DigiTech GSP1101 manual

Owner’ s Manual GSP1101 Guitar P reamp/ P roc essor[...]

W ARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS HEED ALL WARNINGS FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS THE APPARA TUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUID AND NO OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID, SUCH AS V ASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARA TUS CLEAN ONL Y WITH A DRY CLOTH. DO NOT BLOCK ANY OF THE VENTILA TION OPENINGS.[...]

DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’ s Name: DigiT ech Manufacturer’ s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Pkwy . Sandy , UT 84070, USA Declares that the product: Product name: GSP 1101 Note: Product name may be suffixed by the letters-EU. Product option: None Conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety: IEC 60065 (7th ed. 2001) EMC: EN 550[...]

W arr anty W e at DigiT ech are very proud of our products and back-up each one we sell with the following warranty: 1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten da ys after purchase date to validate this warranty . 2. DigiT ech warrants this product, when used solely within the U .S., to be free fr om defects in materials and workma[...]

Intr oduction .................................. 1 Quick Star t .................................... 1 Mak e Connections - Basic Setup ...... 1 Select a Preset....................................... 1 Edit and Store a Preset ....................... 2 The Quick Edit Screen ........................ 3 Fr ont P anel ....................................[...]

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Intr oduction Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the GSP1101, the rackmount preamp/ processor that works with your existing tone without taking it over . Please tak e a moment to mak e sure you hav e everything that’ s included with your GSP1101 pur chase: GSP1101 Guitar Preamp/Processor P ow er cord W arranty card USB Driver / X-Edit E[...]

Edit and Store a Preset The GSP1101 comes with 99 Factor y pr esets and 99 User presets. Initially , the User presets are exact copies of the Factor y presets. Y ou can only store changes to a User preset. Factor y pr esets can’ t be changed. T o Edit a Preset Press the Edit/Select knob twice. The Preset Edit screen appears. T urn the Edit/Select[...]

The Quick Edit Screen This screen is a shortcut where you can see what effects are active, turn effects on or off, or quickly access effects, expression links, LFO settings, Seamless Time settings, and the preset lev el for editing. T o use the Quick Edit screen Fr om the Preset screen, press and hold the Edit/Select knob. The Quick Edit screen app[...]

F ront P anel 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 6 11 17 Input This is the 1/4” instrument input. Connect an electric guitar or bass here. Headphones A stereo 1/4” output for connecting headphones. Output Le vel Contr ols the output level of Headphone , Line Outputs, and Mix er Outputs (optional). See page 44 for enabling variable output lev el [...]

T one Librar y This button lets you select from sev eral ready-made tone configurations comprised of W ah, Distortion, Compressor , Amp/Cabinet, and EQ. See page 14 for more information. Effects Librar y This button opens a palette of post-amp model effects and effects combinations (Chorus/FX, Dela y , Rev erb) that can be quickly accessed and audi[...]

Rear P anel 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 P o wer Jack Attach the included power cord here. USB The USB jack connects the GSP1101 to a computer and ser ves two purposes. First, it lets the GSP1101 communicate with the X-Edit Editor/Librarian software. Second, it is used to stream four channels of audio (2 up/2 back) to and from the computer when us[...]

Rear Panel  GSP0 Owner’ s Manual Mix er Outputs (XLR) The XLR outputs are designed to connect to a recor ding device or mixing console. These outputs alwa ys ha ve speak er compensation active because they are intended to be connected to a full a range audio system. These outputs can ha ve a fixed output lev el (+4dBu or –10dBV) or [...]

 Using the GSP0 GSP0 Owner’ s Manual Using the GSP1101 GSP1101 Basics The GSP1101 lets you choose from 99 presets, each one a differ ent combination of effects, amp and cab models, EQ and other s et t in g s. Y ou can edit, rename, and sa ve presets as well. Note that there are 99 Factor y presets and 99 User presets. When sh[...]

Using the GSP0  GSP0 Owner’ s Manual Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard helps you pr operly connect and configure the GSP1101 for the most common applications, including: Guitar Amp Input – For the amp that doesn’ t ha ve an effects loop. The GSP1101 connects directl y to the amplifier’ s input. Connect your guitar to the In[...]

