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TC electronic SDN BHD GUITAR Musical Instrument User Manual

1. 0 Card Bank 6 preset 1 to 99 eek eteonen akWN O The number of card banks available depends on the size of the PCMCIA card Custom Map In the Custom Map you can decide what every incoming Prg change should map to using the Map Program Change No and the Into Preset parameters Map Program change no Use this parameter to select the Prg change you want to remap Into Preset Use this parameter to set the new destination of the incoming program change MIDI Program Change Re Transmit The G Force is capable of controlling the re transmission of an incoming MIDI prg change This enables you to not only remap an incoming program change but also to determine whether the current program change should be re transmitted to other devices receiving MIDI information from the G Force MIDI Output or not R A prg change is re transmitted on the G Force MIDI Za Out connector while the MIDI Thru connector transmits a copy of the signals received on MIDI In connector Reset Custom Map Place the cursor on this parameter and press Enter to Reset the Custom map 1 O SETUP Ext Controllers There are two ways to connect an expression pedal to the G Force One way is to connect it directly to the External Control jack on the back panel of the G Force The other way is to connect it via a foot controller i e as a MIDI controller 1 To make it easy for you to set up a pedal we 2 designed a Learn function
2. Advanced Chorus adds some extra parameters like LFO Phase and Curve Speed The speed of the Chorus also known as Rate Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Depth Adjusts the depth of the Chorus also known as Intensity Delay As described earlier a Chorus Flanger is basically a Delay being modulated by an LFO This parameter makes it possible to change the length of that Delay A typical Chorus uses delays at approximately 10 ms while a Flanger uses delays at around 5 ms Golden Ratio Sets the Golden Ratio between Speed and Depth On Off If you want to create wild Chorus sounds you may want to turn the Golden Ratio off Phase Reversed Reverses the phase of the right channel but only on the effect signal This function makes the stereo image much wider LFO Curve Sets the curve of the LFO Choose between Sine or Triangle The most commonly used waveform in Chorus is Sine see curve figures in Tremolo LFO Phase An LFO phase change causes a small delay in one of the waveform starting points This means that left and right outputs start the current waveform at two different points Example lf LFO phase is set 180 left and right will be
3. THE BLOCKS 4tap delay FILTERS QUAD TAP DELAY Quad Tap Delay Tap 1 4 Sets the delay time of the four taps Maximum delay time per tap is 1480 ms Tempo 1 4 The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Feedback 1 4 Adjusts the amount of Feedback from each of the four taps NOTE The sum of the four feedbacks are limited to 100 Levels 1 4 Sets the level of each of the four taps Pan position 1 4 Controls the panning of the four Delay taps Lowcut 1 4 Cuts off frequencies lower than the selected The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Highcut 1 4 Cuts off frequencies higher than the selected frequency So if you feel that there is too much treble in your signal you remove this by adjusting the highcut filter down The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Delay block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter The Drive The Drive block The Drive is a post distortion It can be used for effects purposes like overdriving a Delay a Flanger or a Phaser etc or simply to crank the overall sound a
4. 2 Voice Pitch Voice 1 2 Sets the amount of pitch on each of the two voices Maximum pitch is 12 semitones Delay 1 2 Sets the Delay of the each of the two voices Maximum delay time per voice is 400 ms Level 1 2 Sets the level of the two pitch voices Pan Position 1 2 Controls the panning of each of the two pitch voices Feedback 1 2 Sets the amount of Feedback on the two voices This can create really weird effects since the signal will be pitched over and over meaning that it will rise fall more and more over a period of time Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Pitch block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter 2 Voice 2 Octave Voice 1 amp Voice 2 Sets the amount of pitch on each of the two voices Maximum pitch is 24 semitones Delay Voice1 amp Voice 2 Sets the Delay of the each of the two voices Maximum delay time per voice is 400 ms Pan Position 1 2 Controls the panning of each of the two pitch voices Feedback 1 2 Sets the amount of Feedback on the two voices This can create really weird effects since the signal will be pitched over and over meaning that it will rise fall more and more over a period of time Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block THE BLOCKS Out Level Controls the output level of the Pitch
5. Enter Press Enter to check that all pixels are lit Press any key to leave the pixel test Press Exit to leave Display test Analog I O test Select Analog I O test by pressing Enter Connect an Analog Output to the Analog Input which has to be tested and press Enter PPM must show 12 dB to pass test Press Exit to leave Analog O test Digital I O test Select Digital I O test by pressing Enter Connect a Digital Output to the Digital Input which has to be tested and press Enter The AES EBU output can also be connected to the S PDIF input and vice versa 56 PPM must show 0 GB to pass test Press Exit to leave Digital I O test MIDI I O test Select Midi I O test by pressing Enter Connect Midi Out to Midi In Prg change 1 128 is send out on Midi Thru Connect this socket to a Midi compatible device and confirm the Prg changes Press Exit to leave Midi I O test Pedal socket test Select Pedal test by pressing Enter Connect a momentary pedal to the Pedal socket When pressing the Pedal the Result should be OK When released the Result should be Not OK Press Exit to leave Pedal test NOTE Result of test must be OK if no jack is inserted PCMCIA test Select PCMCIA test by pressing Enter Insert PCMCIA card Note that all Data on PCMCIA card will be destroyed Press Enter to test Result reads Low battery Time to change battery in your PCMCIA card Not OK Try the test using another PCMCIA
6. G Force defaults to the first empty User preset Press Enter to Store with the same name Here is what you should do after you found the right storing space if you want to it store with a new name Dial the Parameter wheel to the name line Dial the Value wheel and press Enter to select a letter When you finish the name go to Done using the Value wheel and press Enter to Store How to obtain spillover at preset change Spillover from one preset to another can be obtained by using the same sub algorithm and the right Mute mode in two following presets Example You want the tail Delay from one preset to ring out when you change to a none Delay preset here is what you do Enter the Edit Parameter display of the Delay in the first preset Scroll down to Mute mode and select FX In Store that as preset 1 Use the exact same Delay setting and Mute mode in the next preset but bypass the Delay block Store that as preset 2 You are now able to change from preset 1 to preset 2 with the Delay ringing out How to connect the Modifiers The G Force has a number of extra internal modifiers that can create extra functions and make your presets play along with you e g Envelope follower ADSR Pitch detector etc Here are a couple of examples and how to set them up The starting point is the preset we just built in the above or ROM preset 21 Creating a ducking Delay Right now you have a
7. Place the cursor on the parameter you want to control press Enter to activate Learn and press your pedal The G Force will now automatically detect your pedal no matter if it is connected to MIDI or to the pedal jack In each of the following parameters you can setup the input that the current parameter should be controlled by In the first column you set up the source and in the second column you set up the type of the controller Here is a description of the possibilities Column 1 Pedal The G Force pedal input see back panel MIDI basic The parameter will respond to the basic G Force MIDI channel set in MIDI MIDI Omni The current parameter will respond to all channels MIDI 1 16 The parameter will only respond to this channel Column 2 please note that this column is only available when col 1 is set to MIDI Pitch bend Standard MIDI Pitch bend Aftertouch Standard MIDI Aftertouch Note on key Standard MIDI Note on Controller 0 127 MIDI standard controllers Prg Change The Program Change feature is very special If a parameter is set to a certain Program Change the current parameter will be toggled on off by the current preset change ey If you are using a Program Change on the MIDI R basic channel for controller purposes the current Au Program Change will be ignored and will not perform a program change on the G Force Setup bank The G Force has four banks which you can use for your diffe
8. T Now you can just tap the BPM on the Tempo key or via a pedal and the Delay will automatically recalculate into 1 8 triplets in the current tempo The same goes for all the algorithms containing Speeds The algorithms able to use the global tempo are Delay Chorus Flanger Phaser Tremolo Panner and modifiers LFO 1 LFO 2 Tapped or dialed BPM dE 170BPA AT PRESET CHANGE OVERRIDE PRESET TEMPO HO TEMPO TIME INTER AL SIO ms The Tempo display Tapping the Tempo key will cause the Tempo display to pop up and the Billboard will be blinking at the current tempo Both the Tempo display and the blinking Billboard will disappear automatically after a few seconds In the Tempo display you can see the BPM Beats per minute tapped in or you can dial a BPM placing the cursor on Tempo and dialing the Value Wheel Maximum tempo 300 BPM Minimum tempo 20 BPM Overide preset tempo at preset change Controls whether the tempo should be influenced instantaneously at preset changes or if the new preset should await the next tapped tempo Example You are using a preset with a straight 1 4 note delay and you tapped the tempo into the G Force let s say 120 BPM meaning that you have tapped a Global Tempo of 500 ms Now you change preset and the new preset is suppose to use 1 8 triplets Do you want the preset to use the existing tempo right away or do you want the preset to wait for the next tapped
9. This menu will also provide I O gain information The Killdry function should be On if you are using the G Force in a parallel setup i e in combination with a line mixer THE FRONT PANEL POWER f pS m K 4 A 4 3 SZ KZ IN OUT t c electronic G Force POWER Press and hold the Power switch for about 3 seconds then release to power off IN OUT KNOBS The overall Input level is adjusted via the knob in the upper left corner of the G Force The Input should aver age approx 3 to 6 dB on the Input meters Set your output level using the Output knob CARD SLOT o EDITED MIDI IN PEDAL OVERFLOW NOISE GATE GAIN REDUCTION COMPRESSION 40 30 24 I8 I2 6 3 2 4 6 8 I0 I2 l6 METERS These meters indicate the level of Left and Right inputs The Input level of the G Force automatically opti mizes the signal to noise ratio via a small relay in the input section You will see a prompt on the dis play and may hear a small click when the input gain range is changed 2110 m 107 Y 1 The Billboard of the G Force is capable of showing preset number and name Tempo and a global message that you can write into the G Force refer to Billboard in the Utility section Both Tuner and Tempo use the Billboard to display information as well Beneath the Billboard you will find four indicators displaying Preset Edited incoming MIDI information incoming Pedal information and
10. bit Drive The Drive parameter is simulating the In gain of a distortion device The extra In gain is automatically compensated on the Output level to avoid any clipping internally Brightness Brightness is used to reduce the amount of high frequency content in the distorted signal The Brightness control is flat when set to 100 Body Body is used to reduce the amount of low frequency content in the distorted signal At heavy distortion the Drive will emphasize a lot of low frequencies which can be somewhat annoying These problems can be reduced by the Body parameter A number of preamps and pedals on the market combine a lowcut filter with their In gain to compensate for the exact same problem Smasher The Smasher is used to change the character of the distortion by emphasizing even order harmonics Setting this parameter to a high value will smash your signal Try to experiment with the character of your distortion 45 THE BLOCKS 46 Out Drive Outdrive is simulating the kind of distortion that you would get from the output stage of an amplifier Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Drive block en Connect this parameter to the Envelope follower in the Modifier Matrix to eliminate noise from the Drive Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter The Chorus Flanger Block The Choru
11. block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Detune Voice 1 2 Sets the amount of pitch on each of the two voices Maximum pitch is 50 cents Delay 1 2 Sets the Delay of the each of the two voices Maximum delay time per voice is 400 ms Pan Position 1 2 Controls the panning of each of the two detune voices Level 1 2 Sets the level of the two detune voices Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Pitch block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Delay The Delay block has five different sub algorithms Stereo Dual Dual Two tap One tap and Quad tap Effect Spillover from one preset to another can be obtained by using the same sub algorithm and combination of Mute mode Fx In and bypassing the current block Example If you want to leave a Delay tail hanging over a preset change make sure to keep the same sub algorithm in both presets In addition to that you should select the Fx In Mute mode and just bypass the Delay block in the second preset Changing parameters like the Feedback or Mix over a preset change can kill the Delay Stereo Delay Stereo delay L J DELAY LINE L R J DELAY LNE H R STEREO DELAY Time Sets the delay time of both Left and Right channel Maximum delay time is 740 ms Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the
12. cabinet effect Great for folk ballads or Tex Mex tunes on clean setting Heavy on Tremolo Clean surf guitar sound reminiscent of Beach Boys ballads The Surfaris or The Ventures Rotary effect Use Ext 1 to control the speed Fast Vibrato from Chorus with dual detune and room reverb Pedal slows Vibrato and lowers Reverb Pretty straight preset with a classic Tremolo and a Hall Pedal to heel Surfers dream Pedal to toe Tremolo Pedal to hell Direct guitar Pedal to toe Spinning guitar A fast Wah Filter into a Chorus and Gate like reverb good for anything funky Pedal to heel lowers Wah Envelope controlled fast downward sliding Wah Filter with slow rise time some Chorus and a small Reverb Hall A parked Wah effect Sounds like Dire Strait s Money for Nothing or Boston s Long Time Pedal to heel Clean rhythm sound Pedal to toe Vintage Tube screamer Room Basic grunge rhythm guitar patch Great rhythm sound useful with multiple guitar players in one band Great overall rock blues sound Smooth Drive fuzz with dynamic Chorus smooth Phaser a Detuner and a nice Room Good for comping Chord work A thick fuzzed and phased effect good for choppy comping chords Pedal controls the amount of low end Set pedal to toe for thin fuzzed sound Feed the G Force with a clean setting and have a little crunch Good for rhythm Gives you that crunch with a loose bottom that you know from older tube amps Good for rhy
13. card Press Exit to leave PCMCIA test Battery test Select Battery test by pressing Enter Confirm that Result is OK Press Exit to leave Battery test System test Select System test by pressing Enter Confirm that Result is OK Result reads Eeprom Not OK The unit will most likely work OK the message is for service matters only DSP Not OK Contact your local dealer Press Exit to leave System test Power Off On to start standard software Build in test v 2 07 PRESET LIST OMNDARWNH Mono Reverb Mono Chorus Mono Dyn Delay Mono Harmony C Maj Mono Doubler Mono Tremolo Mono Touchwah Mono Phaser Mono Crank It Up Mono Pedal Delay Mono Pedal Pitch Mono Farout Phaser Stereo Reverb Stereo Chorus Stereo Wide Panner Stereo Dyn Delay Stereo Harmony C Maj Stereo Doubler Stereo Light Tremolo Stereo Summers Strum Stereo Clean Lead Stereo Crank It Up Stereo Touchwah Stereo Pedal Delay Stereo Pedal Pitch 3 Way Reverb 3 Way Chorus 3 Way Delay Doubler 3 Way Slap Slow Dly 3 Way Dyn Delay 3 Way Harmony A maj 3 Way Doubler 3 Way Lead Octave up 3 Way Panner 3 Way LA s Favored 3 Way Pedal Reverb 3 Way Pedal Octaver Go Direct Clean Rhythm Room Clean Notes n Chords Garden Party Love and Affection Arpeggiators Dream Power Chord For Acoustic Guitar Troubadour Sunset Groove Lipstick Color Nice Chorus Lush Chorus Double Jeopardy Tone Girdle Phat Chorus Crowded House Captain Crunch Roc
