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REFERENCE

EFFECT SECTION

ABOUT THE MANUAL, MEMORY AND
MEMORY EDIT MODES ....................................

MANUAL MODE .................................................

Selecting an Effect Type ...............................

Turning Individual Effects On and Off .........

Editing Parameters ........................................

Utility Functions ............................................

Determining the Order of the Effect
Blocks — CONNECT ...............................

Bypass Switching of Effect Blocks —
GROUP .....................................................

Setting the Function of the External Foot
Controller — FOOT ..................................

Setting the MINIMUM VOLUME Level
(for External Foot Controller and
ASSIGNABLE Block Volume Control) —
MIN VOL ..................................................

ASSIGNABLE Block Functions —
MIN/MAX Volume and Auto Volume .........

Setting the AUTO VOLUME Rate —
AUTO VOL ..................................................

MANUAL JOB MODE ........................................

Saving the Manual Mode Settings to
an Effect Program .........................................

MEMORY MODE ................................................

Selecting Effect Programs .............................

Checking Parameter Values of the Effect
Program .........................................................

ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switch
Functions .......................................................

Effect Program Selection ..........................

Bypass Switching of Effect Blocks ..........

MEMORY EDIT MODE ..................................

Compare Mode (Comparing the Edited
Program with the Original) ...........................

Saving the Memory Edit Mode Settings to
an Effect Program .........................................

Recalling the Settings of the Original Program
(in Compare Condition) ................................

MEMORY JOB MODE ....................................

Copying an Effect Program ..........................

Swapping One Effect Program with
Another ..........................................................

Naming an Effect Program ...........................

Using an External Footswitch .......................

RESTORING FACTORY PRESET EFFECT
PROGRAMS .....................................................

EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS .........................

COMPRESSOR .................................................

DISTORTION ...................................................

EQUALIZER .....................................................

CHORUS ...........................................................

REVERB/DELAY .............................................

NOISE GATE ...................................................

Summary of Contents for GW50

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Page 2: ...ed by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authoriz...

Page 3: ... are recommended NOTICE Service charges incurred due to lack of knowledge relat ing to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owner s responsibility Please study this manual care fully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce prod ucts that are...

Page 4: ...ter control over all effects yet exceptional ease of use you can adjust the main parameters of the effect blocks just as you would on conventional pedal effects Backing Section A total of 248 automatic rhythm and accompa niment patterns using realistic drum bass and other backing instrument sounds See page 32 The automatic accompaniment includes sophis ticated chord control with 25 different chord...

Page 5: ...ols Also avoid stepping on any part of the GW50 other than the Pedal Switches since this may damage or break the controls or glass of the display PRECAUTIONS USE THE CORRECT POWER SUPPLY Power to the GW50 should be supplied only from the appropriate Yamaha AC adaptor the included PA 3 Use of another adaptor may cause serious damage to the unit Also make sure that the adaptor you have is appropriat...

Page 6: ...DLE ALL CONNECTIONS CAREFULLY Always be careful to connect and disconnect all cables and cords by gripping the connector itself not by pulling on the cord CLEAN WITH A SOFT DRY CLOTH Never use solvents such as benzine or thinner to clean the unit since these will damage the finish Wipe clean with a soft dry cloth If necessary use a soft clean cloth slightly mois tened with a diluted mild detergent...

Page 7: ...ABLE OF CONTENTS REFERENCE EFFECT SECTION ABOUT THE MANUAL MEMORY AND MEMORY EDIT MODES 43 MANUAL MODE 44 Selecting an Effect Type 44 Turning Individual Effects On and Off 44 Editing Parameters 44 Utility Functions 45 Determining the Order of the Effect Blocks CONNECT 45 Bypass Switching of Effect Blocks GROUP 45 Setting the Function of the External Foot Controller FOOT 46 Setting the MINIMUM VOLU...

Page 8: ...layback A to B 92 Loop Repeat Recording A to B 93 SONG JOB MODE 94 Copying Measures Between A and B 94 Deleting Measures Between A and B 94 Naming Songs 95 RESTORING FACTORY PRESET SONGS 95 MEMORY EDIT MODE 53 Compare Mode Comparing the Edited Program with the Original 53 Saving the Memory Edit Mode Settings to an Effect Program 53 Recalling the Settings of the Original Program in Compare Conditio...

Page 9: ...R GUITAR 152 USE OF ADVANCED RECORDING TECHNIQUES FACTORY SET SONG 1 153 DEMO SONG 1 6 CHORD CHARTS 156 REFERENCE OTHER FUNCTIONS TUNER MIDI TUNER MODE 99 MIDI 101 MIDI BULK TRANSMISSION MODE 102 CHANGING EFFECT PROGRAMS ON THE GW50 FROM A CONNECTED DEVICE 103 CHANGING PROGRAMS ON A CONNECTED DEVICE FROM THE GW50 104 TURNING INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS ON AND OFF FROM A CONNECTED DEVICE 104 SYNCHRONIZING A...

Page 10: ...he more important functions of the GW50 explaining by way of example how to use it The REFERENCE section on the other hand is a comprehensive guide to all functions You won t need or want to read through all of it at once but it is there for you to refer to when you need infor mation about a certain feature or function The PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS is also mainly for reference However you shoul...

Page 11: ...anual that the phrase main modes refers to the Manual Memory Pattern and Song modes and that mode buttons refers to the MANUAL MEMORY and SONG PATTERN buttons Effect and Backing Sections The GW50 is actually two different devices in one On the one hand it has an Effect section which provides high quality and easy to use multi effects designed especially for processing electric guitar On the other ...

Page 12: ...s 1 Chorus 2 Pitch Shifter Flanger Phaser Reverb Delay Tap Delay Reverb EFFECT ORDER EFFECT TYPE EFFECT PARAMETERS BYPASS SETTINGS OTHER UTILITY SETTINGS Group Foot Controller Minimum Volume Auto Volume Manual Effect Program write store Memory Effect Program There are 50 factory preset memory effect programs These can be freely edited and stored Bank number Program number ONE EFFECT PROGRAM EFFECT...

Page 13: ... bypass on off functions give you even more real time control over the sound Convenient practice tool The rhythm bass and accompaniment patterns of the GW50 are perfect for playing along with By stringing together the rhythm patterns and record ing chord changes you can create and playback complete songs over which you can practice Having the full accompaniment behind you is a much more inspiring ...

Page 14: ... buttons on the right can be selected by simultaneously pressing CHORD and the appropriate button Also keep in mind that the function which is enabled simultaneously holding down SHIFT CHORD or B and pressing that button is always printed below the button The buttons whose primary functions are indi cated in boxed titles above each button MANUAL MEMORY and SONG PAT TERN are referred to as the mode...

Page 15: ... DELAY Pedal Switch is also used as a delay time tap control See page 67 For more information on the Pedal Switches see the boxed section ASSIGNABLE BLOCK AND PEDAL SWITCH FUNCTIONS on pages 10 14 1Effect Type Switch For selecting the different effect types available in each effect block These are active only in the Manual and Memory Edit modes See pages 26 44 2Parameter Knobs For adjusting the ma...

Page 16: ... selected range of measures in a song 4MANUAL TUNER For selecting the Manual mode Pressing this button in any operating condition calls up the Manual mode With SHIFT For selecting the Tuner function See pages 39 99 5MEMORY COPY NAME For selecting the Memory mode Pressing this button in any operating condition calls up the Memory mode With SHIFT For calling up and toggling between the Effect Copy E...

Page 17: ...mode For setting the A mark in a song Pressing SHIFT JUMP A jumps to the A marked measure Foot Controller SET B JUMP B In the Foot Foot Controller function For determining how the connected foot controller is used See page 46 In Song mode For setting the B mark in a song Pressing SHIFT JUMP B jumps to the B marked measure SHIFT For selecting the shifted state functions indi cated by the names prin...

