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  • Page 1 SAVE GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual BYPASS...
  • Page 2 REVPAD Firmware version: 1.0 Last manual update: 2017-02-10...

  • Page 3: Copyright And Intellectual Property

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of GTC Sound Innovations. The product can be used to record or duplicate audio without being limited by certain technological copy-protection measures. This...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Getting to Know the REVPAD Touchpad ........
  • Page 5 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Creating and Editing Patches ................36 Modifying a Patch .
  • Page 6 Table of Contents MIDI Settings..................68 MIDI IN CC Map .

  • Page 7: Welcome To The Creative World Of The Gtc Sound Innovations Revpad

    Welcome to the Creative World of the GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD The GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD is a sound effect controller for use with amplified instruments. It includes a sound processing base unit, which can connect to other equipment or systems. It has a Touchpad, which attaches to the guitar and communicates wire- lessly with the base unit.

  • Page 8: Important Safety Instructions

    The REVPAD does not require preventive maintenance. ■ Clean the REVPAD only with a dry cloth. Do not use any chemicals. ■ This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ■...
  • Page 9 The REVPAD is designed for indoor use. Do not operate the system outdoors without proper protection against mist or rain. ■ Do not expose the REVPAD to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, are placed on ■...

  • Page 10: General Battery Safety Instructions

    Improper handling a Li-Ion rechargeable battery might cause leakage, heat, smoke, explosion, or fire. This could cause ■ deterioration of performance or failure. “Battery Replacement Instructions” on page 6 before installing or removing the battery from the REVPAD Touchpad. ■ All of the following are dangerous . ■...
  • Page 11 Welcome to the Creative World of the GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD If at any time you witness a battery starting to balloon, swell up, smoke, heat, discolor, deform, or if an abnormal condition is ■ detected during use, charge, or storage: If charging, immediately discontinue charging process.

  • Page 12: Battery Replacement Instructions

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Battery Replacement Instructions The REVPAD is supplied with a Li-Ion rechargeable battery. The battery does not need to be replaced unless its operating time becomes much shorter than usual. Warning! DO NOT INGEST BATTERY . CHEMICAL BURN HAZARD .
  • Page 13 Welcome to the Creative World of the GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD To replace the battery: 1. Remove the REVPAD Touchpad from the guitar. 2. Turn off the Touchpad by clicking the microswitch toward the rounded end. 3. Turn the Touchpad over and use a Phillips screwdriver to release the two mounting screws.

  • Page 14: Emc And Certificate Of Conformity

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual EMC and Certificate of Conformity Class B Warnings The FCC Wants You to Know This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
  • Page 15 RF Exposure This device is only authorized for use in a mobile application. At least 20 cm / 8” of separation distance between the REVPAD and the user’s body must be maintained at all times.
  • Page 16 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual...

  • Page 17: Quick Start

    Quick Start Quick Start The REVPAD Touchpad provides a wireless connection to the REVPAD Base Unit so you can switch and control effects with a swipe or tap of your finger. Driven by the TouchFx Patented Technology engine, the REVPAD provides guitarists full, simultaneous control of multiple effects pa- rameters, including their own existing pedal board effects.

  • Page 18: The Revpad Touchpad

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual The REVPAD Touchpad The REVPAD Touchpad provides a wireless connection to the REVPAD Base Unit so you can switch and control effects with a swipe or a touch of your finger. Attaching the Touchpad The REVPAD Touchpad comes with three slim (0.6 mm) hook/loop fastener dots, which stick onto the guitar body in any location, according to your personal preference.
  • Page 19 Note: If the power LED glows yellow or red, or does not light up at all, the battery must be recharged. See “Charging the REVPAD Touchpad” on page 34 for more information. 3. Remove one side of the adhesive backing of a hook/loop fastener dot.

  • Page 20: The Revpad Base Unit

    The REVPAD Base Unit It’s all about preserving the natural sounds and soul of the guitar. The REVPAD is not generating sounds but processing them, so even though you can get synth-like sounds it is not a synthesizer, rather a signal-processing unit that preserves the natural sound of the instrument as well as the natural response to and feel of the guitar player’s fingers.
  • Page 21 Quick Start Setting up the REVPAD Base Unit The REVPAD Base Unit provides high-end effects, analog distortion and an overdrive circuit. While designed with footswitches, the REVPAD sys- tem displays its greatest power and flexibility through wireless communi- cation with the Touchpad.

  • Page 22: Take The Revpad For A Spin

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Take the REVPAD for a Spin When you power up your REVPAD Base Unit the editing screen ) indicates that you are in true bypass mode. To begin using your new REVPAD system: CLIP COMM...

