Boss Audio Systems GT-100 User Manual

How to obtain a pdf of the owner’s manual

How to obtain a PDF of the owner’s manual

PDF files of the owner’s manual and supplementary material for this product can be obtained from the Roland website.

• GT-100 Owner’s Manual (this document)
• GT-100 Parameter Guide *

*These are not included with the product; you may download them as necessary.

Visit the following URL, choose “owner’s manuals,” and search for the model name “GT-100.“
http://www.roland.com/support/en/

This manual is related to the following products:

GT-100 COSM Amp Effects Processor

Table of contents

Document Outline

USING THE UNIT SAFELY
IMPORTANT NOTES
Main Features
Contents
Quick Guide
Panel Descriptions
- Front Panel
- About the Play Screen
- Rear Panel (Connections)
Outputting Sounds
- Switching the Unit On and Off
- Adjusting the Output Level
- Specifying the Output Device (Output Select)
- Tuning the Guitar (TUNER)
- Using the Metronome
- Selecting a Tone (Patch Change)
  - How a Patch Is Structured
  - Using the Pedal to Select the Patch
  - Using the Knobs to Select a Patch
Creating Sounds (Effects)
- Setting the Effects
- Specifying the Divider and Mixer Modes
- Using Amp Control
- Using Send/Return
Saving a Tone
- Saving a Patch (PATCH WRITE)
- Exchanging Patches (PATCH EXCHANGE)
- Initializing Patches (PATCH INITIALIZE)
- Storing Settings by Effect (Quick Setting Write)
- Copying or Swapping PREAMP Settings Between Channels
Phrase Loop Play
- Setting Phrase Loop
Pedal Settings (Control/Expression)
- Using Pedals to Control the Parameters
  - Assigning the ACCEL/CTL, EXP SW, SUB CTL1, and SUB CTL2 Functions
  - Assigning the EXP and SUB EXP Pedal Functions
- Assigning the [1]–[8] Knob Functions in the Play Screen
- Switching Settings with the Number Pedals
- Adjusting the [EXP] pedal
- Setting Each Pedal Functions to Individual Patches (Assign)
  - Virtual expression pedal system (Internal Pedal / Wave Pedal)
  - Input Level
Making Global Settings (System Settings)
- List of Settings
  - Specifying the Output Device You’re Using (OUTPUT SELECT)
  - Adjusting the Input Level from Your Guitar
  - Adjusting the Overall Tone (Global EQ)
  - Adjusting the Overall Noise Suppressor, Reverb, and Output Level (Total)
  - Making Phrase Loop (p. 32) Settings
  - Making the PLAY OPTION Settings
  - Assigning the [1]–[8] Knob Functions in the Play Screen
  - Specifying Whether Settings Will Be Shared by All Patches
  - Adjusting the Contrast (Brightness) of the LCD Screen
  - Adjusting the [EXP] pedal
  - Auto Off Settings
  - Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
- USB-Related Settings
  - Setting the USB audio flow
  - Setting the MIX LEVEL
  - Setting the INPUT LEVEL
  - Setting the OUTPUT LEVEL
  - Setting the Direct Monitor
  - Controlling the Direct Monitor Setting from a Computer
- MIDI-Related Settings
  - Setting the MIDI Receive Channel
  - Setting the MIDI Omni Mode
  - Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel
  - Setting the MIDI Device ID
  - Setting the MIDI Sync Clock
  - Selecting the Connector That Will Receive MIDI Messages
  - Sending Program Change Messages
  - Enabling/Disabling the Program Change Map Settings (MIDI Map Select)
  - Sending [PHRASE LOOP] Pedal Operations as Control Change Messages
  - Sending [ACCEL/CTL] Pedal Operations as Control Change Messages
  - Sending [EXP] Pedal Operations as Control Change Messages
  - Sending EXP Pedal Sw Operations as Control Change Messages
  - Sending External Footswitch Operations as Control Change Messages
  - Sending External Expression pedal Operations as Control Change Messages
  - Setting the Program Change Map
  - Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device
Using the GT-100 with External MIDI Devices Connected
- What Can You Do with MIDI?
  - Operating From the GT-100
  - Remotely Controlling the GT-100 Using an External MIDI Device
- Setting the Program Change Map
- Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Bulk Dump)
  - Making Connections
  - Transmitting the Data
Using the GT-100 Connected to a Computer Via USB
- Before Connecting with USB
  - Installing the USB Driver
  - Exchanging MIDI Messages between the Computer and the GT-100
  - Connecting the Computer
  - Receiving Bulk Data That Was Saved on the Computer
  - Transmitting/Receiving Audio Signals Between a Computer and the GT-100
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
Appendices
- GT-100 Effects Guide
  - GT-100 Effects List
  - OD/DS Type List
  - Preamp Type List
  - FX1/FX2 Effects List
- GT-100 Preset Patch List
- Signal Flow
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Main Specifications
Index