Page 18: ...lay With SHIFT in the Song Pattern modes For turning the sound of the Backing Bass on and off while the song or pattern is playing 6 CURSOR DRUMS In Song Pattern modes For moving the cursor arrow in the display With SHIFT in Song Pattern modes For turning the sound of the Backing Drums on and off while the song or pattern is playing SONG PATTERN SONG REC For switching between the Song and Pattern ...

Page 19: ... numbers When selecting songs this briefly displays the song number In the Tuner function this displays the string number when an open string is played and or the name of the note played for example 6E 3 Sharp indicator This flashes when a sharp note for example G or C is played in the tuner function 4 6 This cursor arrow points to a value in the display that can currently be changed by using the ...

Page 20: ...de pressing once enables effect program selection with Pedal Switches 1 5 For controlling MIN MAX VOLUME or AUTO VOLUME when either of those functions have been selected with the type switch Memory LED is lit continuously Selects effect program number 1 for the current bank with the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch selects bank 1 or 6 Selects effect program number 2 for the current bank with the ASSI...

Page 21: ... chord to the pressed Pedal Switch Holding this enables the Root Select function see page 78 Pressing once selects CHORD RECALL holding this and pressing one of Pedal Switches 1 4 assigns current chord to the pressed Pedal Switch Holding this enables the Root Select function see page 78 Plays chord 1 with ASSIGNABLE Pedal Switch assigns chord 1 Plays chord 2 with ASSIGNABLE Pedal Switch assigns ch...

Page 22: ...e With CHORD RECALL selected Decreases song number by 1 Increases song number by 1 Moves to previous measure Moves to next measure Starts song playback Moves to beginning of current measure Moves to next measure Stops song playback Plays chord 1 Plays chord 2 Plays chord 3 Plays chord 4 Starts stops song recording Holding this and pressing Pedal Switch 5 enables Triggered Run function see page 82 ...

Page 23: ... MAX VOLUME AUTO VOLUME BACKING CONTROL CHORD RECALL Available Not available Not relevant to this mode Shaded sections indicate settings that are automatically selected when the corresponding mode buttons are pressed The following chart shows which ASSIGNABLE Block functions are available in which modes Also refer to the section ASSIGNABLE BLOCK AND PEDAL SWITCH FUNCTIONS CHART on page 128 or ...

Page 24: ...ect sound Connect both of these to the corresponding left and right channels of your stereo amplification system to take full advan tage of the stereo effects of the GW50 For mono operation connect your system to the L L R jack this provides a mono mix of the instrument effect sound 6BACKING MONO OUTPUT Jack When only this output jack is connected this outputs a mono mix of the Backing Accompani m...

Page 25: ...nnection of an optional footswitch Yamaha FC5 or FC4 for controlling certain functions and parameters as you play See pages 56 57 FOOT CONTROLLER Jack For connection of an optional foot controller Yamaha FC7 for controlling certain functions and parameters as you play See page 46 MIDI IN OUT Terminals For connection of MIDI cables when using the GW50 with other MIDI devices See page 101 ...

Page 26: ...TRATION SONGS 22 EFFECT SECTION 24 PLAYING WITH SOME OF THE EFFECTS 24 CHANGING THE SOUND OF THE EFFECTS 26 CHANGING EDITING AN EFFECT PROGRAM AND SAVING IT 29 USING THE NOISE GATE TO GET A CLEAN SIGNAL 31 BACKING SECTION 32 PLAYING PATTERNS PATTERN MODE 32 PLAYING AND RECORDING SONGS SONG MODE 36 USING THE BUILT IN TUNER 39 ...

Page 27: ...18 SETTING UP AND PLAYING YOUR GW50 GUIDED TOUR TUTORIAL ...

Page 28: ...G YOUR GW50 Once you ve taken your GW50 out of the box and are ready to use it follow the simple instructions below in making the connections and setting it up For the sake of these instructions we ll assume you re using an electric guitar how ever most any electronic instrument can be used Note You should be careful if you are connecting a synthesizer or electronic keyboard generally their output...

Page 29: ...6 for more informa tion 6 Make sure that all volume settings are at the minimum the guitar controls the INPUT LEVEL and BACKING LEVEL on the GW50 and the PHONES LEVEL if you re using headphones and the volume on the amp In this system a guitar amp with two inputs is used The balance between the instrument effect output and the Backing sound can be adjusted on the amp Stereo System Mixing Console T...

Page 30: ...llowed all these instructions carefully you should be able to hear both your guitar sound processed by the effects and the sound of the backing parts Note To stop the backing press START STOP again Note To set the controls on the GW50 to minimum turn them all the way counterclockwise 7 Turn on the power of all the equipment starting with the GW50 then the connected amplifier Adjust the LCD SETTING...

Page 31: ...cases some of the interesting things that can be accomplished by using the Backing patterns and the song recording functions The Song Demo plays continuously through preset songs 1 to 6 while the Pattern Demo plays various patterns in succession Try playing along on your guitar with both of the demos since they feature some effect program changes as well To use the Demo mode 1 Simultaneously hold ...

Page 32: ...UR TUTORIAL 4 To stop the Demo press SET B below STOP in the display or START STOP or any of the mode buttons Note All the songs or patterns play in succession indefinitely until stopped Note While the Demo mode is called up other functions are not active ...

Page 33: ...d Amp Simulator Two band EQ Chorus Chorus 1 2 Pitch Shifter Flanger and Phaser Reverb Delay Reverb Delay and Delay Reverb Refer to the EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS section page 58 for more detailed descriptions and explanations of these effects A programmable Noise Gate is also included for filtering out hum hiss and other undesirable noise when the signal is low See pages 31 69 PLAYING WITH SOME OF THE...

Page 34: ... bank 5 To select both a bank number and program number with the Pedal Switches press the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch once 6 Press the Pedal Switch corresponding to the bank you wish to select 1 5 printed at the top left of each Pedal Switch To select one of the banks 6 0 simultane ously press and hold down the ASSIGN ABLE Block Pedal Switch and press the corresponding Pedal Switch 6 0 printed a...

Page 35: ...ions shown below The approximate suggested values of the parameters are also given CHANGING THE SOUND OF THE EFFECTS 4 Next use the Pedal Switches to turn on only the Chorus block For example if the Com pressor is on its red LED will be lit press the Pedal Switch in the block to turn it off if the Chorus is off its LED will be off press the Pedal Switch in the block to turn it on Note The settings...

Page 36: ...ust the SPEED control in the CHORUS block and listen to how the sound changes The Speed parameter is shown in the LCD along with the value Notice how the value changes as you turn the knob Do the same with the other controls in the CHORUS block too In fact go on and try out the other effects as well first by turning them on with the respective Pedal Switches then adjusting their parameter knobs In...

Page 37: ... the first three effects while Chorus and Reverb Delay are always the last two For example to put the Distortion first in the chain press DST Next press CMP to select Compressor for the second effect Equalizer EQ is automatically selected for the third effect since the last two are re served for Chorus and Reverb Delay Finally select the fourth effect in the chain Press CHO Distortion Compressor E...

Page 38: ... effect after you ve selected Chorus for the fourth CHANGING EDITING AN EFFECT PROGRAM AND SAVING IT In this section you ll learn how to take an existing effect program in the Memory mode and tweak it or change its sound You ll also learn how to compare it with the original program Finally you ll learn how to recall that original program or save your newly created one 1 Press MEMORY even if the ME...

Page 39: ... an ef fect program you don t get any sound or the sound is not what you expected it to be try listening to each effect block alone in order to isolate the problem effect Usually the trouble is in the input or output settings of an effect see notes on pages 58 59 63 and 66 for more information If the input or output is too low you may get too soft a sound or no sound at all if the input or output ...

