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Voodoo Lab GROUND CONTROL Owner's Manual

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Programmable MIDI Foot Controller
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  • Page 1 GROUND CONTROL Programmable MIDI Foot Controller Owner's Manual IGITAL USIC ORPORATION...
  • Page 2 No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form without the express prior consent in writing from Digital Music Corporation. Ground Control, System Mix, GCX, and Ground Link are trademarks of Digital Music Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Overview About this Manual CONNECTIONS Power MIDI Expression Pedals QUICK START SETUP MODE Entering Setup Mode . Device Names & MIDI Channels Expression Pedals Expanders Utility Exiting Setup Mode . PROGRAM DEVICES Entering Program Devices Assigning MIDI Program Changes . Using Expression Pedals Controlling the System Mix Plus VCA Controlling the GCX Guitar Audio Switcher .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    You can name each of your presets on the Ground Control's bright, stage-friendly alphanumeric display. Presets can then be recalled instantly with a single button to completely redefine your sound.

  • Page 5: About This Manual

    Program Devices mode. About This Manual ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ If you only want to quickly use your Ground Control to call up the programs on one MIDI device, just read "Connections" and "Quick Start". To get the maximum use and flexibility from your Ground Control, skip "Quick Start"...

  • Page 6: Connections

    7-pin MIDI cable, this device can power the Ground Control. Connect the 7-pin MIDI cable from your Ground Control's MIDI Out to the 7-pin MIDI In on the device. Then connect the Ground Control's Power Adaptor to the phantom power jack on the device.

  • Page 7: Expression Pedals

    250K. To connect your pedal, simply plug a guitar cord between Pedal jacks 1 and 2 on the Ground Control and the AMP or OUT jack of your volume pedal(s). D I G I T A L M U S I C C O R P O R A T I O N...

  • Page 8: Quick Start

    Quick Start Quick Start lets you use your Ground Control in a very limited manner. It is provided for those users who want to just plug it in and use it as quickly as possible. It is highly recommended that you proceed to the following section, SETUP MODE.
  • Page 9 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ If you plugged a volume pedal into the Ground Control to use as an Expression Pedal, set your device to respond to MIDI Continuous Controller 007. If you don't know how to do this, see the owner's manual for your device.

  • Page 10: Setup Mode

    SETUP MODE Setup mode is used to tell the Ground Control about your system. In Setup mode you will: • Assign names and channels to each of your MIDI controlled devices. • Enable and calibrate any guitar volume pedals being used as MIDI expression pedals.
  • Page 11 Name You should enter the actual name of your devices, such as "MPX-1", "EVENTIDE" or "TRIAXIS". The Ground Control starts with device #1 named "DEVICE". Devices 2-8 are blank. You change the name using the [DATA] and [CURSOR] buttons. Note: If you press and hold a button it will repeat. You can press both [DATA] buttons at the same time for a space.

  • Page 12: Expression Pedals

    0, then the device will always be off by 1 from what is displayed on the Ground Control. You can fix this by telling the Ground Control that it should "start at 0". Here's how: 1.
  • Page 13 (volume all the way up) and press [+/YES]. If the Ground Control can't read your volume pedal, it will say "CHECK PEDAL". If you see this message, check that your patch cord is connected from the OUT or AMP jack of the volume pedal to the correct pedal jack on the Ground Control, and that you are using a good cord.

  • Page 14: Expanders

    • System Mix Plus GCX Guitar Audio Switcher The Ground Control can control up to 4 GCXs to provide any combination of 32 audio loops and switches. To control GCXs from your Ground Control, they must be enabled here. After entering Setup mode, activate this function by pressing [EXPANDERS].
  • Page 15 Ground Link Normal operation of the Ground Link is to control loops 1-8 of GCX #1. You can redefine each button on the Ground Link to control one of the following: • Any loop of the GCX(s). • Start and Stop a MIDI sequencer. •...
  • Page 16 Press [+/YES] until the display shows: 3. SEQ S/S Now Ground Link button #3 will start and stop your sequencer. MIDI Continuous Controller On/Off: With the cursor on the GCX #, press [+/YES] until the display shows: 1.CH01 CTL004 This indicates that Ground Link button #1 will control MIDI continuous controller #004 on channel 1.

