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1. Parameter 4 is mapped bo cc 2 w H GT Player Express H Track Player H AeWwire Player 1 DS ound GE1 Graphic EQ 2 OS ound CH1 Chorus Preset Effect Mis H 3 DSound BD1 BPM Delay H 4 DSound AWI Reverb m Mapping of some the Track Player and ReWire Player parameters is more complex Transport functions Play Pause Stop seek functions Fast forward backward are mapped to one continuous controller in a manner similar to the jog dial wheel on some video recorders With such a controller different actions are taken based on the controller value ReWire Audio streaming technology developed by Propellerhead Software AB In the MIDI pane of GT Player Express Preferences menu you can also m Select the MIDI channels on which you want to control effect parameters and rack controls m Allow the external selection and loading of GT Player Express programs when MIDI Program Changes are received Windows m To automatically assign an incoming controller to a selected parameter activate learn mode by clicking the LEARN button or pressing the Insert key m To clear mapping for selected parameter press the Delete key Macintosh m Click the ASSIGN button to assign last received controller to selected parameter Track Player Track Player is audio file player and recorder You can create playlist of your favorite tracks that can be played along with your live performance With integrated time stretching it is also2. hi Z or instrument inputs Please consult the User s Manual for your audio card to find how to connect various types of audio signal Audio setup Once you have the audio card properly installed there are a few settings you need to become familiar with The most important parameter is buffer size Its value is proportional to latency which is a time delay due to the computer processing the sound The time is not dependent on the complexity of the algorithm but rather on the size of buffers and sampling rate However if you have a lot of effects and the processor load is very high a small buffer size may not work In this case increase the buffer size to the maximum acceptable value If you play a chord on a guitar connected to computer and the output sounds delayed the size of buffers should be decreased Open the Preferences dialog and set up the audio Preferences General Audio ASIO Driver Device Sample rate Input Chutput Butter size Latency Format Estra settings MII Folders Track Player Rewire Player M Audio Ozone ASIO aye 4410kHz Control panel 1 2 4nalog 1 M Audio Ozone amp 2M 142 Analog 1 2 M Audio Ozone L amp 128 samples 5 8 ms 16 bit LSB Stop audio if CPU load is ower Windows Cancel 1 Select the device driver of your audio card from the Device selector e g M Audio JamLab 2 Then select the required Sample rate frequency from the list of su
3. 14 15 16 MIDI program changes W Load player program 0 15 program change is mapped to 1 16 player program Other Synchronize tempo to MIDI clock Default tempo 120 EFt Cancel pere DSound INPUT Le i l 5 re OUTPUT xk i Rock chorus F pope 002 002 Rock chorus loaded pf linki a POWER na i ASSIGN 0 Input 0 0 dE Pi cene E EE GT Player effect unit can operate in two modes Program mode or Effect mode m Inthe Program mode the user can browse thru existing programs and load save and edit them or create a new program m Inthe Effect mode user can browse through effects and their parameters within the active loaded program While most of the effects have their own graphic interfaces editors allowing you to change their parameters GT Player Express offers two additional ways to change effect parameters m You can switch to Effect mode for browsing and changing parameters just as on a hardware effect processor m You can assign a MIDI controller to selected parameters and then change their values via an external MIDI device GT Player Express Buttons m POWER Signal processing is started or stopped ASSIGN Last received controller is assigned to selected parameter See MIDI control of parameters SAVE Active program with all settings is saved under selected program number LOAD Selected program is loaded and all saved effects set
4. A G About this version GT Player Express is a special streamlined version for M Audio users It features effects and a number of programs tracks and more You can upgrade to full version of GT RT Player featuring more effects programs and tracks For more information please visit http www DSound1 com web or contact your distributor Before you start Even though it s quite easy to get started with GT Player we recommend that you setup your audio and MIDI first and ensure that you have alll necessary To learn about the basic functionality of each control simply allow your mouse cursor to hover above each control a description will soon appear Many of features and properties can be set in Program Preferences To open the Preferences dialog click the Options button and select Preferences from the menu NOTE The Mac and PC versions of GT Player Express are almost identical The most important differences are mentioned in the text next to the system logos Software and hardware requirements Computer running Windows XP or Mac OS X operating system or newer Audio card with low latency ASIO Windows XP or Core Audio compatible driver Mac OS X Headphones or amplifier with speakers MIDI foot remote controller and or MIDI keyboard Electric or acoustic guitar microphone or another source of audio signal NOTE For a guitar without active electronics the best sound is achieved when using high impedance inputs also called
