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Page 3: ...ipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible To completely disconnect from AC mains disconnect the power supply cord from the AC recept...

Page 4: ...the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For Customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num riqu...

Page 5: ...l setup information 29 GENERAL OPERATION Play Mode Edit Mode Play Mode 30 Edit Mode 31 Selecting effect types 31 Preset Handle mode Store presets 32 Delete presets 33 Copying effects between presets 3...

Page 6: ...Filters 55 Compressor Compressor 56 Advanced mode 56 Sustaining Percussive modes 57 Mod Classic Chorus 58 Advanced Chorus 59 Classic Flanger 59 Advanced Flanger 60 Vibrato 61 Vintage Phaser 62 Smooth...

Page 7: ...tomers the G System was born Features Floor based Multi effects processor Up to 9 effects can be used simultaneously Fast and smooth preset changes featuring Delay spill overs 4 switchable mono loops...

Page 8: ...a presets These switches are similar to the On Off switches on regular stomp boxes Three four or five Loops There are four loops for drive pedals etc plus the Insert loop which is especially designed...

Page 9: ...Blocks within presets using the Effect On Off switches You can also activate deactivate Loops 1 to 3 as desired Example You may start out your solo with a lead sound with a bit of Reverb but as it ev...

Page 10: ...cessor However if you wish to have all loop connectors to your pedals and e g a pre amp neatly packed away in a 19 rack instead of spreading them all over the floor you can easily detach the Control B...

Page 11: ...to activate all the pedals that you have connected in the loops If your pedals require a 9V DC power supply the G System provides 4 x 9V DC outlets max 200mA combined so you won t need an external po...

Page 12: ...nnect the GFX01 and the Control Board using a long Cat 5 cable not included Connect the Guitar to Input Instrument To avoid having to run long cables from your expression pedals to your rack the Contr...

Page 13: ...press ENTER Select a parameters page by pressing PAGE Change parameter values using encoders A B and C To switch effects on off in Edit Mode Press EDIT to enter Edit mode Press PAGE to select an effec...

Page 14: ...tings Lock the Insert loops if you have a pre amp connected in that loop and wish to use the pre amp in all presets Lock the Boost level to have the exact same boost level in all presets Lock the EQ s...

Page 15: ...hes Tuner Press and hold TUNER switch top right corner Press Menu Menu Mode Preset handle mode Prst Routing Glb Levels Pedals Switches MIDI Utility Press MENU to exit to Edit mode Play mode Edit Mode...

Page 16: ...OVERVIEW 14...

Page 17: ...or quick reference For more detailed information please refer to the relevant chapters in this manual Naming conventions Please note that most of the G System s switches and encoders have more than on...

Page 18: ...editable parameters etc 10 TEMPO LEDs These two LEDs indicate the current Global tempo This tempo can be tapped using the EDIT TAP TEMPO switch Use the Subdivision parameter to adapt the settings for...

Page 19: ...BOOST On Off Switch Press to activate deactivate the Boost function On each preset you can set a boost level of up to 10dB Press to activate deactivate this function Play Mode Edit Mode Press and hol...

Page 20: ...mounted in a rack a longer Cat 5 cable not supplied is used Use a high quality Cat 5 cable with XLR housing for maximum stability Expression pedals can be connected to either the GFX01 when the unit i...

Page 21: ...se Though the G System is built from heavy duty materials you may wish to mount it in a flightcase for extra protection on the road Therefore the G System s side panels have four screw threads 4mm Be...

Page 22: ...ended for a pre amp If cables longer than 3 feet are used they should be balanced even if the connectors on the pre amp are unbalanced When balanced cables are used a special pseudo balanced circuit w...

Page 23: ...meter MIDI IN On the MIDI IN port the G System can receive MIDI information such as MIDI Program Change messages for preset changes and Continuous Controllers MIDI CCs You can use these to remote cont...

Page 24: ...and labeled exactly alike and the generic explanations above must therefore be considered as a basic guide We also recognize the importance and tone differences of the power amp models tube types etc...

Page 25: ...s menu Drive Pedals Combo amp TAP TEMPO EDIT PARAMETER B EDIT PARAMETER C SELECT PAGE EDIT PARAMETER A GAIN ADJUST HOLD TO STORE HOLD TO STORE HOLD TO STORE HOLD TO STORE HOLD TO STORE PRESETABLE BOOS...

Page 26: ...ssion pedals using a single standard 1 4 jack cable Depending on the expression pedal model the cable must be mono or stereo Connect a pre amp to the Insert loop Set the Insert loop to on in the Loop...

Page 27: ...onnect expression pedals using a single standard 1 4 jack cable Depending on the expression pedal model the cable must be mono or stereo Connect the G System s Insert Send to the head s input Connect...

Page 28: ...M FLT PIT DLY REV E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 INTEGRATED EFFECTS MANAGEMENT FILTER LOOP LOOP LOOP EDIT 1 2 3 COMP UP DOWN MOD PITCH DELAY REVERB BOOST ENCODER ENCODER ENCODER ENCODER ENCODER ENCODER Expression Ped...

