Boss GT-X - Appendix B Level Settings Overview

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AppendixBLevelSettingsOverview
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©Copyright2000-2002BarryS.Pearceetal.  143
Crikey there are a lot, and I mean A LOT of volume
controlsonthisbeast.Infactthereare32placesontheGT-
5and36placesontheGT-3wherethevolumelevelsmay
be changed! The problem is knowing whether or not it
really is the effect level (thereby proving a mix), direct
volumelevelorwhat?
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Well,thishandydandylevelgaugeiswhatyouneed!
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Quicklegend—ControlTypecanbe:
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EffectOnly-Thelevelaffectsonlytheeffectnot
thedirectsound.Thereforeyoucandecideonhow
muchtheeffectcoloursthesound.
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Direct Only - Determines how much of the
unchangedsignalispassedthrough.
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Signal - The levelis basically anin-line volume
controlknob.Puttingthisat0meansnosound!
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Aneffectthathas'EffectOnly'and'DirectOnly'controls
givesyoutheultimateinmixoptions.
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Effect SettingName ControlType
AC Level Signal
AW Level Signal
CE EffectLevel EffectOnly
CS Level Signal
DD EffectLevel EffectOnly
EQ Level Signal $$$
FB Level EffectOnly
FB Level(^) EffectOnly
FV Level Signal
HR HR1Level EffectOnly
HR HR2Level EffectOnly
HR DirectLevel DirectOnly
HU Level Signal
LM Level Signal
Master MasterLevel Signal
OD/DS Level Signal
PRE Volume Signal ***
PRE MasterVolume Signal
PRE Gain Signal ***
RM EffectLevel EffectOnly
RM DirectLevel DirectOnly
RV EffectLevel EffectOnly
SDD EffectLevel EffectOnly
SEQ Level Signal $$$
SYN SynthLevel EffectOnly
SYN DirectLevel DirectOnly
WAH Level Signal
The SG—Slow Gear, TR—Tremolo/Pan, NS—Noise
Suppressor,andFV—FootVolumeallworkoverthewhole
volume range, however the maximum gain is 1:1 (unity
gain).
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$$$ The EQ level is an adjustment used to balance the
overalleffectoftheEQsoastoobtainunitygain.
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***ThePreampvolume (notthemastervolume)willnot
onlyaffectthesignallevel,butitalsochangesthecharacter
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oftheamp,tendingtoproducedistortionathighervolumes.
Well it does what the real thing does, really! The Gain
control, whilst not exactly providing an obvious volume
control,willsignificantlyalterthesignallevelifchanged.
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Effect
SettingName ControlType
2CE LoLevel EffectOnly
2CE HiLevel EffectOnly
AR EffectLevel EffectOnly
AR DirectLevel DirectOnly
FL Level Signal
PH Level Signal
PIC Level Signal
PRE MicLevel EffectOnly
PRE DirectLevel DirectOnly
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The SL—Slicer works over the whole volume range,
howeverthemaximumgainis1:1(unitygain).
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Effect
SettingName ControlType
DD DirectLevel DirectOnly
Loop SendLevel Signal !!!
SP MicLevel EffectOnly
SP DirectLevel DirectOnly
TR Balance Signal %%%
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!!! The send level only determines the level sent to the
SEND output jack. It does NOT change the level of the
signal received at the RETURN jack. This means the
external device used last in the loop must send an
appropriatelevelbacktotheGT-5.
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%%%TheTremolo/Panbalancecontroladjuststhebalance
ofthestereofieldratherthanprovidingatraditionalvolume
control.
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IngeneralRolandhasbeenveryconsistent.Wheretheysay
'effectlevel'or'directlevel'theymeanjustthatandplain
old'level'meanssignallevel.
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