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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME

FROM THE USERS POINT OF VIEW

QUICK REFERENCE

THE FRONT PANEL

THE REAR PANEL

THE SIGNAL FLOW

HOW TO…

SETUPS

RECALL

STORE

EFFECTS

I/O MENU

MODIFIERS

UTILITY

TEMPO

TUNER

THE BLOCKS

THE RESET PAGE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

TROUBLE SHOOTING

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

SELF TEST

PRESET LIST

About this Manual

Foreword by Palle Schultz

Buttons, Knobs, Controllers and other functions

Inputs, Outputs

build a User Preset, connect the Modifiers, setup an Expression Pedal etc.

Recalling a Preset, Factory/User presets, Memory card

Store a new preset, The Letterbox

I/O, Input selector, Sample Rate, Mix, MIDI setup

System parameters, Billboard settings

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov - [email protected]

Rev 1.01 - SW - V 1.14
Prod No: 606055011

Summary of Contents for G-Force

Page 1: ...G Force GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR USER S MANUAL...

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Page 3: ...bout this Manual Foreword by Palle Schultz Buttons Knobs Controllers and other functions Inputs Outputs build a User Preset connect the Modifiers setup an Expression Pedal etc Recalling a Preset Facto...

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Page 5: ...e Check out the Modifier Matrix and discover a powerful tool for real time external and internal control of the many parameters of the G Force About this Manual Many people in the music business and e...

Page 6: ...for my guitar From simple use of standard effects like delay chorus and reverb connected in a straight line I now find myself thinking up a non existing effect like say a tremolo that only kicks in w...

Page 7: ...ting up your MIDI board Press I O Setup and select MIDI using the Arrow keys Adjust the MIDI basic channel so it matches the one of your foot controller Be sure that Program Change is enabled Your foo...

Page 8: ...can write into the G Force refer to Billboard in the Utility section Both Tuner and Tempo use the Billboard to display information as well Beneath the Billboard you will find four indicators displayin...

Page 9: ...u can select different menus by pressing the Arrow keys i e in the Effects display you can select between Mix Edit Routing and Layout THE PARAMETER WHEEL Use the Parameter wheel to change position of...

Page 10: ...ou are connecting the Outputs via stereo jacks to unbalanced equipment you must tie ring and sleeve together in the cable ends away from the G Force You can always use standard mono guitar cables to c...

Page 11: ...tal inputs The Input level of the G Force automatically optimizes the signal to noise ratio via a small relay in the input section You will see a prompt on the display and may hear a small click when...

Page 12: ...in any case you should consider reserving a bit of headroom for the preset you want to be the loudest One method is to lower the Input or Output level of the last block in the routing That means that...

Page 13: ...two following presets Example You want the tail Delay from one preset to ring out when you change to a none Delay preset here is what you do Enter the Edit Parameter display of the Delay in the first...

Page 14: ...wn to Pedal calibration using the Parameter wheel Press Enter and follow the instructions in the display You have now calibrated your expression pedal and are ready to setup the function of it The fun...

Page 15: ...ameter wheel Select your board and press Enter to load the settings The G Force is now setup to respond to the default settings of the current board If your board is not in the list here is what to do...

Page 16: ...quipment Input Output Set the Input level of the G Force using the In knob in the upper left corner of the front panel To get maximum quality from the 24 bit AD converter the input meter should show a...

Page 17: ...All when you want to recall a complete preset Bank Is used to select which bank you would like to recall from ROM factory presets User or Card only available when a pc card is inserted Preset Dial th...

Page 18: ...possible Example When changing from a preset containing Reverb and Delay to a preset containing only Reverb you should just bypass the Delay block instead of removing it that will also enable you to...

Page 19: ...ame of the preset to Store dial the Parameter wheel You are now able to write a new name using the Letterbox Simply dial the Value wheel and press Enter to select new letters or numbers Select CAP by...

Page 20: ...lock Set In Level in each block Selected Select Out and press Enter to edit Speaker filters Dial Parameter wheel to select effect and press Enter to edit right away Double click on the block bypass ke...

Page 21: ...you can step between the four displays If an effect is bypassed it will appear with no bottom line Editing an effect Press the Effects key and select the Edit display using the Arrow keys Double clic...

Page 22: ...he G Force This function is very useful when you are running the G Force in a parallel setup NOTE When Killdry is active the overall bypass key will work as a mute Since you killed all of the dry sign...

Page 23: ...ce will act as a standard MIDI product Bank size The bank size is used to adapt the G Force to different board manufacturers when recalling preset above 128 In most cases this parameter should be set...

Page 24: ...ges for exactly this purpose If you do not own a board with these features you can use an ordinary program change to bypass a block e g You can setup the Pan section to be bypassed when you send out p...

Page 25: ...ual to it s setting in the Edit parameter display Example The Reverb mix level is set up to be controlled by a pedal and the Mix parameter in the Edit parameter display is set to 15 When this preset i...

Page 26: ...lowest value Set middle value Set highest value Change curve Set reaction time Dial Parameter wheel to move Ext modifier 1 Press Enter and dial Value to change Ext modifier press Exit to dial Dial Val...

Page 27: ...Value wheel to move the cursor horizontally Press Enter to connect the two lines Press Exit to remove a connection The basic concept is that you have a number of Modifiers extra LFOs ADSRs ENV and you...

Page 28: ...reshold Attack The Attack or rise time of the curve i e how long it takes to go from minimum to maximum level Decay Sets how long it takes the curve to fall back from maximum to Sustain level Sustain...