Page 40: ...se Gate has been included to filter out any unwanted noise or hum and keep the signal completely quiet when you re not playing For more information on the Noise Gate see page 69 To select and adjust the noise gate 1 From Manual or Memory Edit mode simul taneously hold down SHIFT and press SUB PARAM until N GATE is shown in the LCD 2 Adjust the Threshold THRESH value in the display using the button...

Page 41: ...ompany you as you practice play or perform 1 Press SONG PATTERN until the PAT TERN LED lights even if the LED is al ready lit This selects the Pattern mode 2 Using 6 CURSOR move the arrow in the display to the PTN Pattern box 3 Now you can use the buttons to select a pattern number The buttons also feature rapid operation see page 5 With the exception of the last several patterns see note on page ...

Page 42: ...switch until the CHORD RECALL LED is lit You can also use the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch to switch between BACKING CONTROL and CHORD RE CALL You can also use Pedal Switch 5 in the Reverb Delay block to start the pattern While the pattern is playing you can use the buttons to select and listen to other patterns Try out various patterns to get a feel for the enormous stylistic range of the Back i...

Page 43: ...root note of the chord To do this press the Chord button corre sponding to the desired note written above the button If the root note that you want isn t selected each button has more than one root note press it again until the note is selected Next let s change the chord type Remember that the GW50 gives you a total 25 different chord types for all keys These chord types are shown below the Chord...

Page 44: ... change to other bass notes To cancel this bass note and have the bass line automatically change with the root note again hold CHORD and press one of the Chord buttons to reselect the chord type HINT You can also use the chord section func tions to assign chords to the Pedal Switches See page 78 for details 9 To stop playing the pattern press START STOP again or Pedal Switch 5 You can also have th...

Page 45: ...e arrow in the display to the SONG box 3 Use the buttons to select a song number Refer to page 147 for a list of the available songs and their descriptions 4 Press START STOP to start playing the selected song The LED above the button flashes in time with the rhythm 5 When the song is finished playing playback stops You can also pause and resume playback in the middle of the song by press ing STAR...

Page 46: ...altime recording then using Step recording to add details and edit or clean up the recording if needed HINT RECORDING EFFECT CHANGES After recording the basic parts of the song the patterns and chord changes you can also record effect pro gram changes and their on off settings in real time as you play See page 86 for details To record a song 1 First select the Song mode by pressing SONG PATTERN un...

Page 47: ... the chord you selected are automatically recorded to the first note of the first measure 7 As the recording continues let s try entering new chords from the Pedal Switches just as we did in step 7 in the Pattern mode section see pages 33 34 While the song is recording press Pedal Switch 2 The chord is recorded as soon as you press the Pedal Switch and the new chord is shown in the display Press t...

Page 48: ...e marks in the display shown above are USING THE BUILT IN TUNER The GW50 has a convenient built in tuner that lets you tune your guitar without having to disconnect it toward the left indicating that the string is slightly flat When the string is sharp the marks will be on the right Adjust the tuning of the string and play it again The tuning marks in the display should move toward the center When...

Page 49: ...l operation by pressing any of the mode buttons or any of the Pedal Switches This concludes our short tour of some of the functions of the GW50 To find out more about using your GW50 look through the Reference section now and read some of the topics that interest you ...

Page 50: ...E 50 Saving the Manual Mode Settings to an Effect Program 50 MEMORY MODE 51 Selecting Effect Programs 51 Checking Parameter Values of the Effect Program 51 ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switch Functions 51 Effect Program Selection 51 Bypass Switching of Effect Blocks 52 MEMORY EDIT MODE 53 Compare Mode Comparing the Edited Program with the Original 53 Saving the Memory Edit Mode Settings to an Effect...

Page 51: ...42 ABOUT THE MANUAL MEMORY AND MEMORY EDIT MODES EFFECT SECTION ABOUT THE MANUAL MEMORY AND MEMORY EDIT MODES ...

Page 52: ...be used here except to check the set values of the main parameters see page 51 The Pedal Switches can be used either to select programs or turn effect blocks of a selected program on or off see pages 51 52 To select the Memory mode press MEMORY The MEMORY LED lights and the pro gram number is shown in the BANK MEMORY indicator In the Memory Edit mode you can create your own effect programs for sel...

Page 53: ...ode is designed to be a kind of blank slate on which you can make settings as you wish If you create some settings in the Manual mode that you want to keep as an effect program save them to a program number see Saving the Manual Mode Settings to an Effect Program page 50 Editing the Main Parameters 1 Select the desired type of effect with the Type button in each effect block 2 Adjust the desired p...

Page 54: ... pressing any of the mode buttons MANUAL MEMORY or SONG PATTERN HINT FOR EASIER EDITING You can easily switch back and forth between editing main and sub parameters in any of the effects by first selecting the sub parameters as done in step 1 above After that you can edit the main parameters as usual and switch back to the sub parameters at any time by pressing the appropriate effect selec tor but...

Page 55: ...ss the Utility button until FOOT is shown in the display 2 Repeatedly press SET B the Foot Control ler button indicated by the pedal graphic on the panel to step through the settings The available settings are Volume Pedal Wah Pedal Distortion Drive Chorus Depth Reverb Feedback and Reverb Mix Using as a Volume Pedal Volume Pedal VOL PEDAL For using the foot controller to control the volume of the ...

Page 56: ... a Wah Pedal Wah Pedal For using the foot controller to control the Wah effect or filter sweep when the Wah EQ effect is selected in the Equalizer block When the external foot controller is set to Wah Pedal operation here the Wah EQ Type parameter is automatically set to PEDAL Refer to page 61 for more informa tion on the Wah EQ effect Using for Control of Other Parameters Distortion Drive DST DRI...

Page 57: ... volume is not in stantaneous Some time is required for minimum volume to be reached 2 Release the Pedal Switch and the level begins to fade up The LED stays flashing during the fade up Note MIN MAX VOLUME AND EFFECT PROGRAM CHANGES When the MIN MAX Volume function is set to minimum or low volume the MIN MAX VOLUME LED flashes the volume does not change even when other effect programs are selected...

Page 58: ...ng the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch to control the Auto Volume see page 48 this parameter determines the rate speed at which the volume automatically fades up Operation 1 From the Manual mode repeatedly press the Utility button until AT VOL is shown in the display 2 Use the buttons to set the desired Auto Volume Rate Range 1 10 A minimum setting of 1 results in a slow fade in while a maximum of 1...

Page 59: ...anual mode to an effect program the GW50 auto matically gives it a name starting with the let ters MEM and followed by the bank number and memory number to which it has been saved e g MEM 15 MANUAL JOB MODE MANUAL JOB MODE Saving the Manual Mode Settings to an Effect Program Operation 1 After making the desired effect settings in the Manual mode simultaneously hold down MANUAL and press MEMORY The...

Page 60: ... If the cursor arrow in the display is at TEMPO SONG or PTN the cannot be used to select effect programs and the Backing related display appears instead of the effect program name In this case use 6 CURSOR to move the cursor arrow out of the display Checking Parameter Values of the Effect Program In the Memory mode effect parameters cannot be edited this is done in the Manual mode or Memory Edit m...

Page 61: ...of the effect block Pedal Switches See pages 10 11 for more information 4 Press the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch once to return to normal operation in the Memory mode HINT You can also use the external footswitch as an total effect bypass switch to turn all active effects on or off see page 57 for details Bypass Switching of Effect Blocks The Pedal Switches can also be used to bypass or activate ...

