Boss GT-X - Advanced Level Matching; Summary

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Section8LevelMatching
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©Copyright2000-2002BarryS.Pearceetal.  45
AdvancedLevelMatching
Ipersonallyfoundthatplayingandtryingtoalterlevelsand
bounce around between meters was way too awkward.
These days I now use my PC to generate either a 1kHz
signalor whitenoise. I altertheleveltomatchmyguitar
inputlevelonthemeter.IthenuseGT-3Managertoalter
mylevels,whilstusingtheGT-3 onthemetersonly.The
wholeprocedureisnowsomucheasierforme.
Summary
OK. Hopefully by this point you’ve got a really good
understandoftheconceptsinvolvedandhowtoputallthis
knowledgeintopractice.Wehaveseenthatoncewehave
set-up the GT-3/5 for level matching, the actual level
matchingofeachpatchreallyjustconsistsoftwosteps:
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 EffectsChainLevelMatching
 ApparentVolumeAdjustment
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Justbefore wearefinishedthoughIjustwanttosaythat
levelmatchingdoesnotsuiteverysituation,andalthoughI
havepresentedasetofguidelinesherethereareexceptions
to the rule. In practice I have seen level matching, make
somequiteuselesspatchesthatsquealedliketherewasno
tomorrow,soundreallyquitegood.SonowtakewhatIhave
said,addto ityourownstyle/tasteandexperienceandlet
meknowhowyou get on.I justhopethishasallproved
useful.
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Rememberthatyoucanapplythisphilosophytoyourentire
rig,notjuttheGT-3/5.IfyouhaveaneffectbeforetheGT-
3/5, youcan use the GT-3/5’smeters to help yousetthe
outputlevelbydoinganA-Bbetweentheeffectonandthe
effectoffwhilstwatchingtheinputmeter.Youcanusethis
sametechniquetolevelyourentireexternaleffectschain.
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