14. internal Overflow The two lower meters will indicate gain reduction in the Compressor and Noise Gate but are also used as tuner indicators when Tuner is active The PCMCIA slot can be used for storing and loading presets Use Type 1 PC Cards with a minimum 64 KBytes of SRAM EFFECTS CONTROL CONTROL BYPASS GATE COMPRESS FILTERS RECALL STORE gt EXIT ENTER PARAMETER VALUE TUNER PAN TREM PITCH DELAY EFFECTS MOD lt gt aan TEMPO DRIVE CHORUS REVERB VO SETUP UTILITY OVERALL BYPASS The Bypass key in the upper left corner is the overall bypass With this key you can bypass all effects in the G Force simultaneously Note If the Killdry function in the I O Setup Audio menu is active the G Force will be muted This means that no sound will pass through TUNER Press this key to enter Tuner mode TEMPO Tap the global tempo using the Tempo key Note this may affect the current preset Pressing the Tempo key will enable the Tempo pop up menu This menu will disap pear after a few seconds The Tempo key will indicate the global tempo by blinking EFFECT BYPASS The nine effect keys are dedicated to bypassing any of the eight effects and the Noise Gate These keys can bypass an effect block at any time no matter what display you are working in When you are in the Effects Edit display dou ble click for fast access to t
15. of the display using the Value wheel Scroll vertically using the Parameter wheel until the cursor is placed on the line where Pitch In level and Ext1 meet Press Enter to connect the two parameters You now have your pedal connected to the In level of the Pitcher which means that you can control the amount of pitch with your foot The function of the pedal is stored with the preset A lot of the ROM presets are setup for various pedal functions they are all using Ext1 as Modifier How to set up my MIDI board The G Force is capable of using a lot of the existing boards on the market for standard program change Here is what you do to set your board up with the G Force Connect your board to the MIDI In socket on the back panel of the G Force Press the I O Setup key Use the lt gt Arrow keys to select the MIDI display Set the Basic channel to the same as your MIDI board Your board is now be able to change ROM presets on the G Force How to change User presets using my MIDI board If you want to change User presets in the G Force via your board this is what you should do Enter the I O Setup MIDI display again Scroll down to Mapping mode using the Parameter wheel Select Into User bank using the Value wheel Your board should now be able to change the User presets given that you made some of the G Force How to use some of the extra functions of my board with the G Fo
16. of the two delay lines The two delay lines have their own Input level which basically means that they perform much like two individual delay processors Delay line 1 amp 2 Time 1 2 Sets the delay time of the two taps on Delay line 1 Maximum delay time per tap is 1480 ms Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Feedback 1 2 Sets the amount of feedback on Tap 1 and 2 NOTE The sum of the two feedbacks is limited to 100 Levels 1 2 Sets the level of each of the two taps Pan position 1 2 Controls the panning of the two Delay taps Lowcut 1 2 Cuts off frequencies lower than the selected frequency The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Highcut 1 2 Cuts off frequencies higher than the selected frequency So if you feel that there is too much treble in your signal you remove this by adjusting the highcut filter down The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Line Level 1 2 Adjusts the input level of the two Delay lines This enables you to lower the level of one of the two lines without affecting the second The Line level is a percentage adjustment of the algorithm In Level R These levels can be used for creating spillover A from a slap back Delay i
17. on effects that you would like to respond to the input signal like touch wah or dynamic delay The Envelope follower will perform the same dynamic movement as the input but you can change the response time by using the Attack and Release Attack Sets the amount of time before the ENV reacts to the input signal Release The time that the ENV continues to work after the input signal stopped Pitch To get optimal precision from the Pitch detection in the G Force you must set best matching range according to the instrument you are playing Select between 6s GTR D E Default setting for a 6 string guitar Accepts also the common dropped D tuning Use this tuning for a 7 string guitar The G Force responds to notes as low as A However the precision in such a low range may vary depending on your type of guitar setup Matches the range of a 4 string bass 7s GTRA E 4s Bass D E ADSR amp 2 ADSR s are used to play short sequences triggered by the audio input You set up a number of terms to describe the current sequence and a trigger level also known as Threshold Attack The Attack or rise time of the curve i e how long it takes to go from minimum to maximum level Decay Sets how long it takes the curve to fall back from maximum to Sustain level Sustain The amount of time that the ADSR will hold the Sustain level Sustain level The value that will be sent out during the Sustain period Release The
18. reset to the preset value 50 If you selected Preserve in the Ext modifier input the Delay mix will preserve the pedal value 100 Environment Pedal Type Switches between momentary and alternating This parameter should be set to alternating if you are using an expression pedal Pedal Calibration Press Enter to enable calibration of the External input jack on the back panel of the G Force Follow the instructions in the display Pedal Curve The response curve of the External 1 4 jack Input can now be adjusted After the External Input is calibrated select Pedal Curve in the Utility Config display and press ENTER Use the VALUE wheel to change the response curve Press EXIT to leave the Pedal Curve display The Pedal Curve parameter is global and is therefore not changed with presets Tuner MIDI Out In the Utility menu a Tuner MIDI Out parameter is added This parameter should be set to On to utilize the Tuner display function in a connected G Minor pedal Y Be The Tuner MIDI Out parameter MUST be set to Off wii when performing a MIDI Bulk dump If MIDI Out is connected to another device than a G Minor it may be advisable to use the off position to Mei avoid sending inappropriate MIDI information to that device 4 b A User Bank Protect Protect Sets the Protect function On Off Protect Low limit Sets the lower limit of the preset protect The current numbe
19. set 180 left and right will be exactly opposite See the LFO phase figure in the Chorus section Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter THE BLOCKS The Reverb Block The Reverb in the G Force is based on the heritage of the M5000 and M2000 and are tuned for guitar use L HICUT INITIAL L fH tt Hives R O R REVERB The Reverb section of the G Force can create a variety of Reverb effects including the feature of emulating the initial reflections of a room which creates some mind blowing spatial effects until now only available in the TC M5000 When using the G Force reverb you should see the reverb as two parts 1 Initial room reflections 2 The Decay The initial room reflections are depending on the size of the room the first 50 200ms of the Reverb and it is these reflections that contains the information of the size and shape of a room and create the width and most of the depth experienced in a real hall or room The Decay is the later part of a natural reverb which is experienced as prolonging the sound and creating some depth behind the source or direct signal but integrating it in the spatial characteristics of the hall or room like you experience in natural ambience or reverb By emulating the initial room reflections the G Force can create some very deep and wide stereo images pl
20. step 3 No matter what you play within C Major the G Force will now play transpose two steps further up the scale i e if you play a C now the G Force will play an E which is the third step of C Major Max pitch is one octave Detune Voice 1 2 Adjusts the detune of the two Voices By connecting an LFO to these parameters you can add a vibrato to the pitch voices Delay 1 2 Sets the Delay of the each of the two voices Max delay time per voice is 400 ms Pan Position 1 2 Controls the panning of each of the two pitch voices 39 THE BLOCKS 40 Level 1 2 Sets the level of the two pitch voices Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Intelligent Pitcher block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Custom Scale The Custom scale enables you to make your own scale by specifying the number of notes the root key and the specific notes contained in the current scale Notes used Use this parameter to specify the number of notes within your Custom scale A Custom scale must contain a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 notes Tonic Sets the root key of your Custom Scale Note 2 8 Use these parameters to specify the notes you want in your Custom scale You can only specify the number notes set by the Notes Used parameter The Custom scale must be described within an octave Fixed amp
21. tail after being bypassed e g using this mute mode on a delay will let the delay tail ring out even after being bypassed or at preset change between two presets with the same settings only the Delay Reverb and Pitch has this mute mode Input Will mute both the input of the effect and the direct signal Same basic function as FX In only this mode will also mute the direct signal only the Delay Reverb and Pitch have this mute mode yY Using the Input Output mute modes will mean FPA that no signal passes through the current block utes when bypassed N Gate The basic idea about a Gate is that when the input signal falls below a threshold set up by you the Gate turns down the signal by a certain number of dB s also set by you Example You set the Threshold at 25dB and the Max damping at 30dB When playing signal into the G Force the Gate will not do anything but when the input signal is lower than 25dB on the input meter the Gate will start damping to a maximum of 30dB see the Noise Gate meter The speed of the damping is set by the Release rate parameter Rel rate In the In section of the G Force you find the Noise Gate The gain reduction of the Noise Gate is displayed by the LEDs below the Billboard The Noise Gate including the Level parameter is not bypassed by the overall Bypass key This means that the Noise Gate will still be active even if you bypass all the effects of the G Force Noise ga
22. tempo Selecting Yes will enable the presets to use the tempo instantaneously at preset changes Tempo controlled via pedal MIDI The Tempo can be tapped via the External input jack on the back panel of the G Force or via a MIDI On Off switch That is setup in the I O Setup control display 31 The Tuner display When pressing the Tuner key you access the Tuner display In the Tuner display you have four setup parameters Entering the Tuner display also activates the Tuner guides on both the Billboard and the Gain reduction meters Tuning Note With this parameter you can either choose the Detect mode or you can manually select which note you want to tune When the tuner is set to Detect it will automatically sense what note you are playing This will be indicated on the Billboard together with two arrows showing you whether you are a bit flat or sharp At the same time the gain reduction meters will indicate how much you are out of tune When the two center LEDs are lit you are in tune Master tune With the Master tune parameter you can calibrate the tuner Note The Master Tune controls the pitch detector meaning that the tuning of the Pitch voices will change with the Master tune Show always When Show Always is on the Billboard will show the Tuner constantly This allows you to always be able to turn around and see if you are in tune This parameter is also available in Utility Mute in Tuner This param
23. In section That particular level is placed after the Noise Gate but before anything else This In Level is also present in the Modifier Matrix which means that you can control it via an expression pedal How to add a block to the Routing Now we have a Reverb but we would like a Delay as well You need to decide whether you want the Delay in parallel or series as opposed to the Reverb Let s try parallel from the Routing menu Place the cursor in the second position first column using the Parameter wheel Double click on the Delay bypass key to insert the Delay block If you run blocks in parallel you should consider your mix strategy It may be wise to run all effects but one at 100 mix and use the In Outlevel to balance the level of the effects relative to each other How to change a sub algorithm The Delay that you just inserted is a Stereo Delay that uses the same delay time in both left and right channels Let s try to find a delay with different times in left and right Move the cursor to the Delay block using theparameter wheel Press Enter to dive into the Edit parameter display Use the lt Arrow left key to step to the sub algo list Dial the cursor to Dual using the Parameter wheel and press Enter to change the sub algorithm You now have a Dual delay algorithm where you are able to set different delay times in left and right channels remember to set the panning of the two delay ti
24. RCE and want a certain thing to happen and have a feeling that this particular parameter is the right one to adjust then you re most probably right The way you learn this machine is by using it don t be afraid of tweaking anything to its maximum the edges are the learning spot and from there you either take a fall or a step back The cool thing about the G FORCE is that you won t hurt yourself if you go over the edge but you might end up with the strangest or coolest new effect you ever heard One very pleasing side effect of owning a G FORCE is the dramatically lighter rack you ll end up with Mine certainly slimmed down to a tiny Formula One sized powerhouse Palle Schultz QUICK REFERENCE General Control General control of the G Force is accomplished by dialing the Parameter wheel to change parameters and the Value wheel to change values In many of the displays you can select different menus by pressing the lt gt Arrow keys e g in the Effects display you can select between Mix Edit Routing and Layout Press Enter to carry out an action for example when recalling a preset Recall Press Recall if you are not already there Be sure that the cursor is placed on Preset and dial the Value wheel to scroll through the presets Press Enter to load the new preset Quick Store If you want to store a preset with the same name press Store to access the Store menu and press Enter to confirm The G Force will now automat
25. Roland FC 200 it should be set at 100 The bank selection number contained in the program change is multiplied with this value and the program change number is added Please refer to the manual of the board manufacturer for proper setting Sysex device ID The Sysex ID of the G Force Program change offset With this parameter you are able to add or subtract to or from the incoming Prg change e g the incoming Prg change is preset 123 and the offset is set to 1 the Prg change will now be 124 The G Force presets start at 1 Mapping mode Adjusts which bank the MIDI mapping should use ROM USER CARD or Custom This means that you can guide an incoming Prg change to use the USER bank or you can design your own MIDI map New Mapping Mode An External mapping mode has been added When External mapping mode is selected all presets in all banks can be accessed from an external MIDI device via controller 0 Coarse plus a sent program change according to the following table Bank Size must be set to 100 and the Fine Coarse parameter must be set according to the sending device These parameters are both set up in the I O Setup MIDI menu Please note that Coarse must be selected when a GeMinor is used as sending device 22 Controller Value Rom bank preset 1 to 100 Rom bank preset 101 to 200 Rom bank preset 201 to 225 User bank preset 1 to 100 Card Bank 1 preset 1 to 100 Card Bank 2 preset 1 to 100
26. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio G Force Guitar Effects Processor frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful That is covered by this certificate and marked with CE label interference to radio communications However there is no conforms with following standards guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains interference to radio or television reception which can be IEC 60065 operated electronic and related determined by turning the equipment off and on The user apparatus for household and similar is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or general use more of the following measures EN 55103 1 Product family standard for audio Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna video audio visual and entertainment e Increase the separation between the equipment and lighting control apparatus for receiver professional use Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit Part 1 Emission different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV EN 55103 2 Product family standard for audio technician for help video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for For the customers in Canada professional use This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian Part 2 Immunity ICES 003 C
27. USER S MANUAL EFFECTS CONTROL Ere MAENE ses REY CPRH DRN TUNER EFFECTS CHO mi MIDIIN PEDAL OVERFLOW NOISE GATE GAIN REDUCTION COMPRESSION TEMPO 40 30 24 18 2 6 31 2 4 6 8 10 12 16 t c electronic G Force UETIMATE SOUND MACHINES GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dan gerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked o
28. User Defaults This will reset all system parameters back to a default setup made by you See Store User Def This reset will NOT delete the User presets of the G Force Store User Defaults When you have the perfect setup of your G Force you can store this as your own default setup This function is very useful for example when you have finished a special production and want to go back to normal When you have the perfect setup of your G Force simply select this parameter and press Enter to store your default settings 52 GENT SUGROGE Eero apr opR ys riu owls lets tt al DAA EBEI cone Set User Info This function makes it possible to store your name and phone number into the G Force Press Enter to access the User data menu Use the Value wheel and the Parameter wheel to write your name and phone number into the G Force Press Enter to accept Your name and phone number will be displayed during power up Reset System Setup This will reset all system parameters back to the factory default This reset will NOT delete the User presets of the G Force Clear all Presets This will delete all User presets Run Test Program See description on page 53 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Analog Inputs Connectors Impedance Max Input Level Sensitivity A to D Conversion Ato D Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Max Output Level Full Scale Outpu
29. a little slap added Try this one on Metallica s Enter Sandman Classic 50 s echo sound set to emulate the time delay on a standard reel to reel recorder Detuned warm ducked Delays Input level dependent Pretty much what the tittle says Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Mono Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way 3 Way Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm 57 PRESET LIST A Little Bit Country On The Edge A Clean Fortress Gated Delay 60 s Flanging Funky Chorus Flange Yer Face Dream Phaser Churner Stereo Tremolo Beatle Chords Phased Tremolo In My Room Spin Off Vibropedal Room Tremolo Reverb Day at the Beach Spinner Wahble Gatelike Filterfun Funkypick Park the Wah Here Tube Scream Raunchy Rhythm Malcolm Rubbery Room Crunch Phasecomp Fuzzphaser Pedal A Little Crunch Loose Tubes Les is Paul Yee Ha Flange Box Flanger In Verb Surround Reverb Guitar Hero Landau Clean Ballad Clean Ed Now and Then So Stern LA Studio Rack Straight Lead Lead Westcoast Lead Fusionlead Clean Chorused Delay Clean Ducked Swell Echocomplex Pedal Feed Delay Final Frontier Wishey Wash Tap Twang Slap Answering E
30. a lower octave Suitable for any mono setup A Phaser with an LFO controlled speed really weird Suitable for any mono setup A straight Reverb preset suitable for any stereo setup A straight Chorused preset suitable for any stereo setup A Panner that pans beyond a normal stereo image A Dynamic Delay preset suitable for any stereo setup Input level independent A preset with Intelligent Pitch shift in A major suitable for any stereo setup A Detuned setting producing a doubler effect suitable for any stereo setup A subtle Tremolo preset suitable for any stereo setup Great chorused shimmery doubler delay and reverb similar to sound used by ex Police guitarist A clean preset with detuned pitch and chorus A slightly cranked setting suitable for any stereo setup An input sensitive Wah preset suitable for any stereo setup Pedal feeds the Delay input Suitable for any stereo setup Pedal adds a lower octave Suitable for any mono setup A straight Reverb preset suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup A straight Chorus preset suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup A short delay making a doubler effect suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup A simultaneous slapback delay plus long delay suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup A Dynamic Delay preset suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup Input level independent A preset with Intelligent Pitch shift in A major suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup A Detuned setti
31. a master output level control and a set of Speaker Filters All parameters in the Out Section are global only which means that they are not included when you store a preset Level In the Output block you will find an overall outlevel in addition to the potentiometer on the front panel This Outlevel can be controlled via MIDI or pedal set up in the I O Setup Control display via the Main Volume parameter The Outlevel is not included in the preset Speaker Filters The Speaker Filters are meant to roll off some high and low frequencies like a guitar cabinet would do This will make it possible to rehearse with the G Force on your home stereo using a preamp or pedal and a pair of headphones Filters Sets the Speaker Filter On Off Locut The Locut filter cutoff frequency can be either 40 or 80Hz Hicut The Hicut cutoff frequency can be 2 5kHz 3kHz 3 5kHz A4kHz 4 5kHz or 5kHz 51 THE RESET PAGE Store and load your own default settings Enter User Data page Reset system parameters Clear all user presets Test Programs RESET MEMU ee LOAD USER DEFAULTS STORE USER DEFAULTS SET USER INFO RESET SYSTEM SETUP CLEAR ALL PRESETS RUN TEST PROGRAM PRESS EMTER Type your name here and your phone number How to enter the Reset page Hold the Overall Bypass key pressed during power up Move the marker using teh Parameter wheel and press Enter to select the RESET type you desire Load
32. acing the source or direct signal in the hall room without using long decay times which often makes the sound image very crowded and disturbs your playing To check out what the initial reflections can do reduce or turn down the Decay level in the Decay parameters section and turn up Room level in the Room parameters section Then try to change the Room size and the Room shape in the Master section and choose the combination that you like Then try to change the Color in the Room parameters section to find the tonal balance that suits you You will hear a short spatial reverb which sounds a little like a gated reverb Then at last add the decay by turning up the Decay level in the Decay parameters section and select the decay time that you prefer You will also hear that you are able to create a very spatially wide and deep stereo reverb with a relatively short and low level decay When listening to the Reverb s initial reflections alone at a high level and when selecting Room size XL Grand or Huge you might get a slapback effect but by adding the right length and amount of decay and by balancing the Room level you will find that it will be transformed into width and depth Square A typical square room with its defined reflection patterns Round A diffuse room with lively reflections Curved A soft yet still defined set of the reflections Room size Sets the size of the room that the initial room reflec
33. age machinery I ve owned several different effect units that each had their own version of a hostile user interface so I ve been waiting a long time for someone to develop a multi effect that doesn t clash with ones creative state of mind The fact that those someone are the people of TC Electronic guaranties the quality of the entire product The G FORCE is a very flexible machine which is very easy to approach You have the choice of simply using it as a linear chain of effects or you can go beyond the use of any known multi effect unit and explore the countless combinations and control possibilities within the G FORCE After a short while of using the G Force changed my whole approach towards the creation of effects for my guitar From simple use of standard effects like delay chorus and reverb connected in a straight line now find myself thinking up a non existing effect like say a tremolo that only kicks in when you play on the high notes while the level of a phased distorted dark delay is controlled by your old volume pedal that you calibrated for use with your G FORCE If you are totally new to digital machinery like the G FORCE and are a hard core knob turner but get frustrated dealing with scroll bars LCD displays and strange technical terms then you have ended up buying the right product The TC Electronic G FORCE is so easy to use that it s a bit ridiculous that this manual even exists When you cruise around the G FO
34. amount of time that it takes the ADSR to fall from Sustain level to zero Release time will take over when the Sustain time has expired depending on the trig mode setting Mode With the mode parameter parameter you can choose the way the ADSR should respond to trigs In general the ADSR can only retrig if the signal falls below threshold and comes back up Once Will run the ADSR to the end once and afterthat be ready for a new trig In Once mode the signal have to drop below threshold after the ADSR finished to be able to retrig Once Retrig Will run the ADSR to end once but are capable of retriggering during the ADSR sequence Loop Will keep running the ADSR sequence for as long as the signal stays above threshold Loop Retrig Will keep running the ADSR sequence for as long as the signal stays above threshold but are capable of retriggering during the ADSR sequence Sustain Will stay at Sustain level for as long as the signal stays above threshold Sust Retrig Will stay at Sustain level for as long as the signal stays above threshold but is capable of retriggering during the ADSR sequence Threshold When the input level exceeds this level the ADSR is triggered LFO 1 amp 2 The LFO s can be used for various purposes for example you can connect a balance parameter and create an extra panner or modulate a filter to create an auto wah effect Both LFO1 amp 2 have two outputs which means th
35. an Octave down Pitch shift A single block with an all purpose Phaser A single block with another all purpose Phaser Pedal controls the speed of the Phaser A single block with an all purpose Wah Wah Pedal controls the Wah frequency A single block with an all purpose Touchwah Input level dependent A single block with an all purpose Autowah An external LFO controls the Wah frequency A single block with an all purpose touch sensitive Formant Filter Input level dependent A single block with an all purpose Formant Filter Pedal controls the Formant frequency A single block with an all purpose Resonance Filter Pedal controls the Resonance frequency Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block Block PRESET LIST 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 Auto Resonance Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Noise Gate Slow Noise Gate Slow Empty Routing Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty A single block with an all purpose Auto Resonance Filter An external LFO controls the Resonance filter A single block with an al
36. at you can use the same LFO with different phase for different purposes Speed The speed of the LFO also known as Rate Depth The depth of the LFO also known as Width Tempo Sets the LFO speeds relationship to the tapped tempo on the Tempo key The subdivisions available are Ignored1 1 1 2 1 32 straight dotted or triplets 1 4 equals BPM beats per minute Curve Select the curve that you would like on the current LFO Choose between Square Sine and Triangle l Square INA NA lt p Triangle Pulsewidth Controls the division of the upper and lower parts of the current curve i e if Pulsewidth is set to 75 the upper half of the curve will be on for 75 of the time 27 MODIFIER LANN Out2 phase An LFO phase change causes a small delay in the second waveform starting point This means that out 1 and 2 start the current waveform at two different points Pulsewidth Example If Out2 phase is set to 180 degrees Out 1 and 2 will be exactly opposite Dials Mod PARAM DIAL UALUE DIAL QQ PRESS HMAATO EDIT Press the Mod key and use the lt gt Arrow keys to select the Dials see picture on page 25 The basic idea with the dials are that you can simulate any of the eight External controllers using the Parameter and Value wheel By dialing you can test if the links in the Matrix are responding correctly without having a pedal connected If you want
37. cho Wes M Jazz Lead Low Note Thicken C C C C C C C D Cc D C C C C Cc C C C C Cc D C C C Cc C C C C C Cc C C C lean lean Dirty lean lean Dirty lean Dirty ean lean Dirty riven ean riven lean ean ean lean Dirty ean Dirty lean Dirty lean lean Dirty lean Dirty lean riven lean lean lean lean lean lean lean lean lean lean lean Dirty lean Dirty lean Major OD C C H PETATE TETE TETE TETE C C D C C C lean lean eavy OD ean ean Dirty lean Dirty ean Dirty ean Dirty lean lean Dirty lean ean Dirty ean Dirty lean lean Dirty irty lean Dirty lean lean x Xx Xx Howdy check out this preset with a Ultra clean and bright sound U2 inspired Delays like on Where The Streets Have No Name Sting s Fortress Around Your Heart or Andy Summer s sound on Every Breath You Take The Delay plays with you but not without you Actually Flanges through zero by delaying the straight signal though the Delay block in parallel Good for R amp B on a clean setting All purpose Flanger great for guitar and vocal effects Super for acoustic guitar Ambient spacey stereo Phase Shifting sound Slow sweeping resonant Flanger Phaser with Chorus Pitch Detune and slap Delay into small Room A simple Tremolo but opposite in left and right Pedal to heel Stereo guitar Pedal to toe Fast rotating
38. constant level of Delay wouldn t it be nice if the Delay only popped up in pauses where you do not play Let s try that Press the Mod key to select the Matrix display Scroll horizontal using the Value wheel until you see ENV Envelope in the top line Scroll vertical using the Parameter wheel until you hit the point where ENV and Delay Outlevel meets Press Enter to link the two parameters Now you will hear the Delay follow the level of the Input i e when you play the Delay plays But it would be more usable if the Delay played when you didn t play so let s do that Place the cursor on the connection spot if it is not already there and press Enter to dive into the link display 13 HOW TO Change the curve by setting the three input parameters If you want the Delay to stay down while you play Low input should be 100 and High input should be 0 Experiment with these values Press Exit to leave the Link display If you want remove the link simply press Exit again 4 If you want to remove all links of the Matrix press kee Exit twice and you will see a pop up box asking you to confirm with Enter or abort with Exit Creating an Autopanning Delay via Modifiers If you want the Delays to autopan you could of course place the Pan Tremolo block after the Delay but you can also use one of the extra LFO s that are in the Modifier Matrix Press the Mod key to select the Mat
39. d Range 50 Color Sets the tonal color of the initial reflections When set to Auto it is linked to High color Auto Wool Warm Real Clear Bright Crisp Glass Color factor Emphasizes or reduces the character set by Color Range 50 Predelay Allows adjustment of the predelay the time until the first reflection appears which is automatically set when choosing the Room size Range 50 Decay level Adjusts the level of the decay which is master controlled by the reverb level With this control you can emphasize or reduce the decay tail s influence on the Reverb sound Range 50 50 Diffuse Allows fine tuning of the density of the decay tails Is set automatically when choosing the desired Decay time Makes it possible to reduce flutter in the decay to an absolute minimum Range 25 Decay start Allows adjustment of the decay start the time where the Decay tail of the Reverb starts which is set automatically when choosing the Room size Range 50 Mix This parameter sets the mix relation between the dry direct and the wet signal If you are using G Force as an insert effect this means that your direct signal goes through the G Force In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Reverb block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter THE BLOCKS Simple Reverb The Simple Reverb is based on the same algor
