TC Electronic G-Force - Manual (Page 35)

Algorithms
This chapter will go through all Edit parameters in
the eight blocks and the Input and Output sections.
Mute mode
The eight effect blocks all have a number of different
Mute modes. They are located as the last parameter in
the Edit list of each block.
The idea is that you can decide how every single block
should react when you push the current blocks bypass
key on the front panel. Here is the description of what
the five modes will do when bypassed:
Mix 0%: Will mute the output of effect, and take direct
signal level up to 100% dry = 0% effect.
FX Out: Will mute the output of the effect, and
preserve direct signal level, according to Mix.
Output : Will mute both the output of the effect and the
direct signal.
FX In : Will mute the input of the effect, and preserve
the direct signal level. This enables the block
to finish an effect tail after being bypassed,
e.g. using this mute mode on a delay will let
the delay tail ring out even after being
bypassed or at preset change between two
presets with the same settings (only the
Delay, Reverb and Pitch has this mute mode).
Input: Will mute both the input of the effect and the
direct signal. Same basic function as FX In,
only this mode will also mute the direct
signal. (only the Delay, Reverb and Pitch have
this mute mode).
Using the Input/Output mute modes will mean
that no signal passes through the current block
when bypassed.
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THE BLOCKS
Gate
The basic idea about a Gate is that when the input
signal falls below a threshold set up by you, the Gate
turns down the signal by a certain number of dB’s, also
set by you.
Example: You set the Threshold at -25dB and the Max.
damping at 30dB. When playing signal into the G-
Force, the Gate will not do anything, but when the input
signal is lower than -25dB (on the input meter) the
Gate will start damping to a maximum of 30dB (see the
Noise Gate meter). The speed of the damping is set by
the Release rate parameter (Rel.rate).
In the In-section of the G-Force, you find the Noise Gate.
The gain reduction of the Noise Gate is displayed by
the LEDs below the Billboard.
The Noise Gate (including the Level parameter) is not
bypassed by the overall Bypass key. This means that
the Noise Gate will still be active even if you bypass all
the effects of the G-Force.
NOISE GATE
Mode
Using the mode selector, you can choose between
Hard and Soft Gating. Hard damps almost
instantaneously when the Input falls below the
Threshold, while Soft damps gradually, meaning
damping very smooth and soft, without destroying your
sustain.
Threshold
When the input level falls below this Threshold, the
Noise Gate is activated.
Max. Damping
The maximum of dB’s that the Noise Gate can damp
(also called gain reduction), meaning if Max. Damping
is set to 0 dB, the Noise gate will not damp at all. The
damping/Gain reduction is displayed on the meters
below the Billboard.