0 GSP0 Owner’ s Manual Recording/Mix er – Here the GSP1101 is used in a direct r ecording setup or run through a full range P A system, with no guitar amps. Connect your guitar to the Input on the GSP1101 front panel. Pan Mute -10 0 +5 +10 -20 -30 - -5 L / R Mute L / R Mute L / R Mute L / R -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Pan -5 -4 [...]

Guitar Amp Effects Loop – Utilizes the GSP1101’ s post-amplifier modeling effects such as chorus, dela y , and rev erb. The amplifier effects send is connected dir ectly to the GSP1101 Loop Return, bypassing all pre-amplifier stompbox effects, amp modeling, noise gate and EQ. Connect your guitar to the amp ’ s input. Connect the GSP1101 Line [...]

Amp Input/Preamp Loop – Integrates the GSP1101 into a guitar amplifier system that has an effects loop. Use this setup when you want to use the tone of your amplifier (rather than the GSP amp modeling) or switch between internal amp models and your amp’ s preamp with the pre-amplifier stompbox and post-amplifier effects the GSP1101 offers. Conn[...]

The Preset Screen Pr eset Name Amp Model Cab Model Effects (highlighted are active) When you first turn on the GSP1101, the Graphic displa y briefly shows the title screen, then the Preset screen appears. Here you can see the preset’ s name , what amp and cabinet model are being used, and what effects are active. The first line in the Preset scre[...]

Selecting a Preset T urn the Edit/Select knob to choose a preset. By default, presets load automatically . The selected preset name appears in the Graphic displa y and the preset number appears in the numeric display . Presets can be set to be loaded manually (see Preset Load on page 51), so that when you turn the Edit/Select knob the new preset na[...]

The T one Librar y contains the following selections: O VERDRIVE DIST OR TION HO T RA T SUST AINER FUZZOH O VEREASY DIR TY TUBES R OCK 1 R OCK 2 BLUES 1 BLUES 2 MET AL 1 MET AL 2 COUNTR Y 1 COUNTR Y 2 W ARM DRIVE CR UNCH TEXAS T ONE R OCKABILL Y SOLO 1 SOLO 2 R OCK W AH CHUNKY SMOO TH HEA VY CLEAN 1 CLEAN 2 BRITISH 1 BRITISH 2 AMERIC AN 1 AMERIC AN[...]

Editing a Preset - Individual P arameters Once you ha ve created a sound using the T one and Effects Libraries, you can fur ther refine the sound by editing the individual parameters within a preset to customize it. After you edit a preset, you must sa ve it or the changes will be lost when you turn off the GSP1101. The GSP1101 comes with 99 Factor[...]

Editing Expression Links The GSP1101 lets you contr ol parameters with an optional expression pedal or with MIDI CC messages via a MIDI foot contr oller or computer MIDI sequencer . It’ s a two step pr ocess: first you assign a MIDI CC number to a “Controller” within the GSP1101, then you assign that Controller to the parameter you want to co[...]

More About Editing Presets Editing a preset is simple. Just pre ss the Edit/Select knob to open the Main Menu screen, turn the Edit/Select knob to scroll through the available parameters and options, and press the Edit/Select knob to select a parameter or change an option. Arrows If a triangular arrow appears to the right of a parameter , it means [...]

Press the Back button (next to the Edit/Select knob) to back out of sub-menus, and ev entually return to the preset’ s main screen (thus ending the editing session). The Back button DOES NO T cancel changes you’ ve made to a preset or menu, but does cancel the Store procedur e . Note that you must sav e any changes you mak e while editing (usin[...]

Main Menu Scr een The following describes each of the GSP1101 main menus and their functions. Edit Effects / Preset Select this to open a sub-menu populated with all the effects, amp models and cab models the GSP1101 has to offer , plus options for assigning Expression Links, setting the Seamless Time, adjusting LFO Settings, and the Preset Level. [...]

V er sion This non-selectable option shows the version number of the current firmware. This is helpful when you need to update the firmware. Factory Reset T o restore the GSP1101 to its factor y default state , select Factor y Reset fr om the Main Menu screen and follow the instructions. Contrast Adjusts the intensity of the graphic displa y . If l[...]

