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How to Use
Mooer Studio for GE300
The Missing Manual

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  • Page 1 How to Use Mooer Studio for GE300 The Missing Manual...
  • Page 2 The Missing Manual Introduction Manual and Illustrations by Steven B. Schweitzer ● Instruction on how to use the physical Mooer Some illustrations by Mooer Audio, where noted. GE300 unit itself (refer to the current version of the Mooer Owner’s Manual) Mooer Studio is a highly capable software ●...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual Contents Section I - Installing Mooer Studio Downloading Mooer Studio........................5 Installing Mooer Studio ..........................5 Connecting the GE300 Unit to a Computer ....................7 Starting the Mooer Studio Software......................7 Troubleshooting Mooer Studio Start-up....................8 Section II - Using Mooer Studio The Mooer Studio Interface........................9...
  • Page 4 Creating A Reusable Preset The Smart Way.....................27 Making Your Foot Switch Colors Mean Something..................27 How to Import a Custom Speaker Cabinet IR...................27 There’s More than One AUX-IN!.......................28 Suggestions for Future Releases of Mooer Studio..................29 The main Mooer Studio graphical user interface for the GE300.
  • Page 5: Section I - Installing Mooer Studio

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual Section 1 Installing Mooer Studio Downloading Mooer Studio Software Downloading Mooer Studio As of the date of this publication, the Mooer Studio software V1.2.0 can be found at: http://www.mooeraudio.com/download.html. Download and save the zip file version suited to your computer (PC or MAC).
  • Page 6 SECTION I - Installing & Using Mooer Studio Installation Sequence Click [Next >] to continue Click [Next >] to continue Click [Next >] to continue (It’s recommended to accept the default file location) Click [Finish] to complete Click [Install] to continue...
  • Page 7: Connecting The Ge300 Unit To A Computer

    USB-A to USB-B cable. The USB-A end is the typical USB cable connection the world is 1. Turn on the GE300 unit with the rocker switch familiar with. The USB-B end is the notched , shown in Figure A. Allow the unit to cycle through its initialization process indicated by s series of flashing lights and dancing colors.
  • Page 8: Troubleshooting Mooer Studio Start-Up

    Other issues you may experience: ▪ Sounds simple, I know, but check the power on the GE300 unit. Is it on? Many times I simply forget to turn on the GE300 unit in my mad excitement of playing the guitar.
  • Page 9: Section Ii - Using Mooer Studio

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual Section II Using Mooer Studio Figure 1 - The Mooer Studio Graphical User Interface, illustrated with the eight (8) primary control blocks. While the GUI is not the most visually The Mooer Studio Interface appealing in the world of GUIs these days, it is very functional and highly efficient.
  • Page 10: The Preset Control Block

    Instead of to select an individual amp/cab/FX to edit with using the up/down foot switches on the GE300, precise tonal detail. Edits are done via Blocks 3 you can choose a preset by scrolling up and down and 4.
  • Page 11: Backing Up Presets

    Figure 2a - This screen shot illustrates copying Preset #21D (Move Example) from preset location 21D to location 22A. All Mooer GE300 presets are saved with the preset location as the prefix and ‘.mo’ as the suffix. tedious. This common function is conspicuously to the section later in this book entitled Creating absent from the current version of Mooer Studio.
  • Page 12: The Signal Chain Control Block

    There are a few things to note presets that embed 3rd party IRs, unless of course, when re-ordering amps, cabs or effects: you make your own IRs with the GE300. ● The Synth processor must stay in the very first �...
  • Page 13: Signal Chain Basics

    10. CHORUS or ENVELOPS or TREMOLO or ● The TONE CAP effect position is rarely used by VIBRATO most GE300 owners, so its best to put it at the (DELAY AND REVERB) end of the signal chain to get it out of the way.
  • Page 14: Effects Loop And Xlr Out

    Mooer GE300 signal chain. This can be accomplished by connecting your physical stomp boxes to the effects send/return jacks (23) on the backside of the GE300 unit. See Figure 6 - Effects Send/Return, XLR and Output Icons in the Mooer Studio GUI.
  • Page 15: The Amp/Cab/Fx Selector Block

