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The GigRig G3 User Manual

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  • Page 1 THE ADVANCED SWITCHING SYSTEM USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    5.2 NAVIGATING DEEP EDIT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 5.2.1 NAME --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 5.2.2 MIDI ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 EXPRESSION PEDAL MIDI --------------------------------------------------------- 16 MIDI CLOCK ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 5.2.3 EXPRESSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 5.2.4 LOOP ORDER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 5.2.5 STOMPBOX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 THE GIGRIG G3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 3 STATUS BAR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 BANK RESET ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 FACTORY RESET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24 VERSION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 7. THE G3 iOS APP AND BLUETOOTH ----------------------------------------------------- 25 7.1 SOFTWARE UPDATE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 7.2 SONG LIST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 7.3 BACKUP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 7.4 RESTORE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 8.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    G3 is an expression of our passion: we compromised on nothing. After years of design and testing G3 with every scenario imaginable, I can honestly say I’m so excited for you to dive in and explore its possibilities. Using a mix of the fully movable loops, phase reversible parallel blend, programable stereo output voltage-controlled amplifiers and stereo trails, I’ve been achieving some of the most...

  • Page 5: Quick Start Guide

    6. Connect your Remote Switch controllable devices (i.e. Amp channel, Remote Loopy 2, Tap Tempo) using G3’s REMOTE SWITCH sockets. 7. Connect your power to G3. We strongly recommend using TheGigRig Generator which is supplied with your G3. THE GIGRIG G3 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 6: Programming

    2. Select the EFFECTS LOOPS and CONTROL FUNCTIONS you want to use with that preset. 3. Repeat for the other presets you wish to programme. 4. There is no store button, G3 remembers every time you press a button and automatically saves after each step.

  • Page 7: Navigating The Deep Edit Menu

    MIDI, PARALLEL & WET/DRY SIGNAL PATHS, DELAY/REVERB TRAILS, PRESET NAMES, BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE UPDATES, STOMPBOX MODES, PRESET BANK COPY & PASTE, SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, etc. The Editing menu in G3 has been designed to be as intuitive as possible, but for additional guidance please refer to the full manual.

  • Page 8: Connections

    PLEASE NOTE – a latching switch will NOT work here. 3.7. MIDI IN & OUT - This is where you connect your MIDI IN and MIDI OUT cables from G3 to control your MIDI effects. The connection is a standard five pin din cable.

  • Page 9: Connection Examples

    Connect G3 FX Loop SEND to FX Pedal Input. Connect FX Pedal OUTPUT to G3 Loop Return b. CONNECTING STEREO EFFECTS If you want to use stereo effects with G3, you can pair two mono loops together into a single stereo loop. G3’s loops are paired as follows: Loop 1/2, Loop 3/4 etc.
  • Page 10 FX LOOP sits, between the preamp and power amp. a. First select a G3 loop to connect with your amps FX loop. In the diagram above, loops 1-4 are placed before the pre amp, loop 5 contains the pre amp and loops 6-12 are placed inside the FX loop (note - any loop can be selected).

  • Page 11: Basic Programming

    Everything is laid out in a simple, logical order to keep the experience as intuitive as possible. 4.1 PRESET PROGRAMMING Presets are at the heart of G3’s functionality. Whether you are controlling MIDI or adding Stompbox Mode, it all happens within a preset.
  • Page 12 You can create as many Stompbox Mode presets as you like. There are 3 Stompbox modes in G3; Standard, Sticky and Flash. Standard is the default setting, to select either of the other two modes you will need to enter the DEEP EDIT MENU, scroll down to STOMPBOX, and select the Stompbox Mode you want BEFORE you create your Stompbox Mode preset.

  • Page 13: Changing Banks

    Footswitch Assign - assign your bank control to a G3 footswitch. In the Deep Edit Menu, in Global Settings, you have the option to assign the Bank Select switch to a G3 footswitch. Once done, simply tap the footswitch to go up a Bank or press and hold to go down a Bank.