  • Page 17: Utility

    System Mix Plus VCA The System Mix Plus includes a stereo volume control (VCA) which can be accessed remotely with your Ground Control. A VCA is a Voltage Controlled Amplifier which is just a fancy name for a type of volume control. For the VCA to be controlled by your Ground Control, it must be enabled here.
  • Page 18 This mode is used if you have a rigid set list and want to pre-program all of the changes. The Ground Control is initially set to "Bank". To select a different preset access mode, press [SELECT] until the display reads: P.

  • Page 19: Exiting Setup Mode

    ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ To exit SETUP MODE, press either [SETUP MODE] button and answer [+/YES] to the prompt. The Ground Control will return to Preset mode. D I G I T A L M U S I C C O R P O R A T I O N...

  • Page 20: Program Devices

    Entering PROGRAM DEVICES ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ When you power up the Ground Control, it starts out in Preset mode. After displaying a startup message (which you can skip by pressing any button), a directory of the presets in bank #0 will begin to scroll.

  • Page 21: Assigning Midi Program Changes

    For program 112, press [1] [1] [2] Notice that there is a slight delay when you select programs 10, 11, or 12. This is because the Ground Control is waiting for a third digit in case you wanted programs 100 through 128.

  • Page 22: Using Expression Pedals

    • If the device starts at 0, then choose program 128 by pressing [1] [2] [8]. When no program is selected, the display will show "--" instead of a program number. Using Expression Pedals ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Before using Expression Pedals, you need to enable and calibrate them from Setup mode.

  • Page 23: Controlling The System Mix Plus Vca

    ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Before controlling the System Mix Plus VCA, you need to enable it from Setup mode. For each Ground Control Preset, you can assign a specific volume level, or you can control the volume with expression pedals, or do both.

  • Page 24: Controlling The Gcx Guitar Audio Switcher

    Controlling the GCX Guitar Audio Switcher ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ The Ground Control is capable of controlling 4 GCX Guitar Audio Switchers for up to 32 loops. However, to control more than one you must have the memory upgrade. Before you can control any GCXs, you must enable them from Setup mode.

  • Page 25: Naming Presets

    If you change your mind and want to edit it some more, you can press [SELECT ∧] to go back to any device. Otherwise, press [+/YES] to save your preset. The Ground Control will display briefly "SAVING TO 01", before returning to Preset mode.
  • Page 26 Saving to a different location (Copy) Sometimes you may want to save your preset to a new location. This is useful when you want to start with an existing preset and just change one or two things. Also, it allows you to copy presets from one location to another.

  • Page 27: Preset Mode

    This is how you use the Ground Control while you are playing. When you power up the Ground Control, it starts out in Preset mode. After displaying a startup message (which you can skip by pressing any button), a directory of the presets in Bank 0 will begin to scroll.

  • Page 28: Preset Access: Bank4

    continue to scroll until either a preset is selected, or you return to the original bank. To help you remember which bank you were in, when you change back to the original bank the decimal point following the bank number will light. Expanded Memory If you have expanded memory (8K instead of 2K bytes), you have 360 presets.

  • Page 29: About Midi

    MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a universal language that allows electronic devices made by different manufacturers to communicate with one another. Although using your Ground Control doesn't require a thorough knowledge of MIDI, it is helpful to understand Channels, Program Changes, and Continuous Controllers.
  • Page 30 "continuous" stream of values ranging from 0 (all the way off) to 128 (all the way on). The Ground Control has inputs for two guitar volume pedals which you can define to send any MIDI Continuous Controllers you wish. The position of your pedal is converted into a value from 0 to 127.

  • Page 31: Warranty

    Warranty Digital Music Corporation warrants this product against any defects that are due to faulty material or workmanship for a period of five years from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty does not include damage to the product resulting from accident or misuse.

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