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- Page 1 G-Sharp DUAL ENGINE GUITAR FX PROCESSOR U U S S E E R R ’ ’ S S M M A A N N U U A A L L...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead The exclamation point within an symbol within an equilateral triangle, is equilateral triangle is intended to alert intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous volt- operating and maintenance (servicing) age"... - Page 3 Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. Certificate Of Conformity These limits are designed to provide TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 reasonable protection against harmful Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own interference in residential installations. This...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
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Page 5: Quick Start
• Unpack the G-Sharp and check for possible Setups” if necessary. damages that could have been caused by • Killdry on or off? - If the G-Sharp is transport. connected in a parallel loop on a guitar • Read the safety instructions. -
Page 6: Introduction
AD/DA converters that fully live up to the TC reputation of high quality effects with no loss of your beloved tone. With G-Sharp you get full and direct access to a selection of legacy TC reverbs and effects and their key parameters. Ideal settings are easily obtained from the front panel giving you a maximum of flexibility –... -
Page 7: Front Panel Overview
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW INPUT GAIN EFFECTS selector GAIN REDUCTION Adjusts the Input gain. Selects between the 15 effects -3, -6, -12 LEDs & Off in the Effects engine. These LEDs indicate the 1/L and 2/R LEDS applied gain-reduction on the 3 color LEDs indicating Input DELAY/TIMING delay repeats when Dynamic... - Page 8 Now set the desired MIDI DECAY TIME The display reads “- -”. channel using the ARROW Controls the decay time of the In this mode the G-Sharp will UP/DOWN keys. Options are: selected reverb. play effects according to the - Channel 1 to 16 front panel controls.
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Page 9: Rear Panel Overview
G-Sharp has a switchmode power-supply that passes through the G-Sharp. This is the setting accepts from 100 to 240VAC. to use if you connect G-Sharp in a parallel loop or e.g. in an aux send/return on a mixer. Analog Input Analog Input on 1/4 inch connectors. -
Page 10: Signal Flow Diagram
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Page 11: Basics
When the PARALLEL mode LED on the front panel is lit, G-Sharp is in Parallel mode. When the LED is “off”, - G-Sharp is in Serial mode. The Routing is a global setting and cannot be saved and changed with presets. -
Page 12: General Advice
Stratocaster. The few extra bucks for good quality cables are well spent. You cannot connect a guitar directly to the G-Sharp inputs. Always insert a preamp, pedal or similar piece of equipment between the guitar and the G-Sharp. -
Page 13: Typical Setups
• Connect the effect loop send to the left input of the G-Sharp. • Connect the G-Sharp left output to the return of the amplifier. • Set Routing to serial or parallel. • Set Input level to 12 o’clock position. - Page 14 This is a basic setup if you are using a The setup is mono but could be expanded to conventional head with serial loop. stereo if the right output of the G-Sharp is connected to a separate amp. • Connect the guitar to the input of the head.
- Page 15 The setup is mono but could be expanded to preamp separate from the one in your amp. stereo if the right output of the G-Sharp is connected to a separate amp. • Connect the guitar to the input of the pre- amp.
- Page 16 • Connect the guitar to the Input of the pre- amp. • Connect the pre-amps output to the G-Sharp input and the G-Sharp outputs to the input of the stereo amplifier. • Set Routing to serial or parallel. • Set Input level to 12 o’clock position.
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Page 17: Operating G-Sharp Input/Output Section
When it is selected, no clean signal passes through the G-Sharp. This is the setting to use Analog Input Range if you connect G-Sharp in a parallel loop or e.g. Counter-clockwise : -10dB in an aux send/return on a mixer. -
Page 18: The Effects Engine
2 times 500ms=1000ms (1 second) This is a classic “ducking function” from the legendary TC2290. When powering up the G-Sharp the default tempo is 120BPM, but as explained above the position of the TIMING knob defines the actual tempo. - Page 19 THE EFFECTS ENGINE TIMING knob - Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo: Increases/decreases the Tempo. Remember that the default setting suggested by TC Electronic is achieved by setting the knob in 12 o’clock. FEEDBACK/DEPTH This knob changes functionality with the selected algorithms.
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Page 20: The Reverb Engine
THE REVERB ENGINE Reverb engine Pre Delay A short delay placed between the direct signal Reverb Selector and the Reverb diffuse field. By using pre-delay, Select between the following Reverb types or the source material is kept clear and undisturbed “Off”. -
Page 21: Store
- no action will Load User Preset take place. • Enter “Preset On” mode using the PRESET ON/OFF key. The G-Sharp is in Preset On mode when the display shows location- “Preset Off” mode numbers 1 to 99. -
Page 22: The Display
TC Electronic. However, by communicate on the same MIDI Channel. combining the 16 positions of both the Effects The G-Sharp can be set to receive on any of and Reverb selectors you actually have 256 the 16 MIDI channels, none or all. -
Page 23: Effects
Delay repeats. Leaving the knob in Clean Delay 12 o’clock position gives you the starting Standard Delay. The G-Sharp processing power point suggested by TC Electronic. and excellent 24 bit converters will process a precise high quality Delay with no deterioration of the sound. -
Page 24: Vintage Phaser
A Tremolo is basically a repeated level change to the chorus (see above), but the delay time is controlled by an LFO. The G-Sharp offers a longer and the feedback control has a wider Hard Tremolo that used a “square” wave-shape range. -
Page 25: Reverbs
Though the Play with the color parameter to find the correct G-Sharp is a very compact effects unit in the blend. If you feel you have the correct mix level affordable price range, there is no compromise but the reverb is not significant enough still, - when it comes the Reverb quality. -
Page 26: Gold Plate
REVERBS Gold Plate Soft Room We’ve boosted the full potential of the plate A room type that simulates a relatively small reverbs of the past, and designed the Gold room well furnished. In such a room many Plate algorithm to reflect all the brightness, reflections are absorbed by soft material and coloring and diffusion that the original plate source material is reflected and sustained only... -
Page 27: Appendix
APPENDIX - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART DUAL ENGINE PROCESSOR G-Sharp - MAY 2006 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1-16 OMNI-1-16 Mode Default Messages Altered Note Number True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Touch Key’s Channel Pitch Bend... -
Page 28: Midi Continuous Controllers
Decay • Now press LOAD once, and the MIDI Bulk Color Dump is performed. The G-Sharp is always ready to receive a MIDI bulk dump unless the receive MIDI channel is set to off “OF” Reset Procedure If you would like to do a complete reset of the... -
Page 29: Troubleshooting
In that case it definitely seam as if the G-Sharp is coloring your sound in a highly unintended way. You can test the effect loop of most amp types by inserting a jack cable to the send of the preamp. -
Page 30: Technical Specifications
APPENDIX - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Input and Output Connector: RCA Phono (S/PDIF) Formats: S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958 Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz. (48 kHz only @ Digital Input) Processing Delay: 0.08 ms @ 48 kHz Frequency Response DIO: DC to 23.9 kHz ±...
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