Page 62: ...ted values In the compare condition you can also check the main parameter values of the original program simply by turning the desired parameter knob To check its sub parameters follow the same steps as given in Editing the Sub Parameters in MANUAL MODE above The parameter values cannot be changed here however an EXIT COMPARE message appears if you press the buttons HINT PERIODICALLY CHECK YOUR ED...

Page 63: ...ou are absolutely sure that you want to either recall the original program or save the new one Be careful also to check which condition is active Edit with the continuously lit LED or Compare with the flashing LED If you mistakenly press MANUAL or MEMORY in either condition you may irretrievably lose important data Note Regarding the above caution there are certain precautions you can take to avoi...

Page 64: ...ect GO press SET B To cancel and return to Memory mode select EXIT press SET A or press any of the mode buttons Note This operation changes or swaps all data in cluding the program name to the designated program number Naming an Effect Program Operation 1 Select the effect program to be named or use the program currently being edited Note Naming can only be done in the Memory mode If you are editi...

Page 65: ...tions of the message and or use the appropriate panel button depending on the function currently selected to return to the appropriate mode 3 Use the buttons to select the desired character at the cursor position Use 6 CURSOR to move the cursor in the display The following characters are available 4 Press MANUAL or MEMORY to return to the desired mode The name is automati cally saved to the progra...

Page 66: ... JOB MODE RESTORING FACTORY PRESET EFFECT PROGRAMS HINT This function is useful when you want to turn on or off ALL effects not just the group assigned effects at once It is also useful as a kind of panic switch in live performance to turn off all effects if some kind of trouble such as feedback suddenly occurs Operation 1 Simultaneously hold down the connected external footswitch and press SHIFT ...

Page 67: ...for use with the other effects For this reason compression is also effective on guitar in smoothing out the level differences caused by uneven picking technique ATTACK Range 1 14 Determines the amount of time it takes for compression to begin after an input signal is detected Longer attack times higher values let through more of the natural attack of the input signal SENSE Range 6 42 dB Determines...

Page 68: ... should be set appropriately to avoid sudden jumps in level when changing between effect programs or to avoid overloading subsequent effects within an effect program See Note in the Distortion section above Note When the Wah EQ effect or Amp Simulator EQ effect is placed before Distortion in CONNECT the EQ portion of the effect is actually applied AFTER Distortion DISTORTION The Distortion block f...

Page 69: ...equencies adjusted in Low Mid above The higher the value the greater the range of frequencies affected HIGH MID Q HMID Q Range 0 1 5 0 Determines the bandwidth or range of the high midrange frequencies adjusted in High Mid above The higher the value the greater the range of frequencies affected Equalizer EQ The Equalizer effect is a highly versatile and flexible four band parametric equalizer that...

Page 70: ...h settings let you control the Wah effect by the level of the input signal or how hard you play The filter sweep or wah sound starts at the beginning each time it is triggered Touch Slow creates a slow single sweep down while Touch Fast has a fast single sweep down The Auto setting creates a repeating sweep cycle that runs freely independent of the input signal the speed of this cycle can also be ...

Page 71: ...IGH Range 15 15 dB Determines the amount of boost or cut applied to the high frequencies as set in High Fre quency below SPEED controlled with the second knob from the left when Auto is selected Range 0 4 6 4 Hz Determines the speed of the filter sweep cycle CENTER FREQUENCY CENTER Range 125 Hz 9 0 kHz Determines the center frequency of the Wah effect The emphasized frequency is swept around this ...

Page 72: ...ted in High above EQ OUTPUT Range 0 200 Determines the level of the processed sound Settings above 100 are used for boosting the signal to an appropriate level to compensate for equalizer adjustments that bring the overall signal level down HINT ENHANCING THE AMP SIMULATOR By judicious use of the Pitch Shift effect see the Amp Simulation settings in the table on page 65 you can create a richer mor...

Page 73: ... change the pitch of the sound up to an octave above or below normal pitch Since the amount of pitch shift can be set inde pendently for the left and right channels three separate pitches including the original direct signal can be heard One application for this would be to create a natural yet complex chorus effect in which the left and right pitches are detuned slightly relative to the direct so...

Page 74: ...eparate pitch enabling two or three part harmonies With the octave and harmony settings in particular try increasing the Left and Right Delay Feedback values to create interesting special effects like stacked harmonies Flanger FL Flanger is used to enhance the sound with modula tion creating an animated swirling motion effect It is effective in emphasizing the metallic sound of a guitar This is a ...

Page 75: ...LEVEL DRY Range 0 100 Determines the level of the dry sound A setting of 0 results in no direct sound output Use this control with the Effect Mix MIX param eter above below to determine the balance between the effect and dry sound Note SETTING THE MIX AND DRY PARAMETERS For each of the Reverb Delay types below the MIX and DRY parameters should be set appropriately to avoid sudden jumps in level wh...

Page 76: ... of a plate reverb and is particularly effective at enhancing and filling out solo sounds LOW Range 3 6 dB Determines the amount of low frequencies in the reverb sound The higher the value the greater the amount of low frequencies DRY LEVEL DRY Range 0 100 Determines the level of the dry sound A setting of 0 results in no direct sound output Use this control with the Effect Mix MIX param eter abov...

Page 77: ...on almost indefinitely EFFECT MIX MIX Range 0 100 Determines the level of the processed signals A setting of 0 results in no effect output Use this control with the Dry Level DRY param eter below to determine the balance between the effect and dry sound Sub parameters DOUBLING TIME DB TIM Range 30 50 ms Determines the time between delayed repeats of the short or doubling delay DOUBLING BALANCE DB ...

Page 78: ...at is placed before the Chorus and Reverb Delay effects and is used to eliminate any noise or hum in the signal when the instrument isn t being played All signals below the Threshold point are filtered out thus cutting off the noise Noise Gate is always active no matter what the effect program or configuration Note The Noise Gate cannot be used to eliminate any noise occurring after the Chorus or ...

Page 79: ...70 EFFECT SECTION EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS ...

Page 80: ...Functions in Song Mode 82 Backing Control Selecting and Playing a Song 82 Triggered Run 82 RECORDING AND EDITING SONGS 83 REALTIME RECORDING MODE REALTIME RECORDING 83 ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switch Functions in Song Realtime Recording 86 Hints on Realtime Recording 87 STEP RECORDING MODE STEP RECORDING 88 SONG EDIT MODE SONG EDITING 90 Viewing Recorded Events 90 Editing Changing Recorded Event...

Page 81: ...72 PATTERN MODE BACKING SECTION PATTERN MODE ...

Page 82: ... a song such as the bridge or chorus BF Fill in based on the variation pattern To select the Pattern mode press SONG PAT TERN so that the PATTERN LED lights The current pattern name appears in the display IMPORTANT The operations covered in this section on the Pattern mode pertain specifically to the Pattern mode Make sure that the Pattern mode has been selected before trying each operation Select...

Page 83: ... Pedal Switches can be used to assign chords to the Pedal Switches and change to pre assigned chords See the section Chord Recall page 77 for details Changing the Root Note Operation To change the root note of the chord press the Chord button corresponding to the desired note written above the button Press it repeatedly until the desired note is shown in the LCD Note The mark in the LCD is used to...

Page 84: ...ove the button Press it repeatedly until the desired note is shown in the LCD As long as the slash mark in the display is flashing different bass notes can be selected Optionally if you want to change the root note of the chord here yet keep the currently selected bass note simultaneously hold CHORD and press on ROOT again The slash mark stops flashing The selected bass note will continue to play ...

Page 85: ...st the tempo Hold down either button for rapid operation see page 5 The range is from 30 250 BPM beats per minute Note ABOUT TEMPO CHANGES AND PATTERN GROUPS The tempo change you make here re mains in effect as long as you stay within the A B pattern group For example patterns 201 JT2 A and 203 JT2 B with their fill in patterns 202 and 204 comprise one such group Any pattern you select within this...

