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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY anufacturer’s Name: DOD Electronics anufacturer’s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 eclares that the product: roduct Name: GS30 roduct Options: All (requires a Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065, EN60742, or equivalent).
Table of Contents fety Information................ eclaration of Conformity.... ble of Contents................. ntroduction ongratulations................... cluded Items................... atures.............................. Section One Guided Tour..................... Front Panel....................... Rear Panel........................ etting Started.................... aking Connections........... Section Two erformance Mode.............. lecting a Preset................. Data Wheel...................
ntroduction Congratulations! ou are now the proud owner of the GS30 complete guitar system. The GS30 is an extremely powerful tool capable of producing rtually any sound that you can imagine. It offers Amp/Guitar Modeling, and a host of great sounding digital effects including: ompression, Distortion, Equalization, Noise Gate, Chorus, Flange, Phaser, Tremolo, Pitch Shifter, Detuner, Ring Modulator, xellator, Enveloped Effects, Pitch Bending, Wah, Auto Wah, Tape Delay, Pong Delay, Delay and Reverb.
SECTION ONE - Introduction A Guided Tour of the GS30 Front Panel Program Footswitches - These switches provide access to the GS30 user presets. They are also used to bypass the GS30, access the Tuner, and perform various functions for the Learn-A-Lick feature. 2. Bank Footswitches - These two switches are used to advance or reverse the currently selected Bank. The Bank Up switch is also used to access the Learn-A-Lick mode.
3. Edit Section - These columns and buttons are used to select, bypass, and edit each specific effect group. The effects which are currently active within a preset are indicated by a lit LED. The button at the bottom of each column will select the effect group within the indicated column. Successive presses of the same button will advance to the next type of effect within that group. The currently selected effect will be represented by a flashing LED.
6. Speaker Simulator - This button is used to engage or disengage the Speaker Simulator. The LED will light when the Speaker Simulator is engaged. 7. Display - The Display serves four functions. In performance mode, the Display will indicate the Bank and Preset that is currently active. In edit mode, the Display will show the status or value of the effect or effect group being edited. In Tuner mode, the display will show the note played.
Rear Panel A. Input Jack - Connect your instrument to this jack. B. Jam-A-long/Learn-A-Lick - Connect from the headphone output of your tape or CD player to this jack. This is used for playing along with your tapes and CD’s, or recording material for the Learn-A-Lick function. C. Headphone - This jack is used for connecting a pair of stereo headphones to the GS30. D.
Getting Started he GS30 is ready for you to plug in and play. It already has a variety of sounds programmed into both the 30 ctory and 30 user Presets. You will find that the User Presets are exact duplicates of the Factory Presets. The actory Presets are permanently written into the GS30 and cannot be changed. The User Presets can be verwritten with your sound creations as many times as you choose. Making Connections he GS30 can be run in mono or stereo.
. Connect your instrument to the GS30 input jack. a.(mono) Connect the left output to the input of your amplifier, or line input of a mixing console. b. (stereo) Connect the left and right outputs to the inputs of two amplifiers, or two line inputs of a mixing onsole. . Set the tone controls of the amplifier(s) or mixing console to the flat or 0 position. If you are running stereo into a mixer set the pan controls hard left and hard right. Turn your amplifier or mixer’s volume level down. .
SECTION TWO - About the GS30 Performance Mode he Performance Mode of the GS30 enables you to use the numbered footswitches or Data Wheel to change from ne Preset to another, the Bank Footswitches to change Banks and the Expression Pedal to vary the amount of the ssigned Parameter. From the Performance mode you may also bypass the effects by pressing the currently elected Footswitch, or access the built-in chromatic tuner by pressing and holding the currently selected ootswitch.
Footswitches he footswitches are also used to select a Preset. The Bank Up and Bank Down footswitches advance or reverse anks, and the 1-3 numbered footswitches select the Preset within the active Bank. Successive presses of the Bank p or Down switches will advance or decrease to the next Bank of Presets. Every time that a new Bank has been elected, the numbered footswitches will flash indicating that you need to select a Preset using these footswitches n order to activate that Bank.