  • Page 14: Deep Edit

    7. PARALLEL - Use this to create Parallel or Wet/Dry signal chains. 8. TAP TEMPO - Use G3’s Tap Tempo with remote switches and MIDI CC’s. 9. HIDDEN PRESET - Each preset in G3 has a separate, fully programmable hidden preset. This is accessed by pressing this footswitch a second time.

  • Page 15: Name

    5.2.2 MIDI G3’s MIDI capability allows you to send up to 15 individual MIDI messages on each preset. These can be PC (Programme Change), CC (Control Change) or EXP (Expression Pedal) MIDI messages.

  • Page 16: Expression Pedal Midi

    THE ADVANCED SWITCHING SYSTEM For example, if you want to programme channel 7 and would like Preset Number 1 on G3 to send MIDI programme 7 on MIDI channel 3, you will need to: a. Select a MIDI command (1-15).

  • Page 17: Expression

    - EXPRESSION PEDAL PRE/POST GAIN You also have the option to set up the Expression Pedals to control the PRE and POST GAIN in G3 - for example, as a volume control, using the PRE GAIN to control the levels going into your effects or using the POST GAIN as a master volume control.

  • Page 18: Stompbox

    Select the loop(s) that contain Delay and/or Reverb, to enable the spill-over function for these pedals. Remember, you set up Trails on the preset you are going to, not the preset that you have come from. THE GIGRIG G3 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 19: Parallel

    THE ADVANCED SWITCHING SYSTEM 5.2.7 PARALLEL G3’s PARALLEL FUNCTION enables you to split your signal path in two, meaning you can set up effects in Parallel, Wet Dry, and even send different effects to different amplifiers. G3 allows you to flip the phase of the parallel signal chain. This is important for resolving phase cancellation between the two signal paths.
  • Page 20 Now select Parallel End, then select before Loop 7. d. Select Parallel Loops then engage Loop 2. e. Now use the Phase setting to correct any phase cancellation issue between loop 2 and loop 3. THE GIGRIG G3 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 21 This is basically the same as your Wet/ Dry rig, where you do not have a join after you split the signal. Any stereo effects that you add from this will be added into the signal path, keeping the signal path separate. It’s important that the effect be true stereo with LEFT and RIGHT inputs. THE GIGRIG G3 USER MANUAL...

  • Page 22: Tap Tempo

    5.2.9 HIDDEN PRESET How it works: G3 enables you to have a secondary preset for every standard preset. In order to use this feature, it must be tuned on in GLOBAL SETUP. a. Go back to the Deep Edit Menu and scroll down to the HIDDEN PRESET option.

  • Page 23: Global Setup

    This feature must be turned on to use hidden presets. STEREO PAIRS - G3 has 12 x mono loops which you can pair to use with your stereo effects giving you up to 6 stereo loops. For example, if you have 1 x stereo reverb at the end of your chain, pairing loops 12 and 11 will give you 1 stereo loop, leaving you with 10 x mono loops.

  • Page 24: Bank Reset

    G3 app. VERSION - Here you can see your software version number and your G3 serial number. This makes it easy to check that you have the latest version of software installed in G3.

  • Page 25: The G3 Ios App And Bluetooth

    If the screen on your iOS device goes to sleep during the process, simply tap the screen and the download will continue. It is important that you do not remove the power from G3 until you are asked to.

  • Page 26: Song List

    Press update on the app. It is then ready to receive the backup. f. Press 4 on G3 and you’ll see the packets being received by the app as well as the progress on the G3 screen. g. Once its finished press the deep edit menu button to exit on G3.

  • Page 27: Tech Specs

    Power Requirements: 9V DC (2.1mm centre neg) @ 650mA.We recommend the use of The GigRig Generator power supply supplied with The G3 Switching System. (Strymon Zuma, True Tone 1-Spot and Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 have been tested to power G3 sufficiently).

  • Page 28: Warranty

    In no event will The GigRig be liable for more than the amount of the purchase price, not to exceed the current retail price of the product. The GigRig disclaims any other warranties, express or implied. By using the product, the user accepts all terms herein.

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