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Introduction

GDEC Guitar Digital Entertainment Center includes everybody in the band but you! Inside GDEC you will find a versatile drummer, skilled bass player and flexible accompanist for virtually any style of music. And for you, the guitarist: GDEC is a warehouse of amplifiers and effects, and whats betterthese are ready for your sound check! Turn the GDEC Data Wheel to access a diverse collection of band setups. 50 permanent presets furnish a diverse collection always available to you. Another 50 rewritable presets store the bands that you create for your music and playing style. GDEC is the ultimate practice tool whether you are just starting out or playing professionally. As a beginner, you can have an instructor plug into the rear input. To learn a new song you can plug your CD or MP3 player into the GDEC and play along. For difficult licks you can record a phrase and play it in a continuous loopat half speed if necessary! Seasoned players enjoy GDEC as a songwriting partner or jamming buddy. GDEC also has MIDI ports which allow you to link up with other GDEC players to trade presets. Connect GDEC to your computer* to backup presets or play General MIDI files through GDEC! Its time to jamwith GDEC at your command!
*MIDI capable sound card (or MIDI-to-USB device) and MIDI software required.

Features

Each GDEC Preset is a complete band! Modify any component or select another from the GDEC arsenal: 17 Guitar Amplifiers, each with Gain, Volume, Tone, Compressor, Timbre and Noise Gate parameters 29 studio-quality Effects (many in stereo), each with 4 adjustable parameters 10 Reverbs with adjustable levels 70 Drum Patterns (+1 Metronome) with Tempo, Key, Drum Level, Bass Level and Accompaniment Level parameters GDEC MIDI ports provide expanded functionality with your computer and other GDEC players! Trade and backup presets Play MIDI files Update GDEC software if necessary Front panel MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports GDEC delivers world-class Fender tone and world-standard Fender quality! Second input jack for a friend or instructor Onboard digital chromatic tuner Phones jack can be used with stereo headphones or as a stereo line out jack Shoulder strap 14-second Phrase Sampler On-board General MIDI synthesizer

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Control Panel Overview

A. INPUT - Plug your guitar in here. B. PHONES - Plug in your headphones for private listening or connect a pair of powered speakers (such as commonly used with computers); the GDEC speaker mutes automatically. Enjoy the GDECs many stereo effects through this jack. You can also connect PHONES to Audio In on your computer to record with your favorite recording software. NOTE: You will need the proper cables, adapters and/or equipment for these connections. C. DRUMS - Press to access the Drums Mode menus (see page 10). D. START-STOP - Press to start and stop the drum loop. The START-STOP button flashes in time with the tempo. You can also use START-STOP to set the tempo: Shortcut 1Hold START-STOP while rotating the Data Wheel. Shortcut 2Hold DRUMS while tapping START-STOP to the beat, to set the tempo by feel. E. TUNER - Press to activate the Tuner (the GDEC speaker mutes automatically). F. PHRASE SAMPLER - Use the Phrase Sampler to record up to 14 seconds of GDEC audio for playback. Press: Recordto start sampling Playto playback the phrase Stopto end a recording or playback in progress You can change the recording source, playback speed and many other Phrase Sampler settings through the Auxiliary/Phrase Mode menus (see page 10).
G. DISPLAY - Shows you information about the current preset in Play Mode (see page 8), and menus of GDEC settings when you press a Mode button {C, H}. H. AUX / UTILITY / FX / AMP - Press to access the corresponding Mode menus (see pages 9-11). I. SAVE - Saves the current GDEC settings to a user preset (U00-U49). J. EXIT - Press to return to Play Mode. K. DATA WHEEL - Selects presets in Play Mode and adjusts GDEC settings in the other Modes. L. VOLUME - Adjusts the overall loudness of the GDEC. M. TONE - Adjusts the tone characteristics of your guitar. The Tone control does not affect the Drum section or the Auxiliary Input sound. N. MIDI IN/OUT - To transfer presets from your GDEC: Connect MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN port on another GDEC (or your computer) using a MIDI cable. Then use Utility Mode (see page 11) and initiate either a Dump Preset to transfer the current preset, or a Dump All to transfer all presets. The receiving GDEC will prompt you to select a preset to overwrite before a Dump Preset is completed. To play General MIDI files on your computer through your GDEC: Connect MIDI OUT on your properly configured computer sound card (or interface), to MIDI IN on the GDEC. Then load and play the file in your MIDI playback software on your computer.

Rear Panel

O. POWER - Switches the GDEC on-off. P. POWER CORD SOCKET - Connect your GDEC to an A/C outlet using the included power cord. Q. FUSE - Protects your GDEC from electrical faults. Replace a blown fuse only with the type and rating specified below the fuse holder. To remove the fuse holder: Unplug the GDEC power cord from the socket to expose the fuse holder. Use a small screwdriver to pry out the fuse holder using the notch on top.
R. AUX IN - Auxiliary input for your CD o r MP3 player. Playback music through your GDEC for accompaniment or to learn songs. Connect the (headphones) output on your player to the AUX IN RCA jacks using the proper cable or adapter. You can select a focus filter and adjust the auxiliary input level through the Aux Mode menus (see page 10). S. INPUT - An extra input for an instructor or a friend to plug into.

How Do I.?

START OR STOP DRUM LOOP? Press STARTSTOP. ADJUST DISPLAY CONTRAST? Press and hold EXIT while rotating the Data Wheel. SAVE MY CURRENT CHANGES? Press SAVE, rotate the Data Wheel, then press SAVE again.
SWITCH DRUM PATTERNS? Press DRUMS, then rotate the Data Wheel. SWITCH PRESETS? Rotate the Data Wheel (in Play Mode).
USE THE TUNER? Press TUNER.
RECORD /PLAY A PHRASE? Press Record / Play.
RETURN TO PLAY MODE? Press EXIT.
MODIFY PHRASE SAMPLER AND AUX INPUT FUNCTIONS? Use AUX Mode (see page 10).
RENAME A PRESET? Press UTILITY, then rotate the Data Wheel.
SWITCH GUITAR EFFECTS? Press FX, then rotate the Data Wheel.
SWITCH GUITAR AMPS? Press AMP, then rotate the Data Wheel.
Play Mode Shor tcutPress and hold this button while rotating the Data Wheel to make a quick adjustment without leaving Play Mode. tcut

Play Mode

Play Mode is the normal GDEC mode, active at start-up. Play guitar, select presets and play the drum loop (or the phrase sampler) in Play Mode. Press EXIT to return to Play Mode from any other mode (Play Mode activates automatically after 60 seconds of inactivity in the other modes). Information about the current preset is displayed in Play Mode:

PRESET NUMBER

(Highlighted if preset is modified.)