40. ears EN 55103 1 EN 55103 2 and Class B limits of FCC rules part 15 EN 60065 UL 1419 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C 22 F to 167 F 30 C to 70 C Max 90 non condensing NOTE Due to continuous development and standardization all specifications are subject to change without notice 53 TROUBLESHOOTING You are not getting any sound through the G Force when you bypass it You selected Killdry ON in the I O Setup Audio menu You press Power switch but there is no reaction The power switch on the rear panel is switched off You can not turn the power off Press and hold the Power switch for 3 seconds then release to power off No sound through the G Force You are using Analog input but the input selector in I O Setup Audio menu is set to Digital The sound is phasing with your direct signal You are running the G Force in a parallel setup but the killdry function in I O Setup Audio menu is set to Off Right input meter is not showing any signal You selected L Only in the I O Setup Audio menu Effects only in the Left Output You are only using Left input but the Input selector in I O Setup is set to Stereo Your Expression pedal does not work properly Be sure the G Force is set to the correct pedal type and the pedal is calibrated correctly in the Utility menu 54 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART EFFECTS PROCESSOR G Force May 23 th 1997 Version 1 0 Function cea i After T
41. eases by 1 dB Knee Mode only in advanced The Knee Mode parameter sets the bending point of the compressor to soft knee or hard knee When soft knee is selected the Compressor will gradually reach the ratio while hard knee will cause the Compressor to go directly from no compression to the current ratio Release only in advanced Release sets the fall back time of the Compressor after the signal dropped below Threshold meaning if the Compressor is reducing the gain by 14dB and the Release is set to 28dB S it will take 0 5 second before the Compressor stops gain reduction In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Compressor block Filters The Filter block contains five different sub algorithms Parametric EQ Wah Wah Formant Resonance and Phaser These five algorithms perform several effects in a range from subtle to wacky THE BLOCKS Parametric Equalizer The parametric EQ contains two shelving filters 1 and 5 and three bell filters 2 3 4 A low shelving filter is a filter that works from a certain target frequency and down meaning everything below the target frequency will be adjusted A high shelving filter is equal to low shelving but now all the frequencies above the target are adjusted A bell filter is a filter that works around a target This means that a certain number of the adjacent frequencies are adjusted The affected number of adjacent fre
42. ect your expression pedal to the External control jack you should make sure that the G Force is calibrated for that particular pedal That is done in the Utility display Press Utility Scroll down to Pedal calibration using the Parameter wheel Press Enter and follow the instructions in the display You have now calibrated your expression pedal and are ready to setup the function of it The function of the Pedal The basic idea is that your pedal should be connected to one of the eight virtual handles called Ext1 8 That is done in the I O Setup Control display Press the I O Setup key Press the gt Arrow right key to select the Control display Scroll down to Ext1 using the Parameter wheel Press Enter to activate the Learn function and move your pedal to get it detected Your pedal should now be detected whether using the 1 4 jack on the back panel of the G Force or a MIDI controller The pedal could also control the Main volume the overall bypass the Tuner the Tempo or one of the other seven external controllers Now that you have your pedal setup for Ext1 we will move on to getting it connected to a parameter Recall ROM preset 17 Stereo Harmony C maj That is a preset that will add a third and a fifth to your lead play as long as you stay in C maijor Press the Mod key to access the Modifier Matrix HOW TO Scroll horizontal until you see Ext1 in the top line
43. elationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Feedback 1 to 1 Feedback 2 to 2 Sets the amount of feedback from Delay 1 to 1 and from Delay 2 to 2 Ey The sum of the four feedbacks is limited to R 100 NOTE Feedback 1 to 2 Feedback 2 to 1 Sets the amount of cross feedback from Delay 1 to 2 and Delay 2 to 1 Levels Sets the level of each of the two delay lines Pan 1 2 Controls the panning of the two Delay taps Uy Connect a LFO to one or both of these er parameters and you have an extra autopanner Lowcut 1 2 Cuts off frequencies lower than the selected frequency The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Highcut 1 2 Cuts off frequencies higher than the selected frequency So if you feel that there is too much treble in your signal you remove this by moving the highcut down The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Delay block THE BLOCKS Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Dual 2tap delay PAN LEVELS DUAL TWO TAP DELAY Dual Two Tap Delay The Dual Two Tap Delay is capable of performing two delay taps on each
44. es Montgomery Pedal to heel shimmering rhythm guitar Pedal to toe Added low octave Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead PRESET LIST 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 Pitch 12 and 5 C W Diaton Solo inA Eats Your Attack Pedal Octave Down Pedal Octave Up Pitch Dm 5 and 3 Pedal Add Octave Up Flanger Beautyverb Verb Morphed to Dly I ve Been Drinking Panner Pedal Picking Style Envelope Filter Nervosa Doubler Blues Room Hammer to Fall Iron Man Thick n Juicy Lead Smooth Tubedrive Duckman Lead Lead Pedal Wah Touch Wah Driven Pedal liaahh Driven Lead Octavia Lead The Smiths Cyber Sci fi Surfer Steppers in Time Spaceyplace Bluebox Echophased Echoverb Duality Effects Bowling Multitaps Slow Swell Pad Expandelay Infinity and Beyond Deep Bass 9 Flange Pedal Speed Duck on Crack Sus4 Dreamscape Crazy Brown Lead Eastern Ocean Skysaw Do
45. et appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Issued in Risskov May 1997 Anders Fauerskov Managing Director TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE USERS POINT OF VIEW Foreword d by P Palle Schultz QUICK REFEREN CE Buttons Knobs Controllers and other functions THE REAR PANEL Inputs Outputs THE SIGNAL FLOW_ HOW TO build a User Preset connect the Modifiers setup an Expression Pedal etc SETUPS RECALL Recalling a Preset Factory User presets Memory card STORE Store a new preset The Letterbox EFFECTS VO MENU I O Input selector Sample Rate Mix MIDI setup MODIFIERS UTILITY System parameters Billboard settings THE RESET PAGE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TROUBLE SHOOTING MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART SELF TEST PRESET LIST TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 DK 8240 Risskov tcdk tcelectronic com Rev 1 01 SW V 2 04 Prod No 606055012 WELCOME Congratulations Congratulations on the purchase of your new G Force We hope that you have as much pleasure using it as we had making it The G Force is carefully designed to produce the ultimate guitar effects To achieve this we supplied you with eight un compromised simultaneous effects This means that the G Force has the power to run all eight effects without losing sound quality You can route the effect blocks in any combination you like and
46. eter enables you to mute the outputs of the G Force when the Tuner is activated This means that you 32 Choose Detect or manual note selection DETECT Master Tune 5 H Billboard is always Tuner VES Mute when Tuner is active Ho can tune your guitar on stage with no sound at all The sound will only be muted while the tuner display is active Tuner activated via pedal MIDI The Tuner can be activated via the External input jack on the back panel of the G Force or via MIDI That is setup in the I O Setup Control display THE BLOCKS Algorithms This chapter will go through all Edit parameters in the eight blocks and the Input and Output sections Mute mode The eight effect blocks all have a number of different Mute modes They are located as the last parameter in the Edit list of each block The idea is that you can decide how every single block should react when you push the current blocks bypass key on the front panel Here is the description of what the five modes will do when bypassed Mix 0 Will mute the output of effect and take direct signal level up to 100 dry 0 effect FX Out Will mute the output of the effect and preserve direct signal level according to Mix Output Will mute both the output of the effect and the direct signal FX In Will mute the input of the effect and preserve the direct signal level This enables the block to finish an effect
47. exactly opposite 90deg 90 phase change LFO PHASE Mix Mix between direct sound and effect Inlevel Controls the input level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Flanger Classic The Classic Flanger uses a relationship between Speed and Depth called the Golden Ratio The G Force inherited this from the TC 2290 Flanger FLANGER LFO FLANGER CLASSIC Speed The speed of the Flanger also known as Rate Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo 47 THE BLOCKS 48 Depth Adjusts the depth of the Flanger also known as Intensity Feedback Controls the amount of feedback in the Flanger Note that this parameter can be negative i e feedback in reversed phase Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Advanced Flanger Advanced Flanger adds some of extra possibilities like Cross Feedback LFO phase and Curve Speed The speed of the Flanger also known as Rate Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note tri
48. f operating at any line voltage from 100 240 Volts 50 60Hz THE SIGNAL FLOW Input Input Bypass Output gain selector gain Analog output ll balanced S PDIF Digital output S PDIF Notes regarding the signal flow Signal is always present at both the Analog and Digital outputs G Force is limited to 44 1kHz sample rate at both Analog and Digital inputs The Input level of the G Force automatically optimizes the signal to noise ratio via a small relay in the input section You will see a prompt on the display and may hear a small click when the input gain range is changed 11 HOW TO How to build a User preset This is a step by step guide to some of the main functions used when building your own presets Start by Recalling factory preset 225 called Empty Routing Press Recall Dial the Value wheel until you see preset 225 Press Enter to recall the current preset Setting up an Effect There are two ways of inserting an effect Let s start by setting up a Reverb Press the Effects key Use the lt gt Arrow keys to select the Routing display Use the Parameter wheel to place the cursor inthe third position of the first column Double click on the Reverb bypass key to insert the Reverb And the other way Press the Effects key Use the lt gt Arrow keys to select the Routing display Dial the Value wheel until you see REV and press Enter to insert t
49. f the Billboard Activity Preset change Sets the action that the Billboard will perform at preset changes You can choose between sliding and running the name and the number of the current preset Always show Tuner If this parameter is active the Billboard will always show the Tuner note and indicators R This parameter can also be set from the Tuner mra display 30 Run Message The G Force contains a global message that can always be shown or used like a screensaver This parameter determines how often Global message is active Message String Edit message Press Enter when selecting this parameter to change the text of the global message Select DONE and press Enter to finalize Set override On Off Tapped tempo in ms Tempo Set the global tempo by tapping the Tempo key The global tempo can be used as a common tempo guide in all presets All Delay algorithms and all algorithms containing a speed are able to use the global tempo Tapping a tempo into a Delay All Delay and Speed parameters have links to the Global Tempo menu This means that a tapped tempo can be used in any presets that have these parameters To make the tempo fit your purpose we added a subdivision in all these algorithms All you have to do is set up which subdivision parameter you would like the tempo to divide into Example You want a Delay to perform 1 8 triplets Go into the Edit parameter page of the Delay and select 1 8
50. fault setting of a Modifier connected parameter is equal to it s setting in the Edit parameter display FPN Example The Reverb mix level is set up to be controlled by a pedal and the Mix parameter in the Edit parameter nisi display is set to 15 When this preset is Recalled the Reverb Mix will be 15 and at first movement of the pedal you will be in total control Setting up an Expression pedal Example You want to connect an Utilities Effects routing example expression pedal to the input level of the Analog O Delay block Dai o O TUNER GATE PAN Analog Digital Output CHO Connect your expression pedal to the G Force external control jack on the back panel and Recall a preset containing a Delay Press the I O Setup key and select the Control display Use the Parameter wheel to scroll down to the Modifier input section and place the cursor on Ext 1 Dial the Value wheel to select Pedal REV Modifiers Modifier Matrix Now you have hooked up your expression pedal to one of the eight handles so let s move on to connecting the handle to a parameter Press the MOD key and use the lt gt Arrow keys to select the Matrix Use the Value wheel to scroll horizontally until you see Ext 1 your pedal in the top line Now use the Parameter wheel to scroll vertically until NOTE If the parameter does not respond correctly try to you see the Delay Inleve
51. fferent types of line cord and attachment plugs e Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type See table below Voltage Line plug according to standard 110 125V UL817 and CSA C22 2 no 42 220 230V CEE 7 page VII SR section 107 2 D1 IEC 83 page C4 BS 1363 of 1984 Specification for 13A fused plugs and switched and unswitched socket outlets e This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible e To completely disconnect from AC mains disconnect the power supply cord from the AC receptable 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 that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Service e There are no user serviceable parts inside All service must be performed by qualified personnel IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMC EMI Certificate Of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device pursuant to part 15 of TC Electronic A S Sindalsvej 34 8240 Risskov Denmark the FCC rules hereby declares on own responsibility that following These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection product against harmful interference in residential installations
52. function Column Move L Will move the current Column to the Left Move R Will move the current Column to the Right Insert Will insert a new Column Delete Will delete the current Column Row Move U Will move the current Row up Move D Will move the current Row down Insert Will Insert a new Row Delete Will delete the current Row Press Enter to carry out the selected function L onty no amp LR SUM ves CO STEREO _ d0dE DIGITAL I GU L O no 441K Kills all Input Input selector signal dry signal indicator Digital clock The parameters in the I O Setup contain setups of all the G Force s external connections MIDI Pedal Digital and Analog Audio In the I O Setup display you can select between MIDI Control and Audio using the lt gt Arrow keys All settings of the I O Setup are global i e they do not change with the preset Audio To set up the Audio In Out parameters press the I O Setup key and use the lt gt Arrow keys to select Audio The Source With this parameter you can select between the Digital input of the G Force or the Analog input G Force is limited to 44 1kHz sample rate at both Analog and Digital inputs The Input The G Force can use the Left input only mono the sum of left and right input LR sum or both left and right input stereo If you are only using one input on the G Force you should select L Only If you want to input two m