  • Page 23: Exploring Your Gtc Sound Innovations Revpad

    Exploring Your GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD The GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD is a sound effect controller for use with amplified instruments. It includes a sound processing base unit, which can connect to other equipment or systems. It has a Touchpad, which attaches to the guitar and communicates wire- lessly with the base unit.

  • Page 24: Getting To Know The Revpad Base Unit

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Getting to Know the REVPAD Base Unit The REVPAD Base Unit is used to for electronic connections, status of the system, editing Patches and modifying effects. The Front Panel of the REVPAD Base Unit REVPAD Base Unit Controls...
  • Page 25 Use the actual Navigation Roller (rolls clockwise and counter-clockwise) for changing values ■ and effects. The Home button returns the REVPAD to the beginning of the current Patch edit screen. This is ■ useful if you lose track of your location within the Patch.
  • Page 26 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Item Name Function X-Y Button Use this button to assign X or Y control for specific parameters. The user increases or decreases a parameter value on the X-axis by moving a finger on the Touchpad to the right or left. To increase or decrease a parameter value on the Y-axis the user moves a finger up or down on the Touch- pad.
  • Page 27 Name Function Current Bank Screen The REVPAD makes 200 Patches available, stored in 50 Banks, each of which with four Patch- es. The Current Bank Screen shows which Bank is active (01 through 50). The LEDs above the footswitches ( ) show which of the four Patches in the Bank (A, B, C, or D) is active.
  • Page 28 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Status and Mode LEDs This section describes the meaning of the LED indicators on the front panel of the REVPAD base unit. A B C E F G CLIP COMM BATT FREEZE PEDAL PATCH NORMAL...
  • Page 29 Item Function CLIP The LED turns red to indicate when the input gain to the REVPAD is too high. Adjust the input gain of the signal until the LED is no longer red. COMM When the Touchpad is touched, the LED lights to indicate the strength of communication between the Touchpad and the base unit.
  • Page 30 FREEZE Indicates that the REVPAD is in Freeze mode. See “Freeze Mode” on page 46 for more information. PEDAL Green LED indicates that the REVPAD is operating in Single mode. See “Single Mode” on page 49 for more information. PATCH Indicates that the REVPAD is working in Patch Favorite mode.
  • Page 31 ■ REVPAD from the current Bank to the next Bank down – for example from 21 to 20. The selected Bank number will flash. Press one of the footswitch pedals to select one of the four Patches in the Bank.

  • Page 32: The Back Panel Of The Revpad Base Unit

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual The Back Panel of the REVPAD Base Unit This section describes the controls and sockets on the back panel of the REVPAD base unit.
  • Page 33 Returns signal input for looping external gear. External effect must be on. EXPRESSION PEDAL Jack enabling the REVPAD to act as an expression out pedal. Uses a TRS cable to control. MIDI IN MIDI IN socket to receive commands for control change, program change, and clock (tempo) changes.
  • Page 34 Connecting Your REVPAD to the Outside World To meet various situations and needs there are multiple ways to connect your REVPAD to other equipment. Following are some of those types of connections. Diagrams and a short description for each one can be found below.
  • Page 35 REVPAD Before and After Amp Pre-Amp Connect the REVPAD before and after the amplifier’s pre-amp using a combination of the Input REVPAD and amp loops. You must use the LOOP effect in the REVPAD. Effects before the Guitar REVPAD LOOP in the REVPAD will be processed before the amplifier pre-amp. Effects that will be after the LOOP in the REVPAD will be processed after the amplifier’s pre-amp.
  • Page 36 MIDI-In MIDI-Out MIDI-Out MIDI-In MIDI Device REVPAD to Line or Mixer Use this configuration to connect the output of the REVPAD to one Line/Direct or multiple lines or mixers. The AMP/LINE switch should be set to Input Out L LINE.

  • Page 37: Getting To Know The Revpad Touchpad

    Exploring Your GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Getting to Know the REVPAD Touchpad The REVPAD Touchpad provides a wireless connection to the REVPAD Base Unit so you can switch and control effects with a swipe, touch or tap of your finger.
  • Page 38 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Item Name Function Control Button 1 Touchpad Control Button 1. See “Touchpad Control Button Assignment” on page 65 for more information.
  • Page 39 Exploring Your GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Item Name Function Control Button 2 Touchpad Control Button 2. See “Touchpad Control Button Assignment” on page 65 for more information. Control Button 3 Touchpad Control Button 3. See “Touchpad Control Button Assignment” on page 65 for more information.
  • Page 40 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Charging the REVPAD Touchpad The REVPAD Touchpad comes with a USB cable that connects the Touchpad to the base unit. This serves to recharge the Touchpad and enables firmware updates and the installation of additional ap- plications.