PRESET NAME MEASURE 1

(1 appears each time the Drum Loop reaches the first measure.)
GUITAR AMPLIFIER TYPE EFFECTS TYPE REVERB TYPE DRUM TEMPO
(Beats Per Minute) or, during phrase playback, Phrase On appears here.

BASSLINE KEY

DRUM PATTERN

Menu Navigation

You can adjust a huge variety of GDEC settings through the menus of 5 different modes. Press AMP, FX, DRUMS, AUX or UTILITY (repeatedly) for menus, then turn the Data Wheel to adjust the highlighted menus setting. MENU SHORTCUT: First, press AMP, FX, DRUMS, AUX or UTILITY to enter that mode. Then, press and hold the same mode button while rotating the Data Wheel to navigate menusin both directions!

MENU ITEMS

Current selection is highlighted.

PARAMETER (SETTING)

(of highlighted menu item)

DATA WHEEL

BUTTONS

Amp Mode

Use AMP Mode to select an amplifier type (first menu), then modify that amplifiers settings in menus 29.
Menu 9 Amp Menu Items AMP TYPE GAIN AMP VOLUME BASS MIDDLE TREBLE COMPRESSOR TIMBRE NOISE GATE Settings(Function) Tweed1, 2, 3, Blackface1, 2, 3, Dyna-Touch1, 2, 3, 4, British1, 2, 3, Modern1, 2, 3, Acoustic 1-10 (Adjusts amplifier distortion level.) 1-10 (Adjusts the volume of the current amplifier relative to other presets.) 1-10 (Low frequency tone.) 1-10 (Mid-frequency tone.) 1-10 (High-frequency tone.) Off, Low, Medium, High, Super (Moderates volume range and provides sustain.) None, Full Body, Full Stack, Razors Edge, Bright Lite, Bass Boost, Nu Metal, Super Bright, Acoustic (Tone filters.) Off, Low, Medium, High, Super (Cuts low volume noise.)

FX/Reverb Mode

Use FX/Reverb Mode to select an effect type (first menu), then modify that effects settings in menus 26.
Effect Type Menu 1 NONE MONO DELAY TAPE DELAY STEREO TAPE DELAY DUCKING DELAY REVERSE DELAY AUTOPAN DELAY SINE CHORUS TRIANGLE CHORUS SINE FLANGE TRIANGLE FLANGE PHASER TREMOLO RING MODULATION DELAY PITCH SHIFT TOUCH WAH FIXED WAH VIBRATONE AUTOSWELL ALIENATOR RESOLVER FUZZ OVERDRIVE TOUCH WAH FUZZ FUZZ DELAY OVERDRIVE DELAY CHORUS DELAY FLANGE DELAY PHASE DELAY ALIENATOR DELAY Effect Settings (for the Effect selected in Menu 1) Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 4 Level Delay Time Feedback Level Delay Time Feedback Level Delay Time Feedback Level Delay Time Feedback Level Delay Time Feedback Level Delay Time Feedback Level Rate Depth Level Rate Depth Level Rate Depth Level Rate Depth Level Rate Depth Level Rate Depth Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Level Ring Mod Frequency Pitch Response Frequency Rotor Speed Attack Content Bit Depth Gain Gain Gain Gain Gain Rate Rate Rate Content Delay Output Level Detune Minimum Frequency Minimum Frequency Doppler Effect Depth Tone Tone Octave Level Low Tone Response Delay Level Delay Level Depth Depth Depth Delay Level Menu 5 Brightness Flutter Flutter Release Reverse Feedback Brightness Average Delay Average Delay Feedback Feedback Feedback Duty Cycle Delay Time Feedback Maximum Frequency Maximum Frequency Depth Response Minimum Content Attack Low Tone Mid Tone Octave Mix Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time Delay Time Menu 6 Input Level Brightness Brightness Response Brightness Input Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Release Feedback Pre-Delay Voice Type Voice Type Stereo Rate Maximum Content Release High Tone High Tone Voice Type Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback

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FX/Reverb Mode (continued)
Use FX/Reverb Mode to select a reverb type (menu 7), and adjust reverb level (menu 8).
Reverb Type Menu 7 NONE AMBIENT SMALL ROOM LARGE ROOM SMALL HALL LARGE HALL ARENA SMALL PLATE LARGE PLATE SPRING 63 SPRING Reverb Level Menu 8 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10 1-10

Drums Mode

Use DRUMS Mode to select a drum pattern (first menu), then modify that drum patterns settings in menus 26.
Menu 1 Drum Menu Items DRUM PATTERN Settings 1 Drop, 16 Hats, 32 Hats, 4 Beat, 5 On 4, 50 Shuf, 80 Funk, 80s Hop, Aerwalk, Ballad, Beastly, Bossa, Chicago, Clave, Classic, Country, Dblkick, Dblshuf, Disco, Dr Hop, Drive, Euro, Fever, Fiesta, Funk, Feelin, Grind, Grunge, Halves, Hardroc, Haze, Hiphop, Jazz, Kid, Latin, Latpony, Levee, Lilith, Mambo, Metal, Metrono, Miami, Party, Pop, Popstar, Punkpop, Reggae, Ride, Rock101, Rocbell, Rocbluz, Rock, Rocker, Salsa, Samba, Shaker, Shuffle, Ska, Smoke, So Bell, Soul, Speed, Steely, Surftom, Swedes, Swing, Train, Trouble, Viking, Waltz, Western 30-240 Beats per Minute A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G# 1-10 1-10 1-10
2 TEMPO 3 KEY 4 DRUM LEVEL 5 BASS LEVEL 6 ACCOMPANIMENT LEVEL