53. he Edit parameter menu ARROW KEYS In many of the displays you can select different menus by pressing the Arrow keys i e in the Effects display you can select between Mix Edit Routing and Layout THE PARAMETER WHEEL Use the Parameter wheel to change posi tion of the cursor in the display THE VALUE WHEEL Use the Value wheel to change the val ues of a parameter ENTER EXIT The Enter key is used to confirm actions or for accessing into a block The Enter key will blink when the G Force needs you to confirm The Exit key is normally used to exit a menu or to cancel an action THE REAR PANEL 10 C 50 60Hz 201 HLZ INPUTS BALANCED OUTPUTS A CAUTION A g O OF LEFT RIGHT LEFT pmi RIGHT g t c electronic T IN THRU OUT CONTROL iN 3 Main Power Switch Notes The G Force Input jacks are unbalanced The Output jacks are balanced Hi Z Balanced Serial no Unbalanced Outputs Inputs Ty S PDIF MIDI External Digital In Thru Out Control In Out Input If you are connecting the Outputs via stereo jacks to unbalanced equipment you must tie ring and sleeve together in the cable ends away from the G Force You can always use standard mono guitar cables to connect G Force External control input can use momentary alternating and continuous type pedals The G Force power supply is capable o
54. he Reverb in the Routing Editing an effect There are two ways of getting into the Edit parameter display Here is the first and easiest after pressing the Effects key Use the lt gt Arrow keys to access the Edit display Double click on the Reverb bypass key Use the Parameter wheel to scroll up and down and the Value wheel to change values And the other way after pressing the Effects key Use the lt gt Arrow keys to access the Edit display Dial the Parameter wheel to move the cursor to the Reverb block Press Enter to access the Edit parameter display Use the Parameter wheel to scroll up and down and the Value wheel to change values Press Exit to leave the Edit parameter display or double click the Reverb bypass key again 12 4X If you want to Edit another effect you can just kee double click the current block bypass key right away and the G Force will exit the first and then open the second How to set the level of a preset There are a couple of different ways to set the level of a preset but in any case you should consider reserving a bit of headroom for the preset you want to be the loudest One method is to lower the Input or Output level of the last block in the routing That means that if you have blocks in a parallel combination you will have to change the level equally to keep the same relationship between the current effects Another way is to use the Level in the
55. he first empty User space If you want to store an edited User preset with the same name simply press Store and Enter The G Force will suggest the same User preset position as the storing space Bank Indicator rRUSER CAPS lock indicator The Letterbox When you want to change the name of the preset to Store dial the Parameter wheel You are now able to write a new name using the Letterbox Simply dial the Value wheel and press Enter to select new letters or numbers Select CAP by pressing Enter to change the letter case When you have changed the name select DONE in the Letterbox and press Enter to Store Press any key to leave the Store display 18 4EMPTYe My Favorite Preset LAP ECIGVEVF IG AI JEL EUG Ed ROC EA EE EEN Letterbox DAE MEIC EE cone PAM ae ELETE Store location New preset name Place cursor here and press Enter to complete Store operation Using a Memory Card When inserting a memory card you gain access to the card banks The card banks are located immedeately after the User bank Depending on the size of the card you can store up 9 banks of 100 user presets Card types S RAM Type 1 PCMCIA cards with a minimum of 64Kbytes and a maximum of 2Mbytes S RAM Delete Use the lt gt Arrow keys to select Delete Dial the Value wheel to select the preset you want deleted and press Enter to delete EFFECTS Selected i L Double click o
56. ically store your preset in the first free User space using the current name When you try to restore an existing User preset the G Force will default to the same User preset number Editing Press Effects and select the Edit display using the lt gt Arrow keys Double click the bypass key of the block you want to edit Setting up your MIDI board Press I O Setup and select MIDI using the lt gt Arrow keys Adjust the MIDI basic channel so it matches the one of your foot controller Be sure that Program Change is enabled Your foot controller should now be able to change presets on the G Force If you want to recall User presets via MIDI scroll down to Mapping Mode and select into User bank by turning the Value wheel Setting up an Expression Pedal Connect your pedal with a mono guitar cable to the External Control In Press I O Setup and select Control using the lt gt Arrow keys In this list there are a number of things that can be controlled by an Expression pedal Let s set up control of the Main volume Place the cursor on Main Vol Press Enter for Learning and move your pedal The G Force will now automatically detect your pedal The functions of Ext 1 8 are set up in the Modifiers Matrix Input Output Use the Input Output knobs in the upper left corner of the front panel to adjust the levels of the G Force If you are using the G Force in a mono setup you should select L only in the I O setup Audio menu
57. icut resonance filter Lo Resonance Sets the amount of resonance on the Locut filter Hi Resonance Sets the amount of resonance on the Hicut filter Ue oo Try to connect an LFO or an expression pedal to the two frequency parameters using the Modifier Matrix Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block 35 THE BLOCKS 36 Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Wah Wah WahWah we A WAH WAH Freq The frequency of the Wah Wah Connect this parameter to an LFO ENV or an expression pedal and you will get Autowah Touchwah or Manual Wah Instrument mode This parameter changes the range of the Wah Wah between guitar and bass ranges Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Formant filters The Formant filters are somewhat special They can create a new sound for you Imagine a pedal that does not say WAH WAH but instead goes OOWEE OOWEE Formants are also known as the vowels of human speech The basic idea is that you set three coordinates Start Thru and End in a frequency area and then move your sound up and down the curve you created with the coordinates FORMANT CURVE Start The Starting point of the formant c
58. igh quality 24 bit converters makes it possible to use the G Force without a line mixer The serial setup utilizes the power of the G Force to its full extent Remember the G Force gives you the possibility to make the effect blocks parallel internally Parallel setup Using the G Force in combination with a line mixer Remember to use the killdry function to avoid any direct guitar signal through the G Force The Connections The G Force input jacks are unbalanced and the outputs are balanced This means that you can use standard guitar cables to connect the G Force to unbalanced equipment and stereo cables to connect the G Force to balanced equipment Input Output Set the Input level of the G Force using the In knob in the upper left corner of the front panel To get maximum quality from the 24 bit AD converter the input meter should show approximately 6 to 3 dB Adjust the output level of the G Force using the Output knob In addition to the Output knob there is a MIDI Pedal controllable master level placed in the Out section Effects Edit display RECALL The Recall Display Select which blocks will be loaded from new preset Recall SELECT ERNE 1135 ROM USER CARD bank selector Preset name General Select section Is used to point to a certain block that you want to recall alone Should be set to All when you want to recall a complete preset default setting Bank Is used to select which bank yo
59. ions can be externally controlled via these inputs meaning that you can bypass each of the nine effects independently Some foot controllers on the market have the capability to send MIDI on off messages for exactly this purpose If you do not own a board with these features you can use an ordinary program change to bypass a block e g You can setup the Pan section to be bypassed when you send out program change 10 on MIDI channel 5 23 I O SETUP How the Modifiers are connected The basic flow of both the internal and external controllers is explained in this chapter In the G Force you have a number of external controller inputs These can be MIDI controllers MIDI program change the G Force Ext input 1 4 jack etc These inputs must be connected to eight virtual handles named Ext 1 8 The eight handles Ext 1 8 can be connected to a large number of algorithm parameters via the Modifier Matrix see Matrix for further details The point of the eight handles is that their connections are stored in the presets of the G Force meaning that you can use the same pedal for various purposes just by changing presets These parameters status are not stored with the preset Main vol Bypass Tempo and Tuner The G Force also contains several extra internal Modifiers i e extra LFOs ADRs Envelope follower etc These internal Modifiers are also present in the Modifier matrix and can be connected to the same parameters as Ext 1 8 R The de
60. it the point where Tremolo speed and LFO1 intersect each other now press Enter The small dot indicates that the LFO and Tremolo speed are connected Link When you have two lines connected i e Ext 1 connected to Tremolo speed it is possible to make a transformation between the two lines Move the cursor to the dot connecting the two lines and press Enter to enter the Link display EURIE e PLOW INPUT Ox MID INPUT SO z HIGH INPUT 100 SLOPE 0 0 GLIDE TIME 10 0 Ms Cursor Slope In the Link display you can change the curve between the Modifier and the actual movement of the current parameter Low input Use this parameter to adjust the minimum value of the modifier i e when your expression pedal is in the minimum position Mid input Use this parameter to adjust the medium value of the modifier i e when your expression pedal is in the middle position High input Use this parameter to adjust the maximum value of the modifier i e when your expression pedal is in the maximum position NOTE These same transform parameters apply to the other modulation sources for example Envelope Low when the input signal into the G Force is at its lowest and High when it is at its loudest Slope Dial the Slope parameter to change the shape of the curve Try it out and watch the curve change 25 Glide time With this parameter you can set a minimum time that the parameter should use to go from maximum to
61. ithm as the Advanced but the number of parameters are reduced to 5 This makes it possible for you to set up the Reverb easily and quickly Type Sets the type of the Reverb meaning the size and relationship between Predelay Early reflections and Decay automatically See Advanced Reverb for further explanation Types Room Club Hall Church Cathedral Grand Hall Fast Decay Slow Decay Plate Spring Decay time Sets the length of the reverb decay from 0 01 20 0 seconds Predelay Allows adjustment of the predelay the time until the first reflection appears which is automatically set when choosing Type Range 50 Reverb level Adjusts the combined Room level and the Decay level and should be seen as a master level The Room level and the Decay can be individually adjusted to another relation in the Room and Decay section of the algorithm Range 50 Color Sets the tonal color of the initial reflections When set to Auto it is linked to High color Wool Warm Real Clear Bright Crisp Glass Extreme Mix This parameter sets the mix relation between the dry direct and the wet signal If you are using G Force as an insert effect this means that your direct signal goes through the G Force In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Reverb block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Output The Output section contains
62. kabilly Boogie Thick Ducktape Delay Slap Back Delay Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Clean Dirty None None Clean Dirty Driven None None Driven Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Distorted Clean Dirty Heavy OD Driven Clean Dirty Clean Dirty A straight Reverb preset suitable for any mono setup A straight Chorus preset suitable for any mono setup A Dynamic Delay preset suitable for any mono setup Input level independent A preset with Intelligent Pitch shift in C major suitable for any mono setup A Detuned setting producing a doubler effect suitable for any mono setup A straight Tremolo preset suitable for any mono setup A straight Touch Wah preset suitable for any mono setup A straight Phaser preset suitable for any mono setup A slightly cranked setting suitable for any mono setup Pedal to toe feeds the Delay input Suitable for any mono setup Pedal adds
63. l Press Enter to calibrate your pedal see Utility Pedal Calibration connect Ext 1 to Delay In Level MIDI amp PEDAL 24 Matrix ELH FEE ntl ue In LEVEL OUT LEWEL Cursor Connection Point Parameter List The Matrix is where you connect your External pedals set up in I O Setup Ext Input or the internal Modifiers to the parameters you want to control Dial the Parameter wheel to move the cursor vertically and the Value wheel to move the cursor horizontally Press Enter to connect the two lines Press Exit to remove a connection The basic concept is that you have a number of Modifiers extra LFOs ADSRs ENV and your Ext Inputs in the top line of the Matrix On the right hand side of the Matrix you have a list of the parameters available in the current preset This means that an effect has to be present in the preset before it can appear in the parameter list R Not all parameters in an effect are available To connect a Modifier to a parameter you move the Nore cursor to the point where their two lines meet and press Enter to connect them Example You want LFO1 to modulate the speed of a Tremolo be sure that the Tremolo is in the current preset Now move the cursor horizontally by dialing the Value wheel until you have the cursor just below LFO1 Next step is to find the Tremolo speed Dial the Parameter wheel until you h
64. l purpose Drive A single block with an all purpose Drive A single block with an all purpose Drive Pretty much what the title says Pretty much what the title says An Empty Routing good for beginning building your own presets Block Block Block Block Block Block Block 61
65. lect Dial the Value wheel until the matrix cursor is placed on FIL Move the cursor back to Preset using the Parameter wheel Select preset 12 and press Enter to load the Filter block into the current Routing The Filter block of preset 12 is now loaded into preset 23 This partial Recall function can of course Recall blocks from ROM User and Card presets 15 SETUPS G Force Setup The G Force is carefully designed to perform all the basic effects needed in a guitar setup Because the G Force can be used in a number of applications we propose a few different setups Be sure that your amplifiers are turned off while connecting the G Force Turn on the G Force before your amplifiers G Force Insert Pedals Combo Guitar MIDIBOARD Esm MIDIBOARD GUITAR POWERAMP Cabinet Cabinet 16 The Mono Guitar System In a setup with a Combo amp or a mono stack you must use the Left input and output remember to select L only in the I O Setup Audio display You can either place the G Force in the effect loop or after the pre amp this could also mean after your Distortion stomp box The Stereo Guitar System In a setup with a couple of Combo amps or a stereo stack you get full advantage of the stereo effects in the G Force Place the G Force after your pre amp or in the effect loops Serial setup This is the ultimate setup for the G Force The h
66. mes HOW TO Moving all blocks using the Layout It suddenly comes to my mind that we need a Compressor in front of the Delay and Reverb Let s try to move the Delay and Reverb block Press the gt Arrow right to move to the Layout display Dial the Value wheel to Move R Dial the Parameter wheel fully counter clockwise and press Enter to move the two blocks to the right Press the lt Arrow left key once to select the Routing display Place the cursor in the second position first column and double click the Compressor bypass key There you go a Compressor in front of the Delay and Reverb blocks How to Delete or Replace a block If you want to remove a block from a routing or just want to replace it e g change the Reverb into a Chorus here is what you do Press the Effects key Press gt Arrow right key to access the Routing display Move the cursor to the block you want to remove using the Parameter wheel Dial the Value wheel counter clockwise until the block is black or until you see the new block you want and press Enter You could also just double click on the desired block The Block is now removed or replaced How to Store your new preset Now that we built a preset with Compressor Delay and Reverb it is time to Store You can store very quickly using the same name or Store with a new name This is the fast way Press the Store key Dial the Value wheel to select a storing space
