TC Electronic G-Major 2 - Manual (Page 28)

Getting Started
• Connect G-Major 2 according to your setup
as described on pages 10/11 and power on.
• Find the “loudest” sound from your preamp
or effect pedals with the most dynamics and
set the input level so that peaks are at
approximately -3 dB. The sound with the
most dynamics is most likely to be a clean
sound, as overdriven sounds are more
compressed.
• Set the output level to match the equipment
you feed G-Major 2’s output to. As the “right”
setting could be about anything, you will
have to experiment.
How to bypass an Effect Block in a Preset
Simply press the key corresponding to the
effect block you wish to (temporarily) disable.
The effect block is then bypassed, but its
settings are not deleted.
The preset can now be stored by pressing
STORE once, followed by pressing ENTER
twice for confirmation. You can re-activate a
block at any time simply by pressing its key.
This will restore the previous setting.
Remember that a bypassed block does not
interfere with the sound: It does not add noise
or other unwanted artifacts to the signal.
How to set up a Boost function for a Preset
All Factory presets in G-Major 2 are saved at -6
dB, leaving headroom for boosting any preset
to a “solo level”. We suggest that you keep a
minimum of 6 dB headroom in all User presets
as well. To do so, set the Preset Out Level
parameter in the Levels menu.
You will appreciate this Preset Boost function
as it allows you to easily boost the current
preset for fills, themes etc. that otherwise might
not be heard.
In the following example we assume that you
have stored all your presets at -6 dB.
• Select the preset on you wish to use the
Boost function.
• Set the Preset Out Level via the Levels menu
to e.g. -6 dB.
• Press the MOD key and select the Preset
Boost parameter using the UP/DOWN keys.
• Select “Learn” using the ADJUST wheel.
Press ENTER and press the switch on your
MIDI board sending a CC value that you
want to use as the “boost pedal”. Instead,
you can also use a simple momentary or
latching switch connected to the PEDAL IN
jack.
• The display now shows either “Pedal” (if that
was the used controller device), or it shows
the CC value received from your MIDI board.
• Store the preset.
Now every time you call up that specific preset,
it will start out at the -6 dB specified in the
Levels menu – but you can boost the preset by
6 dB to 0 dBFS. To do so, hit the control you
have assigned to this function.
How to mute the outputs of G-Major 2 when
tuning your guitar
We assume that you are using G-Major 2 in a
serial setup, where the entire signal is routed
through G-Major 2.
Muting G-Major 2 outputs via G-Major 2 front
panel:
• Press and hold the BYPASS key for
approximately one second.
• To un-mute G-Major 2, press BYPASS again.
Muting G-Major 2 outputs using Control
Change messages (e.g. from a MIDI pedal)
• Press MOD and use the UP/DOWN keys to
select Tuner Mute.
• Press ENTER to activate the Learn function.
The display will start blinking.
• Press the switch on your MIDI board sending
a CC value you want to use for muting.
Instead, you can also use a momentary or
alternating pedal connected to the PEDAL IN
jack.
G-Major 2 has now “learned” what controller
you are using to mute the outputs when you are
tuning your instrument.
How to let a delay “spill over” when
changing presets
Spill-over what?
To obtain the spill-over effect, set the FX Mute
parameter in the GLOBAL menu to “Soft”.
Delay repeats will then naturally continue/finish
even when changing to a preset that has no
active delay or a shorter delay.
Reverbs will glide smoothly to the settings in
the new preset.
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