TC Electronic Multi-effects Processor G-Natural User Manual Download

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TYPICAL SETUPS

Guitar with piezo pick-up

MIXER

Instrument input

algorithm select

mod

delay

subdiv

comp

boost

reverb

BANK UP

BANK DN

COMP

MOD

DELAY

BOOST

/TAP TEMPO

REVERB

store

levels

G•NATURAL

factory
default

VARIATIONS
hold to save

boost

flanger

plate

p.pong

stomp

chorus

room

reverse

dynam

tape

vibrato

analog

detune

clean

thicken

studio

tremolo

hall

spring

Decay PreDly Color MixMM
1.2s

250ms

100%

25%

edit

preset bank | tune

Guitar with an
active pick-up system

LR outputs

This is a typical setup with a standard acoustic guitar
with an active* piezo pickup system.

Connections

•

Connect your guitar to the G-Natural’s instrument
input

•

Connect L/R outputs to a mixer or to a dedicated
acoustic guitar amp

When connecting the G-Natural outputs to
microphone inputs on a mixing console, the
phantom power for these channels MUST be
switched off! Otherwise you may damage the
G-Natural circuits.

* If the pickup system requires the use of a battery the
system is active.

Basic settings

•

Set input sensitivity via the Levels menu

•

Select active effect pressing the COMP, MOD,
DELAY and REVERB switches

Summary of Contents for Multi-effects Processor G-Natural

Page 1: ...User s Manual G Natural ...

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Page 3: ...dropped This equipment 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 receptacle The mains plug of the power supply shall remain readily operable Do not install in a confined space Do not open the unit risk of electric shock inside Caution You are cautioned th...

Page 4: ...o which 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 numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Certificate of Conformity TC Electronic A S Sindalsvej 34 8240 Risskov Denmark hereby declares on own responsibility that the followi...

Page 5: ...zo pick up microphone 12 Guitar with piezo pick up vocal microphone 13 G Natural with a dedicated acoustic guitar amp 14 G Natural in a studio 15 MENUS Routing 16 Pedals 17 Utility 19 Levels 20 Boost Function 22 The Tuner 23 EFFECTS Compression Studio 24 Stomp 25 EQ and Noise Gate EQ 25 Noise Gate 26 Boost Boost 26 Modulation mod Detune 26 Vibrato 27 Tremolo 28 Chorus 29 Flanger 29 Reverb Types Sp...

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Page 7: ...best of both worlds G Natural comes with 30 factory settings optimized for a wide variety of musical genres and playing techniques The 30 user customizable presets allow you to add that crucial personal touch to your sound G Natural s mic pre can also be used for vocal performance Just put G Natural in Vocal mode and you automatically get a vocal strip EQ and compressor Topping an already packed f...

Page 8: ...OVERVIEW 6 ...

Page 9: ...ettings However you feel that you have edited the reverb parameters to a point where you find yourself a bit lost What would TC Electronic suggest We assume that you are in reverb edit thus the REVERB EDIT LED is lit Press FACTORY DEFAULT 7 OPERATION Note that there is a factory default setting for each effect sub type 4 Subdivision The subdivision parameter relates to delay effects only It is use...

Page 10: ...witch for the compressor 12 Mod On off switch for the modulation block 11 12 Press both switches at the same time to go up one bank 13 Delay On off switch for the delay block 14 Reverb On off switch for the reverb block 15 16 Press both switches at the same time to go down one bank 15 Preset 1 Press to recall preset 1 in the current bank 16 Preset 2 Press to recall preset 2 in the current bank 17 ...

Page 11: ...240V AC 50 60Hz 15W R C US THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS AND COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS STATED IN THE MANUAL WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION RISK OF ELEC...

Page 12: ...t 12 Mic Level knob Controls the input gain of the mic input 13 20 dB button Press to attenuate the mic input by 20 dB to handle e g high output condenser microphones 14 Mic In Select button This switch enables the mic input When not pressed out position G Natural defaults to the line input 15 Limiter button This enables the VOS optical limiter on the mic input 16 48V button This enables 48V phant...