67. minimum or vice versa meaning that even though you move your expression pedal from min to max in a split second the current parameter will still take some time to go through the same range Press Exit to leave the Link display Each modifier can be connected to several parameters at the same time but each parameter can have only one source The maximum number of connections that can be made on the matrix is 20 Default parameter setting The default setting of a Matrix connected parameter at Recall is equal to its setting in the Edit parameter display Example The Reverb mix level is set up to be controlled by a pedal and the Mix parameter in the Edit parameter display is set to 15 When this preset is Recalled the Reverb Mix will be 15 and at first movement of the pedal you will be in total control of the parameter Exit twice and you will see a pop up box asking you en If you want to remove all links of the Matrix press to confirm with Enter or abort with Exit 26 Modifiers This is the display where you set up the parameters for the internal modifiers Use the Parameter wheel to select the modifier you want to edit and press Enter to access the parameters of the current modifier PRESS Sis TO EGIT MOGIFIER Pressing Enter will enable you to enter into the current selected Modifier Here is an explanation of the param eters in the Modifiers Envelope Follower The Envelope follower is used
68. n Line 1 to a slower lead Delay in Line 2 Turn the level of Line 1 up and the Level of Line 2 down in Preset 1 and the other way around in preset 2 The Delays will now ring out across the preset change Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Delay block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter 43 THE BLOCKS One Tap Delay Time Sets the delay time Maximum delay time is 1480 ms Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Feedback Adjusts the amount of Feedback Pan position Controls the panning of the Delay Lowcut Cuts off frequencies lower than the selected The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Highcut Cuts off frequencies higher than the selected frequency So if you feel that there is too much treble in your signal you remove this by adjusting the highcut filter down The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Delay block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter 44
69. n leads Smooth chorus echo a long hall Verb makes you sound like an ECM artist Two separate effect chains Pedal controls the speed and level of the Phaser Play melodically in time with the echoes for fun and turn on the Drive for a fuzzed sound Dreamy attack free sound designed for slow chord or melody passages Input level dependent First four repeats become increasingly louder before subsequent repeats decrease in volume Long Reverb and Delays Highly compressed bass sound designed for ambient Techno TR303 emulation Pedal controls the speed of the Flanger Pedal to heel Moderately normal guitar Pedal to toe Dynamically contr duck 1 Octave up Dual Shifters add a fourth and a fifth creating a sus4 chord with lots of Chorus Delay and Reverb Sounds best on leads Shifter adds Octave up and down with a crazed Pan and Phaser Dynamic Delay Dual shifters at a 5th and octave above feed into a chorus a very wet long Reverb Good for slow leads Crashy fuzz into dual Pitch shifters set an octave up with sweeping high feedback Flanger Great for leads Fuzz pitched an octave up and down into Compressor with Touchwah and slap Delays Good on soft leads A complex distorted effect with an octave a fifth feeding a Chorus and some tap Delays Pedal controls the Formant filters Touchwah and a low octave shifter Input level dependent Removes your attack Sounds very synth like For single note lines Use Ext 1 t
70. n or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or NOOR WD Co table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids such as vases are placed on the equipment e This apparatus must be earthed e Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of di
71. n the Eff SE ROU Tino y LAYOUT block bypass key of pmr maag Roc the effect you want LAH Fit HRey _ _ re a CHO BLY Select Out and Select In and press Enter to edit press Enter to edit Speaker filters Noise Gate Selected Double click on the l f block bypass key of EFF mEnE T the effect you want tO ss 2 s20uuuuuu2uuu2u2unununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn wheel to find new effect and press Enter to insert Dial Parameter wheel to select effect and press Enter to edit Empty spaces right away insert or dial Value ie PIT HREN 0 i U T L r L r L r L r L r L L JL JL JLj J 1 al l l rarairjair Set mix in LTH each block My 14 11 51 Set In Level in each block Input meter of each block Bypassed block 19 EFFECTS If you want to Edit one of the eight effects press the Effects key In the header of the effects display you can choose between Mix Edit Routing and Layout By using the lt gt Arrow keys you can step between the four displays If an effect is bypassed it will appear with no bottom line Editing an effect Press the Effects key and select the Edit display using the lt gt Arrow keys Double click on the block bypass key of the effect you want to edit or point the cursor to the block you want to edit and press Enter to access the Edit parameter display Note that you can also selec
72. ng producing a doubler effect suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup Adds an octave higher voice to your lead sound Suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup A subtle slow panning effect Suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup An LA like lead sound suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup Pedal controls the level of the Reverb Suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup Pedal adds an octave voice to your sound Suitable for any 3 way or parallel setup EQ amp Compression Short room and a touch of Chorus Rhythm type preset Pedal is attached to volume Dark earthy big bodied acoustic guitar sound Lush compressed organic sounding and lightly chorused Plug your acoustic in direct and go A Vibrato like Chorus Compression optional Reverb Optimized for power chords with some flanging thrown in Drive is ready to go Set for high end Acoustic direct into input Great solo acoustic sound very pure punchy and tight Great for sitting properly in recorded tracks Out of phase dominant sound VERY articulate Great for muted heavy rhythm picking style A tight fat effect great for giving space to staccato rhythm guitar A straight sine Chorus effect in combination with a hall like Reverb Lush Chorus setting good for coloring a clean sound A slapback Delay and a room Reverb Compressor with optional EQ and Doubler EQ Chorus A bright rhythm sound with a slap Delay and a reverb Death Metal Stereo Detuning with
73. ns from left to right Input sensitive parallel Wah Filter great for picking guitar Envelope Filter effect Input level threshold dependent Fluttery Phaser and Panning with Chorus and Pitch shifter doubles Good on both lead and chords Nice for blues Totally dominant distorted main rhythm guitar sound inspired by the famed Queen song The Ultimate power chord sound Metallica saturated ominous Check the tittle need we say more Nice greasy lead Gives you that drive with a loose bottom that you know from older tube amps Good for lead Quacks like a duck thanks to a Wah Wah Brings back the 70 s Feed the G Force with a clean tone and Wah away with your pedal Great for leads Feed the G Force with a clean tone and Wah away with your picking power Great for leads Feed the G Force with a dirty tone and talk away with your pedal Very special lead sound Overdriven lead sound with an octave shifter feed into a big hall Works well on distortion setting for wild Yes type solos Wide tremolo sound on top of a punchy distorted sound Inspired by guess who Fast Panning Chorus sweeping Phaser and Pitch shifter doubles into filtered slap Delays and very small Reverb Stepped Formant Filter that steps in time with repeating Delays Play along with Delay time for best effect Slow echoes and a big Reverb Pedal controls Phaser level The kitchen sink full fuzz deep Phaser pitch at 12 and 5 panned echo and Chorus Good o
74. o morph from Flanger to Detuned Octaver to Touchwah and vice versa Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky Wacky 59 PRESET LIST 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 60 Owner Solo Double Fridge Solo Tribute 2 Bootsy War of the Worlds Inside Out Dyn Pan Far Away Vibrato Dynamic Lesley Varispeed Phaser Dark Envelope Filter Touch Wah Octave Who s Next Broken Speaker Touch Res and Delay Jam With Loop Pedal Hold Reverb Very Scary Horror Talking Whales Flyverb Ducker Chord Stabs Bright Room Church Grand Hall Cathedral Spring Reverb Slow Reverb Chorus Straight Chorus Straight Fast Flanger Straight Flanger Straight Fast Vibrato Classic Tremolo Stereo Tremolo Square Tremolo Stereo Pan Tap Tempo Surround Panner Straight Delay Two Delays Tape Delay Triplet Ping Pong 4 Tap Delay Pedal Dynamic Delay Soft Compressor Hard Compressor Limiter Dual Detune Pedal Whammy Down Whammy U
75. of staying inside a certain key and scale the Fixed pitch will always add the exact same amount of pitch no matter the input signal The Detune algorithm is used for smaller amounts of pitch to create doubling sounds The optimal pitch detection is acheived by placing the Pitch block as close to the Input section as possible It is very important to be in tune when playing with the Intelligent pitcher Use the Tuner for that purpose Pitcher PITCHER DETECTOR INTELLIGENT PITCHER Key With this parameter you are able to tell the G Force which key you are playing in This is very important information because the voices of the intelligent pitcher are generated from it Scale Sets the scale that the Intelligent Pitcher uses meaning that the voices from the G Force will be within this current scale It is recommended that this scale be equal to the scale you are playing otherwise you might get some very strange voicings Mode Choose the mode of the Intelligent Pitcher Stepped The Pitcher will only play notes within the current scale and key no matter what you play Smooth The Pitcher will follow the incoming signal This means that you can bend a tone and the Pitcher will bend with you Voice 1 2 Sets the step in the current scale and key in which you want the pitcher to play Example You want the G Force to play the third step in C Major Set the Key to C and the Scale to lonian Major Now set Voice 1 to
76. ono sources you can select LR sum this will enable both left and right to be summed together Killdry The Killdry function enables you to remove all dry direct signal in the G Force This function is very useful when you are running the G Force in a parallel setup NOTE When Killdry is active the overall bypass key will work as a mute Since you killed all of the dry signal and are bypassing the effect there is no output The blocks will I O SETUP preserve their internal relationships by keeping the mix level of the effect In Level Out Level Digital In These are read only parameters displaying the Input level adjusted with the front panel controls Output level adjusted with the front panel controls and the Digital input sample rate shown only when you are using the digital input Note The input level of the G Force automatically optimizes the signal to noise ratio via a small relay in the input section You may hear a small click from this relay when the input is being adjusted MIDI In the MIDI section you set up the parameters of the global MIDI in the G Force meaning program change MIDI mapping etc Basic Channel The basic MIDI channel of the G Force This is the channel that you should transmit Prg changes on to change presets in the G Force Note The G Force s Modifiers are configured separately meaning that they may refer to other MIDI channels Program change With this parameter you set u
77. or every 2 dB the signal exceeds the threshold only 1 dB comes out When the signal falls below the Threshold the Compressor is supposed to stop working but the Release parameter can slow that process down The Release parameter determines how long the Compressor should continue to work after the signal dropped below Threshold Example The Compressor is set to a Ratio of 8 1 and the signal is exceeding the Threshold by 16dB that will result in a gain reduction of 14dB viewed on the Compressor gain reduction meter The Release time is set to 28 dB S This means that when the signal falls below the Threshold it will take the Compressor 0 5 second to fall back to no gain reduction The Compressor in the G Force comes in both a simple and an advanced version The Compressor uses auto makeup gain This means that the Compressor automatically compensates for the loss of level caused by the gain reduction by turning the outlevel up i e the more you compress the higher level you get out The Attack time is scaled automatically depending on the dynamic content of the incoming signal Compressor COMPRESSOR Threshold When the input level exceeds the Threshold the Compressor will be activated This means that the lower the Threshold the more compression you will get Ratio Ratio effects the steepness of the Compressor Example When the Ratio is set to 2 1 it means that for every 2db the input level rises the output level incr
78. ou can place any effect without duplication anywhere in the matrix 20 Editing directly from the Routing display If you want to edit an effect right away press Enter to access the Edit parameter display Use the Parameter wheel to scroll up and down and the Value wheel to change values Press Exit to leave the Edit parameter display again Mix In the Mix display you are able to balance the mix and the In Level of the effects in that particular preset If an effect is bypassed it will appear as grayed out however you can still change the level and mix of that particular effect A small PPM shows the input level of each block When two signals are joined together there may be occasional overshoots The meters of each block are therefore placed at the very input of the current block This means that in case of overloads you should turn down the level of the previous blocks Use the Parameter wheel to scroll through the parameters and change values by dialing the Value wheel Press Enter to activate the current effect or Exit to bypass it Layout In addition to the Routing display you have a couple of Layout tools The Layout display can make certain actions very much easier The functions of the Layout are very much like those of a spreadsheet In the Layout display you see a miniature version of the Routing By turning the Value wheel you can change the cursor position Now dial the Parameter wheel to select the desired
79. ouch Pitch Bend O Control Change Prog Change Common System real time O YES X NO St __ Changed _ Default Messages True Voice Note ON Note OFF Key s eenean UER ee System Exclusive Song Sel Tune Clock Commands a aaee All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Transmitted 1 1716 X Altered lle P X X i a x x x 0 127 ooo O Bulkdump o Song Pos xxx Kx x KX K Recognized 1 Remarks O tive saree cteaaereupednemepeinpaae X nox Oox x x o o T 0 127 O Bulkdump XKXKXKXXXXXX 55 SELF TEST PRESS THE BYPASS KEY WHILE POWERING UP TO ACCESS THE SELF TEST AND SELECT RUN TEST PROGRAM Turn the Value Wheel to scroll through Self tests Key test Select Key test by pressing Enter The keys must be pressed in the order they are requested by the G Force to pass the test Press Exit to leave Key test In Out knobs test Select In Out knobs test by pressing Enter Turn the In Out knobs to 30 and back to 0 to pass test Press Exit to leave In Out test Parameter Value Wheel test Select test by pressing Enter Turn the Value and Parameter wheel to 30 and back to 0 to pass test Press Exit to leave Adjust Wheel test LED test Select LEDs test by pressing Enter Turn Adjust Wheel to test the LEDs The test is ok when none Leds are lit Press Exit to leave Led test Display test Select Display test by pressing
80. p G major Pitch Pedal D minor 5 and 3 Octave Dubbing Phase Off Phaser Pedal Speed Clean Wah Pedal Clean Touch Wah Clean Auto Wah Formant Touch Formant Pedal Resonance Pedal Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt lt lt a i e a a a a e a a Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt k a i Driven Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirt Clean Dirty e e a a i a a a i a a a i a a s a a a a i a a a a a a a i a a a e a a a i x Xx Xx x XxXxX x Xx Creates a guitar synth like texture for over the top soloing If you weren t using the G Force you might need two racks of gear to create this sound Funky bass rig Play single note melodies to create instant cheesy Sci fi tones Slow Panner speeds up as signal fades You re sitting far away with your Vibrato sound Spins fast with loude