Page 86: ... be used in the Pattern mode either to select and play patterns Backing Control or to change chords Chord Recall HINT USING ASSIGNABLE BLOCK PEDAL SWITCH TO SWITCH BETWEEN BACKING CONTROL AND CHORD RECALL Although the Type switch in the ASSIGNABLE Block is normally used to select Backing Control and Chord Recall you can use the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch in the Pattern mode to switch between th...

Page 87: ...SIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch 3 While holding down the Pedal Switch play a note on the connected instrument If you ve played a note other than the root note of the chord currently playing the root note will change to the note you just played The note you play on the instrument is muted and not output until you release the Pedal Switch In this way you can hold down the Pedal Switch play a note to cha...

Page 88: ... SONG MODE SONG PLAYBACK 2 Use the buttons to select the desired song number Refer to page 147 for a list of the factory preset songs and their descrip tions The song name briefly appears in the LCD and the song number briefly appears in the BANK MEMORY indicator The song number is shown continuously in the SONG box in the LCD Song tempo Pattern number Time signature of the current pattern Measure...

Page 89: ...If the cursor arrow has been moved MANUAL or the current effect program name may be displayed instead of the pattern name and current chord This is the Effect mode display To restore the Backing mode display shown above press 6 CURSOR See Cursor Control in Song Mode below for details Note If many events particularly those of effect program changes have been recorded within a measure of a song the ...

Page 90: ...efly in the LCD one after the other See the section Viewing Recorded Events page 90 for details Position Controls These are used to move the position indicator in the Measure Event section of the display in Song play Note USING POSITION CONTROLS DURING PLAYBACK With the exception of the A measure and B measure controls all the Position Controls above can also be used while the song is playing back...

Page 91: ...e instrument sound is output again ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switch Functions in Song Mode Backing Control Selecting and Playing a Song Operation 1 Use the ASSIGNABLE Block Type switch to select BACKING CONTROL The LED next to the function name lights Note Chord Recall cannot be selected here Only Backing Control is available in the Song mode in playback When pressing SONG PATTERN to select the P...

Page 92: ...e Realtime and Step See page 37 for a more detailed discussion of the two methods Up to eight songs can be recorded each song having a maximum length of 299 measures with a maximum of 4000 chord events available for all songs However if indi vidual songs have a large amount of recorded data less than eight songs may be available Keep in mind that once you do any recording or editing to a song the ...

Page 93: ...RO is playing If the song has no pattern data but other data exists the GW50 auto matically provides a METRO pattern for the en tire song 3 To enable song recording simultaneously hold down SHIFT and press SONG REC Recording is now in standby The SONG LED flashes and the cursor arrow in the display auto matically moves to the PTN or TEMPO box REALTIME RECORDING MODE REALTIME RECORDING Note You can...

Page 94: ...the last time Note If for some reason the position indicator is not at the first 16th note in the song but instead is at some point in the middle of the measure the chord will be properly entered at the indicated position but the pattern will be entered at the beginning of the measure since patterns cannot begin in the middle of a measure REALTIME RECORDING MODE REALTIME RECORDING Note USE OF STAR...

Page 95: ...tep 5 4 Make sure that Realtime recording is enabled and that MEMORY is selected in the AS SIGNABLE block the LED is lit then start recording see REALTIME RECORDING section steps 3 and 6 above 5 Then while recording the song press the appropriate Pedal Switches at the points in the song that you want the effect programs to change Note TIMING OF EFFECT PROGRAM EVENTS Since effect program events tak...

Page 96: ... the beginning and jump in when you re ready to record the next part HINT OVERDUB RECORDING You can use the same technique as described in Hint 2 above to overdub events or record differ ent events over the measures in two or more passes For example you can record chord changes in the first pass and effect program changes in the second REALTIME RECORDING MODE REALTIME RECORDING 2 3 Hints on Realti...

Page 97: ...ctively bring instru ments in and out adding variety to the song Changing the bass note function page 75 This lets you make your own bass lines keep in mind that you can enter a different bass note for each 16th note in a measure Retrigger The Retrigger function lets you record rhythmic hits in which some of the Back ing parts sound altogether to create accents in a song Special Retrigger patterns...

Page 98: ...nce two events of the same type for example two different chords cannot occupy the same position the most recently recorded event takes precedence and the previous one is erased Data Type Method of Entry Available Recording Position Patterns including By panel controls At the beginning Fill In Ending only of any measure Chords By panel controls Anywhere in song only Backing By panel controls Anywh...

Page 99: ...ern 3 Switch back and forth between the two methods as necessary generally SONG EDIT MODE SONG EDITING Viewing Recorded Events You can easily tell whether an event has been recorded in a measure or not and what position it has been recorded to since it appears as a dot or Event indicator in the Measure Event section of the display when playback of a song is stopped in Song mode and when the cursor...

Page 100: ... number 44 has been recorded to the thirteenth 16th note of the fourth measure as shown below When you move the position indicator to the thirteenth 16th note of the fourth measure the LCD shows 44 but the BANK MEMORY LED shows 12 The two indications are different because the Backing section is stopped and the event 44 has not been played yet If you move the position indicator one 16th note step f...

Page 101: ... The repeat indication appears in the SONG box SONG EDIT MODE SONG EDITING Note When at a position where no event exists and you press any of the four main position controls n v or m the currently active pat tern number mute status pattern name and chord appear in the display Also refer to the note in POSITION CONTROLS page 81 Make sure that the Song mode is selected before attempting the followin...

Page 102: ...ts in realtime while a specified range of measures A to B loops or repeats indefinitely SONG EDIT MODE SONG EDITING Operation 1 Mark the A and B points of the measures you wish to repeat 2 Simultaneously hold down SHIFT and press A B REPEAT The repeat indication appears in the SONG box 3 Simultaneously press SHIFT and SONG REC to enable recording Note In Repeat recording if the current position is...

Page 103: ...here if you wish 4 Press SET B below GO to copy the measures or press SET A below EXIT to abort the operation Note In the Copy and Delete operations the measure numbers for the A and B points do not change after the operations but the actual contents may be altered For this reason you should be careful when copying the same section to different parts of the song for exam ple the desired section ma...

Page 104: ...R to move the cursor in the display The following characters are avail able for naming 4 Press any of the mode buttons to exit the operation The name is automatically saved to the song and briefly appears whenever the song is selected RESTORING FACTORY PRESET SONGS If you ve erased one of the factory songs by replacing it with one of your own creation this function lets you restore the original so...

Page 105: ... MEMORY or SONG PATTERN HINT You can continue loading successive factory songs by repeating steps 3 and 4 above as necessary Note Keep in mind that this automatically and irretrievably erases the song you created at the selected number To avoid losing the song entirely save it and others you have created by using the MIDI Bulk Transmis sion function See page 102 RESTORING FACTORY PRESET SONGS ...

Page 106: ...CHANGING EFFECT PROGRAMS ON THE GW50 FROM A CONNECTED DEVICE 103 CHANGING PROGRAMS ON A CONNECTED DEVICE FROM THE GW50 104 TURNING INDIVIDUAL EFFECTS ON AND OFF FROM A CONNECTED DEVICE 104 SYNCHRONIZING ANOTHER DEVICE WITH THE GW50 105 USING THE BACKING PATTERNS TO PLAY OTHER SOUND MODULES 106 ...

Page 107: ...98 OTHER FUNCTIONS TUNER MODE ...

Page 108: ...LCD and by the red LEDs of the effect blocks as shown below TUNER MODE Note The flashing dot in the BANK MEMORY in dicator represents s or sharp 3 Tune the string so that the indicators are in the center as much as possible The tuning is made for a standard pitch of A 440Hz as shown in the display However this can be adjusted up to 445 Hz if you wish by using the buttons The pitch of the backing t...

