User manual DIGITECH GSP2101

[. . . ] A Harman International Company S-DISCTM PROCESSING GSP-2101 Artist Studio Tube Preamp / Multi-Effects Processor Owner's Manual WARNING CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN FOR YOUR PROTECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: WATER AND MOISTURE: Appliance should not be used near water (e. g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc). Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. POWER SOURCES: The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance. [. . . ] 3-12, mixers are inserted to carry signal around each individual Module and into the next. Master Mix Dry Path Cho Mono Chorus Out 1 Inp 1 Inp 2 2x1 Mono 2 x 1 Mixer Dly 1 Mono Delay 1. 0 Out 1 Inp 1 Out 1 Inp 1 Inp 2 2x1 Mono 2 x 1 Mixer MVRB MFX Reverb Out 1 Inp 1 Out 2 Inp 2 Inp 3 3x2 Mono 3 x 2 Mixer Master Mix Inp 1 Out 1 Inp 1 Out 1 Out 2 Amp and Speakers Fig 3-13 When you use mixers in the Algorithm, the input of the delay gets a combined version of the chorused signal and the dry signal. Likewise, the input of the reverb gets a combination of the chorused, delayed, and dry signals, while the Master Mix gets a combination of chorus, delay, reverb, and dry, giving you the complete sound at the outputs the way you would expect. NOTE: The easiest way to control individual effect levels in multi-effects configurations is to 1 run the Master Mix control at WET:100, mixer levels at 100 and adjust individual effect levels at the Modules themselves (e. g. CHORUS LEVEL, DELAY LEVEL). 42 GSP-2101 Artist Owner's Manual Section 3 - Editing Effects Using mixers in the GSP-2101 Artist is especially important because, you may want to turn individual effects on or off using the optional Control One foot controller. If your Algorithm has chorus, delay, and reverb, and you turn off the chorus, you would expect the delay and reverb to stay. 3-12 and you'll see that if you turn off the chorus, the signal doesn't even get to the delay and reverb. 3-13, where each Module has an individual feed from the Module before it, and through the mixers. The Master Mix control works best for single effect Algorithms, like Factory Algorithm #7 (GigaVerb for Gtr). However, if you find that the overall effect levels are too high in multi-effect setups, you can use the Master Mix control to scale back all the effects at the same time. OPTIMIZING LEVELS Combining the worlds of analog and digital signals can be a real challenge at times. Fortunately, the 2101 gives you all the flexibility you need to make sure the two worlds come together perfectly. When optimizing your levels you have 3 goals: 1) Get great sounds 2) Get optimum signal to noise performance (while avoiding unwanted clipping) 3) Set proper playing levels when moving from Program to Program Before we go any further, remember what distortion is and isn't. It is a signal that is purposely being clipped and is not very dynamic. One thing that you will notice when you first plug your 2101 in is that the Headroom meter doesn't go as high on distortion sounds as it does on clean sounds. Since distortion sounds are much more compact dynamically, they sound louder, all the time, even though the meter makes it look like they are quieter. Since clean sounds are more dynamic, they will usually need the most help level optimizing. There are LED indicators to help indicate possible problems in your Program. Headroom meter - Like any digital device, it is possible to drive the GSP-2101 Artist's internal signal level too high, causing clipping. Most