Accessing the Tuner he GS30 includes a chromatic Tuner to quickly get your instrument in tune. To access the Tuner, press and hold he numbered footswitch that is currently active (the footswitch with a lit LED above it) until the letters tn ppear in the display (and abreviation for tuner). You can then play any string on your guitar. The display will how the note played, and the Parameter LEDs will light to let you know whether you are sharp or flat. Your note in tune when the In Tune LED is lit.
Learn-A-Lick/Jam-A-Long he Jam-A-Long feature lets you connect a tape or CD player to the GS30 and mix the music with your guitar gnal. The GS30 also includes a powerful teaching tool called “Learn-A-Lick”. This feature lets you record solos hat are too fast to hear much less learn, and then slow them down to a speed where you can figure out the notes eing played.
. Press the number 1 footswitch as you start your tape or CD player. The display will show rC indicating that it recording. It will record 16 seconds of incoming material. The Parameter Edit LEDs will light one at a time as our record time is used. OPEN / CLOSE COMPACT SKIP PLAY / PAUSE SKIP DIGITAL AUDIO SEARCH STOP SEARCH . Once the recording is finished the GS30 will start playback automatically. The Parameter Edit LEDs will light one a time to show where you are in the recording.
SECTION THREE - Edit Mode Editing a Preset he GS30 allows you to edit the User Presets to your liking. You can change the effects that are used in the Preset, ter the values of the effect Parameters, or bypass an effect. This is a very simple process and gives you the ability o create custom sounds to suit your application or taste. You must start with an existing Preset. It is not possible o start with a blank Preset.
Comp/Wah - This button will access the Compressor and Wah effects. Successive presses of this button ill toggle between the Compressor and the Wah. The selected effect is indicated by the flashing LED. The status f the selected effect can then be changed by rotating the Data Wheel. Compression and Wah can be used multaneously. See page 19 for a complete description of Compression and Wah effects. 2. Expression - This button is used to assign functions to the Expression Pedal.
5. Effect - This button will access the Modulation and Pitch shifting effects. The currently selected type of fect in this group is indicated by a flashing LED. Successive press of the Effect button will select a different type f effect within this group. The choices include: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Ring Modulator, Pixellator, nveloped Flanger, Enveloped Phaser, Pitch Shift, Detune, and Pitch Bend. Only one type of Effect from this group may be used at a time.
8. Spkr Sim - This button turns the Speaker Simulator on and off. The status of the Speaker Simulator is ndicated by the LED above this button. 9. Store - This button is used to save changes to Presets. The LED above this button will light whenever a hange has been made to effects or parameters in a preset, indicating that you need to perform the Store function n order to retain your changes. See page 18 for more information on storing procedures. 0.
nce the desired effect or Parameter has been selected, you can set minimum and maximum values for the xpression Pedal. These are stop points which limit the range of variance for the Pedal. . - Press the Expression button a second time to set the toe up value. The Display will alternate between showing tu and the value currently assigned. Rotate the Data Wheel to select the value that the Expression Pedal will reach in the toe up position. .
Storing/Copying a Preset nce you have edited a Preset to your liking, you must store the changes in order for the GS30 to remember your ettings. There are three steps to storing a Preset. . Press the Store button once. The Store LED will flash and the User LED lights. The flashing LED is asking “where do you want to store this sound”? . Use the Data Wheel to select the User Bank and Preset location for this new sound to be saved. .
SECTION FOUR - Effects Definitions Compression - A compressor is a tool used to limit the dynamic range of an instrument. In other words, it ets a boundary for the volume the instrument will be able to reach. The nature of limiting the dynamics of an nstrument tends to provide a smooth, even texture to the sound of the instrument. The GS30 has three different ompressor settings: 1 (low), 2 (medium), and 3 (high). These different settings determe the ratio of the ompressor.
Noise Gate - A Noise Gate is a barrier that will close when you are not playing, and open when you are laying. When the gate is closed, it will not allow ambient noise to come through. A noise gate uses a threshold, hich is the volume level required to open the gate. If your guitar signal is not strong enough to cross the hreshold, the gate will not open, and no sound will be heard. The gate on the GS30 is also used for volume wells.