5. EC button When recording is stopped the recorded track is automatically ele 16 bit Siete ed bit Stereo 16 bit Stereo 16 bit Stereo 16 bit Stereo 16 bit Stereo 16 bit added to the playlist and selected so you can play back what you have recorded There are several options regarding playback Format i Wave PCM Wave PCM _ Wave PCM Wave PLM Wave PLM Wave PLM Wave PLM w gt MODE button toggles between playing each track separately and playing all the tracks continuously REPEAT button switches between repeating of one track or all tracks depending on Mode setting TIME button toggles between the remaining and elapsed time of the track on the display DISPLAY shows information about m Selected track Playing track Elapsed remaining or recorded track time Transport status Playback mode You can loop playback inside a track and jump to the beginning of the loop by using special Loop Keys see Keyboard control Track Player also offers the possibility of slowing down or speeding up the track without changing the pitch Playback speed can be controlled with SPEED knob For example this feature can be useful when learning the guitar solo from your favorite song Windows m Only mono and stereo WAV files are supported m To add files to a playlist you can drag amp drop supported files to the Track Player window or Playlist editor m To delete selected files from a playlist press the Delet
6. English Basic concept The GT Player application is a software based effect processor specially designed for guitar players for live performance GT Player has one main rack unit window that functions as an Effect processor and two optional rack units Track Player and ReWire Player that act as players The Effect processor comes with essential guitar effects and a couple of designed sound setups that can be used right away In addition there is the GT Player VST Plug In that can be useful for sound engineers and composers when used with other applications Effect processor usage is based on user editable programs saved under specific number Each program can contain any combination of supported VST effects and VSTi instruments Every GT Player program contains its name and information about included effects and their settings selected preset parameter values position of editors effect status together with MIDI parameter mapping and program input output levels You can quickly browse through prepared programs and load them when necessary Thanks to real time processing with low latency the results may sound similar to hardware guitar effect processors With the use of optional players MIDI automation and other program features this application offers a wide spectrum of possible setups and arrangements VST Virtual Studio Technology a flexible system of software based audio effects and musical instruments developed by Steinberg Media
7. a great tool for training q4 F Fr OUTPUT if U PCAYLiBy r 7 MODE orriows y z DSound PEED w D r POWER i me j HIN HAR TIME _ 7 00 A Marshall JOMBOO Huribuckar ale 00 30 Time Remaining Le i eee Click the PLAYLIST button on the Track Player to open Playlist editor Click ADD to add files to the playlist To change the order of audio files in the playlist select one or more tracks and press the MOVE UP or MOVE DOWN button Files can be removed from the playlist by selecting them and pressing REMOVE button By clicking REMOVE ALL you can start creating a new playlist Playlists can be also stored and retrieved with the use of the LOAD and SAVE buttons Lo Playlist editor Playlist Track s Add Folder More Dom Remove All 9 track s Sample rate 44700 Hz Total time 05 06 Mame Samples Properties tele neckbridge Guytron bre 22 UST 220501 1363691 1363691 1363691 1251317 2340597 My clean riff Marshall JCM800 Humbucker Rectifier Humbucker Soldano Humbucker Srat neck Guyton Blues Tele bridge Guytron clean After the creation of your playlist you can m Turn the DATA wheel to select a track for playback To control playback you can use the standard STOP PLAY and PAUSE buttons To seek within the track click or hold the lt lt REW or gt gt FF button m To record your live performance including effects press the R
8. e key Macintosh m Track Player supports many media types such as AIFF MP3 CD tracks WAV MIDI files and others m The output from Track Player goes to the system output which may differ from the output for processed audio it can be selected in GT Player Preferences m GT Player can crossfade tracks the fade out time is adjustable in Preferences ReWire Player mee m 120 0 DUTP r pmr p0 0001 01 01 iros m a REPEAT OPTIONS a HIH PR Output D O dB ReWire Player is a player that can mix and control audio from ReWire compatible slave programs ReWire compatible programs can work as any of the following Master mixer accesses audio hardware and provides audio mixing e g Digidesign Pro Tools Steinberg Cubase and more m Slave device sends audio outputs to ReWire master e g Propellerhead ReBirth and Reason m Master or slave depending on whether or not any ReWire master is running e g Ableton Live GT Player Express ReWire Player works as a ReWire master so it mixes audio from ReWire slaves with your live performance To use ReWire Player you need a ReWire compatible slave application installed on your system m Start GT Player as the first application with ReWire Player activated in the preferences m Start processing POWER button must be turned on m Then start your favorite ReWire slave application and load a song or arrangement to it NOTE Only if the ReWi
9. is in the background and processing MIDI control of parameters GT Player Express allows you to control effect parameters and rack controls via an external MIDI controller Effect parameter mapping is saved into the GT Player Express Program in such a way that every Program can have different mapping In contrast rack control mapping e g Input level Output level Track Speed etc is shared among all programs Effect parameters can be assigned to MIDI controllers by using the ASSIGN button or via the MIDI Mapping window Rack controls can be assigned to MIDI controllers only in the Mapping window Press the MODE button to select Effect mode Now you can see the parameters of your effects on the GT Player Express display effect name parameter name and parameter value Changing a parameter in GT Player s Effect Editor display always keeps a track on the selected parameter You can simply assign the currently displayed parameter to a MIDI controller If a MIDI device is connected move the controller and press the ASSIGN button This assigns the displayed effect parameter to the last touched controller You can use the MIDI mapping window to assign controllers to parameters m Press the OPTIONS button and select MIDI Mapping from the menu Here you can see add delete and change which controller is assigned to which effect parameter You can also assign mapping for rack controls here LO MIDI Control Controler mapping
