Presets - Boss

GT-X Setup Manual

right channel is at 100 then the left channel is at 0. 100 in
our case here is equivalent to unity gain, as the tremolo/pan
does not have a level control and the maximum gain is 1:1.
Looking at rate, a fast rate will create a detuned warbling
effect with a square wave and a more shimmering sound
with a triangular wave, whereas a slow rate with a triangular
wave produces a subtle effect and with a square wave you
stand a chance of sounding like a police car if you don't
watch it.
One good effect that can be created with the pan is to use a
slow rate with a square wave and depth 100. and then
combine it with a single delay with reasonable feedback so
that the timings of the panning match. The effect you get is
echo left echo right and so on.
OK. Now for a couple of pan patches. Let us create 'C.Twin
Pan' Copy 'JC-120 Trem' and change the preamp to Clean
TWIN. Turn on the tremolo, mode pan, [GT-3]wave shape
=0/[GT-5]modulation wave=Triangle,
depth=80 and again GT-5 owners set the balance to
L50:50R. This creates a slow meandering pan as you play
never quite emptying out one channel but definitely
switching prominence between the two. And oh yes - it is a
stereo effect! Right then now for something more extreme,
again a Slicer type thing for the distortion patch but this
time panning from side to side. So copy 'Metal Dist*' to
'Metal Pan', turn on the tremolo, mode=pan, [GT-3]wave
shape=70/[GT-5]modulation
depth=80, and yet again GT-5 owners set the balance to
L50:50R. By striking a chord on one side of the pan and
stopping it on the other you get obtain an effect that makes
it feel like the chord itself is travelling.

Presets

And finally just before we leave the Tremolo/Pan let's take
a quick look at some of the presets that use this effect.
Phew. The techies at Roland really liked this one!
Patch
52-1 CRUNCH TR (CTL)
55-1 VOXY DRIVE [CTL]
59-1 '60s CRUNCH [CTL]
64-4 COUNTRY TW [CTL]
65-1 CLEAN TWIN [CTL]
68-1 PANNED JC
68-3 BLACK PANEL [CTL]
70-2 MOD ECHO
70-3 TELEPHONE
71-3 GATE SYNTH
78-1 RING PAN
78-2 STEP PHASER
79-4 VOXY TREM
81-4 PANNING SL
82-1 HUMAN GATE
82-2 ROTARY
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rate=10
wave=square, rate=50,
Type Wave Rate Depth
Shape
Trem 75 90
Trem 75 85
Trem 75 90
Trem 75 90
Trem 75 80
Pan 0 21
Trem 75 90
Pan 75 15
Trem 75 92
Trem 75 85
Pan 0 20
Trem 0 100
Trem 75 85
Pan 0 BPM/4
4*BPM
Trem 50
Pan 75 85
Patch
82-3 TRIP PHASE
82-4 PrePH Drive
83-2 MID CUT TR
83-3 REBEL ROUSER
Those patches marked (CTL) only induce the TR when the
CTL pedal is held down. Those marked [CTL] are the same
except the CTL is used in a toggle mode. On all other
patches the TR is on permanently.
I would like to make one or two comments about what is an
otherwise rather boring and monotonous use of the
tremolo/pan.
68-1 PANNED JC
Uses the pan so the sound wanders gently from one
channel to the other. This is a nice subtle effect.
and
70-2 MOD ECHO, & 82-3 TRIP PHASE
These show a more imaginative use of the pan,
with a slightly fuller pan than PANNED JC.
71-3 GATE SYNTH, 78-2 STEP PHASER, &
82-1 HUMAN GATE
Great use of the tremolo that really makes these
sounds kick. Without it the sounds are just plain
and boring!
79-4 VOXY TREM
I think this is a good sounding example that could
be used for good rhythmic effect.
81-4 PANNING SL
Wahey! OK, not brilliant but it shows a good
rhythmic effect of the pan combined with a Slicer.
82-2 ROTARY
What a great patch. This really shows the tremolo
warble effect. It reminds me of twin peaks!!
70
82-4 PrePH Drive
70
Hold the CTL PEDAL down and here the cut
60
speed up!!! This is a square wave trem—
70
effectively a Slicer, which speeds up. Next time we
70
will be examining the control assigns which were
50
70
used to create this sort of effect.
100
50
Right. Now lets take a look at what the GT-5 has to
90
offer....and it has to be said its fairly extensive.
100
100
70
100
100
40
Section 18 Tremolo/Pan
Type Wave
Shape
Pan 75
(CTL) Trem 60
Trem 80
Trem 65
Rate Depth
20 100
60-94 100
80 60
88 60
89