Page 13: ...t bank tune Guitar with an active pick up system LR outputs This is a typical setup with a standard acoustic guitar with an active piezo pickup system Connections Connect your guitar to the G Natural s instrument input Connect L R outputs to a mixer or to a dedicated acoustic guitar amp When connecting the G Natural outputs to microphone inputs on a mixing console the phantom power for these chann...

Page 14: ...ination of an active piezo system and a microphone may be the perfect solution This scenario is handled perfectly with G Natural Connections Connect the output of your guitar s piezo pickup to the instrument input of G Natural Connect the microphone to the mic input of G Natural Connect L R outputs to a mixer or to a dedicated acoustic guitar amp TYPICAL SETUPS 12 Guitar with piezo pick up and dyn...

Page 15: ...one is used you must enable the 48V phantom power Set input sensitivity via the Levels menu Select active effect pressing the COMP MOD DELAY and REVERB switches G Natural feature separate EQ and compression settings for mic and instrument inputs TYPICAL SETUPS Guitar with piezo pick up vocal microphone Guitar with an active pick up system MIXER algorithm select mod delay menu subdiv comp EQ boost ...

Page 16: ...G Natural outputs to microphone inputs on a mixing console the phantom power for these channels MUST be switched off Otherwise you may damage the G Natural circuits G Natural with a dedicated acoustic guitar amp Guitar with an active pick up system Amp for acoustic guitar algorithm select mod delay menu subdiv comp EQ boost reverb BANK UP BANK DN COMP 1 2 3 MOD DELAY BOOST TAP TEMPO REVERB store l...

Page 17: ... Natural feature separate EQ and compression settings for mic and instrument inputs G Natural in a studio algorithm select mod delay menu subdiv comp EQ boost reverb BANK UP BANK DN COMP 1 2 3 MOD DELAY BOOST TAP TEMPO REVERB store levels G NATURAL factory default 4 3 2 1 VARIATIONS hold to save boost flanger plate p pong stomp EQ chorus room reverse dynam tape vibrato analog detune clean thicken ...

Page 18: ... L Mic Pre Line In R Inst Semi Parallel The Semi Parallel routing 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 no reverb is added to the delay repeats Parallel In the Parallel routing the same signal is fed to the input of the modulation delay and reverb sections...

Page 19: ...ular expression pedal with a linear potentiometer However you may also achieve satisfying results using a regular volume pedal PEDAL MENU menu Map Param DLY DELAY P Connecting Expression pedals Depending on the type of expression pedal used the pedal should be connected using either a regular mono 1 4 jack to jack cable or a stereo 1 4 jack to jack cable Mono Stereo If you are not sure which type ...

Page 20: ...he value stored as part of the preset is discarded Calibrating In order to secure the best performance of your expression pedal G Natural must be calibrated to this pedal Follow this step by step guide Make sure that you have connected your pedal to the pedal connector on the rear panel Select Calibrate from the Pedal Menu Press MENU The LCD now reads Place your pedal in minimum position Heel down...

Page 21: ... division applies instantly at preset change Boost Lock Range On or Off When Boost Lock is set to on you will be able to boost the amount of dB specified by the Boost Max parameter on ALL presets EQ Lock Range On off When EQ is locked the current EQ will be used on ALL presets Routing Lock Range On off If you always use the same routing you may prefer to lock the current routing Factory Bank Lock ...

Page 22: ...s setting determines the max range of the boost function As 0 dBFS is the max level in the digital domain digital boost is done by attenuating the general level and then release this attenuation when boost is required If you never use the Boost function at all set Boost Max parameter to 0 dB This will give you the optimal signal to noise ratio Input Src Input Source Range Analog or Digital The def...

Page 23: ...r is relevant only if you control the volume using an external Volume Expression pedal connected to the Pedal input The position of the volume parameter can be placed pre delay reverb mod effects or post delay reverb mod effects Pre The volume control is placed in the boost block before the input of the mod reverb and delay effects and these effects will therefore fade out ring naturally when you ...