The Edit Effects/Preset screen The Edit Effects screen contains the following selections: W ah Compressor Distortion Preamp / Cab Gate Parametric EQ FX Loop Chorus/FX Dela y Rev erb Expression Links Seamless Time LFO Settings Preset Lev el Each of these selections are described in detail on the following pages. • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

W AH W ah is an effect contr olled by an Expression Pedal making the guitar sound as if it’ s saying “W ah. ” Parameters include: W ah On/Off T urns the W ah model on or off. Model Selects a W ah model. Models include: FULL RANGE DigiT ech ® Full Range W ah sweeps a wide spectrum of audible frequencies. CR Y W AH Based on a Dunlop ® Cr y Ba[...]

DIST OR TION The GSP1101 models the tones of 17 popular distortion stompboxes, each of which can be tweak ed and modified, just lik e the real thing. Parameters include: Distortion On/Off T urns the Distortion model on or off. Model Chooses a Distor tion model. Models include: SCREAMER Based on an Ibanez ® TS-9 808 Based on an Ibanez TS-808 T ube [...]

The individual Distor tion models ha ve the following parameters: Distortion Model P arameters SCREAMER Driv e T one Lev el 808 Over drive T one Lev el SP ARKDRIVE Gain T one Clean V olume OD O VERDRIVE Driv e Level DOD 250 Gain Lev el R ODENT Distortion Filter Lev el MX DIST OR TION Distortion Output DS DIST OR TION Gain T one Le vel GR UNGE Grung[...]

Amp Model Select this option from the Edit Effects/Preset menu to choose an Amp model. Note that when you select an Amp model, the default Cabinet model is automatically selected. Y ou can, howe ver , change the Cabinet model after selecting an Amp model. Models include: 57 CHAMP Based on a ‘57 Fender ® T weed Champ ® 57 DELUXE Based on a ‘57[...]

Cab Model Selects a Cabinet model. Models include: CHAMP 1X8 Based on a 1x8 ‘57 Fender ® T weed Champ ® DELUXE 1X12 Based on a 1x12 ‘57 Fender T weed Deluxe ® DELUXE REVERB 1X12 Based on a 1x12 ‘65 Fender Blackface Deluxe Rev erb BRITISH 1X12 Based on a 1x12 ‘62 V ox ® A C15 w/20W V ox Speaker BLONDE 2X12 Based on a 2x12 ‘57 Fender Bl[...]

P ARAMETRIC EQ The GSP1101’ s EQ helps further shape your tone with Low , Mid, and High controls. Parameters include: EQ T urns the EQ on or off. Lo w Lev el Adjusts the low end lev el (bass) selected with the Low Freq parameter (described below). Lo w Freq Selects the frequency that the Low parameter adjusts. Ranges from 60 Hz to 500 Hz. Lo w Wi[...]

FX LOOP / PREAMP LOOP The GSP1101 features a configurable Loop that can be utilized as either an Effects Loop or as a Preamp Loop . As an Effects Loop, the GSP1101 offers a wa y to connect an external effects device that can be turned on and off within the signal chain. When configured as a Preamp Loop, you can switch between using an external prea[...]

CHORUS/FX The Chorus/FX menu in the GSP1101 offers a long list of modulated effects, including Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, Vibrato, Rotar y Speaker , T remolo , Panner , Envelope Filter (auto wah), AutoY a™, Y aY a™, SynthT alk™, Step Filter , DOD FX25, Detune , Whammy™, Pitch Shift, Detune, Harmony Pitch, and Octa ver effects. Only one of[...]

FLANGER A Flanger uses the same principle as a Chorus but uses a shor ter dela y time and adds regeneration (or repeats) to the modulating dela y . This results in an exaggerated up and down sweeping motion to the effect. The GSP1101 includes the following Flanger Effect models: FLANGER The DigiT ech ® Flanger TRIGGERED FLANGER The DigiT ech T rig[...]

VIBRA T O The DigiT ech Vibrato effect modulates the pitch of the incoming signal at an even rate . Parameters include: Speed Adjusts the rate (Speed) at which the pitch modulates. Ranges from 0 to 99. Depth Adjusts the intensity (Depth) of the modulating pitch. Ranges from 0 to 99. RO T AR Y SPEAKER The Rotar y Speaker emulates a device that inclu[...]