Auxiliary/Phrase Mode

Use AUX/Phrase Mode to adjust the AUX IN jack settings (menus 12). Use AUX/Phrase Mode to adjust the Phrase Sampler settings (menus 37).
Menu 7 Aux Menu Items AUX INPUT LEVEL AUX FILTER PHRASE LEVEL PHRASE MODE PHRASE SOURCE PHRASE SPEED PLAYBACK Settings(Function) 1-10 (Adjusts the volume of whatever you have connected to the AUX IN jacks.) None, Bass Focus, Bass Cut, Drum Focus, Lead Focus, Guitar Cut (Use to accent different musical areas.) 1-10 (Phrase playback level.) Freeform, 4 Beat Lead (Record with or without a lead in. 4 Beat Lead adjusts measure length for correct timing.) Aux In, Drums, Aux In + Drums, Guitar, All (Select the source(s) that the Phrase Sampler records.) NOTE: To include drums in the sample (Source set to All), start the Drum Loop before you press Record. Normal, Half Speed (Phrase playback speed.) Once, Repeat (Playback the Phrase one time, or in an endless loop.)

Utility Mode

Use UTILITY Mode to rename presets, lock memory, transfer presets (MIDI) and manage the system.
Menu Utility Menu Items 1 EDIT PRESET NAME 2 MEMORY LOCK 3 DUMP PRESET 4 DUMP ALL 5 FACTORY RESTORE 6 AMP UPDATE Procedure(Function) Rotate Data Wheel, then follow the instructions displayed on screen. Rotate Data Wheel (Prevents accidental preset saves and MIDI dumps, but NOT a Factory Reset, see below.) Press SAVE (Transfers the current preset to another GDEC or computer connected to the MIDI OUT port.) Press SAVE (Transfers ALL presets to another GDEC or computer connected to the MIDI OUT port.) Press SAVE twice (Restores every GDEC setting to the original settings. OVERRIDES MEMORY LOCK.) (Reserved for future GDEC software updates.)

G-DEC MIDI Guide

MIDI OVERVIEW The GDEC is well equipped to handle a number of useful MIDI functions. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface which is a language that lets multiple digital musical items (keyboards, effects, synthesizers, computers, etc.) communicate with each other. This document cant possibly cover all the MIDI possibilities you may encounter. If you desire more information, visit http://www.midi.org online or search for MIDI using your favorite search engine. Basic MIDI Setup The most basic MIDI operations on the GDEC require use of a MIDI interface device connected to a personal computer. Most MIDI interface devices will use USB or the game port on older PCs and are available at most musical instrument retailers. Refer to the interface manufacturer for proper device setup. To get the most out of the GDEC MIDI capability, connect the MIDI In port on the GDEC to the MIDI Out port on your MIDI interface with a standard MIDI cable. Also connect the MIDI Out port on the GDEC to the MIDI In port on your MIDI interface. See figure for connections. Dumping and Loading Presets The above configuration will allow you to dump and load presets to and from the computer. To dump any one or all presets (see Utility Mode page 11) you will need third party software running on the PC. Search for a MIDI librarian utility or SYSEX utility from your favorite search engine online that works with your specific computer. You will need an application that accepts SYSEX dumps from external devices. Within your selected software package, you will need to configure MIDI ports and tell the application to wait to receive a SYSEX dump. Consult the
MIDI-to-Computer Interface

ComputerUSB or Game Port

documentation for your specific SYSEX application on how to perform these tasks. Once configured, you can then dump presets to a.SYX file which then can be posted or emailed to share with other GDEC users. To load a preset into the GDEC you will also need third party software running on the PC. The same application used for receiving SYSEX dumps will most likely be able to send SYSEX data as well. Load a GDEC preset file (ending in.SYX) into your configured SYSEX application and send the preset. The GDEC is always ready to receive these files. Once a valid preset file is received by the GDEC, it will bring you to the Save prompt (see How Do I.? on page 7 for the Save function).

10 Updating the GDEC Software
The above MIDI configuration will also allow you to update your GDEC software if and when an update becomes available from Fender, downloadable from http://www.fender.com. GDEC update information will be made available from the download site. In general, to perform this operation, access the Amp Update item in the Utility Menu (see Utility Mode, page 11) and follow the on-screen instructions. Press Save to start the process. When the GDEC states it is ready to receive a MIDI Update, use your selected SYSEX application (the same used for preset dumps and loads) to send the GDEC update file to the amp. Other important instructions may be included with the update package. Using the On-Board Synthesizer with an External Controller The GDEC has a full General MIDI compatible synthesizer on board that may be triggered using an external MIDI controller. Simply connect the MIDI Out port of your MIDI controller device (typically a keyboard or PC) to the MIDI In port on the GDEC. Set your MIDI controller device onto any channel other than 10 and it will control the onboard GDEC synthesizer (channel 10 is used for a drum kit). To change voices, use the appropriate program change message on your MIDI controller. Consult the MIDI controller device documentation on how to perform this function on your specific controller. Refer to the Appendix for channels of General MIDI voicings. Streaming MIDI Files to the GDEC If you wish to play any available General MIDI file from your PC through the GDEC, you will need a third party PC application that is able to play MIDI files to an external MIDI port. Search for a MIDI player or MIDI sequence utility from your favorite search engine online that works with your specific computer. Consult the documentation for your application on proper configuration. Once properly configured, play any MIDI file (typically a file with the.MID extension) from your MIDI player or sequence application. The MIDI Out port of your MIDI interface device must be connected to the MIDI In port on the GDEC. Note that if the song is playing but sounds cluttered, make sure any MIDI thru function in your application is disabled, or simply unplug the MIDI cable from the MIDI Out port on the GDEC. The GDEC always outputs any MIDI information received on the MIDI In port on the MIDI Out port which may result in a repeated loop if your application has MIDI throughput enabled.

