Rocktile GP-120 Operator's Manual

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Rocktile GP-120 Guitar Effect Processor

00028540/00027927

Version 04/2012

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Page 1 Operators Manual Rocktile GP-120 Guitar Effect Processor 00028540/00027927 Version 04/2012...
Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of this Guitar Effects Processor. Now you have this incredibly advanced multi-effect guitar processor which can enhance your creative impulses and to learn more about different types of effects. You can create your own tunes easily through the user-friendly interface, parameters and the built in drum machine.
Page 3 A total of 54 effects, up to 11 effects can be used simultaneously. 48 user patches and 48 default settings. One type of one effect can be adjusted by up to 4 parameters. The expression pedal can be used to control the volume and wah by your foot.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
General Guide Front Panel Rear Panel/Connection Power Supply Patch Select a Patch Patch Function Factory Reset Tuner Drum Master Volume Pedal Store Select Effect 15-16 16-23 Parameter Adjust Nosie Gate Compressor Distortion 18-19 Amp Sim Speaker Modulation 21-22 Delay Reverb Bypass Specifications...
Page 5 Main Features Index STORE TYPE/PARA/M.VOL STOMP ON/OFF COMP - BANK + DELAY PLAY REVERB P. F. PARA 1 PARA 2 PARA 3 PARA 4 BANK PATCH GP120 GUITAR EFFECTS PATCH+/ PATCH- BYPASS Effect Selection Knob TYPE/PARA/M.VOL Knob Use to adjust the effects and parameter. Rotate to select the type/para/master volume.
Page 6 Guitar amplifiers Guitar PHONES INPUT OUTPUT POWER ON OFF Headphones AC adapter INPUT Jack Connect your guitar to this jack. Fasten the cord of the AC adapter around the hook as shown in the PHONES/OUTPUT Jack diagram before connecting it to Connect your stereo headphones or the AC IN jack.
Page 7 The connections have been completed. PHONES INPUT OUTPUT POWER ON OFF Switch the POWER ON/OFF button on to turn on the unit . --120 BANK PATCH After the power is on , the LCD displays the 'GP- -120', followed by Muza the current patch, previously saved name and the effect chain.
Page 8: Patch
Patch PATCH+/ PATCH- BYPASS Then press the foot switches PATCH +/- to select the PATCH in the current bank. Press and hold PATCH+/- to change the patch consecutively. The screen displays the current patch number (1~6) and the relevant tone BLUE1 name and effect chain .
Page 9: Factory Reset
STORE Then press BANK+ and BANK- simul- taneously to disable the patch function - BANK + and the 'P.FU' symbol will be off. Press P. F. simultaneously GOTBL BANK PATCH The 48 user patches are the same as the 48 default patches before storing PHONES your own patches.
Page 10: Tuner
Press PATCH+ and PATCH- switches simultaneously to enter the tuner mode. The LCD displays 'TUNER' Hold the two switches longer to enter the MUTE status. The LCD displays 'MUTE' . You can tune your guitar strings without sound. Press Hold the two simultaneously PATCH+/ PATCH+/...
Page 11: Tap
The unit has a built-in rhythm Flashing function which plays realistic drum sounds in various patterns. STORE STOMP COMP - BANK + Dial the knob to PLAY, press DELAY button, the indicator PLAY on the PLAY REVERB P. F. LCD is lighted. Set to PLAY 8beat BANK PATCH...
Page 12 Flashing The rhythm tempo can be adjusted in the range of 40 --- 250 bpm STORE STOMP (beats per minute) COMP - BANK + DELAY To continuously change the rhythm PLAY REVERB P. F. tempo, firstly press the dial switch Set to PLAY to set the tempo as the adjusting parameter.
Page 13: Master Volume
TYPE/PARA/M.VOL Under the PLAY status, rotate the knob to adjust the master volume. The range is from 0 to100, the default level is 70 Rotate to change the master volume Muza BANK PATCH This unit contains the expression pedal. It can be used to control the volume when the light is off;...
Page 14 STORE TYPE/PARA/M.VOL After editing any of the effect programs, press the STORE button to store up - BANK + a new program. The tone number and a changeable letter of patch name will flash on the display. P. F. You can select the tone that you want Muza to store by pressing BANK+/- or PATCH +/-.
Page 15: Pedal
The patches of the unit consist 11 serially linked effect modules, as shown in the illustration below. You can use all effect modules together or selectively use a certain modules by setting them on or off. Effect module Comp Speaker Delay Distortion Modulation...
Page 16 If the effect symbol flashes continuously, TYPE/PARA/M.VOL that means the edited effect is activated. Rotate to choose But if the indicator only flashes a little the effect type while, then stops, that means the effect is now under a bypass mode. Flashing You can dial the knob to select your desired effect.
Page 17 STOMP COMP DELAY PLAY REVERB NOISE GATE is designed to eliminate noise while the signal is on but you are not playing the instrument. It has only small interference on the guitar sound and it does not affect the overall color of the tone. Parameter 1 sets the signal strength (threshold) required to enable or disable the noise gate range from 0(open easily/high sensitivity) to 100(requiring strong/ high sensitivity)
Page 18 STOMP COMP DELAY PLAY REVERB The wah effect creates a unique tone like the 'wah' sound of a kid, by changing the frequency responses of a filter. Pedal Wah allows you to use the expression pedal to obtain real-time control of the wah effect.
Page 19 Type Description Para1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 name Display Tone Level Drive Muza Preamp Boost This distortion sound boosts the low and high ends yielding a clean and rich sound . Tone Level Classic OD Models IBANEZ Ts808 Drive TS808 High...
Page 20 STOMP COMP DELAY PLAY REVERB EQ further shapes the Bass, Midrange and Treble tones of the output signal. Adjust the frequency of the low ,mid, mid freq and high frequencies with the 4 parameters, which usually known as BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE. Range of low, middle, high: -50~50.
Page 21 STOMP COMP DELAY PLAY REVERB The modulation effect contains different effects such as Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Pitch Shifter, Vibrato, Auto Riff, Ring, Modulation..based on the amplitude and signal delay variation. The Chorus effect combines the delay time and amplitude modulation to effectively thicken and add warmth to the sound .
Page 22 For Pitch Shifter : the range of pitch is -12~12 . The range of cent is -50~50. For Tremolo : the range of type is 1~3. For Clop Slice : the range of type is 1~4. For Auto Riff : the range of type is 1~8. the loop display on or off. For the rest of the effects, parameters' range : 0~100.
Page 23: Bypass
STOMP COMP DELAY PLAY REVERB Reverberation is the warm musical 'ambience' you can experience from listening to the music in a hall or other natural environments. This unit offers several different reverb effects, simulating types of reverberation as if you are experiencing in a hall, or a small room.
Page 24: Power Supply
AD Conversion Controls 32 bit, 64 times oversampling Store button Bank +/- button DA Conversion Tap button 32 bit, 128 times oversampling button Sampling Rate Effect modules knob 48kHz Type/Para/M.Vol knob Patch +/- foot switches Display Expression pedal 5 characters (backlit LCD) Power switch 5 BCD Weight...