81. p how the G Force should respond to incoming program changes There are three possibilities Disabled Will cause the G Force to ignore any incoming program change Preset Recall Will enable the G Force to use program changes sent on the Basic channel Partial Recall When this value is selected the G Force will still respond to program changes sent on the basic channel but at the same time each of the eight effect blocks will have their own MIDI channels enabling you to recall a single block without affecting the rest of the preset The channel numbers of the blocks are continuous from the Basic channel Example lf the basic channel is set to 1 the blocks channels will be Compress ch 2 Filters ch 3 Pan ch 4 etc Bank Selection This function is a new MIDI standard making it possible to Recall presets above 128 The parameter determines whether the G Force should respond to this message or 21 I O SETUP not If your MIDI device or foot controller is capable of using this function you should select Fine or Coarse Please refer to your MIDI device Foot Controller owners manual to make sure which type the current product is using If set to disabled the G Force will act as a standard MIDI product Bank size The bank size is used to adapt the G Force to different board manufacturers when recalling preset above 128 In most cases this parameter should be set at 128 but in some cases e g when using the
82. phase Instrument Mode With the mode parameter you can choose between the guitar or bass range of the Phaser Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter PantTrem block A Panner is basically a change of the level opposite in left and right channels An LFO is connected to these levels and turns them up and down A Tremolo is also a change of level controlled by an LFO except the level change in left and right channels are identical So the basic difference between a Panner and a Tremolo is whether the level change of left and right channels is opposite or identical This Panner has a surround range meaning that it will pan further than a normal stereo image The Tremolo has flexibility that you will not see in any stomp box Pan tremolo PAN TREMOLO TREMOLO PAN Tremolo Speed Controls the how fast the Tremolo is pulsing Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Depth Will set the intensity of the Tremolo or how deep it sweeps 37 THE BLOCKS 38 Curve only in Advanced Set
83. plets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Depth Adjust the depth of the Flanger also known as Intensity Delay As described earlier a Chorus Flanger is basically a Delay being modulated by an LFO This parameter makes it possible to change the length of that Delay A typical Chorus uses delays at approximately 10 ms while a Flanger is uses delays at around 5 ms Feedback Controls the amount of feedback in the Flanger Note that this parameter can be negative i e feedback in reversed phase Golden Ratio Sets the Golden Ratio between Speed and Depth On Off If you want to create wild Flanger sounds you may want to turn the Golden Ratio off Phase Reversed Reverses the phase of the right channel but only on the effect signal This function makes the stereo image much wider Cross Feedback Controls the amount of feedback between the two channels Note that the Crossfeed can be negative i e Crossfeed in reversed phase LFO Curve Sets the curve of the LFO Choose between Sine or Triangle The most commonly used waveform in Flanging is Sine see curve figures in Tremolo LFO Phase An LFO phase change causes a small delay in one of the waveform starting points This means that left and right outputs start the current waveform at two different points Example If LFO is
84. pose Vibrato 100 Chorus A single block with an all purpose Classic Tremolo A single block with an all purpose Tremolo opposite in left and right A single block with an all purpose Square Tremolo also known as transforming A single block with an all purpose Panner Tap the tempo that you want A single block with an all purpose Panner that pans past normal stereo image A single block with an all purpose 500ms Delay A single block with an all purpose Delay Left 500ms Right 400ms A single block with an all purpose Highcut Filtered Delay like an old tape Delay A single block with an all purpose Ping Pong Delay A single block with an all purpose 4 tap Delay Pedal controls the mix level of the Delay A single block with an all purpose Delay Input level dependent plays when you stop playing A single block with an all purpose Soft Compressor A single block with an all purpose Hard Compressor A single block with an all purpose Limiter A single block with an all purpose Pitch Detune setting Pedal controls the detuning of Voice 1 A single block with an all purpose octave down Pitch shifter Pedal controls the pitch A single block with an all purpose octave up Pitch shifter Pedal controls the pitch A single block with an Intelligent Pitch shifter set for G major Pedal controls the level of the third A single block with an Intelligent Pitch shifter set for D minor with a fifth and a third added A single block with
85. quencies is adjusted by the BW bandwidth parameter par eq PARAMETRIC EQ Freq Use the freq parameter to set the target frequency of the current band Slope BW bandwidth Use the Slope parameter to adjust the steepness of the shelving filter Bandwidth adjusts how broad the bell filters are Gain Use the gain to boost or cut the target frequency All filters can boost or cut 12dB In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Resonance The Resonance filters are basically a high and low cut filter that can be swept up and down the frequency range When the Resonance Q factor parameter is increased the filter s peak at the cutoff frequency gets very narrow and very steep That is at the very core of the characteristic sound of Resonance filters NOTE The peak of the filters can get very loud and can easily hit the internal ceiling and thereby cause distortion To prevent that turn down the input level of the Filter block Resonans filters RESONANCE Order The Order parameter of the resonance filters changes the steepness of the filters 2nd order filters are 12dB Octave while 4th order are 24dB Octave 4th order filters will ring or resonate more than 2nd order filters Locut freq Sets the frequency of the Locut resonance filter Hicut Freq Sets the frequency of the H
86. r is included in the protect Protect High limit Sets the higher limit of the preset protect The current number is included in the protect User Bank Backup You can backup the User presets of the G Force to a card or MIDI recording device using these functions Card type SRAM PCMCIA type 1 min 64 K byte Depending on the size of the PCMCIA card sveral banks on a single card is available User Bank to Card Insert a PC card in the Card slot and press Enter twice All User presets of the G Force will then be saved to the memory card Card to User bank Insert a PC card containing your presets and press Enter twice All presets will now be stored back into the User bank of the G Force WARNING This action will overwrite ALL User presets User bank to MIDI Connect your G Force s MIDI out to another G Force a sequencer or any other MIDI recordable device Press Enter twice and the G Force will perform a MIDI bulk dump of all User presets 29 UTILITY MIDI to User bank Connect the storing device to the G Force s MIDI In and press Enter The G Force is now ready to receive a MIDI bulk dump containing User presets WARNING This action will overwrite ALL User presets Billboard Activity Preset change Always show tuner Run message Message string Edit message Billboard In the Billboard display you can setup a number of terms for the Billboard Scrolling Speed Sets the scrolling speed o
87. r signals This Phaser changes speed all the time Compressed Envelope Filtered Reverb Input level dependent Pretty much what the name says One octave up and a Touchwah Square Tremolo and an Autowah Transistor radio guitar An input level dependent Resonance Filter and some Delay Create a 1000ms loop and jam over it Ext 1 controls the looping Ext 2 controls the adding of the loop playing on top of the loop Strike a chord move the pedal to toe and you have a nice background to play on Push the pedal back and forth while playing but watch out for the Demons Push your pedal gently while playing long sustaining notes and listen to the talking whales Heeellllp meee A fly caught in the sound Chorused doubled sound into long Reverb shifted an octave and into Phaser Good leads Pedal to heel Mono guitar signal Pedal to toe Stereo octave up A single block with an all purpose Reverb Room A single block with an all purpose Church Reverb A single block with an all purpose Grand Hall Reverb A single block with an all purpose Cathedral Reverb A single block with an all purpose Spring Reverb A single block with an all purpose slow reacting Reverb A single block with an all purpose straight Chorus A single block with an all purpose straight Chorus a bit faster A single block with an all purpose straight Flanger A single block with an all purpose straight Flanger a bit faster A single block with an all pur
88. rce A lot of boards on the market have the possibility of performing MIDI on off functions MIDI bypass etc The G Force has a list of board defaults that makes it possible to setup these boards really fast These are the boards in the list ADA MXC ART X 15 Ultrafoot DMC Ground Control Rocktron All Access Roland FC 200 Custom Audio Electronics RS 10 TC Electronic G Minor Lexicon MXP R1 If you own one of these boards here is what to do to set it up Enter the I O Setup Control display Scroll down to Model using the Parameter wheel Select your board and press Enter to load the settings The G Force is now setup to respond to the default settings of the current board If your board is not in the list here is what to do to setup some of extra functions anyway Enter the I O Setup Control display Scroll down to the function you want to control Press Enter to activate the Learn function Press the switch or pedal you want to use for the current function You can perform this Learn function on all the parameters in the Control display How to Recall a single block from an existing preset The G Force have a possibility of Recalling a single block from one preset into another Try to Recall ROM preset 23 called Stereo Touchwah Now we will Recall the Filter block from ROM preset 12 called Mono Farout Phaser Press Recall Dial the Parameter wheel to place the cursor on Se
89. relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Feedback Adjusts the Feedback of both Left and Right channels 1 Ifthe Feedback parameter is set to 100 the ne G Force will loop Delay signal Connect an Expression pedal and check out preset 174 and 175 for a start 41 THE BLOCKS 42 Lowcut Cuts off frequencies lower than the selected frequency The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Highcut Cuts off frequencies higher than the selected frequency So if you feel that there is too much treble in your signal you remove this by adjusting the highcut filter down The slope of the filter is 12dB octave Mix Mix between direct sound and effect Connect this parameter Mix to the Envelope follower in the Modifier Matrix to create dynamic delay In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the Delay block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Dual Delay i oscar une HAJH Wak Sere DUAL DELAY Time 1 Sets the delay time of the first Delay tap Maximum delay time is 740 ms Time 2 Sets the delay time of the second Delay tap Maximum delay time is 740 ms Tempo 1 amp 2 The Tempo parameter sets the r
90. rent setups By using the Value wheel you can change the active bank from 1 through 4 The banks are instantaneously Stored and Recalled meaning that any change you make in the Control menu is remembered in the current bank and Recalled next time you select that particular bank Each bank contains every parameter setting in the Control menu Board factory defaults It is possible to set up the Control menu for a number of board defaults Dial the Value wheel and confirm with the Enter key to load the board defaults Only boards with MIDI On Off or Expression possibilities are represented on the list The complete list is ADA MXC ART X 15 Ultrafoot Roland FC 200 Rocktron All Access DMC Ground Control Lexicon MPX R1 Custom Audio Electronics RS 10 G Minor Ey This will change the whole Control setup to the R defaults of the chosen board meaning that it will beud override your settings G Force control Main Vol Controls the main output volume of the G Force Tempo Use this parameter to tap the global tempo via MIDI or the G Force pedal input Bypass Controls the overall bypass of the G Force Tuner Use this parameter to activate the Tuner Modifier input Ext 1 8 These eight inputs can control numerous parameters in the algorithms Their functions are set up in the Modifier matrix display These are the parameters you should set up to be controlled by your expression pedals Effect Bypass The nine block bypass funct
91. rix Connect the LFO1 output 1 to Delay Pan 1 and Pan 2 by pressing the Enter key Press gt Arrow right key to enter the Modifiers display scroll down to LFO1 and press Enter to dive into the settings of the LFO1 Set the Speed Depth Curve etc of LFO1 and listen to your Delay Panning Right now the two Delays are panning left and right together but it would be nice if they panned opposite of each other Press Exit to leave the LFO edit display Press the left lt Arrow key to get back to the Matrix display Scroll down to the connection between LFO1 and Delay Pan1 and press Enter to access the link display Change Low input to 100 and High Input to 0 Your delays are now panning opposite of each other How to set up an Expression pedal The G Force has several control possibilities that can make your presets a lot more flexible and interesting These functions can be realtime controlled by more than eight external pedals or MIDI controllers 14 Connecting Your Expression pedal can be connected in two ways either directly to the External control jack on the back panel of the G Force or via a MIDI board How to calibrate and choose Pedal type The G Force can be controlled by various types of pedals The type of pedal that you are using is set up in the Utility display by the Pedal type parameter When you are using Expression pedals you should select Alternating When you conn
92. s block is based on the heritage of the TC 2290 Dynamic Delay and 1210 Chorus Flanger A Chorus Flanger is basically a short delay that gets modulated by an LFO The difference between Chorus and Flanging is the Feedback of the Flanger That is the parameter that gives you that classic mid range tone The modulation of the short delay gives very small variations in pitch these pitch changes blended with the direct sound gives you the Chorus sound while the modulated signal alone will give you a Pitch modulator also known as Vibrato Chorus L L R CHORUS R LFO CHORUS FLANGER Classic Chorus The Classic Chorus uses a relationship between Speed and Depth called the Golden Ratio The G Force inherited this feature from the TC 2290 Speed The speed of the Chorus also known as Rate Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Depth Adjusts the depth of the Chorus also known as Intensity Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Create a Vibrato by setting the Mix at 100 Depth at 5 10 and Speed to 1 2 Hz THE BLOCKS Advanced Chorus
93. s the Delay block instead of removing it that will also enable you to obtain spillover from the Delay block Recalling a single effect It is possible to load a single effect setting into an existing Routing e g if you are building a new preset and have come up with a really nice Reverb and Delay but would like to add that Chorus sound you designed last week Here is what you do Press Recall and move the cursor to the Select parameter using the Parameter wheel Now use the Value wheel to point to CHO Chorus Move the cursor back to the Preset parameter and use the Value wheel to scroll through the presets remember to set the bank you wish to Recall from NOTE the G Force will now scroll through only presets containing the desired effect Press Enter to Recall the desired effect The G Force will now update your current preset with the new effect and return to the current preset 17 STORE Store a new User preset Press the Store key Select a location for your new preset the G Force can hold 100 User presets Move the cursor to the new name line and dial in the new Preset name find letter or number with the Value wheel and confirm with the Enter key Set Cursor to DONE and press Enter to complete the store operation Quick Store with the same name If you want to store an edited Factory preset with the same name simply press Store and Enter The G Force will automatically store the preset in t
94. s the curve of the LFO Choose between Square Sine or Triangle The most common LFO curve in Tremolo is Triangle ee OVEN ONT IX RS XK wll e arr Try the Square waveform with 100 Depth to Square Triangle get holes in your guitar sound called Transforming Pulsewidth only in Advanced Controls the division of the upper and lower part of the current waveform e g if Pulsewidth is set to 75 the upper half of the waveform will be on for 75 of the time LA A A LFO Phase only in Advanced An LFO phase change causes a small delay in one of the waveform starting points This means that left and right outputs start the current waveform at two different points Example If LFO phase is set 180 left and right will be exactly opposite Pulsewidth Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter Panner Speed Controls the speed of the Panner The simple Panner always pans fully left and right Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Curve only in Advanced Sets the c
