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EffectsChainLevelMatching............................... 42
ApparentVolumeAdjustment............................... 43
OutputLevelAdjustment ...................................... 43
LevelMatchingExistingPatches.................................... 44
PresetPatchLevelMatchingExample.................. 44
AdvancedLevelMatching.............................................. 45
Summary......................................................................... 45
Section9
NoiseElimination......................... 46
WhatCausesNoise? ....................................................... 46
GroundLoops........................................................ 46
Clipping................................................................. 47
ImpedanceMismatch............................................. 47
NoiseElimination ........................................................... 47
Cables.................................................................... 47
Basics .................................................................... 48
Amp&Speakers ................................................... 49
MrGuitar............................................................... 49
BOSSGT-3/5........................................................ 50
SamsonWireless ................................................... 51
KorgDTR-1Tuner................................................ 52
PalmerPGA-05SpeakerSimulator....................... 52
FinalCheck ........................................................... 52
RemovingUnwantedDistortion...................................... 53
Speakers/Headphones............................................ 54
MixingDesk.......................................................... 55
InSoundForge/Cakewalk:.................................... 55
NoiseElimination—RecordingontoComputer .............. 56
Hi-TechNoiseElimination............................................. 56
Section9a
NoiseSupressor .......................... 57
UsingtheNoiseSuppressor............................................ 57
NoiseGating.......................................................... 57
AssociatedProblems ............................................. 57
TheGT-3/5NoiseSuppressor............................... 58
UsingtheNSforproblemsolving:........................ 58
UsingtheNSasaneffect ...................................... 58
EffectsofGT-3/5NSParameters.......................... 59
Section10
SpeakerSimulator ....................... 60
Whatisit?....................................................................... 60
Whenisiton? ................................................................. 60
SimulatorType................................................ 60
MicPosition.................................................................... 60
MicLevelandDirectLevel ............................................ 60
Problems.......................................................... 61
CreatingOn/OffFunctionality......................... 61
Section11
ManualMode................................ 62
APedalAssignmentTemplate........................................62
SwitchingIn/Out.............................................................62
SuggestedPedalAssignments.........................................63
AutomaticManualMode ................................................ 63
Section12
PatchProblems............................ 64
WhyDon’tPatchesSoundRight?................................... 64
TweakingthePatch......................................................... 64
Sound..................................................................... 64
Volume.................................................................. 64
NoiseSuppression ................................................. 65
MakingLifeEasier.......................................................... 65
Section13
Compressor/Limiter..................... 66
IntroductiontoDynamics................................................ 66
DynamicsControl ........................................................... 66
Limiting........................................................................... 66
Compression.................................................................... 66
Section14
Preamps ....................................... 67
General............................................................................ 67
Externalpreamp+GT-xpreamp:BreakingtheMyth..... 67
UsingthePreampsforCleanSounds.............................. 68
AC.Guitar................................................ 68
JC-120 ................................................................... 68
CleanTWIN .......................................................... 69
Problems................................................................ 70
CleanSoundsFromOtherPreamps....................... 70
CleanPreampPresets ............................................ 70
CleanPreampSummary ........................................ 72
UsingthePreampsforOverdrive/Distortion................... 72
DirtyPreampPresets............................................. 74
DistortedPreampSummary................................... 74
PreampCustomisation..................................... 74
Section15
Overdrive/Distortion.................... 75
DistortionProblems ........................................................ 75
GT-3/5OD/DS................................................................ 75
Noise............................................................................... 76
PresetPatches.................................................................. 76
OD/DSCustomisation ..................................... 77