TC Electronic G-Sharp Manuel utilisateur

G-Sharp

DUAL ENGINE GUITAR FX PROCESSOR

UUSSEERR’’SSMMAANNUUAALL

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1 Read these instructions.

2 Keep these instructions.

3 Heed all warnings.

4 Follow all instructions.

5 Do not use this apparatus near water.

6 Clean only with dry cloth.

7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install

in accordance with the manufacturer's

instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized

plug has two blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding type plug has two blades

and a third grounding prong. The wide blade

or the third prong are provided for your safety.

If the provided plug does not fit into your

outlet, consult an electrician for replacement

of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on

or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit

from the apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified

by the manufacturer.

12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table specified by the

manufacturer, or sold with the

apparatus. When a cart is used, use

caution when moving the

cart/apparatus combination to avoid

injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms

or when unused for long periods of time.

14 Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel. Servicing is required when the

apparatus has been damaged in any way,

such as power-supply cord or plug is

damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects

have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus

has been exposed to rain or moisture, does

not operate normally, or has been dropped.

• This equipment should be installed near the

socket outlet and disconnection of the device

should be easily accessible.

• Do not install in a confined space.

• Do not open the unit - risk of electric shock

inside.

Caution:

You are cautioned that any change or

modifications not expressly approved in this

manual could void your authority to operate this

equipment.

Service

• There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

• All service must be performed by qualified

personnel.

Warning!

• To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do

not expose this equipment to dripping or

splashing and ensure that no objects filled with

liquids, such as vases, are placed on the

equipment.

• This apparatus must be earthed.

• Use a three wire grounding type line cord like

the one supplied with the product.

• Be advised that different operating voltages

require the use of different types of line cord

and attachment plugs.

• Check the voltage in your area and use the

correct type. See table below:

Voltage Line plug according to standard

110-125V UL817 and CSA C22.2 no 42.

220-230V CEE 7 page VII, SR section

107-2-D1/IEC 83 page C4.

240V BS 1363 of 1984.

Specification for 13A fused

plugs and switched and

unswitched socket outlets.

The lightning flash with an arrowhead

symbol within an equilateral triangle, is

intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated "dangerous volt-

age" within the product's enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of

electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an

equilateral triangle is intended to alert

the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature accompanying the

product.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Certificate Of Conformity

TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240

Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own

responsibility that following products:

G-Sharp

DUAL ENGINE GUITAR FX PROCESSOR

- that is covered by this certificate and

marked with CE-label conforms with

following standards:

EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains

(IEC 60065) operated electronic and

related apparatus for household

and similar general use

EN 55103-1 Product family standard for

audio,video, audio-visual and

entertainment lighting control

apparatus for professional

use. Part 1: Emission.

EN 55103-2 Product family standard for

audio, video, audio-visual and

entertainment lighting control

apparatus for professional

use. Part 2: Immunity.

With reference to regulations in following

directives:

73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC

Issued in Risskov, May 2006

Mads Peter Lübeck

Chief Executive Officer

EMC / EMI.

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B Digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in residential installations. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with the instructions, may

cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on. The user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

For the customers in Canada:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with

Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est

conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Front Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Rear Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Signal Flow Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

OPERATION

Basics

Connecting and setting up G-Sharp . .10

Controlling G-Sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Routings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

General Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Typical Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Operating G-Sharp

Input/Output Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

The Effects engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

The Reverb engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Miscellaneous

Factory Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

MIDI channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Sysex ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

G-Sharp software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Effects

Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Soft Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Tape Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Lo-Fi Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Dynamic Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

PingPong Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

SlapBack Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Delay Spill-over feature . . . . . . . . . . .22

Vintage Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Smooth Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Swell Tremolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Hard Tremolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Flange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Lush Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Soft Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov – [email protected] Rev 1.4 – SW – V 1.00English Version

Prod. No: E60505514

Reverbs

TC Classic Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Pro Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Classic Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Vintage Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Plain Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Gold Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Silver Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Tin Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Ambience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Stomp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Soft Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Tiled Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Concert Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

APPENDIX

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . .26

MIDI Continuous Controllers . . . . . . .27

MIDI Bulk Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Reset Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . .29

QUICK START - IF YOU JUST CAN’T WAIT

If you just can’t wait to hear the great

effects waiting for you in your new G-Sharp

Guitar Effects processor just follow the few

steps in this quick setup guide:

• Unpack the G-Sharp and check for possible

damages that could have been caused by

transport.

• Read the safety instructions.

• Take a few minutes to register online via:

www.tcelectronic.com or send in the

registration card. Customers registered online

will be notified directly via e-mail about news

regarding TC Electronic guitar products.

G-Sharp is a dedicated guitar effects processor

able to combine various modulation and delay

effects with high quality reverbs that are

especially fine-tuned for guitar applications.

