverb ...

Page 24: ...d of each preset The UTOPIA G300 is set up to allow you to ﬁrst access each function via the FUNCTION SELECT knob then the parameter list for each function via the PARAMETER SELECT knob and ﬁnally the adjustable value for each parameter via the PARAMETER ADJUST knob The functions available for each preset are dependent upon which effect is currently recalled The remainder of this section will desc...

Page 25: ...put for direct recording or direct to a PA and the right output to your amp at the same time to perform live LOCK B BOTH OUTPUTS Locks the Speaker Simulator ON in both Left and Right Outputs This is the ideal setting to use when using headphones The HUSH OFFSET parameter allows you to globally all presets adjust the HUSH Expander Threshold This means that if this parameter is altered from 0 dB to ...

Page 26: ...r is used to deﬁne the ratio of direct signal level to effect Chorus Flange Pitch Shift signal level The DIRECT PAN parameter allows you to pan the direct signal to the left or right The DELAY LEVEL parameter determines the overall level of the delayed signal at the output relative to the direct signal and other effect signals This parameter can also be accessed from the Delay function parameter l...

Page 27: ... when channel 1 Clean is active The options you have are IN or OUT The SCOOP parameter is displayed only when channel 4 5 MEGA and SCORCH is active and provides a ﬁxed scoop of the mid frequencies The MASTER parameter determines the overall signal level coming out of the preamp section The SYMMETRY parameter adjusts the symmetry of the wave form This may be adjusted from 28dB to 6dB 0dB is symmetr...

Page 28: ...utput signal level relative to the input signal level As the input signal drops further below the threshold point downward expansion in creases A drop in the input level by 20 dB would cause the output level to drop approximately 40 dB i e 20 dB of gain reduction In the absence of any input signal the expander will reduce the gain so that the noise ﬂoor becomes inaudible The HUSH circuit is locate...

Page 29: ...peaker Simulator is on for BOTH outputs on for only the LEFT output or OFF The SPEAKER TYPE parameter determines the type of speaker to be simulated 15 12 10 8 and full range speakers are available The MIC POSITION parameter simulates a microphone placed anywhere from the center of the speaker cone out to the edge of the cone Positive parameter values simulate moving the microphone toward the cent...

Page 30: ...e input signal has exceeded the threshold level set by the COMPRESSOR THRESHOLD parameter The COMPRESSOR RELEASE parameter determines the speed in which com pression will cease after the input signal has dropped below the threshold level COMPRESSOR COMP THRESH COMP ATTACK COMP RELEASE The COMPRESSOR function is available in all conﬁgurations This function allows you to com press the signal prior t...

Page 31: ...your favorite Distortion pedal or effect and use them within any preset and control their on off status at anytime while using any preset It should be noted that the device inserted should be in its own active state turned on EFX LOOP The EFFECTS LOOP function allows you to determine if the Effects Loop is ON or OFF for each Preset The PARAMETER ADJUST knob will allow you to adjust this parameter ...

Page 32: ...OLLERS for more information The PARAMETER SELECT knob will allow you to access these WAH WAH parameters The WAH WAH parameter determines whether the wah wah is active for the current preset You can select IN to make the Wah active or OUT to turn it off The WAH FREQUENCY parameter allows you to manually sweep the frequency range of the wah wah via the PARAMETER ADJUST control Selecting a fre quency...

Page 33: ... used to deﬁne the ratio of direct signal level to PHASER signal level The DEPTH parameter determines the modulation depth of the phase shift effect Higher parameter settings result in the sweep of the ﬁltering effect occurring over a wider frequency range The RATE parameter determines the speed at which the phase shifted signal is modulated The RESONANCE parameter adds feedback to the Phaser so t...

Page 34: ... load a preset state for you to start with or just use as it is You may then further edit the effect by turning the FUNCTION SELECT knob one click to the right to access the FUNCTIONS of the selected Effect See following pages for details on the functions and parameters of each effect Available Selections The MODULATION EFX function allows you to select a MODULATION effect for each preset The PARA...

Page 35: ...er speeds The DELAY 1 parameter allows you to select the minimum delay time in mil liseconds for Voice 1 This delayed signal along with Voice 2 is detuned and modulated to produce the chorus effect Using shorter delay times will result in a tighter sounding chorused signal while longer delay times will produce a larger ambient effect CHORUS LEVEL 1 PAN 1 DEPTH 1 RATE 1 DELAY 1 The CHORUS function ...