Advanced MIDI sequence applications will allow you to create your own MIDI songs for playback on the GDEC. Note also that the GDEC does not store MIDI files onboard. It simply streams the MIDI song data to the onboard synthesizer and requires a connection to the PC or MIDI sequencer at all times for this functionality. If you would like to construct a MIDI song of your own using some of the patterns onboard the GDEC simply play the pattern you would like and record as much MIDI Out data from the GDEC as you desire using your MIDI sequence utility application on the PC. Note this will not record any guitar audio, simply MIDI data from the patterns. You can then modify and arrange patterns into songs using your MIDI sequencer software application and stream the resulting file back to the GDEC as mentioned above. Refer to the Appendix for channels of General MIDI voicings. Connecting Two GDECs Together You may also share presets directly from one GDEC to another by simply connecting the two GDECs with a standard MIDI cable. Connect the MIDI cable to the MIDI Out port of the GDEC that holds the preset you want to share. Then connect the other end of that MIDI cable to the MIDI In port on the GDEC into which you wish to load the preset. Then follow the Dump Preset procedure (see Utility Mode, page 11) on the GDEC that holds the preset you want to share.

Receiving MIDI

Sending MIDI
G-DEC Another fun thing to try with two GDECs is to connect them with a MIDI cable as described above for a synchronized jam session or lesson! On the GDEC with the MIDI Out port connected, select a desired preset to jam along with. On the other GDEC select any guitar tone desired. Then press Start/Stop on the first GDEC to
start the drum pattern. The MIDI data is then sent from the first GDEC to the second and is synchronized. Now you are both able to jam along to the same synchronized drum pattern with two different guitar tones!
APPENDIX: MIDI CHANNEL (Any except Channel 10)
PROGRAM CHANGE GENERAL MIDI (Grand) Piano 1 (Bright) Piano 2 (Electric Grand) Piano 3 Honky-Tonk Piano Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Clavi Celesta Glockenspiel Music Box Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Tubular Bells Santur Drawbar Organ Percussive Organ Rock Organ Church Organ Reed Organ Accordian (French) Harmonica Tango Accordian Acoustic Guitar (Nylon) Acoustic Guitar (Steel) Electric Guitar (Jazz) Electric Guitar (Clean) Electric Guitar (Muted) Overdriven Guitar Distortion Guitar Guitar Harmonics PROGRAM CHANGE GENERAL MIDI Acoustic Bass Finger Bass Picked Bass Fretless Bass Slap Bass 1 Slap Bass 2 Synth Bass 1 Synth Bass 2 Violin Viola Cello Contrabass Tremolo Strings Pizzicato Strings Orchestral Harp Timpani String Ensemble 1 String Ensemble 2 Synth Strings 1 Synth Strings 2 Choir Aahs Voice Oohs Synth Voice Orchestra Hit Trumpet Trombone Tuba Muted Trumpet French Horn Brass Section Synth Brass 1 Synth Brass 2 (continued on next page) fender.com

APPENDIX (continuation): MIDI CHANNEL (Any except Channel 10)
PROGRAM CHANGE GENERAL MIDI Soprano Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Oboe English Horn Bassoon Clarinet Piccolo Flute Recorder Pan Flute Blown Bottle Shakuhachi Whistle Ocarina Lead 1 (Square) Lead 2 (Sawtooth) Lead 3 (Calliope) Lead 4 (Chiff) Lead 5 (Charang) Lead 6 (Voice) Lead 7 (Fifths) Lead 8 (Bass + Lead) Pad 1 (Fantasia) Pad 2 (Warm) Pad 3 (Polysynth) Pad 4 (Choir) Pad 5 (Bowed) Pad 6 (Metallic) Pad 7 (Halo) Pad 8 (Sweep) PROGRAM CHANGE GENERAL MIDI FX 1 (Rain) FX 2 (Soundtrack) FX 3 (Crystal) FX 4 (Atmosphere) FX 5 (Brightness) FX 6 (Goblins) FX 7 (Echoes) FX 8 (Sci-Fi) Sitar Banjo Shamisen Koto Kalimba Bag Pipe Fiddle Shanai Tinkle Bell Agogo Steel Drums Woodblock Taiko Drum Melodic Tom Synth Drum Reverse Cymbal Guitar Fret Noise Breath Noise Seashore Bird Tweet Telephone Ring Helicopter Applause Gunshot
Access G-DEC Drums from an External Controller The G-DEC synthesizer also contains a standard drum kit accessible using MIDI channel 10 using a program change value of 1 (which may be set on most MIDI controller
devices). Most MIDI notes on the keyboard correspond to a different instrument within the standard drum kit (not all notes are used). Other drum kits are available on MIDI channel 10 using program change values 9, 17, 25, 26, 33, 41, 49, 57, or 127.

Specifications

TYPE: PR 520

PART NUMBER:

2350000000 (120V, 60Hz) US
2350000900 (120V, 60Hz) US DS
2350001900 (110V, 60Hz) TW DS
2350003900 (240V, 50Hz) AUS DS
2350004900 (230V, 50Hz) UK DS
2350005900 (220V, 50Hz) ARG DS
2350006900 (230V, 50Hz) EUR DS
2350007900 (100V, 50Hz) JPN DS
2350009900 (220V, 60Hz) ROK DS

POWER REQUIREMENTS:

POWER OUTPUT:

15W RMS into 8 @ 5%THD

POWER AMP INPUT IMPEDANCE:

FUSES:

630mA, 250V for 100/110/120V versions
315mA, 250V for 220V/230V/240V versions

DIMENSIONS

HEIGHT: 15.75 in (40 cm)

WIDTH: 13.75 in (35 cm)

DEPTH: 7.25 in (18.5 cm)

WEIGHT:

