TC Electronic G-Force Manual de usuario

G-Force

GUITAR EFFECTS PROCESSOR

USER’S MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME

FROM THE USERS POINT OF VIEW

QUICK REFERENCE

THE FRONT PANEL

THE REAR PANEL

THE SIGNAL FLOW

HOW TO…

SETUPS

RECALL

STORE

EFFECTS

I/O MENU

MODIFIERS

UTILITY

TEMPO

TUNER

THE BLOCKS

THE RESET PAGE

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

TROUBLE SHOOTING

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

SELF TEST

PRESET LIST

About this Manual

Foreword by Palle Schultz

Buttons, Knobs, Controllers and other functions

Inputs, Outputs

build a User Preset, connect the Modifiers, setup an Expression Pedal etc.

Recalling a Preset, Factory/User presets, Memory card

Store a new preset, The Letterbox

I/O, Input selector, Sample Rate, Mix, MIDI setup

System parameters, Billboard settings

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov - [email protected] Rev 1.01 - SW - V 1.14

Prod No: 606055011

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 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.

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.

WELCOME

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 in a 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-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, I 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, I 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-FORCE, 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 < > 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 automatically 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 < > 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 < > 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 < > 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. 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.

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

average approx. -3 to -6 dB

on the Input meters.

Set your output level using the

Output knob.

CARD SLOT

The PCMCIA slot can be used

for storing and loading presets.

Use Type 1 PC Cards with a

minimum 64 KBytes of SRAM.

BILLBOARD

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 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.

METERS

These meters indicate the

level of Left and Right

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.

THE FRONT PANEL

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

disappear after a few

seconds.

The Tempo key will indicate

the global tempo by blinking.

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

position of the cursor in the display

THE VALUE WHEEL

Use the Value wheel to change the

values 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.

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,

double click for fast

access to the Edit

parameter menu

Main

Power

Switch

Hi-Z

Unbalanced

Inputs

Balanced

Outputs

Serial no. S/PDIF

Digital

In/Out

MIDI

In,Thru,Out

External

Control

Input

Notes:

The G-Force Input jacks are unbalanced. The Output jacks are balanced.

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 of operating at any line voltage from 100-240 Volts, 50-60Hz.

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