Page 36: ...meter determines the sweep speed or the speed at which Voice 2 is modulated Lower parameter settings will result in slower speeds while higher settings will result in faster speeds The DELAY 2 parameter allows you to select the minimum delay time in mil liseconds for Voice 2 It is this delayed signal along with Voice1 that is detuned and modulated to produce the chorus effect Using shorter delay t...

Page 37: ...of ﬂanged signal The PAN 1 parameter allows you to pan Voice 1 to the left or right channel The DEPTH 1 parameter adjusts the amount of modulation of Voice 1 Lower DEPTH settings produce more subtle effects while higher settings will result in a more drastic effect The RATE 1 parameter determines the speed at which Voice 1 is modulated The LEVEL 2 parameter determines the volume of Voice 2 relativ...

Page 38: ...molo is located Pre Re verb or Post Reverb Most vintage ampliﬁers conﬁgured the Tremolo or vibrato Post Reverb The DEPTH parameter determines the amount of modulation for the Tremolo signal Lower DEPTH settings produce more subtle tremolo effects while higher settings will result in a more extreme tremolo effect The RATE parameter determines the speed at which the tremolo signal modu lates or incr...

Page 39: ...el The PITCH parameter selects what harmony note the UTOPIA G300 will produce based on the input note The value displayed for this parameter represents the number of cents that the signal will be shifted adjustable in 20 cent increments Each 100 cents or ﬁve 20 cent steps above or below 0 represents the number of half steps the shifted signal will be from the input signal This parameter is adjusta...

Page 40: ...00 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 CORRESPONDING INTERVAL 1 Octave Major 7th minor 7th Major 6th minor 6th perfect 5th diminished 5th perfect 4th Major 3rd minor 3rd Major 2nd minor 2nd unison Major 7th minor 7th Major 6th minor 6th perfect 5th diminished 5th perfect 4th Major 3rd minor 3rd Major 2nd minor 2nd 1 octave 1 octave plus a Major 7th 1 octave plus a minor 7th 1 octave plus a Major 6th 1 octave...

Page 41: ... the delayed signal being im mediately turned off when the delay is switched out This means that delays and regeneration will not continue when the delay is switched out If the output were not muted signals that were input before the delay was switched out would be allowed to regenerate even after switching out the delay It is also possible to mute both the input and the output BOTH so that no sig...

Page 42: ... to at each repeat The OUTPUT LEVEL 2 parameter determines the volume of Delay 2 relative to Delay 1 The PAN 2 parameter allows you to pan the Delay 2 signal to the left or right channel The DELAY TIME 2 parameter determines the length of time after the input signal that the Delay 2 signal will begin This length of time is measured in mil liseconds The REGENERATION 2 parameter determines the numbe...

Page 43: ...ch preset When pressing the TAP button 4 consecutive times at the tempo you want the delay will automatically be quantized to one of the selected TAP Button Parameters as shown below The Yellow TAP LED will ﬂash to indi cate the quantized delay rate Here is a table showing what the delay quantizing means SIXTEEN One Quarter of the time between taps 16th Note EIGHTH One half of the time between tap...

Page 44: ...ermines whether the input to the Reverb sec tion is ACTIVE passing a signal or MUTED will not pass a signal The MIX DIRECT DELAY parameter is used to deﬁne the ratio of direct signal to delayed signal to be input to the reverb section The REVERB LEVEL parameter allows you to control the level of the reverb signal at the output in relation to the direct signal and other effect signals This paramete...

Page 45: ...45 WITH CHORUS FLANGER AND PITCH SHIFT MODULATION EFFECTS 7 UTOPIA G300 Block Diagrams ...

Page 46: ...46 WITH TREMOLO MODULATION EFFECT 7 UTOPIA G300 Blocks ...

Page 47: ...Only SCOOP Out In Mega Scorch Channels MASTER 0 to 10 SYMMETRY 28 dBu to 6 dBu default is 0 0 dBu not available on Clean POLARITY or not available on Clean DX FILTER 0 to 49 not available on Clean HUSH HUSH Hush In Out Out In EXP THRESH Expander Threshold Level 90 dB to 27 dB SPEAKER SPKR SIM Speaker Simulator Status Off Left Both Simulator SPKR TYPE Speaker Type 15 12 10 8 Full Range MIC POSITION...

Page 48: ...o 254 REGEN Flanger Regeneration Level OFF to 4 dB TREMOLO TREMOLO Tremolo In Out Status Out In LOCATION Pre or Post Reverb Location Pre Rev Post Rev DEPTH Modulation Depth 0 to 100 T RATE Tremolo Modulation Rate 0 to 254 SHAPE Wave Shape Triangle Square PITCH SHIFT PITCH SHIFT Pitch Shift In Out Status Out In LEVEL Pitch Shift Signal Level OFF to 4 dB PAN Pitch Shift Signal Panning L 0 to 100 R P...