Page 109: ...5 and 20 cents 4 cents 2 cents between 20 and 30 cents between 5 and 20 cents 4 cents The signal is regarded in tune for these indications LCD Indications cmp dst eq cho rev Effect Block LED Indications 20 cents or more cmp dst eq cho rev 20 cents or more cmp dst eq cho rev between 5 and 20 cents cmp dst eq cho rev 4 cents or less cmp dst eq cho rev between 5 and 20 cents cmp dst eq cho rev no sig...

Page 110: ...for changing effect programs on the GW50 from another MIDI device Program change transmission for changing programs on another MIDI device from the GW50 Control change reception for turning individual effects on and off from another MIDI device via Control Change messages Synchronizing another MIDI device such as a rhythm machine or sequencer to the Backing section of the GW50 Using the rhythm acc...

Page 111: ...l mode with the exception of the parameter knob main parameter settings 1MEM One effect program selected prior to step 3 this includes all effect settings of a pro gram ALLMEM All 50 effect programs currently in memory 1SONG One song selected prior to step 3 ALLSNG All 8 songs currently in memory SETUP Miscellaneous data of the GW50 includes currently selected modes bank program numbers song patte...

Page 112: ...or song number to which you intend to transfer the data before attempting the operation CHANGING EFFECT PROGRAMS ON THE GW50 FROM A CONNECTED DEVICE This function lets you change the effect programs of the GW50 remotely from another MIDI device such as a MIDI keyboard or sequencer This would come in handy if you are using a keyboard instead of a guitar with the GW50 and want to change programs fro...

Page 113: ...ndence for information on what program numbers to use MIDI to GW50 Program Number Correspondence Since the program numbering system of the GW50 differs from that of MIDI the following chart shows which MIDI program number must be transmitted to select the desired effect program on the GW50 and vice versa Refer to this chart before trying to make any program changes via MIDI MIDI GW50 0 4 11 15 5 9...

Page 114: ...nel on the connected device to 1 2 Transmit a value of 0 with the appropriate Control Change message to turn the desired effect on and off the transmitted message acts as a toggle switch between on and off Refer to the chart below for Control Change number Effect correspondence Effect Control Change number Compressor 92 or 116 Distortion 94 or 117 Equalizer 95 or 118 Chorus 93 or 119 Reverb Delay ...

Page 115: ... rhythm machines and sound modules For example the GW50 could be hooked up to the Yamaha TG500 Tone Gen erator and be used to play the bass drums and various accompaniment instrument sounds such as piano guitar organ etc on the TG500 to comple ment or even replace the Backing sounds of the GW50 Operation 1 Make sure all MIDI connections have been made properly see connection example F on page 101 ...

Page 116: ...hen make the necessary program changes from the sequencer USING THE BACKING PATTERNS TO PLAY OTHER SOUND MODULES HINT RECORDING THE GW50 S BACKING TRACKS TO A SEQUENCER In a vari ation of the above operation you could connect a MIDI sequencer to the GW50 and con nect the tone generator to the sequencer as shown in connec tion example E on page 101 then record the Backing tracks to the sequencer In...

Page 117: ...108 OTHER FUNCTIONS MIDI ...

Page 118: ...APPENDICES ERROR MESSAGES 111 TROUBLESHOOTING 114 SPECIFICATIONS 117 INDEX 119 ...

Page 119: ...APPENDICES ERROR MESSAGES 110 ERROR MESSAGES ...

Page 120: ...appears when Pedal Wah has been selected in the WAH EQ effect and the L MID SPEED knob is adjusted This is shown when the Edit Compare function has been selected without any edits having been made in the Memory Edit mode This appears when the Memory Edit mode is active and some other incompatible operation such as selecting the Bulk Dump or Tuner func tions has been attempted Exit the Memory Edit ...

Page 121: ...cuted while the Tuner function is active Exit the Tuner mode by pressing any of the mode buttons or any of the Pedal Switches This appears when bulk data is received or some other incompatible operation is executed in the MIDI Bulk transmission mode This appears when bulk data is received or some other incompatible operation is executed while the Demo mode is selected Exit the Demo mode by pressin...

Page 122: ...ecting the Bulk Dump or Tuner func tions has been attempted Stop the song by press ing START STOP and then attempt the opera tion again This appears when song data has somehow been corrupted and made unreadable The song or songs in memory are cleared automatically This mes sage appears only once when the power is turned on This appears when the MIDI buffer is full when too much MIDI data is being ...

Page 123: ...ctive and that the Minimum Volume setting is not 0 See page 48 If an external foot controller is connected make sure that it is not all the way up at the minimum setting Make sure that the Tuner mode or MIDI Bulk Dump functions are not active See pages 99 and 102 The effect sound cannot be heard or is nearly Check all of the above points for when the instrument sound inaudible cannot be heard Chec...

Page 124: ...r value See page 47 do not have any effect The ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switch The functions that are available or called up automatically depend do not function as expected on the selected mode See the ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switch Functions Chart on page 128 In the Delay effect tapping the Pedal Switch In tapping the Pedal Switch make sure that the time between does not set the expected de...

Page 125: ...e 93 displayed in the LCD the selected measures The A B measure setting may have changed if you ve last used do not repeat the Copy or Delete functions When using one of the metronome patterns This is normal the metronome pattern was designed for using chords cannot be heard or entered alone without chord or bass accompaniment See note in step 2 page 84 Pattern number 248 does not sound This is no...

Page 126: ...NO mono phone jack 3 dBm 10 Kohm or greater Headphones PHONES 10 mW 47 ohm stereo stereo phone jack EFFECT SECTION Memory 1 Manual effect and 50 Memory effect programs factory set user programmable Effect Types Compressor Distortion Distortion 1 4 Overdrive Equalizer 4 band Equalizer Wah Auto Touch Pedal 2 band Equalizer Amp Simulator Stack Combo Tube 2 band Equalizer Chorus Chorus 1 2 Pitch Shift...

Page 127: ...ast switch LCD SETTING DC IN jack power switch AC adaptor cord holder Power Supply Supplied PA 3 AC adaptor Dimensions W D H 499 230 56 mm 19 5 8 9 2 1 4 Weight 2 4 kg 5 lbs 5 oz Supplied Accessories PA 3 AC adaptor owner s manual Optional Accessories FC5 or FC4 Footswitch FC7 Foot Controller Note Specifications and appearance subject to change without notice ...

Page 128: ...tches 78 changing bass note 75 changing chord type 75 changing during playback of pattern 33 changing in Pattern mode 74 changing root note 74 selecting with ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switches Chord Recall 12 13 77 86 Chorus 1 2 64 Chorus block 63 Compare mode 29 53 Compressor block 58 CONNECT 45 connection examples audio 19 20 MIDI 101 copying an effect program 54 copying measures 94 cursor arro...

Page 129: ...Q Input Amp Simulator EQ 63 EQ Input Wah EQ 62 EQ Low Amp Simulator EQ 62 EQ Low Wah EQ 62 EQ Low Frequency Amp Simulator EQ 63 EQ Low Frequency Wah EQ 62 EQ Output Amp Simulator EQ 63 EQ Output Wah EQ 62 Equalizer 60 Equalizer block 59 erasing deleting a song 95 erasing recorded events 92 event indicator 79 F Feedback Delay 68 Feedback Flanger 65 Feedback Phaser 66 Feedback Wah EQ 62 fill in patt...

Page 130: ...um MIN MAX volume 48 Mix Balance Amp Simulator EQ 63 multiple events display of 91 muting accompaniment bass and drums parts in Pattern mode 76 bass and drums parts in Song mode 80 86 88 muting data Backing mute status recording in realtime 85 86 N naming an effect program 55 naming songs 95 Noise Gate 31 69 O Output Compressor 58 Output Distortion 59 Output Equalizer 61 Overdrive 59 P parameter v...