95. sets Effect mute Off When effect mute is set to off the G Force will bypass the effect blocks according to the Mute mode set in each block while changing preset Example Preset 1 contains a Delay The Mute mode of the Delay is set to FX Input Since FX Input will keep the dry signal at the level set by the Mix parameter of the block this preset will do the same The Mute mode is explained in the Blocks chapter To avoid level jumps at preset change you must carefully consider the Mute mode of each block Mix 0 will take the direct signal level up to 100 at the moment of the preset change FX In Out will keep the direct signal level UTILITY set by the Mix parameter in each block and Input Output will mute the direct signal at preset change Extern Modifier Input This function sets how externally controlled parameters should react at preset change Reset Will preset the controlled parameter to the value stored in the preset At the first movement of the External controller the parameter will be captured Preserve Will preserve the value of the external controller meaning that the controlled parameter will start this value Example You are about to load a preset with an external expression pedal controlling the Delay mix parameter The Delay mix parameter is stored at 50 Now you load this preset If you selected Reset in the Ext modifier input the Delay mix will be
96. t Range D to A Conversion D to A Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Digital Inputs and Outputs S PDIF In Out Formats Sample Rate PCMCIA Interface Connector Standards Card Format Control Interface MIDI External control General Finish LED LCD Dimensions Weight Mains Voltage Power Consumption Backup Battery Life EMC Complies with Safety Certified to Environment Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity 1 4 phone jack unbalanced Ring grounded 1 MOhm 21 dBu 15 dB headroom 26 dBu to 6 dBu 24 bit 1 bit 128 times oversampling 0 9 ms 44 1 kHz gt 105 dB 0 003 1 kHz 6 dB below full scale 0 0 5 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz lt 60 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 4 phone jack balanced 100 Ohm active transformer 22 dBu 10 dBu to 22 dBu 24 bit 1 bit 128 times oversampling 0 6 ms 44 1 kHz gt 100 dB 0 005 1 kHz 6 dB below full scale 0 0 5 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz lt 60 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz Coaxial RCA Type EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 S PDIF 24 bit 44 1 kHz PCMCIA Type 1 cards PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports up to 2 MB SRAM In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN 1 4 phone jack Anodized aluminum face Plated and painted steel chassis 3 LED meters 5 x 14 dot LED matrix 56 x 128 dot graphic LCD display 19 x 1 75 x 8 2 483 x 44 x 208 mm 5 0 Ib 2 25 kg 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz auto select lt 20 W gt 10 y
97. t the In and Out section e g the Noise Gate is placed in the In section When you are in the Edit parameter display use the Parameter wheel to scroll through the parameters and the Value wheel to change values Press Exit or double click the block bypass key to leave the edit parameter display 4 Double clicking another block bypass key will take you directly to edit parameter display of that ge particular effect Changing the Sub algorithm In each effect block you can choose between a couple of variations of the current effect for example in the Chorus block you can choose between Classic Chorus Advanced Chorus Classic Flanger and Advanced Flanger To change the Sub algorithm you enter the Effect Edit parameter display and then use the lt gt Arrow keys to jump to the effect Sub algorithm upper left corner of the display Now use the Parameter wheel to select the new Sub algorithm and press Enter to confirm Routing If you want to change the Routing or order of the effect blocks use the lt gt Arrow keys to select the Routing display Use the Parameter wheel to select where you want to place an effect block and double click the block bypass key of the effect you want to insert or scroll through the effects using the Value wheel and press Enter to choose the current effect If you simply want to lead the sound through a point you select the pipeline icon The full Routing matrix is 4 high by 8 wide and y
98. te DYN FILTERS NOISE GATE Mode Using the mode selector you can choose between Hard and Soft Gating Hard damps almost instantaneously when the Input falls below the Threshold while Soft damps gradually meaning damping very smooth and soft without destroying your sustain Threshold When the input level falls below this Threshold the Noise Gate is activated Max Damping The maximum of dB s that the Noise Gate can damp also called gain reduction meaning if Max Damping is set to 0 dB the Noise gate will not damp at all The damping Gain reduction is displayed on the meters below the Billboard 33 THE BLOCKS 34 Release rate The Release rate sets the speed that the Noise Gate damps with meaning if the parameter is set to 100dB pr second the Noise Gate will damp very quickly Level This level control can be used for controlling the In Level of the different presets By setting the Level at 6dB in all your basic presets you reserve a little extra level for your lead presets The Level parameter is also found in the Modifier Matrix and can therefore be controlled via pedal or MIDI Compressor A Compressor is meant to reduce the dynamic content of the input signal and thereby keep a more constant level When the input signal exceeds the threshold the Compressor starts to reduce the signal according to the Ratio The Ratio describes how much the signal is reduced e g a Ratio at 2 1 means that f
99. the 24 bit resolution converters make it possible to run your guitar straight through without a line mixer while preserving your original guitar tone Check out the Modifier Matrix and discover a powerful tool for real time external and internal control of the many parameters of the G Force PARAMETER Y About this Manual Many people in the music business and elsewhere have an aversion to reading manuals We understand that So if you feel like starting without reading the whole manual simply get going You can always use the manual for checking out areas that you have questions about or if you want to dig deeper into the unit Refer to the Table of Contents for further information On the other hand you might want to know a little more about the G Force before you start pressing keys The manual will take you step by step through all of the G Force functions If you want to read about a specific function please refer to the Table of Contents FROM A USERS POINT OF VIEW Foreword by Palle Schultz a guitar player with 10 years experience From a users point of view If you ditch your beloved stomp boxes and invest your money ina multi effects unit you ll most likely lose the simplicity and flexibility of your pedal arrangement You ll often have to deal with phone book sized manuals and interfaces made by and for computer experts These circumstances often drive creative people and musicians away from such space
100. thm Gets that mid rangy sound Great rhythm sound Compressed Country twang Slow semi resonant Flange in a very small box like reverb Good for distorted chunks Slow rolling Flanger with feedback Slow moving reverb Great for clean ballad leads Steve Lukather Mike Landau Dan Huff Think big 80 s sound Add major solo overdrive LA studio session player s clean sound Smooth pretty Clean Shaven Van Halen Present Pitch shift Past Phaser Select either Pitch or Filter effect button for era Inspired by Miles Davis guitarist Mike Stern Jazzy Ultra Womanizer effect A bright LA like lead preset Optional Pitch octave up An all purpose preset ready for pop leadlines A nice tail of Delay and Reverb A bit of Delay reverb and chorus Add a crunchy tone and enjoy the California feel A Chorused lead sound inspired by guys like Mike Stern A Reverb and Chorused Delay that will Chorus only your long notes Dynamic Delays The classic dull sound of an Echoplex with a slight moving detune to create flutter Pedal to heel no Delay Pedal to toe feeds the Delay input Good for dream like application on clean sound Fast subtle Phaser into detune and Dly Verb wash Chorus Good for clean chords fuzzed lead Feed with a dirty setting Chorus and a Delay slap makes it wide and full Good for rhythm Bryan May in Brighton Rock or Steve Vai on David Lee Roth s Skyscraper album For Octave lead jazz lines a la W
101. tions emulate It automatically changes the length of the Predelay the time until the first reflection appears and the Decay start the time where the Decay tail of the Reverb starts The Predelay and the Decay start can be individually adjusted to another length in the Room and Decay section of the algorithm Box Tiny Small Medium Large XL Grand Huge The sizes Box Tiny Grand amp Huge are patterns emulating extreme room sizes Reverb level Adjusts the combined Room level and the Decay level and should be seen as a master level The Room level and the Decay can individually adjusted to another relation in the Room and Decay section of the algorithm Range 50 49 THE BLOCKS High color Sets the treble color of the decay When Color in the Room section of the algorithm is set to Auto it also controls the treble factor of the initial room reflections Wool Warm Real Clear Bright Crisp Glass High factor Emphasizes or reduces the character set by the High color Range 25 Low color Sets the Bass color of the Decay Thick Fat Round Natural Light Tight Thin No bass Low factor Emphasizes or reduces the character set by the Low color Range 25 Room parameters Adjusts the level of the initial room reflections which is master controlled by the Reverb level With this control you can emphasize or reduce the initial room reflection s influence on the Reverb soun
102. to make sure that you expression pedal l X is calibrated correctly you can test it by watching w the dials while moving your pedal from 0 100 Press Enter to change the External controllers simulated by the wheels Use the Parameter wheel to select between Dial 1 or 2 and press Exit when you have set the desired external controllers to be simulated 28 UTILITY In the Utility display you can choose between Config and Billboard Use the lt gt Arrow keys to select between the two displays Config User Interaction In the config display you can set up a number of global parameters for the G Force such as memory protect backup of the User bank etc Display Viewing Angle Adjust for best contrast of the LCD display Parameter dial direction FWD UP DOWN Select what direction the parameter wheel should move the display cursor Preset Change Effect mute On When set to on the G Force will mute the sound for a very short moment while changing the preset With this feature you can avoid Utility User Interaction Display viewing angle Parameter Dial Direction Preset Change Effect Muting Extern Modifier Input Environment Pedal Type Pedal Calibration Pedal Curve Tuner MIDI Out User bank protect Protect Protect Lo limit Protect Hi limit User bank backup User bank to Card Card to User bank User bank to MIDI MIDI to User Bank any kind of artifacts when changing pre
103. u would like to recall from ROM factory presets User or Card only available when a pc card is inserted Preset Dial the Value wheel to preview the presets Press ENTER to recall Recalling a Preset Set cursor at Bank section using the PARAMETER wheel e Select which bank to recall from using the VALUE wheel e Select Preset section using the PARAMETER wheel see illustration above e Select which preset to recall using the PARAMETER wheel e Press ENTER Preserving the tail of Reverbs and Delays at preset change Spillover from one preset to another can be obtained by using the same sub algorithm and combination of Mute mode Fx In and bypassing the current block Example If you want to leave a Delay tail hanging over a preset change you must be sure to keep the same sub algorithm in both presets In addition to that you should select the Fx In Mute mode and just bypass the Delay block in the second preset NOTE Changing parameters like the Feedback or Mix over a preset change can kill the Delay Optimal preset change Since the change from one preset to another can contain drastic changes in level and Routing artifacts may occur if the preset is changed while playing To obtain the best preset change while playing you should keep Routings as even as possible Example When changing from a preset containing Reverb and Delay to a preset containing only Reverb you should just bypas
104. ubler Synthesized Leads Sexwah Pedalead Fuzz Industrial Mayhem Electric Church Trance Yer Ass Off Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Clean Dirty Distorted Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Dirty Clean Clean Dirty Clean Clean Clean Clean Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Dirty Distorted Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Clean Clean Clean Dirty Clean Dirty Clean Dirty x Xx Pedal to heel Straight clean sound Pedal to toe two voice Pitch shifting 12 and 5 Play single note runs for instant twangy Georgian C amp W harmonies Works best on higher strings Envelope controlled input volume Will perform the Volume knob trick automatically Pedal performs a Whammy down when set to heel Pedal performs a Whammy up when set to toe Single note lead Play in D minor with a third and a fifth added Pedal to heel crunchy lead sound Pedal to toe adds an octave voice Dense thick reverb with medium long decay through a slow flanger Good for leads and chords An Envelope controlled crossfade between Reverb and Delay Reverb when you play Delay when you stop Pedal to heel Phased guitar Pedal to toe Room spinning Pedal pa
105. urve Thru The Thru point of the curve End The End point of the curve Resonance Sets the amount of resonance on the Formant filter Age Sex Is used to change the character of the formant curve Try to experiment a bit with this parameter Sweep Dial the Sweep parameter to move up and down the formant curve This is the parameter that you should connect to a pedal or some other modifier Try to connect the Sweep parameter to an LFO o ENV or an expression pedal for realtime parameter control Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of block Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter THE BLOCKS Phaser Phaser pasm t R R LFO PHASER Speed Controls the speed of the Phaser Tempo The Tempo parameter sets the relationship to the global Tempo e g if you set it to 1 4T you will get quarter note triplets of the tapped tempo 1 4 equals the BPM tapped Tempo If you select Ignored the current parameter will use the Preset value and will not be affected by the Global Tempo Depth Adjusts the Depth of the Phaser Order Sets the number of filters used to produce the Phaser The three possibilities 4 8 and 12 are very different sounding Check them out Feedback Level Controls the amount of feedback in the Phaser Note that this parameter can be negative meaning feedback in reversed
106. urve of the LFO Choose between Square Sine or Triangle The most commonly used curve in Panning is Sine Pulsewidth only in Surround Panner Controls the division of the left and right part of the current waveform i e if Pulsewidth is set to 75 left channel will be on for 75 of the time see pulsewidth figure in Tremolo LFO Phase only in Surround Panner An LFO phase change causes a small delay in one of the waveform starting points This means that left and right outputs start the current waveform at two different points Example lf LFO phase is set 180 left and right will be exactly opposite 90deg 90 phase change LFO PHASE Pan Center Using this parameter you can move the center of the Panner THE BLOCKS Large increments of the Pan Center in R com combination with a broad Depth will cause the nisi Panner to pan beyond a normal stereo image Width only in Surround Panner Controls the Width of the Panner When Width is set to more than 100 the Panner will pan beyond a normal stereo image Check it out Mix Mix between direct sound and effect In Level Controls the input level of the block Out Level Controls the output level of the block Mute mode See Mute mode in the introduction of this chapter The Pitch block In the Pitch block there are two basic Pitch types Fixed and Intelligent The difference between the two types is that while the Intelligent pitcher is capable

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