Control Elements; Front Panel - Behringer V-Tone GM108 User Manual

V-TONE GM108 User Manual
3.

CONTROL ELEMENTS

3.1

Front panel

Fig. 3.1: Front panel control elements
Use the INST(RUMENT) INPUT connector to hook up your
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guitar. Use a standard ¼" TS cable.
The DRIVE control regulates how much distortion you
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produce (depending on what amp, mode and speaker
combination you select). The DRIVE control works in
unison with the MASTER control. To some extent, the
DRIVE control also affects the volume. To achieve the
same volume level, turning DRIVE down means you have
to somewhat increase MASTER. The more you crank up
DRIVE, the louder it will get, so that you can finally adjust
the volume using MASTER. This way, you can greatly vary
your sound and still be in charge of volume.
For guitar pros: You can use the volume control of your
guitar as a creative tool as well. The more you turn it up,
the more distortion you end up with!
The AMP switch lets you decide which one of the three
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classically inspired guitar amp sounds you wish to
recreate.
TWEED: Offers the legendary American clean sound, with
dynamic bass and clear transparence.
BRITISH: "Aggressive" in the mids, tough and full of
punch, that's how you can describe this setting. You get
the classic rock sound of the most famous British amps.
CALIF(ORNIAN): Lead and hot rhythms sounds are what
you get with this setting. This is the amp for that typical
Nu Metal Californian sound.
Use the MODE switch to select one of the three settings
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(CLEAN, HI GAIN and HOT) for the basic sound you
selected with the AMP switch. The following description
gives you some rough idea about the many possibilities.
Experiment with DRIVE to come up with exactly the
sound you are looking for!
CLEAN: as the name says, clean sound, without
distortion.
HI GAIN: ranges from "crunchy" to strongly distorted
sounds.
HOT: heavily distorted sound with endless sustain and an
extra dollop of presence.
Use the SPEAKER switch to adjust yet another parameter:
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select one of the three outstanding loudspeaker
simulations that best fits the amp you go with.
UK: 4 x 12" speaker in an enclosed casing.
US: 2 x 12" open-back speaker.
FLAT: specially tailored for the GM108.
Hook up the output of your CD player, tape deck or
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walkman to the CD INPUT connector. An MD player will
do too. This way, you can play music CDs or even CDs
accompanying guitar-playing books and practice at
the same time. Of course, you can do the same using
your stereo, but then you couldn't hear both signals
simultaneously via your headphones!
The CD INPUT comes as a standard ¼" TRS stereo jack
connector. If your CD player features RCA outputs, then
you'll need an adapter or an adapter cable. You can get
both at most audio stores. Fig. 5.3 in chapter 5 shows you
what such an adapter looks like. You can also use a mono
cable (fig. 5.4) without damaging the amp or your CD
player.
Wanna have more bass? Then crank LOW all the way up.
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The MID control is used to lower or increase mid
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frequencies.
◊ If you are playing alone, lower these frequencies
relative to bass/highs to get a cool sound. When you're
playing in a band, increase these frequencies relative
to bass/highs to cut through. Just keep on tweaking
your sound until you get it right!
The HIGH control regulates high frequencies. Use HIGH
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to get your guitar to sound "sharper".
Hook up your headphones using the HEADPHONE
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connector. Your amp's loudspeaker is automatically
muted as soon as your headphones are connected.
◊ Some headphones can't handle extremely high
volumes without beginning to distort. Turn the LEVEL
control somewhat down until you notice the distortion
is gone.
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