Routings

G-Sharp has two routing options. Serial and

Parallel. The Routing mode is set on the G-

Sharp front panel.

• When the PARALLEL mode LED is lit

- parallel mode is selected.

• When the PARALLEL mode LED is “off”

- serial mode is selected.

Serial Mode (LED is off)

- utilizing both effect engines in serial where

reverb is added to the selected effects.

Parallel mode (LED is lit)

- where the inputs are fed to both the Effects

and the Reverb engine at the same time

thereby letting the two effect blocks run in

parallel.

Effects

Reverb

Left In L

Left Out

Right Out

Right In

Parallel Stereo

Bypass

Effects Reverb

Left In

Stereo Out

Bypass

For detailed explanations on Routings and

connections please read page 10-11.

• Make all audio connections, - then connect

power. See the manual section “Typical

Setups” if necessary.

• Killdry on or off? - If the G-Sharp is

connected in a parallel loop on a guitar

amplifier you should activate the Killdry mode

via the switch on the rear panel.

• Set the G-Sharp in Preset Off mode using

the PRESET ON/OFF key:

The G-Sharp is in Preset Off mode when the

display reads as illustrated above.

• Set all controls in 12 o’clock position to

hear factory settings.

• Select an effect from the Effects engine.

• Select a reverb type from the Reverb engine.

• Start playing.

• Adjust input level to a level where the INPUT

PPMs only occasionally turn red. When

setting the input level we recommend using

sound with high dynamic content such as a

clean sound.

• Set the EFFECTS mix and REVERB MIX to

“normal”

• Now tweak the controls for the two engines

until you have the effects intended.

For any questions left unanswered by this

manual feel free to visit our online support

center; TC Support Interactive, which can be

accessed via: www.tcelectronic.com

Latest manual revision can always be

downloaded from www.tcelectronic.com

Manual revision number is found in the bottom

of page 3.

REVERBI/O EFFECTS

Hold PRESET to set MIDI Channel

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on the purchase of your TC Electronic G-Sharp guitar effects processor.

G-Sharp is a Dedicated Dual Engine Guitar effects unit offering a combination of the best from TC’s

pristine modulation, delay and reverb libraries, based on ultimate effects algorithms. All effects have

been carefully voiced specifically for guitar applications.

We have packed the G-Sharp with “TC goodies” and you’ll find high density 24-bit processing and

AD/DA converters that fully live up to the TC reputation of high quality effects with no loss of your

beloved tone.

With G-Sharp you get full and direct access to a selection of legacy TC reverbs and effects and

their key parameters. Ideal settings are easily obtained from the front panel giving you a maximum

of flexibility – at home, when rehearsing or when playing live.

Though easy operation with only few essential controls is a key feature, G-Sharp will integrate

perfectly in all levels of setups. Use a G-Switch, a TC G-Minor or a conventional MIDI pedal for

preset recall, tap tempo and bypass functions and you are in full control.

The adaptive built in power supply, secures seamless operation at any mains voltage (100-240VAC).

Be Sharp with G-Sharp!

Engine 1

• Delay

• Soft Delay

• Tape Delay

• Lo-Fi Delay

• Dynamic Delay

• PingPong Delay

• SlapBack Delay

• Vintage Phaser

• Smooth Phaser

• Swell Tremolo

• Hard Tremolo

• Vibrato

• Flange

• Lush Chorus

• Soft Chorus

• Off

Engine 2

• TC Classic Hall

• Pro Studio

• Classic Spring

• Vintage Spring

• Plain Spring

• Gold Plate

• Silver Plate

• Tin Plate

• Ambience

• Stomp

• Club

• Soft Room

• Tiled Room

• Church

• Concert Hall

• Off

FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

INPUT GAIN

Adjusts the Input gain.

1/L and 2/R LEDS

3 color LEDs indicating Input

level on Left and Right Inputs.

Green: -40dB

Yellow: -6dB

Red: -1dB

EFFECTS MIX

Adjusts the mix between the

wet and the dry signal for the

Effects engine.

REVERB MIX

Adjusts the mix between the

wet and the dry signal for the

Reverb engine.

Serial mode/Parallel mode

In Serial mode the signal

passes the Effects engine

before the Reverb engine. In

Parallel mode the signal is

processed by both engines in

parallel. - Which routing to use

is a matter of taste and

application. Read more about

routings on pages 10-11.

BYPASS button and LED

Bypass function varies

depending on the selected

Killdry mode.

Killdry “on”:

The BYPASS key operates as

a mute function.

Killdry “off”:

The bypass function simply

passes the source signal

unprocessed to output.

EFFECTS selector

Selects between the 15 effects

& Off in the Effects engine.

