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Discover ExperienceBOSSwithanimmersivecollectionofinteractivepagesandmicrosites. × Home Home GT-1000UltimateGuide Introduction StartingwiththepioneeringGT-5unitin1996,theGTseriesofmulti-effectsprocessorshashadalonghistoryofputtingawidevarietyofamptonesandeffectsatyourfeetinacompact,giggableformfactor.Now,we’reproudtobringyouourbest-soundingandmostpremium,pro-levelGTunityet—theGT-1000. Youmightbeaskingyourself—sowhat’schangedsincetheGT-100? Theanswer—prettymucheverything! GT-1000isacomplete,ground-upredesign,andherearethekeythingsyouneedtoknowaboutit: ItfeaturesabrandnewdigitalamplifierdesignphilosophycalledAIRD(AugmentedImpulseResponseDynamics)whichbringsunprecedenteddynamicsandexpressivenesstoyourtone—butmoreonthatshortly! It’spackedwiththelatesthighresolutioneffectsfromtheacclaimed500-seriesandX-seriespedals Anew,ultra-fastDSPchipallowsforseamlesspatchchanging,delaycarryoveranddeepcontroloversignalrouting Withnewly-designed,dedicatedbasspreampsandbasseffects,GT-1000isnowtheflagshipmulti-effectsprocessorforbothguitarandbass(Version3update) EnjoyenhancedperformancefunctionalitywiththenewManualandPedalboardmodes(Version3update) Bluetoothediting!Edityoursettingswirelesslyfromyourmobiledeviceusingthecustom-madeapp Withasleeknewaluminiumchassis,it’sthelightestandmostportableflagshipGTprocessorsofar! Thisguide(inadditiontotheGT-1000productmanual)shouldgiveyouaheadstartonusingtheGT-1000tounlockyourfullcreativity.Goforthandcreategreatguitartones! Index 1.LET’SGETYOUUPTODATE 2.WHATISAIRD? 3.WHATAMPMODELSAREINCLUDEDINTHEGT-1000? 4.WHYCAN’TICHANGECABINETMODELS? 5.HOWABOUTMICROPHONES? 6.AMPLIFYINGYOURGT-1000 7.SETTINGTHEINPUTLEVEL 8.BASICS 9.EDITING—PANEL,BLUETOOTHAPPorDESKTOPEDITOR 10.BLANKPATCH—STARTFROMSCRATCH 11.CONTROLMODE 12.CUSTOMIZINGFOOTSWITCHFUNCTION 13.USINGASSIGNS—CONTROLMULTIPLEEFFECTS 14.EFFECTS 15.EFFECTS—STOMPBOX 16.EFFECTS—FXEXPANSION 17.EXPRESSIONPEDALTRICKS 18.EFFECTSLOOP 19.AMPCONTROL 20.SAVING,SHARINGANDBACKINGUPPATCHES 21.RECORDINGANDREAMPING 22.LOADINGTHIRD-PARTYIMPULSERESPONSES 23.MIDICONTROL 24.LOOPER LET’SGETYOUUPTODATE Aswithanyotherguitareffectsprocessor,it’salwaysagoodideatomakesureyou’reonthelatestfirmwarebeforeyoudelveintotheunit. Whenyoupoweryouruniton,youshouldseethefirmwareversioninthebottomrighthandcornerofthedisplay. Tocheckwhetheryouneedanupdate,gotoDownloadsandcomparethefirmwareversionavailablefordownload. Ifyouneedtoupdateyourunit,don’tworry—it’sverystraightforwardandshouldonlytakeyouafewminutes. First,you’llneedtodownloadtheupdatefilefromDownloads(thefilewillbenamed“gt1000_sys_vXYZ.zip”forexample,ifit’sVersionX.Y.Z.). Extract/unzipallthefiles. Here’stheupdateprocess: 1.ConnectyourGT-1000(poweredoff)toyourcomputerviaUSBcable. 2. HolddowntheWRITEbuttonwhilepoweringONtheunittogointoupdatemode.TheGT-1000shouldpopuponyourcomputerscreenasaremovablediskdrive.Ifnot,onWindows,opentheGT-1000/RemovableDiskinMyComputer,andonMac,opentheGT-1000iconfromyourdesktop. 3.DraganddropALLthefilesfromtheunzipped“gt1000_sys_vXYZ”folderintotheGT-1000drive. 4.Afterthefiletransferiscomplete,unmounttheGT-1000driveanddisconnecttheUSBcable. 5.“Executeupdate?”shouldappearontheGT-1000screen.PressWRITEtocarryouttheupdate. 6.Once“updateiscomplete”appearsonscreen,powerdowntheunit. BacktoIndex WHATISAIRD? Typicallyinmodernampmodelling,theampismodelledseparatelyfromthespeaker(whichisusuallyintheformofanimpulseresponse). Inreality,theampandspeakerareaninterconnectedelectricalsystem,withcomplex,push-pulldynamicfeedbackbetweenthetwo. ThenewAIRDtechnologyconsiderstheampandspeakerasacompletesysteminordertocapturetheelectricalinteractionbetweentheampandthespeakerinamuchmoreaccuratemanner. Theresultisatouchsensitive,dynamicamptonethatnotonlysoundsgreat,butfeelsgreatunderthefingers. BacktoIndex WHATAMPMODELSAREINCLUDEDINTHEGT-1000? Ampmodellinghasalwaysfocusedontryingtoreplicateexistingrealworldampsinthedigitaldomain.TheGT-1000takesthisinanewdirection—takinginspirationfromvariousclassicampdesigns,BOSSengineershavecreatedanentirelyoriginalsetofdigitalamplifiers.Frompristinecleanstoboutiqueoverdrivensoundsallthewaytohighgainmayhem,it’sallhere. Asaresult,perhapsmorethananyothermulti-effectsprocessoronthemarketcurrently,GT-1000isaunitthatyouneedtotrustyourearsandfingersratherthanapreconceivednotionofwhatkindofampsoundsgood,onpaper.BecausemostoftheampsarecompletelynewBOSScreations,therearenorules—justwhatsoundsgoodtoyou! However,asahandystartingpoint,here’sageneraloverviewofwhattoexpectfromthenewAIRDpreamps: TRANSPARENT—essentiallyaflatfrequencyresponsepreampwhichcanbeusedtogreateffectparticularlywithacousticguitar. NATURAL—takingthebestofbothworldsbutneitherJC-120norBlackface,thispreampofferschimingcleanswiththeabilitytodialinsomeclassicgritwhentheGaincontrolisturnedup.Trebleandbassfrequenciesarebalancedthroughthegainrange,avoidingtheidiosyncrasiesofclassicampswhichcanrequiredrasticEQadjustmentdependingonthevolume. BOUTIQUE—reminiscentof18-30Wcomboampsinitsmid-focusedcrunch/overdriveresponse.Windthegainrightup(onatraditionaltubeampyou’dneedhearingprotectionatthispoint!)forgnarlyrock‘n’rolltoneswhicharestillextremelyresponsivetopickingdynamics. SUPREME—hasthesametheresponsivenesstorighthandpickingattackasBOUTIQUEbuttakesthetonemoretowardsclassichalfstacksetups.Hithardtogetclassicnon-mastervolumestylethump,andpullbackwithplayingdynamicsorrollbackyourguitar’svolumeknobtogetsparklycleaneduptones. MAXIMUM—channelsthetightresponseofclassicBritishrockamps,withmoregainandatouchlessoftheextremetrebleresponsesometimesassociatedwiththeseamps.PerfectforaddingaTS-stylecleanboostinfrontoftoachieveclassic80shighgaintones. JUGGERNAUT—asthenameimplies,abitofamonsterofanamp!Atlowergainsettingsit’slooserinthelowendandlesssaturated.Veryresponsivetohittingthefrontendwithboosts—gofromfuzzedoutstonerdoomtorazorsharphighgaindependingonwhatdriveyouchoose.Otherwise,windthegainRIGHTUP(andgainonGT-1000ampsgoespast11allthewayto120%)forajuicy,fire-breathinghighgaintoneintheveinof“superhotrodded”amps. NATURALBASS—anaturalcleansoundspecificallydesignedforbass.IthasabalancedvoicingwithresponsiveEQcontrolsandasmoothgaincurvetoallowtheinherenttoneofyourbasstoshinethrough. MDPAmps TheX-ampsareanextensionoftheMDP(Multi-Dimensional-Processing)technologyusedintheX-seriescompactpedalssuchasDS-1X,OD-1X,CP-1X.Inthemostsimplisticsense,MDPseparatesaninputsignalintothevariousfrequencyconstituents(forexample,treble,midsandbass—butatamuchhigherresolutionthanthat),andprocesses/analyseseachoneseparatelytoachieveahigherlevelofclarityanddynamics.Here'ssomelightreadingaboutMDPifyou'vegotsometime. X-CRUNCH*—amid-focused,mediumgainampgreatforusingwithsinglecoilstoaddsomeTexasfiretoyourtone,orswitchovertohumbuckersforsome70sclassicrockvibes.Whereclassicampsinasimilarstylemayhaveover-accentuationincertainundesirablefrequencieswhencranked,MDPtechnologyhelpstogetamorebalanced,cleartone. X-HIGAIN*—athick,highgainsoundwhichusesMulti-DimensionalProcessingtoenhancestringseparationanddynamicresponse. X-MODDED*—followinginalong-standingtraditionofmoddedandhotroddedamps,thisamppicksupwhereX-HIGAINleavesoff,withabitmoresaturation,abitmorekickandjustabitmore. X-DRIVEBASS*—adrivenbassampsoundthathasawiderdynamicrangethantraditionalbassamps.TheuseofMDPtechnologyresultsinexcellentstringseparationanddefinitionwithoutsacrificingthebodyandthumpofyourcoretone.Thismeansthatitsoundsgreatfortechnicalplayingandextendedrangebasses! *TipfortheMDPamps—experimentwiththeGainSWcontrol.SwitchingfromthedefaultsettingofMiddletoHighcanhelpbringoutthebestintheseamps! InadditiontotheseoriginalAIRDpreamps,theGT-1000alsocontainsastableof“classic”amps,modelledusingthenewAIRDphilosophyforfantastictouchresponsivenessandnextleveldynamics. Classicampsinclude: –JC-120(modelstheclassicRolandJC-120combo) –TwinCombo(modelsaFenderTwinReverb) –DeluxeCombo(modelsaFenderDeluxeReverb) –TweedCombo(modelsaFender4x10”Bassman) –DiamondAmp(modelsaVOXAC30) –BritStack(modelsaMarshall1959) –RectiStack(modelsthechannel2MODERNMODEoftheMESA/BoogieDUALRectifier) –MatchCombo(modelsaMatchlessDC-30)*AddedinVersion2update –BGCombo(modelsaMESA/Boogiecomboamp)*AddedinVersion2update –ORNGStack(modelsthedirtychannelofanORANGEROCKERVERB)*AddedinVersion2update –BGNRUBMETAL(modelsthehigh-gainchannelofaBognerUberschall)*AddedinVersion2update –Concert(bassamp—modelsanAmpegSVT)*AddedinVersion3update *Companynamesandproductnamesappearingaboveareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Inthispage,companynamesandproductnamesoftherespectiveownersareusedbecauseitisthemostpracticalwayofdescribingthesoundsthataremodeledusingBOSStechnology. AsidefromthestandardampEQcontrols,youmightalsoseetwothatyou’relessfamiliarwith. SAG—sagisbasicallythetubecompressionor“squish”thatyougetwhenyouturnatubeampuploudenoughtostartoverdrivingthepoweramp.So,thehigherthesag,themore“squish”you’llfeelinyourplayingdynamics. RESONANCE—thisaffectstheresponseofthelowerfrequenciestoyourplayingattack.AtminimumResonancesettings,thelowendresponsefeelssnappyandtighter,butasyouincreasetheResonanceparameter,the“releasetime”ofthenoteincreases,makingthelowend“feel”bigger—thiscanbecrucialtoaddinthatextrathumpwithoutnecessarilyincreasingthebasstoomuch. Experimentwithsettings,turnknobsandseewhatsoundsgood-Sag/Resonanceinparticularareverypowerfulintermsoftailoringtheresponseoftheampmodeltoyourliking.Attheendoftheday,youshouldcomeouttheothersidewithakillertonethat'suniquetoyouandyourstyle! BacktoIndex WHYCAN’TICHANGECABINETMODELS? Youcan,butit’snotimmediatelyobviousoutofthebox.ThenewAIRDamplifierdesignphilosophyhasanemphasisonaccuratelyrecreatingtheinteractionbetweenatotalamplifiersetup(amp+speakersection). Assuch,eachampmodelisrecreatedwithitsidealspeakercombination.Forexample,selectingaclassicBritishstackwillgiveyouthatsoundthroughitsoptimalandbestsoundingspeaker(inthiscase,a4x12”speakercabinet). Thatbeingsaid,ifyoudowanttoexperimentwithcombiningdifferentcabinetswithdifferentamps,you’llneedtosetyourOUTPUTSELECTmodeto“Recording”,whichthengivesyoutheoptionofselectioncabsfrom1x8”to8x12”,aswellasany3rdpartyIRs(refertoLOADINGTHIRD-PARTYIMPULSERESPONSES)whichyoumayhaveloadedontotheunit. BacktoIndex