devices, however, can only show the level at one point in the signal path even though the signal may be clipping in other areas. The GSP-2101 Artist headroom meter shows the signal level at four points, the highest of which registers on the meter. If clipping occurs, the location of the clip in the signal path is indicated by one of the clip indicators (Input, Gain1, EQ, Level). Clip indicators - These indicator LEDs tell you which section of the circuitry is clipping. The clip indicators show clipping at the following points: the input stage (immediately after the guitar input), the first gain stage, the local (analog) EQ stage, and the Master Volume (level) stage. [. . . ] If any one of the other memory types are completely used, the GSP2101 Artist will tell you that the Module won't fit. When building your own Algorithms, try to leave a few blocks of extra space in each category. This will simplify the Algorithm-building process and eliminate memory questions at the same time. Appendix GSP-2101 Artist Owner's Manual 91 Section 9 - Appendix RAM EQUALIZERS 6-Band Graphic 10-Band Graphic 15-Band Graphic Low-Pass Filter High-Pass Filter 1-Band Parametric 3-Band Parametric 5-Band Parametric Band-Pass Filter Notch Filter Cabinet Emulator REVERBS MFX Reverb BigVerb GigaVerb Gated Reverb Stereo BigVerb Stereo GigaVerb Stereo Gated Reverb DELAYS Mono Delay 0. 5 Mono Delay 1. 0 Mono Delay 2. 0 Mono Delay 5. 0 Stereo Delay 0. 5 Stereo Delay 1. 0 Stereo Delay 2. 0 2-Tap Delay 0. 5 2-Tap Delay 1. 0 2-Tap Delay 2. 0 2-Tap Delay 5. 0 4-Tap Delay 0. 5 4-Tap Delay 1. 0 4-Tap Delay 2. 0 4-Tap Delay 5. 0 Modulated Delay Stereo Modulated Delay SAMPLERS Sampler 1. 0 Sampler 2. 5 Sampler 5. 0 Stereo Sampler 1. 0 Stereo Sampler 2. 5 CHORUSES Mono Chorus Dual Chorus 4-Phase Chorus Stereo Chorus Stereo Dual Chorus FLANGERS Mono Flanger Dual Flanger 4-Phase Flanger Stereo Flanger PITCH SHIFTERS Pitch Shifter Dual Pitch Shifter Stereo Pitch Shifter Smooth Pitch Shifter Harmony Mono Detuner Dual Detuner Stereo Detuner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 79 191 62 65 157 85 24 47 94 235 47 94 188 24 47 94 235 24 47 94 235 97 102 47 118 235 94 235 10 10 10 19 20 10 19 38 19 13 13 25 16 1 9 9 17 CPU 51 81 114 11 11 14 30 47 11 12 17 69 119 225 135 136 221 217 12 12 12 12 18 18 18 16 16 16 16 24 24 24 24 48 62 110 98 98 110 110 50 62 82 66 90 54 68 96 70 60 110 78 167 188 44 62 64 RAM Stereo Dual Detuner 17 4-Voice Detuner 9 Arpeggiator 78 Stereo Arpeggiator 156 Whammy 76 Programmable Wham. 1 Stereo SilencerTM NR 1 Noise Gate 1 Stereo Noise Gate 1 TREMOLOS / AUTO PANNERS Mono Tremolo 0 Stereo Tremolo 0 Auto Panner 0 4 Way Auto Panner 0 PHASERS Mono Phaser 2 Dual Phaser 2 Stereo Phaser 2 4-Voice Phaser 8 OTHER Phase Inverter 0 Traditional Wah 0 Smooth Wah 0 Automatic Wah 0 Mono Ducker 0 Stereo Ducker 0 Tuning Reference 0 MIXERS 2x1 Mixer 0 3x1 Mixer 0 4x1 Mixer 0 5x1 Mixer 0 6x1 Mixer 0 7x1 Mixer 0 8x1 Mixer 0 10x1 Mixer 0 2x2 Mixer 0 3x2 Mixer 0 4x2 Mixer 0 5x2 Mixer 0 6x2 Mixer 0 7x2 Mixer 0 8x2 Mixer 0 10x2 Mixer 0 12x2 Mixer 0 14x2 Mixer 0 16x2 Mixer 0 2x3 Mixer 0 3x3 Mixer 0 4x3 Mixer 0 5x3 Mixer 0 6x3 Mixer 0 7x3 Mixer 0 CPU 100 158 58 84 57 58 167 12 14 12 14 15 18 24 34 46 48 68 100 4 11 25 49 28 32 15 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 8 10 13 15 17 19 21 22 29 31 37 6 8 10 12 14 16 Appendix 92 GSP-2101 Artist Owner's Manual Section 9 - Appendix Factory Algorithm Routing Diagrams Following are block diagrams of all the Factory Algorithms. 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