TC Electronic G-Major, User Manual

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HOW TO
How to get started
• Connect the G•Major according to your setup
as described on pages 10/11 and power on.
• Find the “loudest” sound from your preamp
or effect pedals with the most dynamics and
set the Input level so peaks are at approx.
-3dB. The sound with the most dynamics is
most likely to be a clean sound as the
overdriven sounds per nature are more
compressed.
• Set the Output level to match the equipment
you feed the G•Major Output to. As this could
be close to anything you will have to
experiment.
How to bypass an effect block from a preset
Simply press the block you wish to remove.
The Effect block will then be bypassed but not
deleted.
The preset can now be stored by pressing
STORE once followed by ENTER twice for
confirmation. You can at any time activate the
block with the exact same settings you had
earlier by pressing the block key again.
Remember that a bypassed block does NOT
interfere with the sound.
How to setup a Boost function for a preset
All factory presets in the G•Major are saved at
-6dB leaving headroom for boosting any preset
to a “solo-level”. We advise that you keep a
minimum of 6dB headroom in all User presets
as well, via the PresetOutLevel parameter in
the Levels All menu.
You will appreciate this PresetBoost function as
it allows you to easily boost your current preset
for fills, themes etc. that otherwise would not be
heard sufficiently.
In the example below we assume that you have
stored all presets at -6dB.
• Select the preset you wish to add the Boost
function to.
• Set the PresetOutLevel via the Levels All
menu to e.g. -6dB.
• Press the MOD key and select the
PresetBoost parameter using the
PARAMETER wheel.
• Select Learn using the VALUE wheel, press
ENTER and press the switch on your MIDI
board sending a CC value you want to use
as “boost pedal”. - You can also use a
simple momentary or latching switch
assigned to the External Control Input if you
prefer.
• The display now shows either Pedal, if that
was the used controller device, or it shows
the CC value received from your MIDI board.
• Store the preset.
Now - every time you call up that specific
preset it will start out at the -6dB specified in
the Levels all menu, but you can boost the
preset 6dB to 0dBFS by hitting the control you
have setup for this function.
How to let the G•Major mute the Outputs
when you tune up your Guitar?
We assume that you are using the G•major in
a serial setup where the entire signal is routed
through the G•Major.
Muting the G•Major Outputs via the G•Major
Front Panel:
• Press and hold the BYPASS key for approx.
1 second.
• To un-mute press BYPASS again.
Muting the G•Major Outputs using Control
Changes from e.g. a MIDI pedal
• Press MOD and use the PARAMETER wheel
to select “Tuner Mute”
• Press ENTER to activate the Learn function.
The display will start to blink.
• Now press the button on your MIDI board
sending out the MIDI CC value you would
like to use for muting control or press the
momentary or alternating pedal connected to
the External Control jack on the G•Major.
The G•Major has now “learned” what action you
are using to mute the Outputs when tuning.
How to let a Delay “spill-over” at preset
change
Spill-over what? Often when using long delay
settings you will probably like to let the delay
repeats continue/finish even when changing to
a preset that has no or a shorter Delay.
To obtain the spill-over effect set the FX Mute
parameter in the Utility menu to “Soft”