  • Page 41: Customizing Your Revpad

    Customizing your REVPAD Customizing your REVPAD This section describes how to modify your REVPAD system to work exactly the way you want it to. The REVPAD System offers 200 factory and user presets to build and explore your own sounds.

  • Page 42: Creating And Editing Patches

    Creating and Editing Patches Your REVPAD comes loaded with a wide variety of Patches, each with up to eight effects, which you can modify as you wish. Or you can create new Patches using the many effects that come with the REVPAD. This tutorial describes a step-by-step procedure to create a new Patch by scrolling through effects, adding them, and customizing their parameters.

  • Page 43: Modifying A Patch

    Customizing your REVPAD Modifying a Patch You may modify Patches you have created or fine tune Patches that came with your REVPAD. First rotate the Navigation Roller ( until the Patch you want to modify appears in the editing screen.

  • Page 44: Setting Patch Effect Parameters

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Setting Patch Effect Parameters Once an effect has been added to a Patch, you may then review and adjust the parameters. Every effect includes up to eight parame- ters. Press the down arrow when the cursor is on a selected effect to enter page one of the parameter screens ( ).

  • Page 45: Mix / Touch Mix

    Customizing your REVPAD Mix / Touch Mix T-MIX In each effect, the first two parameters are ) and is always the first parameter of any effect. It adjusts the mix of the effect in the Patch. It determines how much of T-MIX the effect will be heard in the global Patch mix.

  • Page 46: Tempo And Global Tempo

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Tempo and Global Tempo TEMPO Some effects, such as DELAY and TREM (tremolo) include a parameter that you set to anything from 30 to 300 beats per min- ute. When you have a Patch that has more than one effect with tempo parameters you may want to make sure that they use the same tempo.

  • Page 47: Setting X-Y Values In Effects

    Setting X-Y Values in Effects Many effects include parameters that you can control using the REVPAD Touchpad. The user can assign most of the parameters of an effect to either the X or Y axis on the Touchpad, allowing wireless control of the parameter values. The Touchpad controls the full range of values of a specific parameter.
  • Page 48 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual In this example a wah-wah effect is added to a Patch and its range is modified for the Touchpad. 1. First rotate the Navigation Roller ( ) until the Patch you want to modify appears in the editing screen.

  • Page 49: Saving A New Patch

    Customizing your REVPAD Saving a New Patch When you add or modify an effect to a Patch, the SAVE button ( ) illuminates, indicating that changes have been made. 1. Press SAVE ( ). The current Patch number flashes (...

  • Page 50: Organizing Your Patch List

    Organizing Your Patch List You may want to organize your Patches so that the ones you use most often will be at the beginning of the list. Since the REVPAD includes blank slots for creating your own Patches, you can use them to move existing Patches in order to make space. This example shows how to move Patch 01A to make room for a new Patch created in slot 25B.

  • Page 51: Modes

    Customizing your REVPAD Modes The REVPAD can be operated in different work modes, which change the way the Touchpad controls the base unit. The modes are: True Bypass Mode ■ Normal Mode ■ Freeze Mode (a selected function of Normal Mode) ■...
  • Page 52 3. Press the assigned Control Button or Control Button pair again to toggle back to the previously active Patch. Normal Mode The basic way to work with your REVPAD system is in Normal mode. In Normal mode the guitarist can control effect parameters, and even make changes to them on the fly, while playing the guitar.
  • Page 53 Follow the procedure below to set up REVPAD to toggle Freeze mode on and off. 1. Assign Freeze (Frz) to a Control Button or Control Button pair on the Touchpad. See “Touchpad Control Button Assignment” on page 65 for more information.
  • Page 54 Setting Patch Favorites You can configure your REVPAD Touchpad to provide three Patch Favorite sets. You can then switch from Patch to Patch by pressing a Touchpad Control Button (or Control Button pair) and a designated area of the Touchpad.
  • Page 55 3. Tap the Segment representing an effect on the Touchpad to bypass that effect. The bypassed effect will be shown as “BYP” in the REVPAD’s main display. To toggle an effect back on, tap the respective Touchpad Segment again. Select Only...
  • Page 56 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual you exit Single mode, the Base unit displays the active Patch, and the Normal LED becomes illuminated. See “Touchpad Control Button Assignment” on page 65 for more information. Tap Tempo Mode Tap Tempo mode allows you to change the tempo of the active Patch. When you have set the tempo parameter of individual effects...

