Boss GT-X - Suggested Pedal Assignments; Automatic Manual Mode

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Section11ManualMode
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©Copyright2000-2002BarryS.Pearceetal.  63
SuggestedPedalAssignments
I find the following pedal assignmenttemplate (I like re-
emphasisingthis)useful:
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BankUp:CS,BankDown:TR
1:OD,2:HR,3:DD,4:CE
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1:CS,2:OD,3:HR
4:DD,5:CE,B:TR
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AsIhaveanexternaltunerIhavenorealneedtousethe
on-boardone(whichIfoundtemperamentalwithadropD
tuninganyway).SoIdon’thavetheGT-3/5tuneravailable
in manual mode that many of you may like to have
available.Also,ifyouusethepre-ampsfordistortion,you
mightwishtoalterthesettingsto:
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BankUp:CS,BankDown:TU
1:PRE,2:HR,3:DD,4:CE
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1:CS,2:PRE,3:HR
4:DD,5:CE,B:TU
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Or,ifyouusethetremoloandOD/DSyoumightwishto
alterthesettingsto:
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BankUp:CS,BankDown:TU
1:OD,2:HR,3:DD,4:TR
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1:CS,2:OD,3:HR
4:DD,5:TR,B:TU
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Whicheverwayyouchoosetheseshouldgiveyouagood
ideaabouthowtoapproachsettingupmanualmodeforthe
mostbenefit.
AutomaticManualMode
ThisisgreatideafromRussPoncher,whichwaspostedto
theGT-3YahooGroupatthestartofApril2000.Theterm
used was 'Automatic Manual Mode' and I think this
describesitperfectly.
HereisRuss'scontrolassignment:
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Assign1
Target: MANUALOn/Off
Min: On
Max: Off
Source: InternalPedal
Mode: Normal
Act.RangeLo: 0
Act.RangeHi: 127
Trig: PatchChange
Time: 70
Curve: SlowRise
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Thisgoesintomanualmodefor7secondsfollowingapatch
change.If youneedtousemanualmodeagain,justpress
the patch number again. The Slow Rise curve is used to
delaytheswitchoverwhichoccurswhentheinternalpedal
reachesabout63/64invalue.Oh.Don’tbecaughtoutby
Min:OnandMax:Off–makesureyouchangethem
oritwon’tbeaveryautomaticmanualmode!!
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Thereareacouplemoreextendedpossibilitieshere.Ifyou
cast your mind back I said that if youswap into manual
mode,turnsomeeffectsonoroff,andtheswapbacktothe
patch, pressingthe patchnumber again WON’T reset the
patch. If you use the assignment above then what will
happen is the patchWILLRESET. If you don’tlike this
behaviouryoucanalsoset-uptheCTLpedaltogoinand
outofautomaticmode.Thusprovidingyouwithtwoways
of entering it; one automatic with patch reset and one
manualmethod.However,ifyouextendtheautomaticmode
ideafurtheryoucanusetwoautomaticmodes,oneofwhich
willresetthepatch,theotherwon’t.Thiscanbedoneby
usingtheCTLpedalasatriggerratherthanpatchchange
(don’tforgettoturntheCTLPEDALstuffoffasI’msure
youwon’twantitaswell).Thusbyusing2assignmentsyou
getthebestofbothworlds.
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OneadvantageofthepatchchangetriggeristhattheCTL
pedal remains free, and able to perform other tasks! One
disadvantage however, becomes apparent if you ever
changepatchesusingthedial,orcan'trememberwherethe
patch you want is and you therefore are going up the
patchesinrelativelyquicksuccession.Withthedial,once
manualmodehasbeenentered,continuingtoturnthedial
will change which effect is controlled by whatever pedal
happened to be currently selected for editing....argh.
Painful. Although I should say I only use dial changing
rarely,normallyIlimitthepatchselectiontoandsetthedial
tobevaluechangeonly.Withthefootswitchpatchchanges
allyouendupdoingisturningonetwoeffectson/off.
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