HOWABOUTMICROPHONES? Arangeofclassicdynamicandcondensermicrophoneoptionsareavailabletobeusedatanytime.Themicrophonescanbeadjustedfordistancefromtheaxisofthespeaker,aswellasdistancebackfromthespeaker. BacktoIndex AMPLIFYINGYOURGT-1000 TheGT-1000isanextremelyversatileprocessor,andthewaythatyouhookituptoyoursetupwilldependentirelyonhowyouintendtouseit. Ifyou’reusingtheLineOutputs(1/4”orXLR),it’srecommendedtoconnectdirectlytoagoodFullRangeFlatResponse(FRFR)speaker—twoifyoucanmanageit,forallthefunstereopossibilities.RunningFRFRspeakersallowsallofthenuancesoftheampmodelstobereproducedcleanlyandfaithfullywithoutbeingcoloredbyanotheramporpowersection(rememberingthatthepreamp,powerampandspeakersectionhaveallalreadybeenpainstakinglymodelledandbakedintotheAIRDtechnology). IfyouownanampfromtheBOSSKatanaMkIIseries,youcanusethehandyPowerAmpInfunctiononyouramptoamplifytheGT-1000.Connectingtotherear-panelPowerAmpInjackbypassesKatanaMkII'spreampandeffects,lettingyoutapstraightintotheTubeLogicpowersection,completewithgrab-and-goPowerControl.It'simportanttorememberthatKatanaampshaveaguitar-voicedspeaker(i.e.notfullrangelikeaPA),whichmeansyoushouldturnoffthecabinetsimulationontheGT-1000whenusingitinthisway. Ifyou’reusingonlytheeffects,youcaneitherrunstraightintothefrontofyourchosencleanamp,orusethe4cablemethodtogiveyoutheflexibilitytopositionanyofyoureffectsbeforeorafteryouramp’spreamp.BecausetheGT-1000hasTWOsetsofeffectsloops,intheory,youcouldevenruntwoseparateampsin4CM,eachwiththeirOWNseparatesetofeffects. WiththeGT-1000’sexternalcontroloutputsyoucanevencontrolyourampchannelswitchingfromtheunit.Thepossibilitiesareendless! Here’sahandylinkifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthe4-cablemethod. RefertotheEFFECTSLOOPsectionforinformationonhowtousetheGT-1000’sloops. Ifyou’regotanampasbacklineforagig,orprefermonitoringthroughanormalguitaramp,theGT-1000hashandyOutputSelectmodesthatyoucanchoosedependingonwhatampyou’rerunninginto.Forexample,you’veprogrammedallyourtonesusingtheAIRDamps,showuptothegigandinsteadofaFRFRspeaker,thevenuehasprovidedaKatana100amp.Noproblem!InOutputSelect,changeyouroutputmodefromLine/RecordingtoeitherKatana100inputoreffectsreturn(dependingonwhichoneyou’reconnectingto).TheGT-1000willthenadaptitsoutputsignalforthatparticularamplifiertogiveyouafull-rangetonereproducingthefulldynamicsoftheAIRDpreamps.WhileyoucancertainlyruntheGT-1000intothefrontinputofanamp(providedyouhaveselectedthecorrectOutputSelectMode),realisticallythetonestack(treble/mids/bass)settingsoftheampwillhavesomedegreeofeffectonyourtone.Forthemostreproducibleresults,itisrecommendedtorunintotheeffectsreturnofanampifpossiblesothatthepreampoftheamplifierisn’tcoloringthetonesfromtheGT-1000. BacktoIndex SETTINGTHEINPUTLEVEL Ifyou’replayingguitarswithverylargedifferencesinoutput(forexample,lowoutputStratpickupsvshighoutputEMGs),youmightwanttoadjustyourinputsignalsothattheGT-1000is“seeing”adecentlyhotsignalsothattheAIRDamplifiersgiveyoutheoptimumdynamicsandtonethatthey’vebeentunedfor.However,youdon’twanttosetittoohotandthenendupclippingtheunit’sinput! TheVersion3.1updateallowsyoutosaveuptotendifferentINPUTLEVELsettings,whichmeansthatyoucanquicklychangetheinputlevelsdependingonwhichguitaryou'reusing.ThissettingcanbedoneattheoverallSYSTEMlevel(ifyouwanttochangeinputlevelsforallyourpatchesatonce,whenyouswapguitars),oronaPATCHbasis(ifyouonlyusecertainpatchesforcertainguitars,sothatwhenyouchangetoapatchforyoursinglecoilpickupguitarorhumbuckingpickupguitar,youroutputlevelsarealreadycorrect). So,let’schecktheinputlevelbeforeplaying. First,turnallblocksOFForloadablankpatchusingtheINITIALIZEfunctionasdescribedpreviously.You’llfindtheINPUTLEVELcontrolbypressingMENU→IN/OUTSETTING→INPUT. Ifyou’reusingpassivepickupsorloweroutputpickups: –Playashardasyoumightexpecttoduringnormalplaying –Turntheinputlevelupuntilyouhearslightclipping –Thenbackitoffjustbelowthatlevelsotheinputisnolongerclipping Ifyou’reusingactivepickupsorhigheroutputpickups: –Playashardasyoumightexpecttoduringnormalplaying –Checktoseeifthere’sanyclippingatthedefaultinputlevelof0db. –Ifyouhearclipping,turndowntheINPUTLEVELslightly,justbelowtheonsetofclipping. Ifyoudon’thearclipping,you’regoodtogo! You'vejustsettheINPUTLEVELforsetting1of10.Pressknob1togettothenamingscreen(wesuggestnamingitaftertheguitartypeorpickuptypeforquickreference),andonceyou'redone,pressEXITtogobacktotheINPUTLEVELscreen. TosetanotherINPUTLEVEL,rotateknob1tomovetosetting2.Repeatthestepsabovetostoreupto10differentinputsettings. Asmentionedearlier,youcanchoosewhethertheINPUTSETTINGissetattheoverallSYSTEMleveloronaPATCHbasis.Tochangethiswithinapatch,rotateknob6tonavigateallthewaytotheMST(Master)blockattheend.PressPAGE[▶]onceandyoushouldseetheINPUTSETTINGparameter.Rotateknob3underneathittochangefromSYSTEM(defaultsetting)toaspecificINPUTLEVEL(number1to10). BacktoIndex