Sonuus G2M (v.2) Owner's Manual

G2M™ (Version 2)
Universal Guitar-to-MIDI Converter
Owner's Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of the
G2M™. Please take the time to read
through this manual to ensure you get
the best from your G2M™.
What is the ?
G2M™
The G2M™ is a simple to use, but highly
effective, Guitar-to- converter. It is

MIDI

"Universal" because it doesn't need a
special pick-up mounted on your guitar,
but instead simply connects to your
guitar like any other effects pedal or
tuner. However, this does mean that it
can only work "monophonically", so
chords are not supported.
Designed to give accurate triggering,
with very low latency, it is a true plug-and-
play solution for monophonic guitar.
MIDI
It can be used to sequence bass lines
and guitar solos, add an edge to your live
performances and to open up many
creative possibilities.
G2M™

Power

Your G2M™ is powered by a single 9V
PP3 battery (supplied). Simply connect
the battery observing the correct
polarity. If you connect it the wrong way
round it won't cause any damage, but
the unit won't operate until this is
connected correctly.
Because of its low power consumption,
the unit will run for many hours (typically
for more than 50) on a single battery.
When the battery is close to needing to
be replaced, the
LOW BATTERY LED
light. It is not necessary to replace the
battery immediately since the G2M™ will
continue to function normally. When the
battery is nearly exhausted, the
will flash and the battery
BATTERY LED
must be replaced. If you need the G2M™
to work reliably for several hours ( e.g.,
recording session, or when playing live)
the battery should be replaced if the
is lit.
BATTERY LED
The G2M™ is switched on when a lead is
plugged into the jack. So, to
GUITAR
maximise battery life, this jack must be
disconnected when you are not using
the unit.
After 30minutes of inactivity the G2M™
will enter a low-power (but not fully off)
state to preserve the battery. To restart
the unit, simply unplug and re-insert the
lead into the jack.
GUITAR

Operation

Using your G2M™ couldn't be simpler:
• Plug your instrument (electric guitar)
into the jack socket. The
GUITAR
will light.
POWER LED
G2M™
• Connect your
MIDI
computer, etc. ) to the
socket.
• Adjust your guitar's volume control
so that the
CLIP LED
occasionally while playing normally.
• Optionally, check your guitar is in
tune using the built-in tuner (if you
want to tune to the standard
tuning).
• Play your guitar to send
device (or sequencer,
MIDI
will

Chromatic Mode

The G2M™ accurately tracks the pitch of
notes and outputs pitch-bend
messages but sometimes it is preferable
LOW
to send notes without
e.g.,
information ( when playing piano
sounds). This can be done by enabling
a
the switch next to the
CHROMATIC
jack socket.
LOW

Tuner

For your convenience, the G2M™
includes a built-in tuner. This uses our
PULSAR™ tuning technology where the
doubles as a tuning indicator.
POWER LED
This innovative tuner gives you a fast
and accurate way to tune your guitar.
If there is no input signal, the
remain lit and indicates that the unit is
powered. When there is an input signal,
the will pulse smoothly to indicate
LED
tuning.
When the note is out of tune, the
pulse quickly. As you get closer to the
correct pitch, this pulsing will slow.
Eventually when you are perfectly in
tune, the pulsing will stop. Normally, as
long as the pulses slower than once
LED
device (or per second, the tuning is close enough
for most purposes.
MIDI OUT
It is always best to start at a lower pitch
and tune upwards to the correct pitch. As
lights only
you get closer to the correct pitch and
the pulsing slows down, turn your tuning
head more slowly to avoid overshooting
the correct pitch. Because the tuner is
EADGBE
very accurate you will find that very small
movements may be all that is required to
to your
MIDI
move from slightly out-of-tune to in-tune
etc.
).
(or indeed, to go from in-tune to slightly
out-of-tune). With only a little practice
you will find you can tune very quickly
and accurately using the PULSAR™
MIDI
tuner.
pitch-bend

Instrument Thru

If you want to connect your instrument to
another device, or to your guitar
GUITAR
amplifier, simply connect a lead to the
jack. The G2M™ has a high-
THRU
impedance input and it will not affect the
sound of your instrument while it is
connected.
MIDI
To make connecting to
as simple as possible, the G2M™ has a
standard 5-pin
will adapter cables are required). It also
LED
provides standard 5V power and is able
to power self-powered
as mergers and message filters.
MIDI
For pitch-bend, the commonest setting
will for most devices is for full-scale
LED MIDI
pitch-bend to represent ±2 semitones,
and the G2M™ is also set to this range.
To ensure your
MIDI
in tune with your guitar, ensure the
patch you use is also set to a pitch-bend
range of ±2 semitones.
G2M™
equipment
MIDI
i.e.,
connector ( no
MIDI
devices such
MIDI
sounds are correctly
MIDI
G2M™