Ring Mod - The ring modulator modulates the guitar’s volume and then takes the sum, and difference of the modulation frequency and instrument frequency, and mixes it with the original signal. The result is a metallic nging sound. Pixellator - A pixellator degrades the signal by undersampling it. The result is an unnatural distortion similar o those used in today’s techno and industrial styles of music. Envelope - Envelope can be linked to FL (Flanger) or PH (Phaser).
ith the Amount Parameter. The Amount Parameter determines the possible bend ranges and includes: 1u (1 ctave up), 7 (7 semitones above), 2 (2 semitones above), -2 (2 semitones below), 1d (1 octave down), and d (2 octaves down), 24 (2 semitones above to 4 semitones above), and 34 (3 semitones above to 4 semitones bove). Delay - Delay is often referred to as an echo. This is because it will record a short passage of your playing, nd then repeat it a moment later.
Parameter Definitions he following is a list of the Parameters available for editing and a description of how each Parameter will affect he sound of the corresponding effects. Speed - The Speed control adjusts how fast the Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Ring Modulator, Tremolo, Detuner, nveloped Phase, or Enveloped Flange will sweep back and forth. It can be used to vary these effects between a st shimmering type of sound, and a slow gradual sweeping. Speed ranges from 0 (slow) to 99 (fast).
SECTION FIVE - Tutorial Creating a Preset uppose you want to create a Preset that has medium Compression, the Amp Modeling of a Stack with high Gain nd boosted highs and lows on the EQ, a low Threshold setting on the Noise Gate, a slow medium Chorus, no elay, and a Room Reverb. Let’s also suppose that you wanted the Expression Pedal to control a classic Wah. The eps outlined below will guide you through creating this Preset. tep 1.
tep 3. Assign the Expression Pedal to Wah - Press the Expression button. The LED next to Expression ssign begins to flash. If the Expression Pedal is currently assigned to a Parameter, the assigned Parameter’s LED ill flash also. Rotate the Data Wheel until the LED next to Wah is flashing with the Expression Assign LED (this hould correspond to a number 2 in the Display). tep 4. Select the Amp/Guitar Model - Press the Model button. An LED next to the currently selected Amp Model will begin to flash.
tep 6 Select the Chorus Effect - Press the Effect button until the LED next to Chorus is flashing. If the Chorus bypassed (indicated by two dashes -- in the Display), rotate the Data Wheel until the Display shows on. ou will notice that the Parameter LEDs next to the words “Speed,” “Depth,” and “Level” are now lit. This ndicates that these three Parameters are associated with the Chorus, and you can adjust these parameters.
tep 7 Turn the Delay off - Our Sample Preset called for no Delay to be used. So, press the Delay/Reverb utton and the LED next to Delay begins to flash. Rotate the Data Wheel counterclockwise until the Display shows wo dashes -- indicating that it is bypassed. tep 8 Select the Reverb - Our sample preset called for a Hall type Reverb. Press the Delay/Reverb button gain and the Reverb LED will light. Rotate the Data Wheel until the display shows HA for Hall.
SECTION SIX - Other Stuff Resetting the GS30 his function erases all of the user presets and copies the factory Presets into the User Presets. Caution! This procedure will overwrite and reset ALL User Presets in the GS30 memory. Be sure you want to rase the memory and start fresh before continuing with this procedure. . Disconnect the power from the rear panel of the GS30. . Press and hold the Compressor, and Model select buttons simultaneously. .
. When the display reads tu, rock the pedal back to the toe up position and press the flashing number 1 Footswitch. . The display now reads td. Rock the Expression Pedal forward to the toe down position and press the flashing number 3 Footswitch. he expression pedal is now calibrated for use with all programs. an er shows in the Display, an error has occurred in the Pedal Calibration and the GS30 will repeat the alibration prompts asking you to repeat steps 3 and 4.
SECTION SEVEN - Appendix Warranty . The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate the warranty of his DOD product. . DOD warrants this product when used solely within the U.S. to be free from defects and workmanship under ormal use and service. .
Specifications nput: 1/4” unbalanced nput Impedance: 500 k ohms Max Input Level: 7.6 dBV utput: 2 - 1/4” unbalanced utput Impedance: 10 ohms Max Output Level: 11 dBV eadphone: 1/8” Stereo TRS eadphone Output Impedance: 10 ohms /D: 64 x oversampling, 24 bit delta sigma SP: 24 bit ower Supply: 10 volts AC, 780 mA (PS750) ower Consumption: 5.
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