UNO VIBE Based on the Unicord ® Uni-Vibe TM pedal, Unovibe adds a lush chorus or rotar y speaker (vibrato) effect to your tone . Speed Adjusts the rate (Speed) of the chorus modulation or spinning speaker (vibrato) effect. Ranges fr om 0 to 99. Intensity Controls the intensity of the effect. Ranges from 0 to 99. Chorus/Vibrato Selects either the c[...]

AUT O Y A™ An AutoY a TM combines the characteristics of a W ah and a Flanger together creating an almost human vow el characteristic as if the guitar wer e saying “Y ah. ” The AutoY a automati- cally provides this animation to the sound at an even rate . Parameters include: Speed Adjusts the speed of the AutoY a sweep . Ranges from 0 to 99. [...]

STEP FIL TER The DigiT ech ® Step Filter is lik e an automatic “random wah” with a square wa veform. Parameters include: Speed Adjusts the speed of the W ah effect. Ranges from 0 to 99. Intensity Contr ols the intensity of the W ah effect. Ranges from 0 to 99. DOD ® FX25 This env elope filter is based on the DOD FX25. Parameters include: Blen[...]

PITCH SHIFT A Pitch Shifter copies the incoming signal, then shifts the pitch of the copy to a different note. The shifted note is then mix ed back with the original signal, sounding as if two guitars wer e pla ying different notes. Parameters include: Shift Amount Selects the inter val of the shifted pitch. Ranges from -24 (2 octa ves below) to 24[...]

HARMONY PITCH Harmony Pitch mak es a cop y of the incoming signal, and then changes the pitch of the copied note to a diatonically corr ect inter val specified by the Amount parameter . A Harmony Pitch effect sharpens or flattens the shifted pitch in order to k eep the specified inter val within the selected ke y and scale creating a true harmony .[...]

DELA Y Dela y is an effect that records a por tion of the incoming signal, and then pla ys it back a short time later . The recor ding can repeat just once or several times. Parameters include: Dela y T urns the selecte d Dela y model on or off. Model Selec ts a Dela y model. Models include : ANALOG DELA Y DigiT ech ® Analog Dela y DM ANALOG DELA [...]

REVERB Using re verb in recorded program material gives the listener a sense that the material is being performed in an actual room or hall. It is this similarity to actual acoustic spaces that mak es rev erberation a useful tool in recor ded music. The GSP1101 features genuine Lexicon ® re verbs, whose rich, lush effects hav e been heard in count[...]

EXPRESSION LINKS Each preset in the GSP1101 can hav e up to 8 expression links for r eal-time parameter control during performance. Parameters can be assigned to MIDI CCs, internal LFOs or to expression pedals. The wa y in which the GSP1101 provides control over parameters is via Global Controllers. These Global Controllers are configured in the CC[...]

T o assign Expression Links to parameters via the Effect Edit screen Fr om the Preset screen, press the Edit/Select knob twice . This tak es you to the Preset Edit screen. T urn the Edit/Select knob to select the effect that contains the parameter you want to assign to a link. For our example w e will select the W ah effect. Press the Edit/Select k[...]

range fr om 10ms – 10.0 seconds. Use the Edit/Select knob to adjust these times. Store these changes to the preset using the Store procedur e if these changes ar e to be recalled later . LFO SETTINGS The GSP1101 has 2 programmable LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators) per preset that can be assigned to control parameters. The LFO will automatically co[...]

Global Functions Guitar T uner The GSP1101 features an built-in chromatic tuner with variable tuning ref erences (427-453, A=Ab, A=G, A=Gb). The tuner can be selected at any time no matter what menu you ma y be in. T o use the T uner Press the T uner button. The tuner displa y will appear . Pla y a note on the guitar and it will be displa yed in th[...]

Combo , American T ube Stack, American Solid State Stack, British T ube Combo, British Class A Combo , British Solid State Combo , British T ube Stack, British Solid State Stack. Cabinet to Amp This option lets you r oute the guitar audio through the GSP1101’ s cabinet modeling or ar ound it befor e it is sent to the 1/4” Line Outputs. T o conf[...]