Page 131: ... Sense Compressor 58 Sense Wah EQ 61 Set A and Set B operations 92 Song Demo 22 Song Edit mode 90 song editing 90 Song Job mode 94 Song mode 2 36 79 songs erasing deleting 95 naming 95 empty checking for 84 factory preset restoring 95 list of 147 maximum length and size recorded events 83 selecting and playing 79 selecting with ASSIGNABLE Block and Pedal Switches Backing Control 82 playback 36 rec...

Page 132: ...IST 132 MEMORY EFFECT PARAMETER LIST 133 MANUAL EFFECT FACTORY SET PARAMETER CHART 143 PRESET PATTERN LIST 144 DRUM AND PERCUSSION SOUNDS USED FOR DRUM PARTS 146 FACTORY SET SONG LIST 147 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS 148 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 150 CHART OF CHORD FINGERINGS FOR GUITAR 152 USE OF ADVANCED RECORDING TECHNIQUES FACTORY SET SONG 1 153 DEMO SONGS 1 6 CHORD CHARTS 156 ...

Page 133: ...SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BLOCK DIAGRAM 124 BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 134: ...BLOCK DIAGRAM 125 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION BLOCK DIAGRAM BLOCK DIAGRAM ...

Page 135: ...T JUMP A JUMP B Loop Recording Loop Play SHIFT A B REPEAT Erase SHIFT ERASE ASSIGNABLE block functions BACKING CONTROL Triggered Run Pedal switch B Pedal Switch 5 Note played on guitar PATTERN mode SONG PATTERN Pattern selection playback CURSOR START STOP Chord entry change CHORD Chord buttons ON ROOT Mute on off SHIFT ACCOMP BASS DRUMS ASSIGNABLE block functions BACKING CONTROL CHORD RECALL Root ...

Page 136: ...OLUME AUTO VOLUME Factory set recall EDIT mode EDIT COMPARE Same as MANUAL mode including ASSIGNABLE block functions Save MANUAL or MEMORY JOB mode WRITE Save MANUAL MEMORY ASSIGNABLE block functions Effect ON OFF MIN MAX VOLUME AUTO VOLUME REALTIME RECORDING mode SHIFT SONG REC Realtime recording Pattern recordable data types Chords Mute Enter data as song is playing Effect Program Number START S...

Page 137: ...r AUTO VOL UME settings can be used simultaneously the LEDs of both will be lit or flash BACKING CONTROL and CHORD RECALL are independ ent and cannot be used simultaneously Also Pedal Switches 1 5 are applicable except for MIN MAX VOLUME and AUTO VOLUME which are controlled by the ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch ASSIGNABLE Block Function Mode Memory Manual Manual Job Memory Memory Edit Edit Memory J...

Page 138: ...al Switch can be used to switch between the two settings and when held down can be used for the Root Select function For 26 The ASSIGNABLE Block Pedal Switch when held down can be used for the Triggered Run function If the ASSIGNABLE in the condition below and one of the following the following result occurs Block is set to Pedal Switches is pressed BACKING CONTROL When attempting a Memory Pedal S...

Page 139: ...T Effect Effect Type Parameter Range Compressor Comp Attack 1 14 Sense 6 42dB Output 0 200 Distortion Dist1 4 Od Drive 0 100 Tone 16 16 Output 0 100 Equalizer Equalizer Low Gain 15 15dB Low Middle Gain 15 15dB High Middle Gain 15 15dB High Gain 15 15dB Input 0 100 Low Frequency 40 1 2kHz Low Mid Frequency 80 12 0kHz High Mid Frequency 80 12 0kHz High Frequency 500 12 0kHz Low Mid Q 0 1 5 0 High Mi...

Page 140: ...fect Effect Type Parameter Range Compressor Comp Attack Sense Output Distortion Dist1 4 Od Drive Tone Output Equalizer Equalizer Low Gain Low Middle Gain High Middle Gain High Gain Input Low Frequency Low Mid Frequency High Mid Frequency High Frequency Low Mid Q High Mid Q Output Wah EQ Type Sense Touch types Speed Auto type no parameter for Pedal type Center Frequency Range Feedback EQ Input EQ L...

Page 141: ... short delay and heavy chorus Volume 54 MYSTRY Distortion with Touch Wah and long delay Volume 55 CHURCH Three octave pitch shift sound Volume 5 60 s 70 s Rock 61 ERA 66 Vintage 60 s sound Volume 62 TROWER 70 s spacey flanger distortion sound with long delay Volume 63 BUSTER Classic smooth and loud overdrive Volume 64 WOW Fat distortion with half open Pedal Wah Wah 65 70 90 Vintage phaser sound Vo...

Page 142: ... PARAMETER LIST 11 SO FAT on o off X parameter value o comp attack 14 sense 26dB output 170 o dist4 drive 55 tone 8 output 39 o eq low 3dB l mid 15dB h mid 15dB high 2dB input 80 lo freq 1 2kHz lo mid freq 1 0kHz hi mid freq 1 2kHz hi freq 4 5kHz lo mid q 5 0 hi mid q 5 0 output 100 X pitch left 15cent right 10cent mix 10 L delay time 10ms L delay fb 0 R delay time 10ms R delay fb 0 dry 90 o rev t...

Page 143: ...o comp attack 1 sense 13dB output 144 o dist4 drive 27 tone 8 output 38 o amp eq type stack low 4dB high 4dB mix 25 input 100 lo freq 280Hz hi freq 3 6kHz output 100 X flanger speed 1 05Hz fb 0 depth 44 mix 60 L time 3 0ms R time 6 0ms dry 40 o rev time 3 0s high 0 3 mix 12 type hall low 0dB dry 88 Utility connect cmp dst eq rev cho Settings group foot controller cho minimum volume 0 auto volume 5...

Page 144: ...utput 34 o eq low 2dB l mid 2dB h mid 2dB high 12dB input 70 lo freq 140Hz lo mid freq 700Hz hi mid freq 1 2kHz hi freq 5 0kHz lo mid q 2 2 hi mid q 1 8 output 100 X flanger speed 2 04Hz fb 24 depth 44 mix 38 L time 3 4ms R time 4 7ms dry 62 o rev time 2 4s high 0 7 mix 30 type room low 1dB dry 100 Utility connect cmp dst eq cho rev Settings group foot controller cho rev minimum volume 0 auto volu...

Page 145: ...q 125Hz lo mid freq 630Hz hi mid freq 1 0kHz hi freq 3 2kHz lo mid q 2 0 hi mid q 2 0 output 130 X cho1 speed 0 48Hz brilliance 1dB depth 16 mix 60 amd 0 dry 40 o rev time 1 6s high 0 2 mix 22 type hall low 6dB dry 100 Utility connect cmp dst eq cho rev Settings group foot controller cho rev minimum volume 0 auto volume 5 noise gate 3 45 SKANK on o off X parameter value o comp attack 1 sense 16dB ...

Page 146: ...00cent right 500cent mix 32 L delay time 10ms L delay fb 0 R delay time 10ms R delay fb 0 dry 100 o dly rev time 188ms dly mix 0 rev mix 28 dly fb 25 db time 30ms db balance 66 dly dry 100 rev type hall rev time 0 4s rev low 6dB rev high 0 1 rev dry 100 Utility connect cmp dst eq cho rev Settings group foot controller rev minimum volume 0 auto volume 5 noise gate 8 54 MYSTRY on o off X parameter v...

