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user manual
InspIred Instruments Inc.
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start playing:
When you turn on the you rock Guitar the musIc button will blink
several times and then all the leds will light up. on startup, the
most recently used preset will be brought up by default.
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pick or strum the strings while you play notes or chords on the
fret board.
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use the Whammy bar to bend notes up or down.
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mute sustaining notes by touching the thin metal mute bar at the
back and behind the “bridge.” note that only the lower bar closest
to the high e string will mute in this way.
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try moving the joystick while you play, it adds vibrato.
to change presets, press the up or doWn buttons on the control
panel. the led display blinks for about 3 seconds while the you rock
Guitar loads the preset you have selected.
to adjust the volume of the preset, use the volume knob.
It’s easy to modify and save any of the presets. you can:
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choose a guitar sound (15 available) and set its volume / pan /etc.
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choose a synthesizer sound (15 available) and set its volume / pan
/ etc.
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choose a backing track (20 available) and set its volume / etc.
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record your own track.
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(you rock, open, slide, or tap).
cUstoMizing play
navigation:
there are two ways to adjust most of the values that configure the
yrG. you can use button navigation or you can use fret se-
lect™.
fret select:
fret select™ is configured so that the top ten frets on
each string correspond to a value. they are as follows:
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low e string: 1 ~ 10,
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a string: 11~20
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d string: 21~30
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G string: 31~40
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b string: 41~50
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hie string: 51~60
hold down the button that corresponds to the parameter
you wish to change and press the fret/string to set the
value.
note:
some parameters in the submenus use other value
ranges.
bUtton navigation:
hold down the button that corresponds to the param-
eter you wish to change, then simply press the up/
doWn buttons to move sequentially through values.
selecting presets:
fret-select: press and hold musIc while using the fingerboard to
select a preset
button navigation: press up or doWn to navigate to the desired
preset.
the display will blink the preset number while it’s loading, and go solid
when the yrG is ready.
When a preset is loaded, all the parameters affecting the guitar are
modified. see the preset guide that comes with your yrG, appendix
#1, or at http://yourockguitar.com/support/manuals.
the you rock Guitar comes programmed with default presets, each
combining one guitar and one synthesizer sound. In some cases, one
layer is muted by default. It can be un-muted by pressing the synth/
GuItar layer button.
note:
you can only play or edit presets when the you rock Guitar® is
in musIc mode.
saving presets:
to save your modified preset:
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hold the musIc button.
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press the record button.
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release the musIc and record buttons.
note:
a blinking musIc button indicates that your preset modifica-
tions have not been saved.
adjUsting the gUitar layer:
to change the guitar sound:
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hold down the GuItar button.
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use any selection method to navigate through the sounds. the
led blinks the number corresponding to the selected guitar
sound.
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release the GuItar button to load the new sound. the musIc
button blinks to indicate that the preset has been changed.
to adjust the pan position of the GuItar layer:
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hold the GuItar button
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move the joystick left or right. the led display shows the GuItar
layer pan position.
to mute the guitar, press the GuItar layer button to turn it off.
to save your modified preset, hold down the musIc button and then
press the record button.