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11. pported rates For most cases a sample rate of 44 1kHz or 48kHz is recommended Lower rates decrease sound quality while higher rates increase processor load 3 Select stereo Input and Output connections from the available channels For the Input select where your guitar is connected for the Output select where your amplifier is connected 4 For additional settings launch your sound card s Control Panel This will generally allow you to set buffer size You may need to restart the application before the changes take effect 5 Check the Latency information For the best experience it should be less than 20 ms NOTE Sample rates selected here affect the selection of files that can be played back by Track Player Macintosh 1 Select devices for Input and Output from the Device boxes e g M Audio JamLab 2 Select required Format 3 Select channel pairs for Input and Output 4 Select required Buffer size MIDI setup One of GT Player Express strongest features is its ability to control almost everything via MIDI The MIDI pane in the Preferences window allows you to set options for MIDI control e g MIDI Input Output for MIDI Thru MIDI Channels on which you want to receive control data what to do if MIDI program changes are received Default tempo for instruments and more Preferences MID connection Input In Uzone Thru Output lt Disabled gt Channels mni 2 Ma Ma Ms Me M ie Mja Mlio M1 M12 13
12. re system is available and ready will the ReWire Player rack show up Before you can exit GT Player you must first close all ReWire slave applications There are standard controls available on the ReWire Player rack with these functions PLAY button starts or pauses song or arrangement playback STOP button stops the playback and jumps to loop start position lt lt FB and gt gt FF buttons or DATA wheel seeks through the arrangement REPEAT button toggles looping between L and R position On Off TEMPO knob controls the tempo of the playing ReWire device and its arrangement OUTPUT knob controls the amount of audio signal mixed with you production DISPLAY shows information about m Current song or arrangement position m Loop start L and end R positions m Current tempo m Transport status Macintosh users If no ReWire slave application is running ReWire can be turned On Off using the POWER button to decrease processor load Keyboard control Many of the rack control functions and other special actions are accessible via your computer keyboard Here are some important shortcuts that are not listed in the menus Keys andmodifiers acwerakui omn C A E E T wooo i feee fs OSOS mooo eee fa OOO Windows m For many controls you can use Ctrl lt the first letter of control gt shortcuts Macintosh m Space key Play Pause m Esc key Stop m Left Right arrow key Set focus to previous next c
13. tings are restored BYPASS Loaded program is bypassed MODE Toggles between Program and Effect mode The function of some controls and display differs between the Program and Edit modes Control Program Mode Effect Mode p Effect name Rock 1 DSound NG1 Moise Gate p DISPLAY 001 001 Rock loaded 001 3 attack ms cry O Player Stopped cu 0 Parameter change DISPLAY first line Shows name of selected program Shows name of selected effect Shows number and name of active loaded Shows selected parameter or program and DISPLAY third line ene text telling you what has just ee text telling you what has just UP DOWN arrow Selects Program for further action a selected parameter value or effect To get started with GT Player Express select any prepared program by pressing the UP DOWN arrows or turning the data wheel in the Program mode and pressing the LOAD button The Program can also be quickly loaded by pressing the shortcut key see Keyboard control or when MIDI Program Change is received Back to contents Creating your program Switch to Program mode using the MODE button Start editing the selected program p ga Program editor by pressing the EDIT button Create a chain of effects which suits your production Click the desired chain position of your effect and select an effect from drop down M anne menu Select Required Chain Input mode Fill in a name for your program Clean 12 sting Pressing the E bu
14. tton will show hide effect s user interface editor Pressing B or S allows you to bypass or solo the effect Chan input The Program is ready but you will probably want to save it using the STORE button You can overwrite the original program you started with or you can select another tet Fight Program number before you press STORE in order to copy programs from one Chain Ex position to another J E Using music instruments in GT Player Express F DSomndGEi Geohc t0 The only difference between using effects VST s and music instruments VSTi s is that effects usually process the audio signal from input to output while music instruments D Sound LH1 Chons S process MIDI data and generate an audio signal MIDI data for instruments is received from MIDI devices selected in Preferences on all MIDI channels D Sound BD BPM Delay You can use the built in MIDI keyboard see Keyboard control to generate MIDI Dsound Riv Reverb notes for testing and playing of music instruments i a NOTE You can further process output from music instruments through effects Close Some instruments don t pass audio signal from input to output Windows m Click the R button to remove all effects from the chain Mac m For effect editors you may utilize the Mac OS X dock by clicking the DOCK button m GT Player Express can show the level of the input and output signal in dock which is useful when it
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