16.5 lb (7.4 kg)
Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Fender G-DEC MIDI Operations
Fenders Guitar Digital Entertainment Center (G-DEC) can communicate with computers or other G-DECs via a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) connection. This document contains how to information for the following topics: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Playing external MIDI files, PC and Apple Mac Saving custom presets Loading custom presets Transferring G-DEC software updates from your computer to the G-DEC Copying G-DEC internal MIDI loops to a PC (Personal Computer) For programmers Fender MIDI dump file format
Most of this document is designed to help those with little or no MIDI experience. The last section is for experienced program developers who would like to write custom applications for G-DEC. An experienced MIDI/computer music composer will find most of this document familiar, even boring. A novice might find the document confusing. If you consider yourself a MIDI novice, then please take a deep breath and then dive in. The results are worth the effort. PC System types Examples are shown below for a few specific system types. The following document has information for both PC and MAC users. The PC examples assume Windows XP operating software. If you are using a different OS, dont worry; most OSs offer similar functionality. If you are using a different sound card or MIDI to USB adapter, you will need to adjust to your specific needs. The steps are roughly the same for most systems. MAC System types Every Macintosh has the ability to play MIDI files, but you will need a third party interface device and additional software. This procedure assumes your Macintosh is running Mac OS X, 10.2 or later. Mac OS 9.2.2 Considerations If you are using Mac OS 9.2.2, you must have Opcode OMS 2.3.8 installed before using an external MIDI device. This software package will most likely be freely available from the MIDI to USB converter device manufacturer if Mac OS 9 is supported by your MIDI device. Follow instructions provided within the OMS software setup procedure and device installation procedures in the device owners manual. If you are using any version of Mac OS X, then this step is not required. The applications shown here in this tutorial may not be available for Mac OS 9, but the procedure should be very similar. The biggest exception is that in Mac Os 9.2.2, the OMS software controls the MIDI ports system wide for all applications. So, you will have to set up external devices like the UNO in OMS as opposed to within the applications themselves. In Mac OS X, the MIDI configurations are left to the individual applications.
PC and MAC SECTION 1 PLAY MIDI FILES The G-DEC is the worlds first guitar amplifier that contains a MIDI synthesizer. The G-DEC synthesizer is a fully functional General MIDI (GM) wave table synthesizer and is capable of synthesizing many instruments. The G-DEC has MIDI music files built into its memory. These files are sent to the internal synthesizer when you select the front panel START/STOP button. The MIDI tracks that come with the GDEC represent a diverse range of musical styles and are varied enough to keep any user entertained for many hours. What are MIDI files? MIDI files contain instructions for playing music. Figure 1 below shows a capture of a small amount of MIDI. As you can see, it is a sequence of musical notes as played on instrument channels. The notes are switched on and off at the appropriate times. MIDI files do not contain the music signal the way that MP3 or WAV files do. MIDI files are simply a list of instructions that tell the synthesizer what instrument to play and how to play it. The MIDI interface transmits commands between MIDI devices. A synthesizer creates the musical sounds after reading and interpreting the commands.
Figure 1 example of MIDI data Although MIDI is a standard, synthesizers vary in quality from poor to good. Dont be surprised if the synthesizer in your computer sounds a bit different that the synthesizer in the G-DEC. OK, so what about the MIDI jacks? You can use the G-DEC front panel MIDI connections to transfer MIDI files to the G-DEC internal synthesizer. The files can come from your computer or any other MIDI device.
PC How do I connect my computer? Most PCs have the ability to output MIDI data. The type of connection you have varies from PC to PC. Most people will need to buy an adapter or cable of some sort. That adapter/cable will usually take one of three forms: 1. Soundcards Most older PCs, or newer PCs with add-on sound cards, have game port connectors, usually 15 pin D connectors on the soundcard. This is the same connector that you would connect your joystick to if you are a gamer. The MIDI signals are usually included on this connector. In order to get the MIDI signals to the G-DEC you will need to break out the MIDI signals from the joystick signals. Most computer stores will carry a breakout cable as shown in Figure 2. One end of the cable connects to the sound cards 15 pin connector. The other end of the cable will have MIDI IN and

OUT connectors and one or two joystick connectors. Depending on the breakout cable you may also need a MIDI cable to go between the breakout cable and the G-DEC.
Figure 2 soundcard MIDI/joystick breakout cable 2. USB Some newer PCs or laptops will not have the soundcard joystick connector. For these computers you can buy a USBto-MIDI converter. An example of a USB-to-MIDI converter is the M-AUDIO Uno (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 M-Audio Uno. USB to MIDI converter 3. Font panel DRIVE extensions Some deluxe soundcards will often have the MIDI IN and OUT available on a front panel breakout box. These connectors will often be a smaller version of the standard MIDI cable. Most deluxe soundcards will include the adapters. After choosing the port to use, connect the MIDI OUT cable from the computer to the MIDI IN connector of the G-DEC. You could also connect the G-DEC MIDI OUT to the PC MIDI IN; that will be useful for saving your presets but not needed to play MIDI files.
MAC How do I connect my computer? The most common method for getting MIDI output from a Macintosh is through a MIDI USB interface device such as the M-Audio 1x1 Uno (see Figure 1).
Figure 1 M-Audio Uno. USB to MIDI converter Some PCI sound cards may also have MIDI capability for higher-end Macs but USB is by far the most common method of transferring MIDI data to and from the Mac. So, the first step is to install any drivers that may have come with your USB to MIDI converter device. Simply follow the instructions for your specific device. It always best to check the website of the MIDI to USB converter device manufacturer for the latest driver software, usually available for free download. In our case, we will download the M-Audio Uno drivers from www.m-audio.com for Mac OS X - 10.2 (Jaguar). Follow the installation procedure after double clicking on the setup package for the Uno drivers. When completed, you should see the USB light on the Uno pulsing. That means the drivers and Uno device are working. Check and verify the installation procedures for your own device in the owners manual. Once the driver software is installed and the device is working on an available USB port, connect the MIDI Out from your converter device to the G-DEC MIDI In jack using a standard MIDI cable. Next connect from the MIDI In jack on your converter device to the G-DEC MIDI Out jack using another standard MIDI cable.
PC OK, I am connected, how do I send MIDI music from my computer to the G-DEC? A computer typically lets you direct a MIDI file to several different places. By default, most computers send MIDI data to the computer soundcard. If you were to play a MIDI file right now, you probably would hear audio coming from your computer speakers. We will need to re-direct the MIDI data to the GDEC. To send MIDI data to the G-DEC you must tell the computer to direct the MIDI data to the MIDI connector you have attached to the G-DEC. Figure 4 shows the Windows XP control panel that selects MIDI ports. In XP you find this panel in Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Properties. Figure 4 shows that the MIDI file will be sent out through the SB Live! MIDI UART to the G-DEC. SB Live! is the name of the soundcard and the MIDI UART is the hardware device that will transmit the signal. Figure 5 is an alternate configuration for those who wish to use a USB/MIDI adapter to connect to the G-DEC. In Figure 5 the device is the USB MIDI 1x1. This is the name that M-Audio gave the driver for its Uno product.