BASICS Ifyou’vejustgotyourunitoutofthebox,pleasetakeafewminutestocheckoutthisgreatvideofromRolandProductSupportforaquickoverviewoftheGT-1000’suserinterfaceandeditingworkflow. Directlyunderneaththescreenare6knobs.Thesecontrolwhateverparametersareshowndirectlyabovethem(whichwillchangedependingonwhetheryou’reeditingorplaying).Dependingontheparameter,theseknobscanberotatedORpressed.Whenyou’reusingtheMenucontrols,you’llpresstheknobstoselectsub-menus. Inthemainplayscreen,youhavequickaccesstotheparametersshownrightbydefault.However,notethatthesearefullycustomizabletoyourneeds. Tocustomizethefunctionoftheknobs: –PressMenu→HardwareSetting→Knob –Useoneofthesixknobsunderthescreentoreassignitscorrespondingfunction Totherightofthescreenyou’llfindasmallclusterofbuttons(MENU,EFFECT,EXIT,WRITE—prettyself-explanatory)andthemasterOUTPUTLEVELknob. BeawarethattheOUTPUTLEVELknobcontrolsONLYtheoutputlevelforthe1⁄4”outputs(referredtoasMasterOutputs).IfyouwantquickaccesstotheoutputlevelfortheXLRoutputs(referredtoasSubOutputs),it’sbesttoreassignoneofthesixknobsunderthescreentoSubOutputLevelusingtheprocessdescribedearlier. Thescreenprovidesseveraldifferentviewingoptions—justusethePAGEleft/rightbuttonstocyclethroughthemtofindtheonethatismostusefulforyou. Largepatchnumber Largepatchname Showeffectconfiguration Showfunctionsassignedtomainunitandexternalswitches BacktoIndex EDITING—PANEL,BLUETOOTHAPPorDESKTOPEDITOR Thebasicprocessforeditingisshownbelow. 1.Pressthe[EFFECT]button. Theeditscreen(effectchain)appears. 2.Turnknob[6]toselecttheblockthatyouwanttoedit. Theselectedblockisenclosedbyathickframe. Bypressingknob[6]youcanturntheselectedeffecton/off.Effectsthatareoffareshowningray.Whentheeffectisturnedon,itisshowninwhite. 3.Useknobs[1]–[5]toadjusttheparametersthatareshownbelowthescreen. UsethePAGE[◀][▶]buttonstoswitchbetweentheparametersthatyouwanttoedit.Thecurrentpageisindicatedinthelowercenterofthescreen. *Thenumberofparametersandpagesdiffersdependingontheeffect. Alloftheeffects,amps,dividersandloopblockscanbefreelyrepositionedanywhereinyoursignalchain,givingyouimmensecontroloverroutingwithintheGT-1000. Whileintheeditscreen,turnknob6toselecttheblockthatyouwanttomove.Pressandholddownknob6whileturningittomovethatblockleftorright. DESKTOPEDITOR Forthepurposesofthisguide,allinstructionsaregivenassumingthatyouwillbedoingallofyourpatchcreationdirectlyusingtheGT-1000’sfrontpanelinterface. However,you’veactuallygottwootherhandyoptionstomakelifeeveneasier! Ifyou’veusedBOSSproductsinthepastyoumaybefamiliarwiththeBOSSToneStudiodesktopeditor—andGT-1000wouldn’tbecompletewithoutthesamefunctionality! SimplydownloadBOSSToneStudioforGT-1000hereandconnectyourGT-1000viaUSBcableandyou’llbeabletoeasilycreate,editandsavepatchesfromyourdesktopcomputer. BLUETOOTHEDITOR TheexcitingnewoptionforGT-1000istheBluetoothappeditor,whichwillallowyoutodoyoureditingonyourmobiledeviceortablet! ToconnectyourGT-1000,firstpressMENU→HARDWARESETTING→OTHER,andthenuseKnob5toturn“BluetoothSW”on. Then,simplydownloadtheBTSforGT-1000onyourmobileplatformofchoice,loaduptheappandfollowtheconnectioninstructions! Alloftheinstructionsgiveninthisguideshouldworkwiththedesktopandappeditors. BacktoIndex BLANKPATCH—STARTFROMSCRATCH YoumightnoticethattheGT-1000comesfullyloadedwithfactorypresetsthatserveasexamplesofthetonalandeffectscapabilitiesoftheunit.They’rereallyhandyasareferenceorstartingpoint,butsometimesyoujustwanttostartfromscratch! Thefirstthingyoushouldknowisthattheunitcontains50banksoffactorypresets(thesewillhavea“P”nexttothepresetnumber,andcan’tbeoverwritten),and50userbanks(thesewillhavea“U”nexttothepresetnumber,andcanbeoverwritten).Eachbankhas5presets,soat5x50=250totalpresets,youshouldn’trunoutanytimesoon! Togetatotallyblankpatch,makesureyou’reonaUserpreset(onethatyoudon’twanttosave),andpressWRITE→INITIALIZE→WRITE. ThiswillresetALLsettingsonthepatch,leavingjustalighttouchofreverbon.Fromhere,you’refreetostartbuildingyourtone! BacktoIndex CONTROLMODE GT-1000isequippedwiththreedifferentCONTROLMODES: –Memorymodeisthefamiliarpreset-basedoperation,whereyoucanfreelyassignspecificcombinationsofamps,effectsandfunctionsperpatchandrecallthematamoment’snotice. –Manualmodeisasecondarycontrollayerthatexistswithinapatch.Itgivesyoudirectaccesstoturnon/offanyampsoreffectsthatyouchoose.YoucanquicklytogglebetweenMemoryandManualmodeinanygivenpatchusingafootswitchassignment. –Theall-newPedalboardmodetakesanevenmoredirectapproachforplayerswantingatraditionalstompboxexperience,providingadynamiceffectslayoutthat’soutsidethenormalpatchstructureandalwaysreadytogowhenneeded. What’smore,allfootswitchmodesnowprovidetop-levelaccesstofunctionassignmentandparametercontrolforassignedeffects,lettingyoumaketweaksontheflywithnodeepmenudiving. BacktoIndex