Page 29: ...an sounds On Each preset you decide which amp to send the signal to Compared to the illustration below that would mean no cables to the amps Send Return connections TYPICAL SETUPS 27 For advice on how...

Page 30: ...D COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS STATED IN THE MANUAL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RETURN RETURN RETURN RETURN SEND SEND SEND SEND L mono 1 VOL SERIAL R 2...

Page 31: ...ons on all presets All Locking functions are located in the Utility menu Make good use of the Boost feature You can set a boost level as part of each preset and activate it using the BOOST switch Per...

Page 32: ...ombinations of effects and you will probably find many of them to be excellent starting points for your own presets In all factory presets both the four effect loops and the Insert loop are deactivate...

Page 33: ...T A 0C00 Fast Access to Effect Parameters If the effect you wish to access has a switch assigned to it the parameters are easily accessed simply by pressing EDIT followed by the assigned switch Exampl...

Page 34: ...but you can select any location in the User bank using encoder A Overview Preset Handle Mode In Preset Handle Mode you can store recall delete and rename presets Entering Preset Handle Mode Press EDIT...

Page 35: ...gs the display will read Press ENTER Store the modified preset if you want to COPY REVERB FROM 02 5 Big Reverb EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C EFFECT COPIED EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C PRESET STORED EDIT A EDIT B EDIT...

Page 36: ...To access Menu Mode Press EDIT Press MENU MENU MODE OVERVIEW 34...

Page 37: ...Routings What are they and what are they used for The available routings for Effects are Serial Semi parallel or Parallel Take a look at the illustrations below and read the explanations to understand...

Page 38: ...ing connects most Effect Blocks serially but the Reverb and Delay blocks are now connected in parallel Consequently the Delay and Reverb effects do not affect each other This means that e g the repeat...

Page 39: ...reduce noise and how to get the best signal to noise ratio with the G System Cables First of all Good cables are essential We advice that you use properly shielded cables throughout your entire system...

Page 40: ...you can either reduce the output level of these devices adjust the Loop Headroom parameter or both The range of this parameter depends on the Loop level setting Levels on Devices in Loops Max gain on...

Page 41: ...ed in a rack and the Rear connection when G System is used in its base configuration assembled on the floor Front and Rear connections cannot both be open at the same time Boost So you have made a goo...

Page 42: ...control two different parameters per preset but you can actually hook up two expression pedals for each function For example you can place two pedals onstage right next to the Control Board and anothe...

Page 43: ...ib Calibration Pot Potentiometer as in an expression pedal Momnt Momentary pedal switch Alt Alternating pedal switch Volume Ctrl Volume Control The first displays show volume control parameters The G...

Page 44: ...le Let us say you are using your pedal to control Delay mix in preset 1 In preset 2 you want to use the pedal to control the Whammy Pitch parameter Preset 2 is set up with the Pitch parameter set to 0...

Page 45: ...e Exp Connector on the GFX01 s rear panel or to the Control Board s Exp Connector Enc A Enc B and Enc C Refers to Encoders A B and C when in Edit Mode Just like expression pedals connected to Vol or E...

Page 46: ...1 Toggle EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C About the Footswitches The G System s 18 footswitches have individual default functions The labels above and below each switch describe those functions However it is poss...

Page 47: ...ter effect is switched on or off by hitting the switch once When Hold is selected the function assigned to the switch is held as long as the switch is pressed and it is released when you release the s...

Page 48: ...locations MIDI MENU MIDI Channel 1 EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C When recalling the 100 factory presets in banks A0 to B19 MSB value 0 followed by program changes 0 99 is sent on MIDI out When recalling the 1...

Page 49: ...section When you activate the Lock feature the EQ settings for the currently recalled preset will be used on all presets Relay Lock Range On Off With Relay Lock set to On the relays are locked at thei...

Page 50: ...RELAYS FOR AMP CHANNEL SWITCHING 48 Utility continued Example You have a 2 channel amp and would like use on of the switches on the G System to switch between these channels At the same time you woul...

Page 51: ...recall the preset you wish to combine with your amp s lead channel A B Relay EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C 0C00 0000 A Again scroll through the Rel A combinations but this time stop once your amp s drive chan...

Page 52: ...o low Tune the string until the pattern of dots stays in one position Tuner Reference Range 420 to 460Hz This parameter sets the reference frequency for the Tuner The default setting is 440Hz THE TUNE...

Page 53: ...ps must not be shorter than 200ms or longer than 2000ms The Global Tapped Tempo is used to set the corresponding tempo parameters in the relevant effect pages see the Effect section for more informati...

Page 54: ...ble Q factor Resonance With increased Resonance value the filter peak at the cutoff frequency gets very narrow and steep This phenomenon is the very core of the characteristic sound of resonance filte...

Page 55: ...n pedal to control the Sweep parameter When you select a Factory preset using this Wah Wah effect an expression pedal connected to the Exp connector is automatically assigned to control this parameter...