Figure 4 Selecting the soundcard port to send MIDI to G-DEC
Figure 5 USB to MIDI adapter selected as connection to G-DEC Figure 4 and 5 are probably the most confusing part of getting Windows to send your MIDI file to the GDEC. Some of the device names are not obvious if you are new to computers or MIDI devices. Again, other computer operating systems may have different ways to set the MIDI data output. Next you will need a MID file to send to the G-DEC. Where do I find MIDI files? Do an Internet search for MIDI files. Many website links will appear for all manner of MIDI sites, legal and otherwise. Fender discourages you from downloading any file without permission from the copyright owner PLAY!!! You are now ready to play a.MID file to the MIDI port. In most OSs the easiest way to this is to double click the.MID file of choice. This will usually start some sort of MIDI capable player (like a Media player) which in turn will stream the MIDI data to the output port you selected above. Please be aware that although the G_DEC will play these files, it cannot store them. There are many other good programs that you can use to play.MID files from. In more advanced MIDI editing applications, you will be able to control each track within the song and even compose your own songs. If your system is properly configured, you should hear the song being played through the G-DEC on-board synthesizer. Choose or create a performance preset to get an appropriate guitar tone, and jam away!
MAC OK, I am connected, how do I send MIDI music from my Macintosh to the GDEC? First, we will need some software to play MIDI files. For demonstration purposes only, we will use the Demo version of Metro 6.2.5 SE available for download at http://www.sagantech.biz/products.htm or at the Apple website http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/metrose.html. After downloading the application, find and double click the Metro SE Demo icon. When Metro starts up, the first thing to do is set up the application to identify your MIDI device. Go to the Setup menu and select MIDI Setup as shown in figure 2. This will bring up a window that allows you to select devices for which to send and receive data. The M-Audio Uno should show up as 1x1 in the pull-down menus next to each parameter (see figure 3). If the device does not show up, try the Rescan MIDI Devices button. Once all fields are set to 1x1, press OK. The last part of the application setup is to switch off MIDI throughput. Go to the menu item Switches and uncheck the Automatic MIDI Thru menu item (see figure 4). If this is not done your G-DEC will not properly play MIDI files. Now we are ready to load a MIDI song file. Do an Internet search for MIDI files. Many website links will appear for all manner of MIDI sites, legal and otherwise. Fender recommends the use of copyright licensed files only; the downloads will often cost you a small fee, but they tend to be of better quality than bootleg versions of copyrighted songs. Next, go to the File menu and select Import MIDI File and Import MIDI File again (or select from recent imports also listed) as shown in figure 5. Select a MIDI file using the file browser window. When selected, the MIDI file and all of its tracks of data should show up in the Metro windows (something like that shown in figure 6). Now simply press the Play button on the transport bar, the green triangle. You should see a marker line progress through the song file graphically in the application and simultaneously hear the song being played through the G-DEC. Now you can mute certain tracks, isolate them, or even create your own using the more advanced features of the Metro application. So, now you can pick up the guitar, plug into the G-DEC and jam along with any MIDI song! Other commercially available applications should have similar features and requirements as demonstrated here. The Metro SE Demo application is indeed a demo version of the software and will end your session after an allotted amount of time. This allows you to evaluate the software before purchasing it. If you find this or another application useful, do consider purchasing it. These applications are great extensions to the usefulness of the G-DEC.

Figure 2: MIDI Setup in Metro SE Demo application.
Figure 3: Setting up for the Uno 1x1 in MIDI Setup.
Figure 4: Turning off Automatic MIDI Thru.
Figure 5: Importing a MIDI file.
Figure 6: Tracks of an imported MIDI file.
PC SECTION 2 SAVE YOUR CUSTOM PRESETS. With the G-DEC you can save up to 50 custom amp setups in the user memory area. This area contains the presets that begin with U. For instance U00 Rockin G DEC can be changed and renamed to anything you like and saved in the G-DEC on-board memory. If you would like to back your presets up, or post them on the Internet to share with friends, you can use the MIDI interface to transfer this data from the GDEC to your PC. Or you could transfer your presets directly to another G-DEC. Copying presets from one G-DEC to another One very cool option that should be mentioned first is the ability of the G-DEC to copy presets from one GDEC to another. You can choose to copy a single preset or all of the user presets. First, connect a MIDI cable from one G-DEC to another G-DEC. The G-DEC that you want to copy from should have the MIDI cable connected to its MIDI output. The G-DEC that will be copied to should have the MIDI cable connected to its MIDI input. To send the preset, go to the G-DEC that has the preset to copy and press the UTILITY button several times until the DUMP PRST function is highlighted. Press the SAVE button. The preset will then be copied to the other G-DEC. After the copy process is complete, the destination G-DEC will ask you to choose which user storage location to save the copied preset to. Copying all presets from one G-DEC to another is similar except the DUMP ALL function is used. The destination G-DEC will have all of its user presets overwritten by the source G-DEC. Saving and loading presets using a PC This section assumes that you have already worked through section 1 above and can play MIDI files from your PC to your G-DEC. Sending presets to or from the G-DEC is somewhat different than playing MIDI files. Presets are not instructions to the synthesizer and need to be handled with a special MIDI function called System Exclusive, or Sysex, for all of the cool people. Using Sysex. the G-DEC can transmit presets or any other non-musical instruction. Most home computers do not come with programs that can directly handle Sysex files. Luckily there is no end to programs available that can handle Sysex. As with MIDI files, you might do an Internet search for companies that carry Sysex products. Some products are bundled with many useful MIDI tools, others are more simplistic. Generally, the programs you pay for are of better quality, although there are some fine shareware programs available. For the purposes of this example we will demonstrate preset saves and loads using a shareware program called MIDI-OX. Fender does not distribute or recommend this or any other program for this purpose and is not connected with MIDI-OX. With that said, lets try a preset save. Setting up MIDI-OX, the SYSEX Configuration Download MIDI-OX (http://www.midiox.com/index.htm) and install it. After starting MIDI-OX go to the third toolbar selection, a folder called Show the System Exclusive Window. This will bring up the Sysex View and Scratchpad window. In this window, go to the Sysex / figure area. There are three items to change here. See Figure 6. Change the circled parameters to the settings shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6 Sysex / Configure window, change the circled settings
Changing the delay number from the default of 60ms to 180ms helps the PC meter out the MIDI data at a slow enough pace to not overwhelm the small buffers inside the PC. Checking the Save Dump directly to a file box causes MIDI-OX to automatically ask for a filename. The above settings have worked well on test PCs, although your PC may be different. Selecting MIDI-OX IN/OUT In section 1 we covered the issue of setting Windows XP to redirect the MIDI file to the G-DEC. MIDIOX has a similar mechanism and needs to be told where to direct MIDI traffic. Figure 7 shows an initial MIDI device window from MIDI-OX. Select Options / MIDI Devices. Initially MIDI_OX will have no entries in the port mapping window. Go to the MIDI Output window and select the device name through which you will be transmitting data to the G-DEC. This selection should then appear in the Port Mapping window. Go to the MIDI Input window and select the device with which you will use to receive G-DEC messages. The selection should appear in the Port MAP objects window. See Figure 8 for an example.
Figure 7 Initial MIDI OX device window
Figure 8 MIDI OX device window after devices have been selected
Transferring a single preset from the G-DEC to the PC 1. In the Sysex View and Scratchpad window (third icon in the toolbar) go to the Sysex/Receive manual dump menu. You will be prompted for a filename for your preset. Enter the name and press SAVE. A window will appear indicating that MIDI-OX is waiting for a dump. 2. Press the UTILITY button on the G-DEC three times, which will take you to the DUMP PRST function. 3. Press the SAVE button on the G-DEC. You should see some data activity in the Monitor MIDIOX screen and an indication that data was sent. See Figure 9. The Sysex Receive window shows 62 bytes received.
Figure 9 Dump a single preset to the PC Congratulations, you have now saved a preset to the PC. Saving all presets at once Now would be a good time to preserve all of your presets. The above procedure also can be used to save all of the G-DEC user presets. The only difference is you must use the DUMP ALL G-DEC function rather than the DUMP PRST function. Try it. The Sysex Receive window should indicate a much larger dump has occurred. See Figure 10. In this example 2463 byes were received.
Figure 10 DUMP ALL example, note the bytes received
MAC Saving Your Custom Presets to the Macintosh So youve created some great tones with your G-DEC, saved them to your own presets, and you want to back them up or maybe share them with a friend. Well, to do this, we will dump a preset to the Macintosh from the G-DEC and all of the preset parameters will be stored in a SysEx file. SysEx stands for System Exclusive and is another file format used with the MIDI protocol that is device specific. A G-DEC SysEx file will only work with another G-DEC. So, in order to receive the preset information in SysEx format onto the Macintosh, we need an application. For this purpose, we will use a freeware application called SysEx Librarian available for free download at http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/. Download the application and double click on the SysExLibrarian icon. For demonstration purposes, we will continue to assume use of the M-Audio UNO 1x1 USB-MIDI converter and will assume that the drivers are properly installed. The first thing to do once the application appears is to select Port 1 from the pull-down menu next to the Play icon (see figure 7). This selects the UNO as the device to which we will send and receive SysEx data.