  • Page 57: Patch Setup

    Customizing your REVPAD Patch Setup Go to of a selected Patch editing screen to access the Patch setup parameters. 1. Select a Patch for setup. See “Creating and Editing Patches” on page 36 for more information. 2. Go to p3.
  • Page 58 Item Name Value Notes COMB4 OUT-L Use these options to send the audio signal from any point in the REVPAD’s audio chain to the left or right output (Out-L / Out-R). See “Routing” on page 53 for OUT-R more information.
  • Page 59 Customizing your REVPAD Routing Routing defines the configuration of the eight effects in the selected Patch. To set the routing options, follow the procedure below. 1. Select a Patch for setup. See “Creating and Editing Patches” on page 36 for more information.
  • Page 60 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual COMB2: Combination Two Combination Two (COMB2) processes all effects (FX1 through FX4) serially and then all effects (FX5 through FX8) in parallel. COMB3: Combination Three Combination Three (COMB3) processes all effects (FX1 through FX4) in parallel and then all effects (FX5 through FX8) serially.

  • Page 61: Pad Setup

    Patch editing screen to access the pad setup parameters. As the default, the REVPAD Touchpad axis is set for values between 0 and 100. Using the Pad setup screen, you can set minimum and maximum values for the borders to other values.

  • Page 62: Midi Setup

    GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Item Name Value Notes X-MIN 0 through 100 Minimum border of the x-axis X-MAX 0 through 100 Maximum border of the x-axis Y-MIN 0 through 100 Minimum border of the y-axis Y-MAX 0 through 100...

  • Page 63: Auto Setup

    Go to of a selected Patch editing screen to access the Auto setup parameters. The Auto function simulates a finger movement on the REVPAD Touchpad by pressing (touring) on the Touchpad, and without the need to move the finger at all.
  • Page 64 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Name Value Notes Simulates removing the finger from the Touchpad in the end of the simulation cycle. T.UP Determines the time for the movement to go from the minimum to the maximum value. HOLD1 Determines how long the simulation holds the maximum value.

  • Page 65: External Control Of Internal Effects

    External Control of Internal Effects You can use REVPAD to control the level of external effect devices (such as a distortion pedal), and integrate them into the REVPAD’s audio signal path. To do so, you need to connect these devices using the REVPAD’s SEND ( ) and RETURN ( ) LOOP jacks.
  • Page 66 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual...

  • Page 67: System Configuration

    Press the SYS button to view tings). Press the down button on the Navigation Roller to view and modify REVPAD device utilities. Rotate the Navigation Roller to scroll through your options in each configuration field. Press the right arrow to continue to the next...
  • Page 68 REVPAD is turned on. RF CHANNEL The Touchpad is set to this RF channel. Do not change unless two REVPAD units will be operating in same area or if any other device is using the same channel. When you have changed the RF value, connect the Touchpad to the base unit with the USB cable.

  • Page 69: Pad Settings

    Roller to see the next screen (Touchpad Control Button Assignment). Press the down arrow button on the Navigation Roller to view and modify the settings for the REVPAD Touchpad. Rotate the Navigation Roller to scroll through your options in each configuration field. Press the right arrow to continue to the next configuration field.
  • Page 70 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Number Name Values Notes Select and Play Press the Touchpad Control Button or Control Button pair ■ assigned to a favorite mode. Then, tap a Touchpad segment to select and activate the assigned Patch and exit Patch favorite mode.

  • Page 71: Touchpad Control Button Assignment

    Note: Because you will be looking at the Touchpad from above when it is attached to your guitar, the illustration shows the “guitar- ist-eye-view.” 1. Press the down button of the Navigation Roller to view and modify your REVPAD Touchpad Control Button assignments.
  • Page 72 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Label Function Notes FAV-2 Toggles between Favorite Patch Collection 2 (FAV-2) and Normal mode. FAV-3 Toggles between Favorite Patch Collection 3 (FAV-3) and Normal mode. Single Toggles Single mode on and off. See “Single Mode” on page 49 for more infor- mation.
  • Page 73 System Configuration Label Function Notes MPC-2 Toggles between MIDI Program Change 2 (MPC-2) and normal mode. MPC-3 Toggles between MIDI Program Change 3 (MPC-3) and normal mode. Toggles Bypass mode on and off. F.S-A Changes to Patch A in an active Bank. F.S-B Changes to Patch B in an active Bank.