Page 49: ...ble in this conﬁguration can be selected ULIM C2 Any range in PARA2 s selection can be used LLIM C2 Any range in PARA2 s selection can be used NUMB 3 ADJ IPED IPSW XPED OFF PARA 3 Any parameters available in this conﬁguration can be selected ULIM C3 Any range in PARA3 s selection can be used LLIM C3 Any range in PARA3 s selection can be used PEDAL STATUS RUN STAT Pedal Running Status On or Off OFF...

Page 50: ...ION MODE the LEDs will be lit YELLOW with the 2nd Cancel button 9 LED lit RED The display will remain the same as in preset mode with the following exceptions 1 If Tru Bypass has been selected for the Effect On Off 2nd Function then Tru Bypass will be shown on the bottom line if selected 2 If you have pressed the MUTE TUNER button number 3 the TUNER will be shown in the display When in PRESET EDIT...

Page 51: ...Note that each button corresponds to the last number in the preset of the bank selected For example if you want to select preset 29 use the bank up button until you reach bank B02 and then press button 9 this is preset 29 To select preset 38 use the bank up button until you see B03 in the display and then press button 8 this is preset 38 and it will appear in the window You will remain on the curr...

Page 52: ...you what bank is selected or to be selected by the follow ing indications The banks are arranged as follows BANK B00 B01 B02 B03 B04 B05 B06 B07 B08 B09 B10 B11 B12 CONTAINS PRESET NUMBERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 7...

Page 53: ...for details on how to store changed parameters 8 Changing preset parameters Turn the FUNCTION SELECT knob to select the function heading which contains the parameter s you wish to change Turn the PARAMETER SELECT knob to the speciﬁc parameter you wish to change Turn the PARAMETER ADJUST knob to alter the parameter value R E V E R B R E V I N P U T M U T E D R E V E R B R E V D E C A Y 9 4 R E V E ...

Page 54: ...he display will now alternate between the new preset number and STORE AT PRESET Step 2 Press the STORE button a second time to store the new values into the selected preset number The display will brieﬂy ﬂash STORED Next it will ask you if you would like to also copy the title from the preset Turning the PARAMETER ADJUST knob before completing this step will cancel the store procedure B 0 5 C H O ...

Page 55: ...e Parameter Adjust one click and the title will not be stored B 0 5 S c o r c h c h o r u s 5 7 c h r d l y r e v NOTE If a preset with altered parameters is exited before completing Step 3 and 4 all edited parameter values will be lost When saving altered parameters make sure the display ﬂashed STORED before exiting the store procedure 8 Storing changed preset parameters continued ...

Page 56: ...b within the preset DELAY turns on and off the delay within the preset MOD turns on and off the modulation effect chorus ﬂanger pitch shift or tremolo within the preset MUTE TUNER pressing this button will MUTE the output and turn on the built in Tuner so that you can tune in silence TAP this button allows you to set the delay rates by tapping this button at the tempo desired EFFECT BYPASS turns o...

Page 57: ... Shift Note When changed the EFFECT will turn to a preset starting condition for you to modify further or use directly m O D U L A T I O N e f x f l a n g e r Turn FUNCTION SELECT knob to right one click to access the selected effect s function controls Once you have made all of the adjustments to the selected effect and you would like to save the changes you made press store and follow the instru...

Page 58: ...switch 3 to activate the TUNER You will notice the MUTE TUNER red LED is on and the tuner is active Once you have ﬁnished tuning PRESS the MUTE TUNER footswitch to return to the preset you were currently using Pluck the harmonic at the 12th fret of the string you intend to tune The G300 will detect the note and indicate its nearest even tempered pitch at the center of the dis play If the note is s...

Page 59: ...line When the plucked note is perfectly in tune with the note that is dis played TUNED will display on the bottom line c t u n e d t u n e d FLAT SHARP To leave the TUNER and exit the MUTE function simply press button number 3 again You will return to the preset you were on Note that the LED will be lit RED like the 2ND FUNCTION CANCEL LED to let you know that is the button to use to exit the MUTE...

Page 60: ...computer based recording system and receive the audio back into the G300 Consult your systems audio interface or recording software documentation for more information Note We suggest changing the Global Parameter to Stereo and turn on the Speaker Simulator for better overall direct audio recording Use the Master Volume of the G300 to adjust your signal level to the USB host 8 USB Connection 8 MIDI...