Page 56: ...ngs are stored as part of the preset even if this particular effect is disabled Touch Wah The wah effect occurs when a relatively narrow frequency area is boosted and swept through a frequency range T...

Page 57: ...ilters are somewhat special The characteristic vowels of the human speech can also be described as formants Imagine a pedal that does not say WAH WAH but instead goes OOWEEAA OOWEEAA If you set up an...

Page 58: ...m compression Advanced Type This type offers full control over all compression parameters Threshold Range 40dB to 0dB When the signal exceeds the set Threshold point the Compressor is activated The si...

Page 59: ...ifferently the two types hold common parameters Drive Range 1 to 20 A combination of Threshold and Ratio parameters that sets the compression amount Though auto make up gain is applied you may need to...

Page 60: ...tempo or the tempo set by the Speed parameter in each preset should be used at preset change Depth Range 0 to 100 The Depth parameter specifies the intensity of the effect The value represents the am...

Page 61: ...same family of modulation effects as the Chorus effect The signal is split and one of the signals is pitch modulated The characteristic flanging sound occurs when part of the signal is slightly delay...

Page 62: ...sets the overall Output level of this effect Enable Range Off On The effect s status All settings are stored as part of the preset even if this particular effect is disabled Advanced Flanger Addition...

Page 63: ...stead The Tap Master parameter located in the Utility menu specifies whether the Global tempo or the tempo set by the Speed parameter in each preset should be used at preset change Depth Range 0 to 10...

Page 64: ...g When set to Ignore the speed set by the Speed parameter is used instead The Tap Master parameter located in the Utility menu specifies whether the Global tempo or the tempo set by the Speed paramete...

Page 65: ...etely muted between signal peaks Type Range Soft or Hard Sinus or Square Two waveforms are available as modulation sources for the Tremolo effect Setting this parameter to Hard results in a steeper ef...

Page 66: ...arameter located in the Utility menu specifies whether the Global tempo or the tempo set by the Speed parameter in each preset should be used at preset change Depth Range 0 to 100 When you set this pa...

Page 67: ...Cent equal 1 semitone you can select any interval between one octave below the Input pitch to one octave above it Pan 1 Range 50 to 50 This parameter sets the stereo position of the first voice Pan 2...

Page 68: ...the pitch of an added voice with an external Expression pedal For Factory presets including the Whammy effect the Expression pedal connected to the Expression Pedal Input automatically controls the Pi...

Page 69: ...n Voice 2 Voice1 Range 100 to 100 This parameter determines the pitch offset for the first Voice in the Detune block Voice2 Range 100 to 100 This parameter determines the pitch offset for the second V...

Page 70: ...n Melodic minor 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 HrmMin Harmonic minor 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7 SupLoc Super Locrian 1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 Lyd b7 Lydian b7 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 PhryMa Phrygian major 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 Voice 1 2 Range 13...

Page 71: ...edback from the output of the effect back to its input Use the Feedback parameter to set how many repeats of the signal you would like to have Please use high settings with extreme caution Due to the...

Page 72: ...s of historical tape delays Reverse The Reverse delay is a great effect when a more mysterious exotic delay style is required Use the Feedback Hi Cut parameter to soften the delay All Common Parameter...

Page 73: ...arameter to determine when the delays should re surface Use the Offset parameter to widen the stereo image In addition to the common parameters described in the introduction of the delay section this...

Page 74: ...Col Lo Col High Color Low Color Hi Color range Wool Warm Real Clear Bright Crisp and Glass Lo Color range Thick Round Real Light Tight Thin NoBass These parameters give you six variations of the reve...

Page 75: ...signal and the level of the effect in this Effect Block OutLev Output Level Range 100 to 0dB This parameter sets the overall Output level of this Effect Block Enable Range Off On The effect s status A...

Page 76: ...it falls below Threshold Threshold Range 60dB to 0dB The Threshold point determines at what point the Noise Gate should start dampening the signal To set this parameter turn up the volume using your...

Page 77: ...X True Voice X X Velocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X After Touch Key X O Channel X X Pitch Bend X O Control Change 0 to 127 0 to 127 Prog Change O O True 0 to 127 0 to 127 System Exclusive O O Common S...

Page 78: ...ugh depending on how much you boost the signal inside the unit If you boost the signal too much internally the LEDs will light up even though the input is not too loud You should be careful not to ove...

Page 79: ...eversed Phase Dly Deep Bass Deep Canny Bass Funky Octaver Octa Comp Synthized MIDI 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 Bank A7 A8 A...

Page 80: ...Funky Thang Straight Octaver LoFi Filters T Petty Chorus Bluesey Lead Vibra Wah Stuck In the Middle Funky Chorus Rhythm Subtle Acoustic Acoustic Detune Vibrato Sweet Soft Vibrato Sustained Chorus Jaz...

Page 81: ...20 kHz typ 95 dB 20Hz to 22kHz 0dBFS typ 80 dB 20Hz to 22kHz 1dBFS 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream DSR 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream DSR EN 55103 1 and EN 55103 2 FCC part 15 Class B CISPR...

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