Main
Owners Manual
Printing Conventions in This Manual
Page
Page
IMPORTANT NOTES
Power Supply
Placement
Maintenance
Repairs and Data
Contents
Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)
Chapter 1 Playing Sounds ......................................... 12
Chapter 2
.. 16
Contents
Chapter 6 Using the Customize Function .................... 52
Index.........................................................78
Chapter 9 Other Functions......................................... 60
Chapter 10 Using MIDI................................................. 64
Main Features
Panel Descriptions
Front Panel
COMP/LIMITER (p. 25) (Compressor/Limiter)
OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION (p. 26)
CHORUS (p. 27)
REV/DLY (p. 27) (Reverb/Delay)
PREAMP/SPEAKER (p. 29) (Preamp/Speaker)
WAH (p. 31)
FX-1 (p. 33)
FX-2 (p. 35)
Rear Panel
12 3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12
8 9
Chapter 1 Playing Sounds
Making Connections
Turning On the Power
Adjusting the Output Level
What is a Patch?
User Banks (U1U0, u1u0)
Preset Banks (P1P0)
Numbers
Selecting Patches
Turning Off the Power
Switching Patches by Specifying the Bank and Number
Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)
Getting the Tones You Want- Fast (EZ Tone)
Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs
COMP ATK (Compressor attack)
LIMITER THR (Limiter threshold)
COMP/LIMITER LEVEL
OD/DIST DRIVE
(Overdrive/Distortion Drive)
OD/DIST LEVEL (Overdrive/Distortion Level)
CHORUS LEVEL
Adding and Omitting Effects
Using the Buttons to Switch Effects On and Off
Switching Effects with the Pedals
1,2,3
Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings)
Making More Detailed Settings with Individual Parameters
Using the Pedal Effects (Wah, Pedal Bend, Ring Modulator)
Wah
Pedal Bend
Ring Modulator
Naming Tones
Changing the Order of the Effects (Effect Chain)
Chapter 3 Saving the Tones You Have Created
Write
Copying Patches
1,3
2,4
Exchanging Patches
Chapter 4 The Effects Explained
COMP/LIMITER (Compressor/Limiter)
On/Off
Attack
Sustain
OD/DIST
(Overdrive/Distortion)
OD: Overdrive
DST: Distortion
FUZ: Fuzz
CHORUS
Mono:
Stereo:
Pre Delay
Low Cut
REV: Reverb
Room 1:
Room 2:
Hall 1:
Hall 2:
PREAMP/SPEAKER
Preamp
Gain
Speaker
3 BAND PARAMETRIC EQ
Q
Gain
WAH
WH: Pedal Wah
TW: Touch Wah
LPF (Low Pass Filter):
BPF (Band Pass Filter):
HPF (High Pass Filter):
Polarity
FX-1
OCT: Octave
ENH: Enhancer
SG: Slow Gear
DEF: Defretter
R.M: Ring Modulator
FX-2
PH: Phaser
4Stage:
8Stage:
12Stage:
FL: Flanger
Resonance
Separation
HRM: Harmonist
Voice
P.S: Pitch Shifter
Voice
1-Voice:
2-Mono:
2-Stereo:
PB: Pedal Bend
Pitch Min
Pitch Max
Pdl Position (Pedal Position)
2CE: 2x2 Chorus
ASL: Auto Slap
Phrase
Loop
Tempo
Creating Original Phrases (User Phrase)
SDD: Short Delay
Delay Time
VIB: Vibrato
Trigger
Rise Time
HMN: Humanizer
1 Shot:
T/P: TREMOLO/PAN
Tremolo:
Pan:
Wave Shape
SYN: Bass Synth
(Pulse Width Modulation Rate)
NS: Noise Suppressor
Threshold
Release
MASTER
Master BPM
Chapter 5 Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign)
Selecting Each Effect to Be Turned On and Off with the Number Pedals
Settings for Using the Expression Pedal
Setting the Range of the Volume Change
If You Dont Want to Use the Expression Pedal as a Volume Pedal
Settings for Using the Expression Pedal Switch/CTL Pedal
Making Settings Instantly (Quick Settings)
Pedal Settings for the Expression Pedal Switch
Pedal Settings for the CTL Pedal
If You Dont Want to Use the Expression Pedal Switch or CTL Pedal