CUSTOMIZINGFOOTSWITCHFUNCTION You’llnoticethateachofthefootswitchesontheGT-1000islabelled(BANKUP/DOWN,CTL1throughCTL3,patch1through5). However,eachandeveryoneofthesefootswitchescanbecustomized!SoifyouwantedtorunyourGT-1000likeavirtualpedalboardandassignspecificeffectstothefootswitchesinsteadofpatches,youcan. Therearetwowaystodothis—theCONTROLFUNCTIONmenu,ortheASSIGNMATRIX.We’llgothroughbothofthese. CONTROLFUNCTION IntheControlFunctionmenu,youcanassignanysinglefunctiontoafootswitch.PressMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→CONTROLFUNCTION. You’llseetworowsofparameters.Acrossthetopofeachrowistheswitchthatyoucanassignadifferentfunctionto. EachrowhassettingsforFUNCTION,MODEandPREFERENCE. UseKnob1toscrollupanddowntohighlightthesettingthatyouwanttochange. UseKnobs2to6tochangethefunctionofthehighlightedcell(forinstanceintheexampleimageabove,Knob5wouldchangetheBPMTAPfunctioncurrentlyassignedtoCTL2).Youcanrotatethroughtheassignablesettingsuntilyoufindwhatyou’relookingfor,ORpressdownontheknobtoviewthefulllistofsettings. Youcanassignavarietyofsettingssuchaseffectson/off,ampchainswitching,taptempoandsoon. BacktoIndex USINGASSIGNS—CONTROLMULTIPLEEFFECTS/PARAMETERSWITHONEFOOTSWITCH Let’ssaythatyouwanttobeabletoswitchfromastandardroomreverbtoashimmerreverbwithinthesamepatch.Sincethey’resuchdistinctlydifferenteffects,merelychangingtheeffectTYPEwon’tbeenough—attheveryleastyou’llprobablywanttodrasticallychangeyoureffectlevelaswellasreverbtime. Whatifwetoldyouthattherewasaneasywaytodothiswithasinglefootswitch,andyoucouldturnonaphaserandturnoffyouroverdriveblockwhileyou’reatit? Intheory,theGT-1000allowsyoutoassignupto16differenteffectsorparameterstoasinglefootswitch.Talkaboutadvancedcontrol! ThisadvancedcontrolfunctionalitylieswithintheASSIGNMATRIX,accessedbypressingMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→ASSIGNSETTING. Theadvancedusershouldbecomeveryfamiliarwithhowtousetheseassignstoperformavarietyoftasks. TounderstandtheAssigns,itisimportanttounderstandtheconceptthat,toassignacontrol,youmustspecifyasourceandatarget—whichrequiresanunderstandingofthesetwoterms’meaning: Target:theparameter(s)oreffectsthatwewishtocontrol Source:Themethodusedtogeneratethecontrolsignal(e.g.footswitchorexpressionpedal) Essentially,thisisthesameastheCONTROLFUNCTIONmenuintheprevioussection—exceptinthatcase,the“SOURCE”valueswerehard-codedtoaspecificfootswitch.ButwiththeAssigns,youcanspecifywhichfootswitchdoeswhat.Thisishowyoucanassignmultipleparameterstojustasinglefootswitchpress! MINandMAXarebasicallythevaluesthatyourTargetparameterwillhavewhenthefootswitchisOFFandON,respectively.Youcanusethistosimplyassigneffectsblockstoturnonandoff,oryoucangetcreativeandtweakwholesetsofparametersonthefly. Onceyou’veputallofthisin,don’tforgettopressKnob1toactivatetheAssign. HANDYTIPALERT:whenyou’reinthenormaleffectseditscreen(accessedbypressing“EFFECT”),editingforexampleaDSblock,andyouwanttoassigntheDRIVElevel?SimplypressandholdtheknobunderneaththeDRIVEparameter,andtheGT-1000willtakeyoustraighttotheASSIGNMATRIX,withtheDRIVEparameteralreadypre-loadedintothefirstavailableAssign. BacktoIndex EFFECTS TheGT-1000isloadedwiththelatestandgreatestinBOSSeffects,fromclassicCE-1chorussoundstoBOSSclassicslikeSlicerandAcousticSimulator.Wewon’tgothrougheverysingleoneinthisarticle.Instead,let’stalkaboutsomekick-starttipstohelpyougetthebestoutofyourunit. ROUTING TheGT-1000iscapableofextremelycomplexsignalroutingpaths.Youcanhaveupto3parallelchainsinyoursignalpath(asyoucanseeabove). TheentrypointintoeachchainiscalledtheDIVIDER.Fromthere,eachbranchislabelledCHAorCHB.WithintheDIVIDERsettings,youcanchoosewhethertorunCHAandBseparately,orsimultaneously—youcanevenchoosetofilterthesebyfrequency(forexample,sendonlythelowfrequenciestoCHA,andthehighstoCHB)orpickingdynamics!!There’sheapsofroomforexperimentationtofindawesomenewtones. TheexitpointintoeachchainiscalledtheMIXER.Thisfunctionsasyoumightexpect—determininghowtomixthesignalsfromCHAandCHBbackintothemainsignalpath.WithintheMIXERsettings,youcanoptforSTEREOwhichwillcombinethetwobacktogether,orPANL/RwhichmeansCHAwillgetsenttotheLEFToutputandCHBwillgetsenttotheRIGHToutput. YoucanusethepowerofthethreeDIVIDER/MIXERchainstogetcreativewithparallelrouting—whetheryouwanttoruntwodifferentampchainsandhavelighterplayingdynamicsgotooneamp,andharderhittingplayinggototheotheramp,oryouwanttorunparalleleffectsroutesformoresubtlemixesofmodulation,thesky’sthelimit. Eachofthesechainscanbemovedandrepositionedasyouwouldanyamp/effectsblock.Soyoucanfreelymovethemanywhere—withineachotherformonsterparallelonparallelsignalpaths,orjustoutofthewayifyouneedsimplicity! DELAYS