  • Page 74: Midi Settings

    RX CHANNEL Omni The MIDI channel on which the REVPAD receives messages. ■ ■ 1 to 16 ■ MIDI THRU Off/On When set to ON, REVPAD will forward MIDI messages received on the IN port to the MIDI OUT port.

  • Page 75: Midi In Cc Map

    Navigation Roller to see the previous screen (MIDI Navigation Roller to view and modify the REVPAD MIDI IN Control Change (CC) map. MIDI Control Change messages can be used to turn a particular effect within the current Patch on or off.
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  • Page 77: Midi Control

    MIDI Control MIDI Control You can use your REVPAD system to interface with MIDI devices you already use, or to accept MIDI control of your REVPAD system. To have another MIDI device control your REVPAD (MIDI IN), connect a cable from...

  • Page 78: Midi In

    2. When a program change command is sent from a MIDI device (0 to 127), it will change the Patch with the corresponding value on your REVPAD system. For example, pressing a button on the MIDI device that sends the Program Change value 0 will...
  • Page 79 Note: If you do not know the Control Change value sent by a controller on your MIDI device, set the CC Map value to and then send the CC message from the MIDI device you wish to use to control the selected effect. The REVPAD will use the received CC number.

  • Page 80: Midi Out

    ■ MIDI OUT Program Change Setting up your REVPAD to send MIDI Program Change allows you to use the Touchpad to send program change messages to external MIDI devices. Note: Because you will be looking at the Touchpad from above when it is attached to your guitar, the illustration shows the “guitar- ist-eye-view.”...
  • Page 81 MIDI OUT Control Change Setting up your REVPAD to send MIDI Control Change messages allows you to use the Touchpad to send up to six different CC values to external MIDI devices. 1. Connect the MIDI OUT/THRU port on the back panel of the REVPAD base unit to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI device using a standard MIDI cable.
  • Page 82 0 to 127 Sets the minimum value for the X-Y range. MIDI Clock MIDI Clock messages are used to sync the tempo of MIDI devices. You can set up your REVPAD to either send or receive MIDI Clock messages.
  • Page 83 To set up your REVPAD as the MIDI Clock slave, go to the MIDI setting on With this setting, MIDI CLOCK messages received by the REVPAD from an external MIDI device will change the global tempo of the current Patch to the received clock.
  • Page 84 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual...

  • Page 85: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications User Interface Base Unit 2 x 7 segment display: Patch indicator display ■ 24 x 2 LCD screen: Patch info, parameter values and editing pages ■ Navigation Roller: Scrolling and editing ■ Save button for saving Patches ■ System button for system configurations ■...
  • Page 86 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Impedance Input 200 kΩ ■ Output 100 Ω ■ Analog Outputs (L/R) Connectors 2 x ¼” Phone Jack Impedance 100 Ω Control Interface MIDI IN & OUT / THRU Connection 2x 5 Pin DIN USB PC...
  • Page 87 Specifications Wireless Communication Frequency 2.4 GHz Range 20 m / 65” Working Time (between charges) 7 hours continuous, 20 hours typical playing Environment Storage Temperature -20° to 70° C / -4° to 158° F Operating Temperature 0° to 40° C / 32° to 104° F Power Requirements Base Unit Transformer Main Voltage 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz...
  • Page 88 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Weight 1.2 kg / 2.7 lb Touchpad Dimensions 122 x 44 x 8 mm / 4.8” x 1.73” x 0.32” Weight 45 gm / 0.1 lb Attachment mechanism 3M double side scotch Note: Due to continuous development these specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 89: Midi Implementation Map

    MIDI Implementation Map MIDI Implementation Map Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 to 16 1 to 16 Mode Default Messaged Altered Note number True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After touch Channel Pitch bend Control change 0 to 127 0 to 127 Program change...
  • Page 90 GTC Sound Innovations REVPAD Manual Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks True # 0 to 127 0 to 127 System exclusive Common Song pos Song sel Tune System Real time Clock Commands Aux Messages Local ON/OFF All notes OFF Active sense Reset O = Yes ■...

  • Page 91: Contact & Support

    Contact & Support Contact & Support GTC Sound Innovations Support Resources REVPAD product home page: gtcsound.com/product/revpad/ ■ REVPAD FAQ: gtcsound.com/faq/ ■ GTC Sound Innovations @ Social media GTC Sound Innovations on Facebook: ■ facebook.com/gtcrevpad/ Contact Address: ■ GTC Sound Innovations P.O.Box 10567...

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