    GE300 signal chain are bypassed you told the GE300 to expect it. You don’t have between the two Send/Return icons. The opposite to “send” the signal and “return” it to the same is true for Parallel.
  • Page 16: The Parameters Block

    SECTION II - Using Mooer Studio The Amp/Cab/FX selector block requires two Parameters Block � inputs to give proper context-sensitive results. Like Block 3 (Amp/Cab/FX Selector), the The inputs are: a) a preset must be chosen in Parameters Block is context-sensitive based Block 1, even if blank, and b) an effects position upon the options selected in Blocks 2 and 3.
  • Page 17: Expression & Trails Control Block

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual based effects, presets or patches the signal Preset Identifier Block � processing would stop for the current signal flow This block simply indicates the preset and begin processing the new signal path. What...
  • Page 18: Systems Control Block

    7 - Systems In section Effects Loops and XLR Out, we Controls Block. discussed how to connect and use an external pedal board (via an effects loop) with the GE300. System Controls Block � Clicking on the FX Loop option turns the The Systems Control Block contains 8 effects loop on or off.
  • Page 19: System

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual import dialogue box will show progress as a Looper percentage. When the import is finished, a dialogue box Figure 11 - Clicking the Looper button on the Systems will appear indicating the import was successful.
  • Page 20 SECTION II - Using Mooer Studio Figure 13 - The Output System menu option offers controls 3. Dry/Dry for 1/4” outs (15) and XLR outs (16). Source: Mooer GE300 4. Effect/Effect Owner’s Manual. If you do not use stereo output and send a...
  • Page 21: Midi

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual USB AUDIO menu. I like the radio buttons better, green for a global Preset color and adjusted the but who am I to say. colors for the Looper function to my liking.
  • Page 22: Assigning Multi-Effects To A Single Foot Switch

    8 control buttons in the middle of the screen. These buttons allow you to assign other non-sim and non-effect functions of the GE300 to a single foot switch within a single preset. ▪ NA - choosing this option essentially turns off any assignments to the selected foot switch.
  • Page 23: Glb-Eq

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual EQ pedal and a noise suppression pedal, indicated ▪ TAP TEMPO assigns the on-board tap tempo by the rectangle. So now every time I press feature to any foot switch you choose.
  • Page 24: Exp

    SECTION II - Using Mooer Studio Figure 21 - EXP settings cover all the amp, cab and effects The GLB-EQ menu option displays an editable offered in the GE300. 3-band EQ and frequency bracketing setting. The EQ settings can be unique for Headphones, Output and XLR.
  • Page 25: Merge

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual all the way to turn the expression pedal ‘on’. I do Figure 22-2. EXAMPLE STEP 2 - Remember, we wanted the delay repeats to increase at the same time as the the same to turn it ‘off’.
  • Page 26: File Control Block

    ▪ Not all files with the ‘.mo’ extension can be can do this with the merge function. And you can loaded into the GE300. Preset versions for the add as many effects to the expression pedal as you PE100, GE100, GE150, GE200 and GE250 are wish, to the point of making the signal path sound all named wih the “.mo”...
  • Page 27: Creating Custom Presets - A Suggested Workflow

    Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual Section III Smart Ways to Use Your GE300 Step 5 - Organize the signal chain according to Creating Custom Presets - A Suggested how you want the signal processed. Refer to the Workflow section entitled “Conventional Order of Effects”...
  • Page 28: Creating A Reusable Preset The Smart Way

    ‘X’ (or any other name that amplifier choice. The speaker cabinet options that means something to you): come with the GE300 are nothing more than ▪ Saves significant time in setting up a preset Mooer’s IRs loaded into the GE300.
  • Page 29 Using Mooer Studio for GE300 - The Missing Manual Figure 25. Scroll down the list of existing speaker cabs to make. Some are free, some are for sale for a find the next open user-definable slot. Then click on the nominal cost each.
  • Page 30: Suggestions For Future Releases Of Mooer Studio

    GE300 unit is connected to a PC. Too many hours are spent by a musician tinkering to get the perfect sound. I had a...

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