User manual ROLAND GT-8

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS GT-8 Guitar Effects Processor. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: · USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2­3) · IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4) These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Printing Conventions in This Manual · Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons. [WRITE] [SYSTEM] WRITE button SYSTEM button · EXP pedal is an abbreviation of "expression pedal. " · Reference such as (p. [. . . ] Adjusts the volume. Middle -50­+50 Middle Freq 20. 0 Hz­10. 0 kHz * When "Brass" or "Bow" is selected for the wave, the guitar signal itself is processed. That is, the synthesizer sound will go down when the guitar signal goes down no matter how long the release may be set. Velocity 0­100 This adjusts the amount of the volume change of the synthesizer sound. Treble -50­+50 Presence -50­+50 When it is set to high, the volume change will be greater depending on the picking strength. When it is set to "0, " no volume change is caused even by changing the picking manner. Level 0­100 Hold *1 Off, On The hold function can sustain the output of the synthesizer sound. If you turn on the hold while a synthesizer sound is being output, the synthesizer sound will be held until you turn it off. 57) to the foot switch. 48 Chapter 4 Introduction to Effects and Parameters SH (Sound Hold) You can have sound played on the guitar be held continuously. This effect allows you to perform the melody in the upper registers while holding a note in the lower registers. * This function will not work properly when two or more notes are played simultaneously. Parameter/ Range Explanation EQ (Equalizer) Adjusts the tonal quality. This sets the frequency at which the low cut filter begins to take effect. Low Cut (Low Cut Filter) Flat, 55 Hz­800 Hz Hold Off, On Switches the hold sound on and off. Normally, this is assigned to the CTL pedal. Rise Time 0­100 Adjusts how rapidly the Sound Hold sound is produced. Adjusts the volume of the hold sound. This lets you cut the low-end component below the set frequency to create a clear, distinct low end, thereby bringing out the high end of the effect. When "Flat" is selected, the low cut filter will have no effect. Low EQ -20 dB­+20 dB Adjusts the low frequency range tone. Specify the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the "Lo-Middle EQ. " Adjusts the width of the area affected by the EQ centered at the "Lo-Middle frequency. " Higher values will narrow the area. Effect Level 0­120 Low-Middle Frequency Chapter 4 SDD (Sub Delay) This is a delay with the maximum delay time of 400 ms. Parameter/ Range Explanation 20. 0 Hz­10. 0 kHz Low-Middle Q 0. 5­16 Higher values will narrow the area. Delay Time 0 ms­400 ms, BPM ­BPM Adjusts the delay time. Low-Middle EQ -20 dB­+20 dB Adjusts the low-middle frequency range tone. Specify the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the "Hi-MidDle EQ. " Adjusts the width of the area affected by the EQ centered at the "Hi-Middle frequency. " Higher values will narrow the area. High-Middle Frequency 20. 0 Hz­10. 0 kHz * When set to BPM, the value of each parameter will be set according to the value of the Master BPM (p. This makes it easier to achieve effect sound settings that match the tempo of the song (synchronizing the time to twice or four times the time length of the BPM when the set time is increased). When setting to BPM, press PARAMETER [ display the Master BPM settings screen. ] several times to High-Middle Q 0. 5­16 Feedback 0­100 Adjusts the volume that is returned to the input. Higher values will narrow the area. High-Middle EQ -20 dB­+20 dB Adjusts the high-middle frequency range tone. This sets the frequency at which the high cut filter begins to take effect. Feedback refers to returning the delayed signal back into the input of the delay. Higher settings will result in more delay repeats. Effect Level 0­120 Adjusts the volume of delay sound. High EQ -20 dB­+20 dB High Cut (High Cut Filter) 700 Hz­11. 0kHz, Flat This allows you to get a mild effect sound by cutting the high-end component above the set frequency. When "Flat" is selected, the high cut filter will have no effect. Level -20 dB­+20 dB Adjusts the volume before the equalizer. 49 Chapter 4 Introduction to Effects and Parameters LOOP (External Effects Loop) This allows you to connect an external effects device to the SEND and RETURN jacks and use it as part of the GT-8's effects. Parameter/ Range Explanation AMP CTL (Amp Control) By connecting your guitar amp's channel switching jack to the GT-8's AMP CONTROL jack, you can then use [AMP CTL] to switch the amp channel. This combining of the GT-8 and the amp channels allows you to get an even wider variety of distortion sounds. [. . . ] 11, 22­25 Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 WSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. [. . . ]