User manual DIGITECH GNX3

[. . . ] GENETXTM GUITAR WORKSTATION USER'S GUIDE Warning For your protection, please read the following: Water and Moisture: Appliances should not be used near water (e. g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. ) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential hazards with electrical products. The lightning flash means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The exclamation point indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owners manual. These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. [. . . ] TIME ­ This display shows elapsed time of recorded material of the current Song when the recorder is playing back tracks. When the REMAIN button is on, it also displays the amount of recording time left in memory when the recorder is stopped. TRANSPORT BUTTONS ­ The 6 transport buttons just below the displays are used for beginning the record, playback, and search functions of recorded material. They include Stop, Record, Play, Rewind, Fast Forward, and Undo. TRACKS ­ A Track is an individual memory location in a song that you record audio to. The GNX3 has eight individual tracks that can be recorded to. DRUMS ­ Records drum audio tracks or syncs the Drums playback to tracks using the GNX3's built-in drum machine. LEVEL/PAN ­ Accesses the playback level and pan controls for each track. SETUP ­ Accesses setup options for each song including Input Select, Stereo Enable, Click Track, Tempo, Pre-Roll, Song Repeat and more. REMAIN ­ When Remain is turned on, the TIME display shows the remaining recording time available in track minutes when the recorder is stopped. When the recorder is playing back tracks, it shows the amount of time remaining in the current song. 38 Recorder Recorder Setup Before you begin recording your first song, you will want to become acquainted with the recorder Setup functions. Setup functions include: Record Input, Stereo Record, Click Track, Tempo, Pre-Roll, Song Repeat, Quantize, Record Quality, Auto Stop, Card>PC, and Memory Card Format . These functions dictate how the recorder works for each song. Each song can have these functions setup in different ways so that you can customize how the recorder works depending on your needs. Record Input The GNX3's recorder has several input routing configurations that are used for getting your guitar, voice, or external music into the recorder. Each of these is specifically designed for a specific recording purpose and is outlined below with application tips. Note: The guitar input is always active regardless of the selected input configuration with the exception of Re-Amp. GUITAR ­ Select this input when only guitar tracks are being recorded. The Mic and CD inputs are disabled when this input configuration is selected. G+CD In ­ Select this input for recording a source using the Jam-a-long/CD input. All stereo sources are summed to mono using this input. G>1 M>2 ­ This input records the guitar on one track and the mic input on another. This input records mono guitar on the first track, and the mic input on the second track when both tracks are armed before recording begins. This input is great for guitarist/singers who like to sing as they play. This input can also be used for recording stereo signals into the GNX3's recorder. [. . . ] To reformat the GNX3's recorder memory follow these steps: 1. Begin with the GNX3's power turned off. Press and hold the RECORD button on the GNX3's recorder panel and turn the power on. 3. When the GNX3's main display reads format?, release the RECORD button. [. . . ]