Page 147: ...8 o od drive 37 tone 16 output 30 o eq low 8dB l mid 1dB h mid 3dB high 6dB input 100 lo freq 125Hz lo mid freq 560Hz hi mid freq 2 0kHz hi freq 4 5kHz lo mid q 2 3 hi mid q 2 0 output 100 X flanger speed 6 18Hz fb 0 depth 9 mix 60 L time 3 0ms R time 6 0ms dry 40 o rev time 0 3s high 0 1 mix 16 type plate low 0dB dry 100 Utility connect cmp eq dst rev cho Settings group cmp eq foot controller cho...

Page 148: ...mid 5dB h mid 8dB high 10dB input 100 lo freq 125Hz lo mid freq 560Hz hi mid freq 2 0kHz hi freq 4 5kHz lo mid q 2 3 hi mid q 2 0 output 80 X cho2 speed 5 34Hz brilliance 4dB depth 11 mix 45 dry 55 o dly rev time 156ms dly mix 16 rev mix 0 dly fb 0 db time 50ms db balance 83 dly dry 100 rev type hall rev time 3 0s rev low 0dB rev high 0 5 rev dry 100 Utility connect cmp dst eq cho rev Settings gro...

Page 149: ...d 0 4Hz center freq 355Hz range 2 fb 90 input 100 lo 10dB lo freq 180Hz hi 3dB hi freq 3 2kHz output 180 o phaser speed 0 78Hz fb 71 depth 24 mix 100 dry 43 o dly rev time 512ms dly mix 100 rev mix 10 dly fb 30 db time 50ms db balance 50 dly dry 43 rev type hall rev time 1 6s rev low 4dB rev high 0 5 rev dry 100 Utility connect cmp eq dst cho rev Settings group foot controller cho rev minimum volu...

Page 150: ...p eq type combo low 1dB high 2dB mix 100 input 80 lo freq 280Hz hi freq 3 6kHz output 60 o cho1 speed 0 48Hz brilliance 1dB depth 49 mix 78 amd 0 dry 50 o dly rev time 260ms dly mix 45 rev mix 23 dly fb 25 db time 30ms db balance 49 dly dry 100 rev type hall rev time 3 8s rev low 0dB rev high 0 4 rev dry 100 Utility connect cmp dst eq cho rev Settings group foot controller rev minimum volume 0 aut...

Page 151: ...ck low 6dB high 4dB mix 85 input 92 lo freq 200Hz hi freq 3 6kHz output 48 X pitch left 10cent right 15cent mix 55 L delay time 0 1ms L delay fb 7 R delay time 0 1ms R delay fb 0 dry 45 o rev time 2 2s high 0 6 mix 18 type hall low 2dB dry 82 Utility connect cmp dst eq cho rev Settings group foot controller cho rev minimum volume 0 auto volume 5 noise gate 6 04 PHAS L on o off X parameter value o ...

Page 152: ...e 0 1ms R Delay FB 0 Dry 100 Note The sub parameter values here are default settings that are automatically called up in the Memory Edit mode when the effect type is changed Main param eters however remain the same or proportionally the same if different ranges exist for different types on off Effect Type Parameter Value Flanger Speed Feedback Depth Mix 75 L Delay Time 3ms R Delay Time 6ms Dry 50 ...

Page 153: ...r Synth Brass Fingered Bass 65 68 HR8 8 beat shuffle 140 2 Mid tempo shuffle Distortion Guitar Clavi Fingered Bass 69 72 HR9 8 beat shuffle 194 2 Fast shuffle Electric Guitar Distortion Guitar Fingered Bass Rock n Roll 73 76 RR1 8 beat 158 2 50s rock n roll Muted Guitar Organ 2 Fingered Bass 77 80 RR2 8 beat shuffle 155 4 Boogie woogie Electric Guitar Piano Fingered Bass 81 84 RR3 8 beat shuffle 1...

Page 154: ...uitar Piano Fingered Bass 209 212 JT4 3 4 time 200 4 Jazz waltz Piano Fingered Bass Latin 213 216 LA1 8 beat 146 2 Bossa nova Folk Guitar Electric Piano 1 Fingered Bass 217 220 LA2 8 beat 126 2 Rock cha cha Organ 1 Organ 2 Fingered Bass 221 224 LA3 16 beat 116 4 Salsa Folk Guitar Brass Ensemble Fingered Bass Reggae 225 228 RE1 16 beat 90 4 Modern with strings Piano Strings Ensemble Fingered Bass 2...

Page 155: ... note number Drums part data is transmitted over MIDI channel 5 Note name MIDI Note Instrument C1 36 Bass drum 1 C 1 37 Bass drum 2 D1 38 Snare drum 1 D 1 39 Snare drum 2 E1 40 Tom low F1 41 Tom mid F 1 42 Tom high G1 43 Handclaps G 1 44 Crash cymbal A 45 Rimshot A 1 46 Ride cymbal B1 47 Closed hi hat C2 48 Open hi hat C3 60 Bass drum 3 C 3 61 Cowbell D3 62 Snare drum 3 D 3 63 Snare drum 4 E3 64 C...

Page 156: ...ve their own effect program setting or settings specially chosen to match the style allowing you to play your guitar along with the song Song 7 features several four measure phrases in different styles each preceded by a one bar metronome introduction These phrases are intended especially for practice purposes Each phrase has been recorded with a different chord progression and the phrases increas...

Page 157: ...on and off each time an appropriate control change message is received The receive channel is fixed at 1 and the control value is fixed at 0 Control Change Data B0 xxx 0 Compressor on off 92 116 Distortion on off 94 117 Equalizer Section on off 95 118 Chorus Section on off 93 119 Reverb Section on off 91 120 One of two different sets of control change numbers can be used 91 95 or 116 120 The set o...

Page 158: ...gram data transmis sion starts from Memory bank 1 and ends with bank 0 The data is divided into ten blocks before transmission one memory bank equalling one block with data from the byte count to check sum treated as a single block Current Song Data Bulk Dump Song data is output by converting one byte into two bytes of ASCII When the amount of data is beyond 512 bytes the data is divided into seve...

Page 159: ...SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CHART OF CHORD FINGERINGS FOR GUITAR 150 CHART OF CHORD FINGERINGS FOR GUITAR ...

Page 160: ...CHART OF CHORD FINGERINGS FOR GUITAR 151 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CHART OF CHORD FINGERINGS FOR GUITAR MIDI IMPLENTATION CHART BACKING PART ...

Page 161: ...orresponding string is not part of the chord and should not be played An o indicates that the corresponding string is an open string and is part of the chord an o indicates that the open string is optional The stars on the right side of the chart indicate the strings corresponding to the root note Use of the thumb is indicated by the letter T and the number at the bottom of each diagram indicates ...

Page 162: ...Try some of these techniques in your own recordings and you ll soon see how powerful the accompaniment and recording features of the GW50 can be Using Mute to Build Up Instrumental Layers In this passage from the beginning of Song 1 the instrument sounds are built up in layers with only the drums playing in measure 1 the bass coming in at measure 2 and finally the accompaniment starting at the top...

Page 163: ...event In this way the sustained sound will be muted from the point of the dummy event As shown in the example below from measure 53 the mute event At or is entered at the second 16th note and the dummy chord event A7 9 Fs is entered after it at the third 16th note As a result the sustained accom paniment note is muted from the third 16th note In this example however the mute event can be entered t...

Page 164: ...point of a measure Although special Retrigger patterns nos 241 244 are provided for this you can also enter retrigger accents by simply putting in additional chord events over the pattern currently playing This would come in handy for example if you want to put accents in just the first half of a measure and let the rhythm continue normally for the last half However there is a restriction on using...

Page 165: ...SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DEMO SONGS 1 6 CHORD CHARTS 156 DEMO SONGS 1 6 CHORD CHARTS DEMO SONGS 1 6 CHORD CHARTS The following charts show the chord progressions used in the six demonstration songs ...

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