Page 61: ... n n e l s r e c e v c h a n l 1 6 M I D I C H A N N E L S Step 1 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT knob to MIDI CHANNELS Turn the PARAMETER SELECT knob to Receive Channel m i d i c h a n n e l s r e c e v c h a n l o m n i Turn PARAMETER ADJUST knob to select the appropriate Receive Channel 1 16 Omni and OFF Once you have made all of the adjustments to the selected MIDI CHANNEL and you would like to save ...

Page 62: ... i t 1 6 M I D I C H A N N E L S Step 1 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT knob to MIDI CHANNELS Turn the PARAMETER SELECT knob to Transmit Channel m i d i c h a n n e l s t r a n s c h a n l o f f Turn PARAMETER ADJUST knob to select the appropriate MIDI Channel 1 16 and OFF Once you have made all of the adjustments to the selected MIDI CHANNEL and you would like to save the changes you made press store an...

Page 63: ... selected to be sent using the 1 TX PC 127 mapping Default mapping is 1 to 1 HOW TO MAP PRESETS Using the 1 TX PC 1 when you recall preset 1 it could send PROGRAM CHANGE 127 when set as 1 TX PC 127 To MAP the TX PC is easy and here s how you do it 1 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT to PROGRAM CHANGES FUNCTION 2 Use the PARAMETER SELECT CONTROL to select the TX PC display 3 To pick the preset to be mapped ...

Page 64: ... 16 both RX and TX 100ms between buffers be used initially as a starting point 100ms after F7 optional If a MIDI sequencer is used to store the data record the Sysex data in real time or adhere to the param eters given above 8 MIDI DUMP LOAD Step 2 Step 3 M I D I D U M P L O A D 1 8 P R E D U M P L O A D Step 1 Connect a standard MIDI cable from the MIDI OUT of the transmitting G300 to the MIDI IN...

Page 65: ...h a MIDI Utility program use the PARAMETER SELECT knob select BULK DUMP LOAD and follow Steps 4 and 5 Step 5 On the transmitting G300 press the STORE button to dump the preset The transmit ting G300 will display DUMPED M I D I D U M P L O A D d u m p e d M I D I D U M P L O A D b u l k d u m p l o a d 8 MIDI DUMP LOAD continued ...

Page 66: ...SION PEDAL FOOTSWITCH IPSW internal pedal footswitch The ISPW selection in the PEDAL CONTROLLERS section options lets you assign up to three different parameters that can be adjusted in real time by the built in EXPRESSION PEDAL FOOTSWITCH The default setting is mapped Wah On but it is Off Unless preset name relates to WAH then the switch will activate the WAH EXPRESSION PEDAL FTSW jack XPED exter...

Page 67: ...ing ADJ Use the PARAMETER ADJUST knob to select the controller to be assigned to the NUMB 1 parameter either ADJ IPED IPSW or OFF When ADJ is selected the parameter assigned to the ﬁrst controller PARA 1 can be instantly accessed by turning the PARAMETER ADJUST knob when the preset title is dis played This allows you to access a parameter that you adjust frequently without paging through function ...

Page 68: ...of 127 via the Upper ULIM and Lower Limit LLIM parameters When a parameter is stored in the Pedal Controller function Step 7 the maximum parameter value is automatically stored as the upper limit expression pedal toe down while the minimum value is stored as the lower limit expression pedal heel down p e d a l c o n t r o l e r s u l i m c 1 1 0 0 8 Pedal Controllers continued p e d a l c o n t r ...

Page 69: ...ntly with the current preset If you would like to save this change to the current preset press the STORE button again To save this ad justed preset and the parameters you have just changed to a different preset location use the PRESET SELECT knob to choose the preset and then press the STORE button again Note that doing this will over write the preset you are saving to NOTE To exit Pedal Controlle...

Page 70: ... assigned to PEDAL VOLUME Example 2 assuming you have RUN STAT turned ON and you have reduced the volume of the current preset with the expression pedal and changed to a preset where the expression Pedal Control lers were assigned to control the Pitch Shift or Chorus or Reverb etc the new preset will assume the previous preset s pedal volume However you will NOT be able to use the pedal to increas...

Page 71: ...d p e d a l s t a t u s r u n s t a t o n p e d a l s t a t u s i p e d v o l 1 2 7 The IPED VOL will only change in real time if the Internal pedal has been assigned to the IPED VOL parameter Otherwise to check pedal operation please view the pa rameter that it is assigned to I E If assigned to Chorus Rate got to the Chorus Func tion and look at the RATE parameter and move the pedal You should se...

Page 72: ...et location use the PRESET SELECT knob to choose the preset destination and then press the STORE button again Note that doing this will over write the preset location you are saving to NOTE To exit Pedal Controllers at any time or cancel any changes you have made turn either the PRESET or FUNCTION SELECT knob The word CANCEL will ﬂash on the display and then return you to the preset you were worki...

