Realtime Effects Control Overview; Types Of Realtime Controllers; Foot Switches; Ctl 1 And Ctl 2 - Boss GT-10 Workshop Manual

Realtime Effects Control Overview

The GT-10 has a staggering number
of onboard effects, including COSM
preamps, distortions and overdrives,
delays, reverbs, modulation effects like
chorus, flanger, and phaser, and tons
more. Every effect has parameters for
adjusting its sound and turning the
effect on and off.
Realtime effects control allows you to adjust one or more of an effect's
parameters as you play. This is accomplished using the foot switches and
pedal on the GT-10 itself, or with an external pedal, external foot switches,
or MIDI devices connected to the GT-10. Any device that's used for realtime
effects control is called, suitably, a "realtime controller. "
You're probably already very familiar with using one of the GT-10's realtime
controllers: the onboard expression pedal. In most preset patches, the
expression pedal is assigned to a function called "foot volume, " and this
allows you to control a patch's volume with the pedal. You may have also
noticed that, in many cases, you can step on the pedal's toe switch and turn
the expression pedal into a wah or pitch bend pedal.
Foot volume is the GT-10's version of a "stompbox" volume pedal, and
its position in the effects chain can be adjusted, just as you'd use a
hardware volume pedal in conjunction with a bunch of stompboxes.
This is in contrast to an overall volume control, which controls the
patch volume after all the effects. You can have the expression pedal
control foot volume, the overall volume, or many other things, as
you'll discover reading through this booklet.
These are all great examples of your ability to control GT-10 effects in real
time. However, they only scratch the surface of the amazing things you can
do, because nearly any effect parameter in the GT-10 can be controlled as
you play. Using some creative thinking, you can use this power to create a
massive arsenal of flexible and innovative guitar sounds that are custom-
made for your music.

Types of Realtime Controllers

The GT-10 offers many different realtime control options, both built in and
external.
Onboard the GT-10

Foot Switches

The GT-10 provides three different onboard foot switches for controlling
effects. These are used to turn effects on/off, toggle between two different
parameter values, and more. All provide LED status indicators.
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CTL 1 and CTL 2—

These foot switches are
located on the front panel, to the right of the
number foot switches used to select patches.
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EXP PEDAL SW ON/OFF— Also called the "expression pedal switch, " this
foot switch is located under the toe of the onboard expression pedal. To
operate the switch, press down firmly on the pedal's toe.
Status LED
The foot switches can be used either in a "toggle" mode—where the switch
holds the assigned parameter value after it's pressed—or in a "momentary"
mode, where the assigned parameter's value changes only while the switch
is held down.
When assigning parameters to the expression pedal switch, it's referred
to as "EXP PEDAL SW" or "EXPSw" in the GT-10's display.
Press the toe of the pedal to
operate the expression
pedal switch
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