T o switch the output option for the XLR Mixer Outputs Fr om the Preset screen, press the Edit/Select knob once to enter the Main Menu screen. T urn the Edit/Select knob until I/O Setup is selected and press the knob. T urn the Edit/Select knob and select the XLR Output menu. Press the Edit/Select knob to switch between Stereo or Mono output. Use t[...]

T urn the Edit/Select knob until I/O Setup is selected and press the knob. T urn the Edit/Select knob until T ype of Loop is selected and press the knob. This enters the Loop Select menu. Use the Edit/Select knob to select which Loop option you want. Use the Back button to return to the Preset screen. Changes made in the Loop Select menu ar e sa ve[...]

Recor d Le vel This option pro vides a digital lev el contr ol for boosting or cuttin g the le v el sent to y our r ecor ding ap plicat ion. Range is -12dB to +24dB . Pla yback Mix This option contr ols the pla yback mix betwee n GSP1101 pr ocess ing and USB pla yback fr om yo ur compute r’ s re cor ding appl icatio n. The range for this contr ol[...]

Select a frequency by turning Edit/Select knob. Press the Edit/Select knob and turn the knob to make adjustments. Press the Edit/Select knob again to de-select that frequency . Press the Back button to return to the previous menu. Changes made in the Global EQ menu ar e sa ved automatically and will affect the global performance of the GSP1101 and [...]

T urn the Edit/Select knob until Channel is selected and press the knob. Use the Edit/Select knob to change which MIDI channel you would like the GSP1101 to receiv e preset and CC information on. The channel range is OFF 1-16, and ALL. Setting the channel to ALL will set the GSP1101 to respond to all MIDI preset and CC messages on all MIDI channels[...]

Merge In > Thru By setting the Merge In>Thru option to ON, incoming MIDI CC and pr ogram change messages are routed out of the GSP1101’ s MIDI Thru jack to other connected MIDI devices. These messages do not pass through the GSP1101 when the Merge In>Thru is set to OFF . This option is set to ON from the factor y . T o configure the MERG[...]

F actor y Reset T o restore the GSP1101 to its factor y default state , select Factor y Reset fr om the Main Menu screen and follow the instructions. W ARNING: This erases ALL changes to presets and other settings. T o do a Factory Reset Fr om the Preset screen, press the Edit/Select knob. T urn the Edit/Select knob until Factor y Reset is selected[...]

Specifications General Specifications A/D Conv er ter : 24-bit high performance audio D/A Conv er ter : 24-bit high performance audio Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz thr oughout DSP Section: 2 Audio DNA2™ DSP Pr ocessors Preset Memor y: 99 User / 99 Factor y Presets Analog Input Connections Guitar input: Impedance: 1M Ohms Maximum input signal: 8 dB[...]

F ootswitch Input: DigiT ech FS300 or GNXFC . Uses 1/4” TRS stereo cable . P o wer Requirements: USA and Canada: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Japan: 100 V A C , 50/60 Hz Europe: 230 V AC, 50 Hz UK: 240 V A C , 50 Hz P o wer Consumption: 22 W atts USB: 2.0 compliant Audio streaming: 2 channels to computer , 2 channels from computer Sample rate: 44.1 kHZ Unit D[...]

MIDI Implementation T able Function T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default X 1 Changed X 1-16, Omni, Off Mode Default Mode 2 Messages X X Altered X Note Number T rue V oice X X V elocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X After T ouch K eys X X Channels X X Pitchbend X X Contr ol Change X 0-127 Internally mappable Pr ogram Change T rue # 0 0-1[...]

Block Diagr am  GSP0 Owner’ s Manual Amp/Cabinet Model Noise Gate Post Chorus/FX, Delay , Reverb, Global Cabinet 7 Band Global EQ Stereo Parametric EQ 1/4" Line Outputs XLR Mixer Outputs Headphone Outputs Effects/Preamp Loop Send Effects/Preamp Loop Return Stereo Cabinet Volume Pre Volume Post 1/4" Output T arget System W[...]

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