Page 24: ...Utility menu Boost Lock Range On or Off When Boost Lock is set to on you will be able to boost the amount of dB specified by the Boost Max parameter on ALL presets The Boost Max parameter is found in the Levels menu Boost Level The boost level can be set for each preset within the range of the Max Boost parameter This range is set in the Levels menu Example Setting up the Boost Level of a preset E...

Page 25: ...e On Output is not muted when in tuner mode Tuner Ref Range 420 to 460 Hz This parameter sets the general tuner reference Default setting is 440 Hz Example tuning a guitar Press and hold the footswitch in the lower right corner until Tuner mode is accessed Play e g the A string Let ring If the note is within 100 cent around A the tuner will recognize the note A and indicate whether the pitch of th...

Page 26: ...diting compressor parameters Press and hold COMP to select between Instrument compression and Mic Line compression The different compression modes are indicated by M for Microphone Line or I for instrument in the right side of the display Press COMP once or more to select either Studio or Stomp type Adjust parameters using encoders A D Studio Type This type offers full control over all compression...

Page 27: ...ompressors Mic and Instrument are switched on off To use only one of the compressors in a preset use the following settings for the compressor you do not want to use Level 0 dB Threshold 0 dB Ratio Off G Natural EQs and Noise Gates G Natural has separate EQs for the Instrument inputs and the Mic Pre input Editing EQ and Noise Gate parameters Press and hold EQ to select between Instrument EQ and Mi...

Page 28: ...owing two screens with Noise Gate parameters appear Thres Damp Releas 31dB 50dB 100dBs I Mode Soft I EQ Gate On On I Boost Press BOOST to enter the boost menu The boost level can be set for each preset within the range of the Max Boost parameter The Max Boost level is set in the levels menu Mode Range Hard or Soft General overall mode that determines how fast the Noise Gate should attenuate dampen...

Page 29: ...50 ms This parameter specifies the delay of Voice 2 EFFECTS MOD Vibrato The vibrato effect modulates the pitch of the incoming signal The result is similar to the vibrato technique used by vocalists In contrast to a chorus or flanger effect no direct signal is combined with the pitch modulated signal Speed Range 0 050 Hz to 20 Hz Sets the speed of the effect Tempo Range Disbl Disable 1 to 1 32T T ...

Page 30: ...set change Depth Range 0 to 100 The Depth parameter specifies the intensity of the effect The value represents the amplitude of the modulating waveform 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 effect Listen and choose the appropriate option Sine Square Width Range 0 to 100 If...

Page 31: ...split and one of the signals is pitch modulated The characteristic flanging sound occurs when part of the signal is slightly delayed and fed back to the input of the effect algorithm Experiment with the Feedback parameter to get familiar with the achievable effects Speed Range 0 050 Hz to 20 Hz This parameter sets the speed of the effect Tempo Range Ignore 2 to 1 32T T Triplet D Dotted When set to...

Page 32: ...time to listen to the different types experiment and don t be afraid to be innovative Common Reverb Parameters Decay Range 0 1 to 20 seconds The Decay parameter determines the length of the reverb diffuse field The length is defined as the time it takes for the diffuse field to decay approximately by 60dB PreDly Pre Delay Range 0 to 100ms This parameter defines a short delay placed between the dir...

Page 33: ...ts of the delay can ring out when you change presets Delay Parameters The following parameters are identical for all Delay types Delay Range 0 to 1800ms This parameter sets the time between the delay repeats This is also known as the length of the delay Feedback Range 0 to 100 This parameter sets the amount of feedback from the output of the effect back to its input Use the Feedback parameter to s...

Page 34: ... XLR Line phone jack Mic 3 6 1 8 kOhm Line 21 13 kOhm 24 dBu to 0 dBu 12 dBu to 12 dBu 18 dBu to 12 dBu 6 dBu to 24 dBu 13 dBu 7 dBu to 51 dBu 31 dBu 25 dBu 5 dBu to 63 dBu 43 dBu 92 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 126 dBu 100 dB 0 001 1 kHz 0 0 1 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 5 dB 40 Hz 0 0 1 dB 200 Hz to 20 kHz 85 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream 0 65 0 70 ms S R 48 44 1 kHz 24 bit 128 x oversampli...

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