Editing Quick Settings
Target
Target Variation Range
Source Mode
Controlling Effects with the GT-6B Pedals, External Pedals, and External MIDI Devices
Making the Assign On/Off Setting
Making Settings Instantly (Quick Settings)
Making the Parameter Settings
Target
Target Range (Min, Max)
When using the foot switch
When using the expression pedal
Source
Source Mode
Normal
Toggle
Example (1)
Controlling Foot Volume and Pitch Shifter with an External Expression Pedal
Chapter 6 Using the Customize Function
Making Custom Overdrive/Distortion Settings
Type
Bottom -50+50
Top -50+50
Making Custom Pedal Wah Settings
Type
Q -50+50
Range Low -50+50
Range High -50+50
Chapter 7 Using Sound On Sound
Procedure
Chapter 8 Convenient Features of the GT-6B
Outputting Sounds Without Effects Applied (Bypass)
Using the Expression Pedal Even When Bypass Is in Effect
Switching Bypass On and Off
Using the Pedal
Quick Patch Volume Adjustment (EFFECT LEVEL Knob)
Tuning the Bass
Turning the Tuner Function On
Using the Pedal
Using the Buttons
How to Tune
Changing the Tuner Settings
Standard Pitch (435445 Hz)
Adjusting the Overall Sound to Match the Usage Environment (Global)
NS Thrshold (Noise Suppressor Threshold) -20 dB+20 dB
Using the Digital Out
Adjusting the Output Level from DIGITAL OUT
Checking the Effect Output Level with the Level Meter
Chapter 9 Other Functions
Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast)
Limiting the Banks That Can Be Switched (Bank Extent)
Setting the Timing Used for Switching Patches (Patch Select Mode)
Selecting Patches by Directly Specifying the Bank and Number
Setting the Timing Used for Switching Patches (Patch Change Mode)
Setting Expression Pedal Hold
Selecting the PATCH/VALUE Dial Function (Dial Function)
Setting the Knob Functions (Knob Mode)
Setting the External Foot Switch Functions (SUB CTL 1, 2 Function)
Chapter 10 Using MIDI
What Can You Do with MIDI?
Operating From the GT-6B
Outputting Program Change Messages
Outputting Control Change Messages
Making the Settings for MIDI Functions
MIDI RX Channel (MIDI Receive Channel) 116
MIDI Omni Mode Omni Off, Omni On
MIDI TX Channel (MIDI Transmit Channel) 116, Rx
MIDI Device ID 132
Page
Transmitting and Receiving MIDI Data
Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Bulk Dump)
4 3
Making the Connections
When Saving to a MIDI Sequencer
Receiving Data from an External MIDI Device (Bulk Load)
Making the Connections
When Receiving Data Saved on a MIDI Sequencer
Receiving
Setting the Program Change Map
Initial Program Change Map Settings
1,4
Procedure
6
Changing Patch Numbers on an External MIDI Device From the GT-6B
Appendices
About MIDI
How MIDI messages are transmitted and received
MIDI connectors
MIDI channels
Factory Settings
Tuner
Global
System
MIDI
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
Adjusting the Expression Pedal
Troubleshooting
No sound / Volume is weak
The volume level of the instrument connected to INPUT jack is too low:
I Cant Change Patches
Parameters specified with control assign cant be controlled as intended
Error Messages
Model GT-6B
: All sound off :
Local ON/OFF : All Notes OFF : Active Sense : Reset
Date: Dec. 10, 2001 Version: 1.00
MIDI Implementation Chart
BASS EFFECTS PROCESSOR
Main Specifications
GT-6B: Bass Effects Processor
AD Conversion
DA Conversion
Sampling frequency
Index
Numerics
A
B
C
Index
M
N
O
P
Page
Page
Page
Apparatus containing Lithium batteries
ADVARSEL!
VARNING
CAUTION
ADVARSEL