Figure 7: Setting up SysEx Librarian for an external MIDI device. The next step is to set the application into Record mode. Because the G-DEC uses three separate SysEx messages (a header, the body, and a footer) to transfer preset data, click on the Record Many icon in the upper right of the application window. You should now see a temporary window show up telling you that the application is waiting for SysEx messages as shown in figure 8. Now we go to the G-DEC which should be properly connected to the UNO via standard MIDI cables. To dump one preset, select the preset you would like to store on the Macintosh using the large data wheel. Then press the Utility button three times until the DUMP PRST menu item is highlighted. Then press the Save button to dump the preset. The SysEx Librarian application should immediately respond and after the preset is dumped should show that three messages have been received for a total of 62 bytes (see figure 9). If less bytes have been received then the preset was not properly dumped. Try again.
Figure 8: SysEx Librarian waiting for SysEx messages from an external device.
Figure 9: SysEx Librarian waiting for SysEx messages from an external device. After clicking Done on the message window, a new file called Untitled will appear in the main application window showing Fender as the manufacturer containing 3 messages and 62 bytes as shown in figure 10. If you would like to rename the file, click on the Show File button in the lower right corner of the main application window. This should locate the file in Finder. Simply rename the file as you would any file in Finder. When you return to the SysEx Librarian application, the new name of the file should appear in the listing (as shown in figure 11). You have now successfully dumped a preset to the Macintosh. If you want to email your preset to a friend, simply attach the SysEx file you just renamed as a normal email attachment. If you want dump all of your presets to the Macintosh, simply repeat the above procedure. Only this time, hit the Utility button on the G-DEC four times so that the DUMP ALL menu item is highlighted. The resulting SysEx file size will be considerably larger.
Figure 10: SysEx Librarian showing the dumped preset.
Figure 11: SysEx Librarian showing the renamed preset SysEx file.
PC SECTION 3 SENDING PRESETS FROM A PC TO THE G-DEC Sending a preset from the PC to the G-DEC. Please be sure that you backup all of your presets before you try the next two steps. Transferring a preset from the PC to the G-DEC is very simple. In the MIDI-OX Sysex view and scratchpad window, select File / Send Sysex File. You will be prompted for the name of a preset file. Choose a file with a single preset in it. This would be a function created by the DUMP PRST function. Then press the OPEN button in MIDI-OX. A progress bar will appear and show your preset being loaded to the G-DEC. When complete, the G-DEC will ask you to select a user storage position in which to store the preset. Rotate the large preset selection knob to select which preset location to store the newly loaded preset. Then press the G-DEC SAVE button. Sending all of the G-DEC preset from the PC to the G-DEC. The procedure for sending all of the G-DEC presets from the PC to the G-DEC is similar to the above step. In the MIDI-OX Sysex view and scratchpad window select File / Send Sysex File. You will be prompted for the name of a preset file. Choose a file that was created using the DUMP ALL function, then press the OPEN button in MIDI-OX. A progress bar will appear and show your presets being loaded to the G-DEC. The G-DEC LCD will show a LOADING PRESETS message. Once the loading is finished the G-DEC will return to normal mode.

