Boss GT-6 GT-6 User Manual

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Owner’s Manual
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS
GT-6 Guitar Effects Processor.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)
• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4)
These sections provide important information concerning
the proper operation of the unit.
Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a
good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit,
Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual
should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.
Copyright © 2001 BOSS CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION.

Boss GT-6 GT-6 Specifications

General

Type	Multi-effects processor
Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz
Nominal Output Level	-10 dBu
Nominal Input Level	-10 dBu
Input Impedance	1 MΩ
Dynamic Range	100 dB
Inputs	1 x Guitar, 1 x Aux
MIDI	IN/OUT
Expression Pedal	CTL/EXP Pedal
Display	LCD
Power Supply	AC Adaptor (9 V DC)
Effects Types	Distortion, Overdrive, Modulation, Delay, Reverb, Wah

Summary

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

Chapter 1 Playing Sounds

Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)

Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs

Using panel knobs to quickly adjust patch tone settings.

Adding Effects

How to turn individual effects on and off within a patch.

Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings)

Making More Detail Settings with Individual Parameters

Editing individual effect parameters for precise sound creation.

Using the Pedal Effects (Wah, Pedal Bend)

Chapter 3 Saving the Tones You Have Created

Write

Chapter 4 The Effects Explained

PREAMP/SPEAKER (Preamp/Speaker Simulator)

Detailed explanation of the Preamp/Speaker Simulator effect.

OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION

Explanation of the Overdrive/Distortion effect and its types.

DELAY

Detailed explanation of the Delay effect and its parameters.

CHORUS

Explanation of the Chorus effect and its parameters.

REVERB

Explanation of the Reverb effect and its parameters.

WAH

Explanation of the Wah effect, including Pedal Wah, Auto Wah, and Fixed Wah.

AW (Auto Wah)

FW (Fixed Wah)

EQ (Equalizer)

Explanation of the Equalizer effect and its parametric controls.

FX-1

Description of the FX-1 block and its available effects.

CS (Compressor)

LM (Limiter)

AC (Acoustic Guitar Simulator)

PIC (Pickup Simulator)

TR (Tremolo)

SG (Slow Gear)

FB (Feedbacker)

AFB (Anti-feedback)

FRT (Defretter)

FX-2

Description of the FX-2 block and its available effects.

HR (Harmonist)

Explanation of the Harmonist effect and its parameters.

PH (Phaser)

Explanation of the Phaser effect and its parameters.

FL (Flanger)

Explanation of the Flanger effect and its parameters.

PS (Pitch Shifter)

Explanation of the Pitch Shifter effect and its parameters.

PB (Pedal Bend)

Explanation of the Pedal Bend effect and its parameters.

2CE (2x2 Chorus)

PAN

VB (Vibrato)

Explanation of the Vibrato effect and its parameters.

UV (Uni-V)

SDD (short delay)

HU (Humanizer)

Explanation of the Humanizer effect and its modes.

RM (Ring Modulator)

Explanation of the Ring Modulator effect.

SL (Slicer)

Explanation of the Slicer effect.

AR (Auto Riff)

Explanation of the Auto Riff effect.

SYN (Guitar Synth)

Explanation of the Guitar Synthesizer effect.

SEQ (Sub Equalizer)

Explanation of the Sub Equalizer effect.

NS (Noise Suppressor)

Explanation of the Noise Suppressor effect.

MASTER

Explanation of Master settings like Patch Level and Master BPM.

FV (Foot Volume)

Chapter 5 Settings for Using the Expression and Control Pedals (Pedal Assign)

Controlling Effects with the GT-6 Pedals, External Pedals, and External MIDI Devices

Controlling effects using various external devices and MIDI.

Controlling Wah and Pitch Bend with an External Expression Pedal

Chapter 6 Using the Customize Function

Making "Custom" Preamp Settings

Creating custom preamp tones.

Making "Custom" Overdrive/Distortion Settings

Creating custom overdrive and distortion tones.

Making "Custom" Pedal Wah Settings

Creating custom wah pedal tones.

Chapter 7 Convenient Features of the GT-6

Turning the Effects On and Off with the Pedals (Manual Mode)

Adjusting the Overall Sound to Match the Usage Environment (Global)

Using External Effect Processors

Chapter 9 Using MIDI

Operating From the GT-6

Remotely Controlling the GT-6 Using an External MIDI Device

Controlling the GT-6 from external MIDI devices.

Making the Settings for MIDI Functions

Configuring MIDI settings like channels and clock sync.

MIDI PC OUT (MIDI Program Change Out)

Transmitting and Receiving MIDI Data

Overview of transmitting and receiving MIDI data.

Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Bulk Dump)

Sending system settings and patch data via Bulk Dump.

Receiving Data from an External MIDI Device (Bulk Load)

Receiving system settings and patch data via Bulk Load.

Setting the Program Change Map

Mapping MIDI Program Change messages to GT-6 patches.

Enabling/Disabling the Program Change Map Settings (MIDI Map Select)

Activating or deactivating Program Change Map settings.

Factory Settings

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

Guide to resetting the GT-6 to factory default settings.

Troubleshooting

No sound / volume too low

Solutions for issues with sound or low volume.

The volume level of the instrument connected to INPUT and RETURN are too low

Patch does not change

Parameters specified with control assign can't be controlled

MIDI messages are not transmitted/received

Solutions for MIDI communication problems.

Error Messages

Explains common error messages and their solutions.

Specifications

Adjusting the Expression Pedal