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

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ......................... 2
IMPORTANT NOTES................................... 4
Main Features ............................................. 7
Names of Things and What They Do ........ 8
Front Panel..........................................................................8
Rear Panel .........................................................................11
Chapter 1 Playing Sounds ....................... 12
Making the Connections................................................12
Turning on the Power.....................................................13
Adjusting the Output Level ......................................13
Turning Off the Power...............................................13
Making Settings for a Connected Device (Amp)
(Output Select).................................................................14
What is a Patch? ...............................................................15
How to Switch Patches (Patch Change) ......................15
Using the GT-6 to Select Patches ..............................15
Switching Only the Number.....................................15
Switching the Bank and Number .............................16
About the Display Indication ...................................16
If the Patch Does Not Switch ....................................16
Chapter 2
Creating You Own Favorite Tones(Patches) ..... 17
Finding Tones Resembling
Those You Have in Mind (EZ Tone)............................17
Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs ..........................17
Adding Effects .................................................................18
Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings) ..................19
Making More Detail Settings
with Individual Parameters ..........................................19
Using the Pedal Effects (Wah, Pedal Bend) ...............20
Wah...............................................................................20
Pedal Bend...................................................................20
Naming Tones..................................................................21
Changing the Connection Order of Effects
(Effect Chain) ...................................................................21
Chapter 3
Saving the Tones You Have Created ...... 22
Write ..................................................................................22
Copying Patches ..............................................................22
Exchanging Patches.........................................................23
Chapter 4 The Effects Explained ............. 24
PREAMP/SPEAKER
(Preamp/Speaker Simulator)........................................ 24
OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION ...................................... 27
DELAY.............................................................................. 28
CHORUS.......................................................................... 29
REVERB ........................................................................... 29
WAH ................................................................................. 30
WAH (Pedal Wah)..................................................... 30
AW (Auto Wah) ......................................................... 31
FW (Fixed Wah) ......................................................... 31
EQ (Equalizer)................................................................. 32
FX-1.................................................................................... 32
CS (Compressor) ........................................................ 33
LM (Limiter) ............................................................... 33
AC (Acoustic Guitar Simulator) .............................. 33
PIC (Pickup Simulator) ............................................. 33
TR (Tremolo) .............................................................. 34
SG (Slow Gear) ........................................................... 34
FB (Feedbacker).......................................................... 34
AFB (Anti-feedback).................................................. 35
FRT (Defretter) ........................................................... 35
FX-2.................................................................................... 35
PH (Phaser)................................................................. 37
FL (Flanger) ................................................................ 38
HR (Harmonist) ......................................................... 38
PS (Pitch Shifter) ........................................................ 39
PB (Pedal Bend).......................................................... 40
2CE (2x2 Chorus) ....................................................... 40
PAN ............................................................................. 40
VB (Vibrato)................................................................ 41
UV (Uni-V).................................................................. 41
SDD (short delay) ...................................................... 41
HU (Humanizer)........................................................ 41
RM (Ring Modulator)................................................ 42
SL (Slicer) .................................................................... 42
AR (Auto Riff) ............................................................ 42
SYN (Guitar Synth).................................................... 43
SEQ (Sub Equalizer) .................................................. 45
NS (Noise Suppressor) .................................................. 45
MASTER .......................................................................... 46
FV (Foot Volume) ........................................................... 46