3.CONTROL ELEMENTS
3.1Front panel
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| Use the INST(RUMENT) INPUT connector to hook up your |
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| Hook up the output of your CD player, tape deck or walkman |
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| guitar. Use a standard 1/4" TS cable. |
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| to the CD INPUT connector. An MD player will do too. This |
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| The DRIVE control regulates how much distortion you |
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| way, you can play music CDs or even CDs accompanying |
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| course, you can do the same using your stereo, but then | |
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| combination you select). The DRIVE control works in unison |
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| you couldn’t hear both signals simultaneously via your | |
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| with the MASTER control. To some extent, the DRIVE control |
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| headphones! | |
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| also affects the volume. To achieve the same volume level, |
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| turning DRIVE down means you have to somewhat increase |
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| The CD INPUT comes as a standard 1/4" TRS stereo jack |
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| MASTER. The more you crank up DRIVE, the louder it will |
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| connector. If your CD player features RCA outputs, then |
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| you’ll need an adapter or an adapter cable. You can get |
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| This way, you can greatly vary your sound and still be in |
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| both at most audio stores. Fig. 5.3 in chapter 5 shows you |
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| charge of volume. |
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| what such an adapter looks like. You can also use a mono |
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| For guitar pros: You can use the volume control of your |
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| cable (fig. 5.4) without damaging the amp or your CD player. |
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| guitar as a creative tool as well. The more you turn it up, |
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| Wanna have more bass? Then crank LOW all the way up. |
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| the more distortion you end up with! |
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| The MID control is used to lower or increase mid |
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| The AMP switch lets you decide which one of the three |
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| classically inspired guitar amp sounds you wish to recreate. | + If you are playing alone, lower these frequencies | ||
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| TWEED: Offers the legendary American clean sound, with |
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| dynamic bass and clear transparence. |
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| you’re playing in a band, increase these frequencies |
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| BRITISH: “Aggressive” in the mids, tough and full of punch, |
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| relative to bass/highs to cut through. Just keep on |
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| tweaking your sound until you get it right! | |
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| that’s how you can describe this setting. You get the classic |
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| rock sound of the most famous British amps. |
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| The HIGH control regulates high frequencies. Use HIGH to |
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| you get with this setting. This is the amp for that typical Nu |
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| Hook up your headphones using the HEADPHONE |
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| Metal Californian sound. |
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| connector. Your amp’s loudspeaker is automatically muted |
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| Use the MODE switch to select one of the three settings |
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| (CLEAN, HI GAIN and HOT) for the basic sound you | |||
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| selected with the AMP switch. The following description |
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| volumes without beginning to distort. Turn the |
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| gives you some rough idea about the many possibilities. |
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| LEVEL control somewhat down until you notice the |
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| Experiment with DRIVE to come up with exactly the sound |
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| distortion is gone. |
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| you are looking for! |
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| The LEVEL control governs the overall volume of your |
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| CLEAN: as the name says, clean sound, without distortion. |
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| HI GAIN: ranges from “crunchy” to strongly distorted |
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| unplug the cable out of your guitar or your amp. Otherwise, | |
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| loud crackling noise can occur, and they are good for |
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| HOT: heavily distorted sound with endless sustain and an |
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| neither your amp nor your ears. |
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| extra dollop of presence. |
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| Use POWER to power up your GM108. You should always |
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| Use the SPEAKER switch to adjust yet another parameter: |
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| make sure that the POWER switch is in the “Off” position |
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| when initially connecting the unit to the mains. | |
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| select one of the three outstanding loudspeaker simulations |
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| that best fits the amp you go with. | + Please take note: Merely switching the unit off does | ||
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| UK: 4 x 12" speaker in an enclosed casing. |
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| not mean that it is fully disconnected from the |
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| US: 2 x 12" |
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| mains. When not using the unit for prolonged |
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| periods of time, please unplug the unit’s power | |
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| FLAT: specially tailored for the GM108. |
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| cord from the power outlet. |
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