User manual DIGITECH GSP2101

[. . . ] A Harman International Company S-DISCTM PROCESSING GSP-2101 Artist Studio Tube Preamp / Multi-Effects Processor Owner's Manual WARNING CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN FOR YOUR PROTECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: WATER AND MOISTURE: Appliance 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. POWER SOURCES: The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance. [. . . ] 2x2 3x2 4x2 5x2 6x2 7x2 8x2 10x2 12x2 14x2 16x2 Description 2-in / 2-out mixer 3-in / 2-out mixer 4-in / 2-out mixer 5 in / 2-out mixer 6-in / 2-out mixer 7-in / 2-out mixer 8-in / 2-out mixer 10-in / 2-out mixer 12-in / 2-out mixer 14in / 2-out mixer 16-in / 2-out mixer Module Abbrv. 2x3 3x3 4x3 5x3 6x3 7x3 Description 2-in / 3-out mixer 3-in / 3-out mixer 4-in / 3-out mixer 5 in / 3-out mixer 6-in / 3-out mixer 7-in / 3-out mixer When you Link your custom Algorithms together, the GSP-2101 Artist will allow a single output to be routed to any number of inputs. If you want more than one output routed to a single input, you must use a mixer, just like you would if you were using discrete effects devices. The GSP-2101 Artist provides a wide range of mixer Modules to accommodate virtually any routing application. Each mixer channel is equipped with an input level and an output level (except 3-out mixers) to give maximum control over levels coming and going to and from different Modules. Mixer Modules are available in 1-out, 2-out, and 3-out configurations. 2-out configurations include pan controls on the inputs, and 3-out mixers have a stereo output pair (outputs 2 and 3) plus a mono summed output (output 1) that carries a summed version of the signal at outputs 2 and 3. The role of mixers in effects chains is probably the most misunderstood and least appreciated. They quietly go about their job without hype or fanfare, and although you may not know it, most multi-effects chains, from the most sophisticated rack units to the simplest stomp boxes, depend on mixers for proper signal handling. GSP-2101 Artist Owner's Manual 41 Editing Effects Section 3 - Editing Effects Choruses, delays, reverbs, phasers, flangers, and pitch shifters all rely on a combination of dry and effects signal to produce their characteristic sounds. A chorused signal by itself (without a dry signal mixed in) sounds like it's slowly moving in and out of tune (a dry signal is, of course, just a plain signal). Only when you combine the modulating signal with the dry signal, do you get the dynamic detuning sound you know as a chorus. Even simple chorus pedals use a 2-input, 1-output mixer just before the output jack to combine the wet and dry signals. The GSP-2101 Artist, on the other hand, separates the effects from the mixers to give you maximum flexibility and control over signal flow. There are other reasons why you might want to use mixers, especially in multi-effects setups. 3-12 shows a basic multi-effect Algorithm you can easily set up in the GSP-2101 Artist. As you can see, the signal passes straight through all the effects to the outputs with no dry paths except the Master Mix control (set at 50:50). Without mixers in place to carry the dry path around each Module, you would hear the dry signal immediately at the outputs without effects (because of the Master Mix path). One second later, after the delay has run its course, you would hear delay repeats with chorus and reverb. Editing Effects Source Master Mix Dry Path Cho Mono Chorus Dly 1 Mono Delay 1. 0 Out 1 Inp 1 Out 1 Inp 1 MVRB MFX Reverb Out 1 Out 2 Master Mix Inp 1 Source Amp and Speakers Fig 3-12 Although perfectly acceptable, this typically, is not how you want your effects to behave. Logic dictates that you should hear sound at the outputs with chorus, delay, and reverb as you play. 3-13 shows the same Algorithm, except that instead of running the Modules in straight series as shown in fig. 3-12, mixers are inserted to carry signal around each individual Module and into the next. Master Mix Dry Path Cho Mono Chorus Out 1 Inp 1 Inp 2 2x1 Mono 2 x 1 Mixer Dly 1 Mono Delay 1. 0 Out 1 Inp 1 Out 1 Inp 1 Inp 2 2x1 Mono 2 x 1 Mixer MVRB MFX Reverb Out 1 Inp 1 Out 2 Inp 2 Inp 3 3x2 Mono 3 x 2 Mixer Master Mix Inp 1 Out 1 Inp 1 Out 1 Out 2 Amp and Speakers Fig 3-13 When you use mixers in the Algorithm, the input of the delay gets a combined version of the chorused signal and the dry signal. Likewise, the input of the reverb gets a combination of the chorused, delayed, and dry signals, while the Master Mix gets a combination of chorus, delay, reverb, and dry, giving you the complete sound at the outputs the way you would expect. [. . . ] F11 ANCIENT HARMONIZAH F19 Better Than Cats . F20 236 237 238 239 240 Cyclone Hangover. F4 PPC-210 users only: The Following Programs appear only in PPC-210 equipped GSP-2101 Artists running version 2. 00. 00 or later software. 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 Gooey 2101 Treatment . [. . . ]