Boss Audio Systems GT-6 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY

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• IMPORTANT NOTES

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• Contents

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• Main Features

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• Names of Things and What They Do

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  • Front Panel

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  • Rear Panel

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• Chapter 1 Playing Sounds

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  • Making the Connections

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  • Turning on the Power

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    • Adjusting the Output Level

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    • Turning Off the Power

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  • Making Settings for a Connected Device (Amp) (Output Select)

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  • What is a Patch?

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  • How to Switch Patches (Patch Change)

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    • Using the GT-6 to Select Patches

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    • Switching Only the Number

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    • Switching the Bank and Number

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    • About the Display Indication

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    • If the Patch Does Not Switch

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• Chapter 2 Creating You Own Favorite Tones (Patches)

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  • Finding Tones Resembling Those You Have in Mind (EZ Tone)

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  • Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs

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  • Adding Effects

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  • Setting the Effect Tones (Quick Settings)

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  • Making More Detail Settings with Individual Parameters

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  • Using the Pedal Effects (Wah, Pedal Bend)

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    • Wah

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    • Pedal Bend

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  • Naming Tones

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  • Changing the Connection Order of Effects (Effect Chain)

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• Chapter 3 Saving the Tones You Have Created

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  • Write

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  • Copying Patches

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  • Exchanging Patches

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• Chapter 4 The Effects Explained

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  • PREAMP/SPEAKER (Preamp/Speaker Simulator)

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  • OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION

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  • DELAY

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  • CHORUS

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  • REVERB

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  • WAH

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    • WAH (Pedal Wah)

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    • AW (Auto Wah)

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    • FW (Fixed Wah)

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  • EQ (Equalizer)

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  • FX-1

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    • CS (Compressor)

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    • LM (Limiter)

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    • AC (Acoustic Guitar Simulator)

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    • PIC (Pickup Simulator)

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    • TR (Tremolo)

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    • SG (Slow Gear)

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    • FB (Feedbacker)

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    • AFB (Anti-feedback)

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    • FRT (Defretter)

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  • FX-2

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    • PH (Phaser)

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    • FL (Flanger)

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    • HR (Harmonist)

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    • PS (Pitch Shifter)

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    • PB (Pedal Bend)

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    • 2CE (2x2 Chorus)

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    • PAN

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    • VB (Vibrato)

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    • UV (Uni-V)

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    • SDD (short delay)

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    • HU (Humanizer)

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    • RM (Ring Modulator)

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    • SL (Slicer)

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    • AR (Auto Riff)

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    • SYN (Guitar Synth)

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    • SEQ (Sub Equalizer)

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  • NS (Noise Suppressor)

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  • MASTER

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  • FV (Foot Volume)

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• Chapter 5 Settings for Using the Expression and Control Pedals (Pedal Assign)

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  • Settings for Using the Expression Pedal

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  • Settings for Using the Expression Pedal Switch/CTL Pedal

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    • Making Settings Instantly (Quick Setting)

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  • Editing “Quick Settings”

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  • Controlling Effects with the GT-6 Pedals, External Pedals, and External MIDI Devices

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  • Controlling Wah and Pitch Bend with an External Expression Pedal

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• Chapter 6 Using the Customize Function

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  • Making “Custom” Preamp Settings

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  • Making “Custom” Overdrive/ Distortion Settings

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  • Making “Custom” Pedal Wah Settings

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• Chapter 7 Convenient Features of the GT-6

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  • Quick Patch Volume Adjustment (PATCH LEVEL Knob)

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  • Turning the Effects On and Off with the Pedals (Manual Mode)

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    • Switching to Manual Mode

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    • Selecting the Effect to Be Switched On and Off With the Pedals

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    • Comparing Preamp Tones in Manual Mode

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  • Tuning the Guitar

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    • Turning the Tuner/Bypass Function On

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    • About the Display During Tuning

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    • How to Tune

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    • Changing the Tuner Settings

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    • Switching Tuner/Bypass On and Off with the Number Pedals

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  • Adjusting the Overall Sound to Match the Usage Environment (Global)

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  • Using External Effect Processors

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  • Using the Digital Outs

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  • Checking the Effect Output Level with the Level Meter

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• Chapter 8 Other Features

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  • Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast)

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  • Selecting the PATCH/VALUE Dial Function (Dial Function)

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  • Setting the Timing Used for Switching Patches (Patch Change Mode)

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  • Limiting the Banks That Can Be Switched (Bank Extent)

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  • Setting “Expression Pedal Hold”

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  • Setting the Knob Functions (Knob Mode)

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  • Setting the External Foot Switch Functions (SUB CTL 1, 2 Function)

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• Chapter 9 Using MIDI

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  • What Can You Do with MIDI?

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  • Making the Settings for MIDI Functions

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  • Transmitting and Receiving MIDI Data

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    • Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Bulk Dump)

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    • Receiving Data from an External MIDI Device (Bulk Load)

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  • Setting the Program Change Map

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    • Enabling/Disabling the Program Change Map Settings (MIDI Map Select)

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• Appendices

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  • About MIDI

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    • How MIDI messages are transmitted and received

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    • Main types of MIDI message used by the GT-6

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    • About the MIDI implementation

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• Changing patches using bank select messages

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  • Changing patch numbers on an external MIDI device from the GT-6

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  • Changing patch numbers on the GT-6 using the bank select messages sent from an external MIDI device

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• Factory Settings

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  • Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

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• Troubleshooting

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  • Error Messages

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• MIDI Implementation Chart

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• Specifications

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• Index

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• Adjusting the Expression Pedal

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