Page 29: ...tay at Sustain level for as long as the signal stays above threshold Sust Retrig Will stay at Sustain level for as long as the signal stays above threshold but is capable of retriggering during the AD...

Page 30: ...a preset with an external expression pedal controlling the Delay mix parameter The Delay mix parameter is stored at 50 Now you load this preset If you selected Reset in the Ext modifier input the Dela...

Page 31: ...ctivity Preset change Sets the action that the Billboard will perform at preset changes You can choose between sliding and running the name and the number of the current preset Always show Tuner If th...

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Page 33: ...Tempo display to pop up and the Billboard will be blinking at the current tempo Both the Tempo display and the blinking Billboard will disappear automatically after a few seconds In the Tempo display...

Page 34: ...th the Master tune parameter you can calibrate the tuner Note The Master Tune controls the pitch detector meaning that the tuning of the Pitch voices will change with the Master tune Show always When...

Page 35: ...ill not do anything but when the input signal is lower than 25dB on the input meter the Gate will start damping to a maximum of 30dB see the Noise Gate meter The speed of the damping is set by the Rel...

Page 36: ...ee Mode parameter sets the bending point of the compressor to soft knee or hard knee When soft knee is selected the Compressor will gradually reach the ratio while hard knee will cause the Compressor...

Page 37: ...Hi Resonance Sets the amount of resonance on the Hicut filter Try to connect an LFO or an expression pedal to the two frequency parameters using the Modifier Matrix Mix Mix between direct sound and ef...

Page 38: ...of the Phaser Order Sets the number of filters used to produce the Phaser The three possibilities 4 8 and 12 are very different sounding Check them out Feedback Level Controls the amount of feedback i...

Page 39: ...e Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Panner Speed Controls the speed of the Panner The simple Panner always pans fully left an...

Page 40: ...se the mode of the Intelligent Pitcher Stepped The Pitcher will only play notes within the current scale and key no matter what you play Smooth The Pitcher will follow the incoming signal This means t...

Page 41: ...Controls the panning of each of the two detune voices Level 1 2 Sets the level of the two detune voices Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level...

Page 42: ...al Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will...

Page 43: ...evel which basically means that they perform much like two individual delay processors Delay line 1 2 Time 1 2 Sets the delay time of the two taps on Delay line 1 Maximum delay time per tap is 1480 ms...

Page 44: ...for effects purposes like overdriving a Delay a Flanger or a Phaser etc or simply to crank the overall sound a bit Drive The Drive parameter is simulating the In gain of a distortion device The extra...

Page 45: ...this chapter Create a Vibrato by setting the Mix at 100 Depth at 5 10 and Speed to 1 2 Hz Advanced Chorus Advanced Chorus adds some extra parameters like LFO Phase and Curve Speed The speed of the Ch...

Page 46: ...d of the Flanger also known as Rate Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the...

Page 47: ...acing the source or direct signal in the hall room without using long decay times which often makes the sound image very crowded and disturbs your playing To check out what the initial reflections can...

Page 48: ...aster level The Room level and the Decay can be individually adjusted to another relation in the Room and Decay section of the The sizes Box Tiny Grand Huge are patterns emulating extreme room sizes R...

Page 49: ...ters All parameters in the Out Section are global only which means that they are not included when you store a preset Level In the Output block you will find an overall outlevel in addition to the pot...

Page 50: ...rce simply select this parameter and press Enter to store your default settings Set User Info This function makes it possible to store your name and phone number into the G Force Press Enter to access...

Page 51: ...RCA Type Formats EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 S PDIF 24 bit Sample Rate 44 1 kHz PCMCIA Interface Connector PCMCIA Type 1 cards Standards PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Card Format Supports up to 2 MB SRAM Control Inte...

Page 52: ...input but the input selector in I O Setup Audio menu is set to Digital The sound is phasing with your direct signal You are running the G Force in a parallel setup but the killdry function in I O Set...

Page 53: ...Altered Note Number X O True Voice X X Velocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X After Touch Key s X O Ch s X X Pitch Bend X O Control Change 0 127 0 127 Prog Change O O True 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive O Bu...

Page 54: ...l Output to the Digital Input which has to be tested and press Enter The AES EBU output can also be connected to the S PDIF input and vice versa PPM must show 0 dB to pass test Press Exit to leave Dig...

Page 55: ...sed in accordance 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 equip...

Page 56: ...any stereo setup A Detuned setting producing a doubler effect suitable for any stereo setup A subtle Tremolo preset suitable for any stereo setup Great chorused shimmery doubler delay and reverb simi...

Page 57: ...itar Pedal to toe Spinning guitar A fast Wah Filter into a Chorus and Gate like reverb good for anything funky Pedal to heel lowers Wah Envelope controlled fast downward sliding Wah Filter with slow r...

Page 58: ...Check the tittle need we say more Nice greasy lead Gives you that drive with a loose bottom that you know from older tube amps Good for lead Quacks like a duck thanks to a Wah Wah Brings back the 70...

Page 59: ...d an octave and into Phaser Good leads Pedal to heel Mono guitar signal Pedal to toe Stereo octave up A single block with an all purpose Reverb Room A single block with an all purpose Church Reverb A...

Page 60: ...ingle block with an all purpose Auto Resonance Filter An external LFO controls the Resonance filter A single block with an all purpose Drive A single block with an all purpose Drive A single block wit...

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