TheGT-1000signalchaincomesloadedwithawhoppingFIVEdelayblocks. Therearefourdelays(Delay1-4)andaMasterDelay. TheMasterDelayblockcontainsavarietyofdelaymodesinheritedfromtheDD-500—analog,tape,shimmer,pan,reverseandmanymore.Whilethecorealgorithmsandsoundqualityareexactlythesame,theGT-1000hasamorestreamlinedfeature/parametersetcomparedtotheDD-500,whichremainsthekingofintensecontrolanddeepeditingwithintheBOSSdelayrange! TheVersion2updateaddedthesoundsofwhatweconsidertobethreeofthemostprizeddelaymachinesinhistory—SpaceEcho(modelstheRolandRE-201),TapeEchoPX(modelstheMaestroEchoplex),andBinDrumEcho(modelstheBinsonEchorec2). *Companynamesandproductnamesappearingaboveareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.Inthispage,companynamesandproductnamesoftherespectiveownersareusedbecauseitisthemostpracticalwayofdescribingthesoundsthataremodeledusingBOSStechnology. Theremainingfourdelayblocksaremorebasic(youcan’tchangethedelaytype),butstillhighqualitydigitaldelayswhichcanbeusedtoimplementstandarddelaysaswellasadddepthandthickenyoursound. Howtoturnondelaysubdivisions Ifyou’restrugglingtofigureouthowtoturnondelaysubdivisionssoyoucansyncallyourtime-basedeffectsusingtaptempocontrol,don’tworry.AllyouneedtodoiskeepturningtheTimeparameterallthewaytothemaximummillisecondvalue,andonceyou’vemaxeditout,subdivisionnoteswillappear. HowtosetBPMtaptempo Nowthatyou’vesetyourdelaytempotosubdivisions,youneedahands-freewaytoinputthetempoforthedelaytoworkoff—andtheanswerisofcourse,taptempo. Youcanassignanyofthefootswitchestoactasadedicatedtaptempobutton,butinsteadofusingupanextrabutton,werecommendusingCURNUMor“CurrentNumber”.Thisbasicallymeansthat,ifyou’reonpatch2,youcanassigntheadditionalfunctionofBPMtaptempotothesameswitch. –PressMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→CONTROLFUNCTION –PressPAGE[▶]overtothesecondpageofcontroloptions.YoushouldseeCURNUMinthelowerhalfofthelastcolumn. –UseKnob1tonavigatedowntothesecondrowmarkedFUNCTION. –UseKnob6tochangethevaluefromOFFtoBPMTap.Alternatively,youcanuseittosetthetaptempoforaspecificdelay(outofthe5available). Onceyou’vedonethis,thefootswitchcorrespondingtothepatchnumberthatyou’recurrentlyonshouldstartblinking.Thismeansit’sreadytousetoinputtaptempo. BacktoIndex EFFECTS—STOMPBOX Wheneditinganamporeffect,ifyouscrollthroughthePagesallthewaytotheend,you’llfindafieldcalledSTOMPBOX. Let’ssayyouhaveatapedelaysoundthatyouwanttouseover4differentpatches. Ifyouwanttochangethefeedbackparameter,youhavetogothroughandupdateeachofthose4patchesindividually. However,ifyousaveyourfavoritesettingasaSTOMPBOXanduseitinthose4patches,wheneveryoumakeachangetothatSTOMPBOX,itwillupdateallofthepatchesthatuseit. Thiscanbeappliedtoanyampandeffect. Foranygiveneffect,pressingknob5whileinthescreenshownabovewilltakeyoutotheSTOMPBOXselectwindowwhereyou’llfindsomepresetSTOMPBOXsettingsaswellasthosethatyouhavesavedyourself. You’llknowthatyou’vecorrectlyusedaSTOMPBOXsettinginyoursignalchainwhenthechoseneffecticonchangesfromletters/numberstothestompboxiconshownabove. BacktoIndex EFFECTS—FXEXPANSION IntheVersion3.1update,anewfeaturecalledFXEXPANSIONwasadded,toincreasethenumberofFXblocksfrom3to4total. FXEXPANSIONissetonapatch-by-patchbasis.Toturniton,scrollallthewaytotheendofyoursignalchainuntilyoureachtheMST(master)block. NowpressPAGE[▶]allthewaytotheenduntilyouseetheFXEXPANSIONoption.Useknob1toturnitONandyoushouldseeabrandnewFX4blockappearinyoursignalchain! It'simportanttonotethattheadditionalprocessingrequiredtodriveanadditionalFXblockmeansthattheGT-1000isautomaticallysettoMONOoutputwhenFXEXPANSIONisactive. TheDISTORTIONparameterhasalsobeenaddedtotheFXblock,givingyouatheoreticalmaximumofSIXdistortionpedals(twoDSblocksandfourFXblocksifusingFXEXPANSIONinmono)thatyoucanstackbetweenyourtwoampchainstocreatetotallynewdrivesoundsandtextures. BacktoIndex EXPRESSIONPEDALTRICKS AUTO-ENGAGE TheGT-1000hasatraditional“toe-down”switchtoengagethewahorpedalbendeffect.Butsometimes,it’sjusteasiertobeabletogetstraightintorockingtheexpressionpedalwithouthavingtopressthetoeswitch. Luckily,thisiseasilyachievableusingtheGT-1000’spowerfulASSIGNMATRIX. –PressMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→ASSIGNSETTINGtoopentheASSIGNMATRIX. –RotateKnob1toselectanunusedAssignnumber. –PressKnob1toturntheAssignSwitchON. –UseKnob2toselectPEDALFXON/OFF. – Ifyouwanttheeffecttobeoffinthetoedownposition: MIN=ON MAX=OFF –SetSOURCEtoEXP1,andMODEtoMOMENT. –UsethePAGE[▶]buttontogettothenextpageofparameters. –SetACTLOW=126andACTHIGH=127. Sowhat’sactuallyhappeninghere? Well,therangeoftheexpressionpedalgoesfrom0(heeldown)to127(toedown).We’vebasicallytoldtheGT-1000thatwewantthisassigntobeeffectivewithintherangeof126to127,andattheminimumsetting,theeffectwillbeON,andatthemaximumsettingtheeffectwillturnOFF.Settingtherangeverysmalleffectivelymeansthatmovingtheexpressionpedalatallfromthetoedownposition“triggers”theswitch. Thisworkswellforauto-engagingawaheffect,sincewe’reusedtostartingonthetoedownpositionanywayduetothelocationofthetoeswitch. However,forapitchbendeffect,youprobablydon’twanttostartinthetoedownpositionwhereyourguitarsoundwillsuddenlybe+2octavesup! Sointhiscase,we’dwanttosetitupsothatthesamethinghappens,buttheauto-engageoccursintheHEELdownpositioninstead.Todothis,changethefollowingparameters: – Ifyouwanttheeffecttobeoffintheheeldownposition: MIN=OFF MAX=ON –SetACTLOW=0andACTHIGH=1. Thisassumesthatyouwouldhavetheexpressionpedalintheheeldownpositionnormally,andsoanymovementsteppingdownonthepedalwillthenturnonthepedaleffect. FREEUPCTL3—ASSIGNTUNERTOEXPPEDALHEELDOWN Withthev2.0firmwareupdate,theFV+TUNERandFV+TUNER/PFXarenowassignableonEXP1PEDAL,EXP2,andEXP3.Now,youcanfreeupCTL3fromtunerdutieswithasimplesettinginCONTROLFUNCTION. Let’sassignTUNERtoEXP1PEDALheeldown. –PressMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→CONTROLFUNCTIN –PressPAGEleft/rightbuttonsanddisplayPage2. –RotateKnob1toselectFUNCTIONofEXP1PEDAL –PressKnob2toOpenupthefunctionlist. –PressKnob2toselectFV+TUNER CALIBRATINGTHEEXPRESSIONPEDAL Theauto-engagefunctionalitythatwejustsetupontheGT-1000abovereliesonaverypreciserangeofmovementtoactivate/deactivatetheeffect.Aswithanymechanicalsysteminterfacingwithsoftwarecontrol,it’sgoodpracticetooccasionallycalibratetheexpressionpedaltoensurethatitisdeliveringtherightinputstotheunit. –PressMENU→HARDWARESETTING→CALIBRATION –Followtheon-screeninstructionstocalibratetheexpressionpedal Tooeasy! BacktoIndex EFFECTSLOOP EventhoughtheGT-1000ispackedfullofhighqualityeffects,youmighthaveafewofthoseuniquepedalsthatyoujustcan’treplace.Don’tworry—theGT-1000allowsyoutoseamlesslyintegrateyourownpedalcollectionwithitsdualeffectsloops. Intheeditscreen,you’llseetwoiconswhichrepresentSEND/RETURN1andSEND/RETURN2. Theyfunctionlikeanyothereffectsblock—youcanturnthemonandoff,andyoucanfreelypositionthemanywhereinthesignalchain.Ifyou’reusingthe4-cablemethod,makesuretoturnyoureffectsloop(s)ONotherwiseitwon’tworkcorrectly. Thismeansthatifyouplaceanoverdriveineffectsloop1andadelayineffectsloop2,youcanpositiontheseindependently,beforeoraftertheampblockorothereffects,asyouwish. BacktoIndex AMPCONTROL Ifyou’reusingtheGT-1000foreffectsonly,youcanalsocontrolchannelswitchingforyourampfromtheunit,soyoudon’tneedtocarryaroundtheampfootswitch. You’llneedtouseaTRScabletoconnectyourGT-1000fromtheAMPCTL1,2jacktoyourampusingthejackthatyou’dusuallyconnectyourampfootswitch(thiswillonlyworkfor1⁄4”jacks,ifyourampneedsaproprietarycable,youmighthavetotryanothermethodofcontrollikeMIDI). Theprogrammingontheunitcanbeapproachedinafewdifferentways. PERPATCH:Usethisifyouhaveadifferentpatchfordifferentchannelsonyouramp.Ifyoupress“EFFECT”andscrollallthewayright,you’llfindtheMST(Master)block.Intheparameterlistyou’llseeAMPCTL1andAMPCTL2,whichyoucanturnonandoffasnecessary. WITHINTHEPATCH:Ifyouhaveonemasterpatch,andyouwanttobeabletochangechannels(orusetheotherfunctionontheamptoturnreverbon/offforexample),youcandothisusingAssigns(refertoUSINGASSIGNS).Setthe“TARGET”parametertoAMPCTLCTL1orAMPCTLCTL2andsetthevaluesandsourceasrequired. Quicknote:differentamplifiersusedifferentelectronicsignalstotriggerfootswitching.GT-1000allowsyoutochangetheAMPCTLoutputsignalbetweenLATCH,PULSEandINVERT(asshownright).ThesecanbefoundinMENU→HARDWARESETTING→AMPCONTROL. Makesuretoconsultthemanualforyouramptodeterminewhichoftheseyoushouldbeusingforcorrectfunction. Parameter Value Explanation AMPCTL1AMPCTL2 SpecifiestheoperationoftheAMPCTL1,2jacks. LATCH Latchoperation PULSE Sendapulsewhenchangingpatches. INVERT BacktoIndex SAVING,SHARINGANDBACKINGUPPATCHES Savingyourpatchesisstraightforwardenough—hittheWritebutton,choosewhereyouwanttosaveto,putinthepatchnameandyou’redone. Onceyou’vegotallyourpatchesprogrammed,it’salwaysagoodideatobackthemallupsomewhere—nothingworsethandoingafirmwareupdateorfactoryresetthenhavingtopainstakinglyre-enterallyourpatchesmanuallyagain! WithGT-1000,it’sreallyeasytobackupallyourpatches. ConnectyourunittoacomputerviaUSBcable,andloadupBOSSToneStudioforGT-1000. GotoMenu→AllDataBackup→BackuptoFile. Chooseafilename,andhitthegobuttontobackupallofyourpreciouspatchesandsettingstoyourcomputer.Giveitagoodfewminutes—thereare250userpatchestobackup! TogetyoursettingsbackontoyourGT-1000(orindeedanyGT-1000unit),dothesameasabove,exceptyou’llgoMenu→AllDataBackup→RestorefromFile,selectingthefilethatyousavedjustbefore. Ifyouwanttosharejustasinglepatch,it’sobviouslynotworththetimetoexportyourwholepresetlibrary. Instead,you’llneedtogotoLibrarianandcreatea“Liveset”.Fromthelefthandsidelist,dragthepresetthatyouwanttoshareintotheLiveset.Thensimplyhitthe“Export”buttononthetoprighthandcorner,choosewhichLivesetyouwanttoexportandselect“File”forthedestination.You’llbepromptedtoenterafilename,andthenyou’reallset. Toimportthis(orsomeoneelse’spreset)backontoaGT-1000unit,hitthe“Import”buttoninstead,select“File”,andchoosethenameoftheLivesetthatyouwanttoimport.Onceyou’rebackinToneStudio,youcanselectthepresetwithintheLivesettopreviewthetone(s),andsimplydragtheonesthatyoulikebackintotheuserpresetlistonthelefthandside! BacktoIndex