DELAY/TIMING

Tap the global tempo using the

TAP key by tapping quarter

notes. Now use the timing

knob to multiply the tapped

tempo.

The Timing range can be set

from 0.5 to 2.

Example:

• Tap quarter notes at Tempo

120 BPM. This equals 500

milliseconds.

• The range of the TIMING

knob is 0.5 to 2 giving you a

Delay time varying from:

250ms to 1000ms.

Note that the Slapback

Delay type has a shorter

range, as this Delay type by

nature is a short Delay.

FEEDBACK/DEPTH

Controls the Feedback or

Depth parameter depending of

the selected effect.

Delay : Feedback

Phaser : Depth

Tremolo : Depth

Flange : Depth

Chorus : Depth

GAIN REDUCTION

-3, -6, -12 LEDs

These LEDs indicate the

applied gain-reduction on the

delay repeats when Dynamic

Delay type is selected.

FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW

REVERB selector

Selects between 15 different

Reverb types or sets the

Reverb engine to “Off”.

The range of the pre delay and

decay time varies depending

on the selected reverb type.

PRE DELAY

Controls the pre delay time of

the selected reverb.

DECAY TIME

Controls the decay time of the

selected reverb.

COLOR FILTER

Controls the color amount of

the selected reverb.

LOAD/HOLD TO STORE key

This key has two functions.

• Press once to load the

preset selected via the

CURSOR UP/DOWN keys.

• Press and hold to store the

current preset.

PRESET ON/OFF key

The G-Sharp has two preset

modes.

Preset “Off” mode:

The display reads “- -”.

In this mode the G-Sharp will

play effects according to the

front panel controls.

When switching from Preset

“On” to Preset “Off” mode the

effects will always be updated

according to the positions of

the front controls.

Preset “On” mode:

The display reads a specific

preset number.

In this mode you can recall

presets by using the UP/DOWN

arrows followed by LOAD.

(Note that G-Sharp holds no

stored factory presets apart

from the default settings in the

various effect combinations).

Toggling between the Preset

On/Preset Off modes

generates two situations:

From “On” to “Off”:

Preset is updated according to

the positions of the front

controls.

From “Off” to “On”:

The display starts to flash the

previously recalled preset

number while still processing

according to the front controls.

To actually load the preset

press LOAD.

Set MIDI channel

Press and hold the PRESET

ON/OFF key for approx. 2.5

sec.

Now set the desired MIDI

channel using the ARROW

UP/DOWN keys. Options are:

- Channel 1 to 16

- “o” for OMNI (receives on all

channels)

- “OF” for Off.

Via this menu a Bulk Dump on

MIDI out for preset backups on

a standard MIDI sequencer

can also be performed.

Press PRESET ON/OFF key

once to exit the MIDI channels

set mode.

“KNOB POSITIONS VALID”

LEDs

The LEDs are relevant in

Preset “On” mode only. When

lit they indicate when the front

panel controls match the

settings in the actually recalled

preset.

ARROW UP/DOWN keys

Scroll between presets when

in Preset “On” mode.

REAR PANEL

Balanced

Jack

Analog

Inputs

Pedal

Input

MIDI

In/Out

KILLDRY switch Balanced

Jack

Analog

Outputs

Digital

S/PDIF

Input/

Output

Power Input

100 - 240VAC

KILLDRY switch

With the switch in “in” position, no clean signal

passes through the G-Sharp. This is the setting

to use if you connect G-Sharp in a parallel loop

or e.g. in an aux send/return on a mixer.

Analog Input

Analog Input on 1/4 inch connectors.

Use Left Input only to connect a mono signal.

Analog Output

Analog output is a stereo output on two 1/4”

jack connectors.

Power In

G-Sharp has a switchmode power-supply that

accepts from 100 to 240VAC.

Pedal Input - for TC G-Switch

Two different modes can be set for the pedal

Input: With the TC Electronic G-Switch pedal

you are able to:

In mode A:

Switch 1 - Preset up

Switch 2 - Preset down

Switch 3 - G-Sharp bypass

In mode B:

Switch 1 - Bypass Effects Engine

Switch 2 - Bypass Reverb Engine

Switch 3 - Tap tempo

Selecting Modes

Press LOAD and PRESET ON/OFF at the

same time. Then use the ARROWS to select

between A and B.

TC G-Switch

SIGNAL FLOW

ANALOG

INPUTS

[balanced]

ANALOG IN

LEVEL

DIGITAL IN

GAIN

MIX

ANALOG

OUTPUTS

[balanced]

A/D

Left Left

Right Right

Digital/Analog

Input Selector

Digital Output

[S/PDIF]

Digital Input

[S/PDIF]

G-Sharp

Signal

Processing

Engine 1&

Engine 2

D/A

Input PPM

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