TC Electronic G-System - Manual (Page 32)

Introduction
Play Mode is the mode you will use while playing. In Play
Mode you can recall presets, switch Effect Blocks on or
off and control parameters using expression pedals.
When you are in Play Mode, the top of the display reads
“PLAY”.
Example:
What is a preset?
Use Presets to store and recall your favorite sounds by
pressing a single switch.
A preset holds the following information:
–
Effect Blocks (Reverb, Delay etc.) – both active and
inactive ones.
– Settings for all Effect Blocks – for both active and
inactive ones.
– Status (active/inactive) for all loops.
– The assignment of the connected expression pedals.
– Various other parameters.
Factory Presets/User presets
Per default, the G-System holds 100 Factory presets. In
addition, you can store 200 presets in the User area.
Factory presets are organized in:
Banks A0 to A9 – with five presets each.
User presets are organized in:
Banks 0 to 39 – with five presets each.
Use the UP and DOWN switches to select Preset banks.
Use the PRESET switches 1 to 5 to recall the Presets in
the current bank.
PLAY: 00-1
Funky White Chicken
EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C
>> EFFECT COPIED <<
EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C
>> PRESET STORED <<
EDIT A EDIT B EDIT C
Factory Presets
The factory presets show many combinations of effects
and you will probably find many of them to be excellent
starting points for your own presets.
In all factory presets, both the four effect loops and the
Insert loop are deactivated.
This means that although you may wish to use a factory
preset as a starting point, you will have to activate the
loops for each preset and store them in the user bank to
use the pedals and pre-amp connected to the loops.
After having worked with the G-System for a while, you
will therefore most likely find yourself working in the User
bank all of the time and only using the Factory bank as
an inspiration for new ideas and sounds.
User Presets
You can store up to 200 User presets with your own
choice of effects, active loops, amp channel switching
etc.
Example: Recalling a preset
•
Use the UP/DOWN switches to select the desired
bank. The bank and preset number will blink,
indicating that the preset has not yet been recalled.
• Hit the PRESET switch (1 to 5) corresponding to the
preset you wish to recall.
The Bank and Preset number will now stop blinking,
indicating that the preset has been recalled.
The parameters found in the Utility menu are not stored
or recalled as part of presets.
It is possible to lock the settings of EQ, Insert loop and
Boost. To access the Locking functions, press EDIT,
press MENU and select Utility.
Locked parameters will not be recalled, either.
PLAY MODE & EDIT MODE
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