Boss Audio Systems GT-6B - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY .............................. 2
IMPORTANT NOTES...................................... 4
Main Features ............................................. 7
Panel Descriptions ....................................... 8
Front Panel ..........................................................................8
Rear Panel .........................................................................11
Chapter 1
Playing Sounds ......................................... 12
Making Connections ........................................................12
Turning On the Power ......................................................13
Adjusting the Output Level............................................................13
What is a Patch? ...............................................................14
Selecting Patches.............................................................14
How to Switch Patches....................................................................14
Turning Each of the Effects in a Patch On and Off .....................15
About the Information Appearing in the Display.......................15
If the Patch Does Not Switch..........................................................15
Turning Off the Power ......................................................15
Chapter 2
Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)
.. 16
Getting the Tones You Want-Fast (EZ Tone) .................16
Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs ..............................16
Adding and Omitting Effects ...........................................18
Using the Buttons to Switch Effects On and Off..........................18
Switching Effects with the Pedals..................................................18
Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings) ......................19
Making More Detailed Settings with Individual Parameters...19
Using the Pedal Effects
(Wah, Pedal Bend, Ring Modulator)................................20
Wah ....................................................................................................20
Pedal Bend.........................................................................................20
Ring Modulator ................................................................................21
Naming Tones ...................................................................21
Changing the Order of the Effects (Effect Chain)..........22
Chapter 3
Saving the Tones You Have Created .......... 23
Write...................................................................................23
Copying Patches ..............................................................23
Exchanging Patches ........................................................24
Chapter 4
The Effects Explained..................................25
COMP/LIMITER (Compressor/Limiter) ............................25
OD/DIST (Overdrive/Distortion) .......................................26
■ OD: Overdrive ..............................................................................26
■ DST: Distortion .............................................................................26
■ FUZ: Fuzz ......................................................................................26
CHORUS ............................................................................27
REV/DLY (Reverb/Delay)/SOS (Sound On Sound).........27
■ REV: Reverb ..................................................................................28
■ DLY: Delay ....................................................................................28
■ R&D: Reverb & Delay..................................................................29
■ SOS: Sound On Sound.................................................................29
PREAMP/SPEAKER ..........................................................29
■ Preamp...........................................................................................29
■ Speaker ..........................................................................................30
3 BAND PARAMETRIC EQ ...............................................31
WAH ...................................................................................31
■ WH: Pedal Wah ............................................................................31
■ TW: Touch Wah............................................................................32
■ AW: Auto Wah .............................................................................32
FX-1 ....................................................................................33
■ OCT: Octave..................................................................................33
■ ENH: Enhancer.............................................................................33
■ SG: Slow Gear ...............................................................................34
■ DEF: Defretter...............................................................................34
■ R.M: Ring Modulator...................................................................34
FX-2 ....................................................................................35
■ PH: Phaser .....................................................................................35
■ FL: Flanger.....................................................................................36
■ HRM: Harmonist..........................................................................36
■ P.S: Pitch Shifter ...........................................................................37
■ PB: Pedal Bend..............................................................................38
■ 2CE: 2x2 Chorus ...........................................................................38
■ ASL: Auto Slap .............................................................................39
■ SDD: Short Delay .........................................................................40
■ VIB: Vibrato...................................................................................41
■ HMN: Humanizer........................................................................41
■ T/P: TREMOLO/PAN ................................................................42
■ SYN: Bass Synth ...........................................................................42
NS: Noise Suppressor......................................................44
MASTER.............................................................................44
FV: Foot Volume ...............................................................44
Chapter 5
Setting the Pedal Functions (Pedal Assign) ..45
Selecting Each Effect to Be Turned On and Off
with the Number Pedals ...................................................45
Settings for Using the Expression Pedal .......................45
Setting the Range of the Volume Change.....................................45
If You Don’t Want to Use the Expression Pedal as a “Volume Pedal”...46
Settings for Using the Expression Pedal Switch/
CTL Pedal ..........................................................................46
Making Settings Instantly (Quick Settings)..................................46
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f You Don’t Want to Use the Expression Pedal Switch or CTL Pedal...47
Editing “Quick Settings”.................................................................47