Page 73: ...essing the CHANNEL TOGGLE 2nd Function button number 6 When using EFX 1 option you can map the footswitch to one of the following COMPRESSO Compressor Turns the COMPRESSOR On and OFF within the preset SOLO Gives the output a 4dB boost within the preset TBYPASS Tru Bypass this bypasses all electronic processing of the G300 8 Foot SW Mapping Footswitch Mapping f o o t s w m a p p i n g e f x 1 C o m...

Page 74: ...METER SELECT knob to select TOGGLE Step 6 Press the STORE button to save the changes You now have assigned functions to footswitches 6 and 7 in the 2ND FUNCTION MODE f o o t s w m a p p i n g t o g g l e M E G A f o o t s w m a p p i n g t o g g l e C l e a n 8 Foot SW Mapping Footswitch Mapping continued ...

Page 75: ...T knob clockwise to FACTORY RESTORE Press the STORE button to restore the preset The display will ﬂash RESTORED and return to the preset name page Restoring a single factory preset Turn the PARAMETER SELECT knob one step clockwise to RESTR 1 TO 1 The number on the left is the original factory preset number to be restored The number on the right is the preset location that the preset will be stored...

Page 76: ...the PARAMETER SELECT knob 2 steps clockwise to ALL RESTORE 0 A speciﬁc code number must be entered to restore the UTOPIA G300 memory Use the PARAMETER ADJUST knob to enter the number 22 Turn the FUNCTION SELECT knob clockwise to FACTORY RESTORE WARNING Pressing the STORE button at this time will permanently erase all user presets and replace them with the original factory presets If you have alter...

Page 77: ...lso select the character above the part of the current title to be edited The letter to be adjusted will have a ﬂashing box over the character selected Step 2 Use the PARAMETER ADJUST knob to select the desired character for the current position ﬂashing box Step 3 t i t l e e d i t t i t l e e d i t b 0 5 S c o r c h c h o r u s Flashing box Letter to be edited t i t l e e d i t b 0 5 m S c o r c ...

Page 78: ...the STORE button will erase any editing that was done in Title Edit Also after ﬂashing STORED the UTOPIA G300 will exit the title edit mode and return to the main preset number After all the characters have been edited as needed press the STORE button to save the new title to memory The UTOPIA G300 will ﬂash STORED brieﬂy Step 5 t i t l e e d i t b 0 5 m a C O R C H c h o r u s Flashing box Letter...

Page 79: ...s be recalled when the unit is turned on Step 1 Press the STORE button The screen will ﬂash PWR ON PR STORED and then re turn to the preset name page In the above example preset 7 has been saved so that when you turn the UTOPIA G300 on in the future preset 7 will be the preset that is recalled B 0 0 J A M M I N P W R O N P R S T O R E D B 0 0 J A M M I N 7 C H R D L Y R E V B 0 0 J A M M I N 7 C H...

Page 80: ... a preset name by turning the PARAMETER ADJUST control which is mapped directly to the MASTER VOLUME of the G300 Aux Input Jack 1 8 Stereo Power Requirements 9VAC 2 9A min Depending on where you are located in the world you may receive a 2 9A 3A 3 5A adapter with USA or Euro style plugs Dimensions With toe of expression pedal down 20 1 4 Wide x 9 Deep x 3 1 4 Tall 510mm Wide x 228mm Deep x 83mm Ta...

Page 81: ...e 31 Pedal Steel Mega Dist w Pedal Steel Effect Pitch to played Pitch 200 1 Step Up 32 Neck Pickup Texas with Delay Volume Full off Full On 33 X Long Delay Mega Dist w Extra Long Delay Volume Full off Full On 34 ScorchFried Scorch Distortion Volume Full off Full On 35 ScorchPhase Scorch Phaser Phaser Depth Zero Depth 100 Depth 36 Add Bottom Mega Dist w Pitch Shift Effect Pitch Level 34 Level 1 Lev...

Page 82: ...e 254 Rate 95 Pedal Steel Mega Dist w Pedal Steel Effect Pitch to played Pitch 200 1 Step Up 96 Neck Pickup Texas with Delay Volume Full off Full On 97 X Long Delay Mega Dist w Extra Long Delay Volume Full off Full On 98 ScorchFried Scorch Distortion Volume Full off Full On 99 ScorchPhase Scorch Distortion Phaser Phaser Depth Zero Depth 100 Depth 100 Add Bottom Mega Dist w Pitch Shift Effect Pitch...

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