RECORDINGANDREAMPING TheGT-1000isnotonlyagreattoolforliveusebutcanbeapowerfulassettoyourrecordingstudio.Thereareafewwaysyoucanintegratetheunitintoyourrecordingsetup.Ifyoualreadyhaveastudiosetupwithanaudiointerface,thenit’sassimpleasconnectingthe1/4-inchorXLRoutputjackstoyourinterfaceandyou’rereadytorock However,ifyoudon’thaveanaudiointerface,thatwon’tstoptheGT-1000!WhenconnectedtoyourcomputerviaUSB,theunitcanbecomeyouraudiointerface,allowingyoutorecord,reampandmonitoryourrecordingswithoutneedinganyadditionalhardware. First,you’llneedaDigitalAudioWorkstation(DAW)programsuchasReaper,Ableton,ProTools,LogicorZenbeats. ConnectyourGT-1000toyourcomputerviaUSB(refertothesectiononconnectingtoyourcomputer,andmakesureallyourfirmware/softwareisuptodate). Then,inthePreferencesofyourDAW,makesuretoset“AudioInputDevice”and“AudioOutputDevice”to“GT-10006in6out”.ThismeansthattheDAWwilltaketheguitarsoundasaninputtorecording,andthensendsoundsouttotheGT-1000viaheadphones.Oncethisisdone,youshouldbeabletohearyourguitarandothersoundsfromyourcomputercomingthroughtheGT-1000headphonesout. Alternatively,ifyoualreadyhaveaspeaker/monitorsystemsetupwithyourcomputer,youcansetthe“AudioOutputDevice”tosendthesignalouttothatinstead. Youmayhavenoticedthattheaudioinput/outputhasalabelthatsays“6in6out”–whatdoesthismean? Basically,whenyouconnecttheGT-1000toyourcomputer,thereare6virtualchannelconnectionstoyourDAW.Theyareasfollows: Channel1/2:Mainout(1/4-inch) Channel3/4:Drysoundwithnoeffects Channel5/6:Subout(XLR) Thisallowsyoutodosomethingprettycoolcalled“reamping”,whichmeansthatyoucanrecordthedrysoundwithnoeffectsonittonailyourperformancewithoutworryingaboutbeingtiedtoaspecificguitartoneontherecording.Then,lateroneyoucanre-routethedrysoundbackouttotheGT-1000toprocessthatdrysoundandtweakthetonetoperfectlysuitthemix.Thesecondhalfofthevideoaboveshowsyouexactlyhowtoachievethisrouting. BacktoIndex LOADINGTHIRD-PARTYIMPULSERESPONSES AsoftheVersion3.1update,theGT-1000cannowstoreupto16ofyourfavoritethird-partyIRs LoadingyourownIRsontotheGT-1000issimple. First,you’llneedtodownloadandinstalltheGT-1000IRLoaderfromDownloads. ConnecttheGT-1000toyourcomputerviaUSBandpoweriton.OpentheGT-1000IRLoaderapplicationandlet’sgetstarted! –Whenprompted,select“3—GT-1000”forbothMIDIINandMIDIOUT. –PressLOAD,thenselecttheIRthatyouwanttoloadontotheunit.TheGT-1000acceptsIRsin.wavformat.TheunitwillthentakeafewminutestoprocesstheIRintoitsownnativeformat. –UnderIRData,inputthenamethatyouwanttostoretheIRunder. –UnderLoadTo,choosewhichofthe16userslotsyouwanttostoretheIRunder. –Finally,hitOKandyou’realldone! TouseyourIRinapatch,navigatetotheMaster/SubOutputblock,changetheOUTPUTSELECTmodeto“Recording”,andthenextpageovershouldbethe“SPType”optionwhichwillallowyoutochangecabinetmodels.TheuserIRsarerightattheendofthislist. BacktoIndex MIDICONTROL TheGT-1000iscapableofbothsendingMIDIcommandstocontrolotherMIDIcapablepedals(suchastheBOSS500-Seriespedals),andreceivingMIDIcommandssothatitcanbeintegratedintolargerrigsandcontrolledbyanotherMIDIcontroller. YoucansendMIDIcommandsintwoways—onapatchbasis(i.e.wheneveryouchangetoanewpatch,asetofMIDIcommandswillbesentout)orusingAssignstosendoutMIDIcommandswhenyoustomponafootswitch. SendingMIDIcommandsonapatchbasis TosendMIDIcommandsonapatchbasis,pressMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→PATCHMIDI. Hereyouwillfindtheabilitytoprogramupto4xProgramChangeand4xControlChangecommandsperpatch. SendingMIDIcommandsusingAssigns Sometimes,youmightwanttosendsomeMIDIcommandsfromwithinyourpatch,ratherthanonlywhenyouchangepatches. TouseAssignstosendoutMIDIcommands,pressMENU→CONTROLASSIGN→ASSIGNSETTING. SettheTARGETparametertoMIDIPC#orMIDICC#,thensetSOURCEtowhicheverfootswitchyouwanttousetotriggertheMIDIcommand. NavigateusingPAGE[▶]allthewaytothelasttwopagesofoptionswhereyouwillfindtheMIDIchannelandPC/CCsettings(whichwillbecomeavailabledependingonwhichoneyouchoseearlier). Settheseupwiththerightvaluesandyou’rereadytogo! ReceivingMIDIcommands WhenitcomestoreceivingMIDIcommands,theGT-1000essentiallyallowsyoutovirtuallymirroranyorallofthefunctionsthatyouwouldassigntoafootswitchontheunit,usinganexternalMIDIcontroller.ThesefunctionsarenotmappedtospecificCCnumbers,soyouwillhavetosetthemmanually. PressMENU→MIDI→MIDISETTINGtoaccesstheMIDICC#map. HereyouwillbeabletosettheCC#forwhicheverfootswitchesyouwanttoremotelyactivate. Ifyouwanttochangepatchesfromanexternalcontroller,you’llfindthePC#assignmentsinMENU→MIDI→PROGRAMMAP. BacktoIndex LOOPER TheGT-1000containsabasicon-boardphraselooper. Bank50issetupwithanumberofdifferentlooper-readypatchesforyoutouseastemplates.Inthesepatches,theCTLbuttonsareassignedasfollows: –CTL1=play/record –CTL2=stop –CTL3=clear Thelooperisavailabletouseineverypatch—butyou’llhavetoreassignsomeofthefootswitches(refertoCUSTOMIZINGFOOTSWITCHFUNCTION)oruseexternalcontrolpedalstoeasilyaccessthelooperfunctions. BacktoIndex