MAC SECTION 3 - SENDING PRESETS FROM A PC TO THE G-DEC Loading A Custom Preset into the G-DEC So, now we need to learn how to load a preset into the G-DEC. Lets say you received a custom preset in a SysEx file from a friend. For demonstration, we will just load the file we just created in the dump back into the G-DEC. First, make sure the file you want to send is highlighted as shown in figure 11. If the file you want to load into the G-DEC is not located in the main application window, then simply click on the Add button in the lower left of the application window or select Add to Library in the File menu (shown in figure 12). Then select the file you want to send to the G-DEC (a valid G-DEC preset SysEx file only). The file will then appear in the SysEx Librarian listing. Select the file listing and then click on the Play icon in the upper left of the main application window. This will send the file to the G-DEC. Now the G-DEC should be prompting you to save a preset. Select a location to save the new preset and press the Save button. Your new preset is now saved into the G-DEC.
SECTION 4 UPGRADING G-DEC SOFTWARE From time to time Fender may release newer versions of G-DEC software. These upgrades will be transferred from your PC or MAC to the G-DEC. Exact procedures for these upgrades may vary and exact instructions will be included with the upgrades when they appear. In general the process will be very similar to the process used for preset downloads, except that it will use the G-DEC AMP UPDATE function. SECTION 5 - COPYING INTERNAL G-DEC MIDI TRACKS TO A PC or MAC It is possible to capture the internal MIDI tracks that the G-DEC generates internally. When playing a built-in MIDI track, that track is also available at the MIDI out jack to drive external synthesizers, PCs, and other G-DECs. There are general purpose MIDI editors that have the ability to capture this signal and store it to disk. Again, check around on the Internet for MIDI tools or visit your favorite store for suggestions on buying good MIDI tools. SECTION 6 FENDER MIDI DUMP FILE FORMAT The following section outlines Fenders MIDI preset dump file format. This information can be used to develop G-DEC specific programs for loading, saving, and interpreting G-DEC preset files. This section is not for the novice. It is intended only for those with computer programming skills. It is not necessary to understand any of the below information to load, save or use the G-DEC presets under normal operating conditions. MIDI Preset Dump File Format for G-DEC EXAMPLE dump of Preset U00: Rockin G DEC F02 F7 F6F 63 6B 69 6E 43 1C 7F 2A 1C 0C 05 3B 2B 60 7C 35 6E F7 F02 7B F7

Detailed decoding of what information the above dump includes: System Exclusive Header F0 Start of System Exclusive Message 08 Fender ID 21 Device ID (Omni) 41 G-DEC ID 02 Function ID (One Preset Message) WARNING: Function ID should only be 2 or 3. No other number should be used. 2 is one preset, 3 is all presets F7 End of System Exclusive Message The Following section is sent for each preset downloaded. One of these sections for a DUMP PRST and 50 of these sections for a DUMP ALL System Exclusive Data Packet F0 Start of System Exclusive Message 08 Fender ID 21 Device ID (Omni) 41 G-DEC ID 02 Function ID (One Preset Message) 00 Packet Number 00 Most significant byte for preset number 00 Least significant byte for preset number (Preset 0) 00 Packed most significant bits for subsequent 7 bytes (000 0000)
52 6F 63 6B 69 6E 43 1C 7F 2A 1C 0C
Preset Name ASCII Character (R) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (o) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (c) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (k) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (i) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (n) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character ( ) using MSB 0 Packed most significant bits for subsequent 7 bytes (000 0011) Preset Name ASCII Character (G) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character ( ) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (D) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (E) using MSB 0 Preset Name ASCII Character (C) using MSB 0 Channel Volume Amp Gain Packed most significant bits for subsequent 7 bytes (011 0000) Tone Stack Bass Value Tone Stack Mid Value Tone Stack Treble Value Compressed Compression/Amp type Compression Level/Amp Type byte format: CCCA AAAA C Compression Type A Amp Type 01 Noise Gate Noise Gate byte format: 0000 0NNN N Noise Gate Type
72 - Compressed MIDI Key/Timbre Type MIDI Key/Timbre Type byte format: KKKK TTTT K MIDI Key T - Timbre Type 30 MIDI Pattern 3B 2B 60 7C 35 6E 00 Packed most significant bits for subsequent 7 bytes (000 0000) MIDI Pattern Tempo(Valid Tempos range from 30-> 240) FX1(Modulation/Dly/Stompbox) FX2(Reverb) FX1 Level (Modulation/Dly/Stompbox Lvl) FX2 Level (Reverb Lvl) FX1 Parameter 1 FX1 Parameter 2 Packed most significant bits for subsequent 6 bytes (110 0000) FX1 Parameter 3 FX1 Parameter 4 Drum Level (0->127 because it is a midi level) Bass Level (0->127 because it is a midi level) Accompaniment Level (0->127 because it is a midi level) 0 (Reserved)

27 Checksum byte - The checksum is the sum of all of the bytes from the Fender Id(08) to just before this byte which is then masked by 0x7F:
The checksum value is calculated with the following data: 52 6F 63 6B 69 6E 43 1C 7F 2A 1C 0C 05 3B 2B 60 7C 35 6E 00 F7 End of System Exclusive Message End of preset section System Exclusive End of File Message F0 Start of System Exclusive Message 08 Fender ID 21 Device ID (Omni) 41 G-DEC ID 02 Function ID (One Preset Message) 7B End of System Exclusive File Byte F7 End of System Exclusive Message AmpTypes:
0 - TWEED - TWEED - TWEED - BLACKFACE- BLACKFACE- BLACKFACE- DYNATOUCH- DYNATOUCH- DYNATOUCH- DYNATOUCH- BRITISH - BRITISH - BRITISH - MODERN - MODERN - MODERN - ACOUSTIC

Compression Types:

0 - LOW 1 - MEDIUM 2 - HIGH 3 - SUPER 4 - OFF

NoiseGate Types:

0 - OFF 1 - LOW 2 - MEDIUM 3 - HIGH 4 - SUPER

MIDI Key:

0-A 1 - A# 2-B 3-C 4 - C# 5-D 6 - D# 7-E 8-F 9 - F# 10 - G 11 - G#

Timbre Types:

0 - NONE 1 - FULL BODY 2 - FULL STACK 3 - RAZORS EDGE 4 - BRIGHT LITE 5 - BASS BOOST 6 - NU METAL 7 - SUPER BRITE 8 - ACOUSTIC

MIDI Patterns:

0 - 1 DROP 1 - 16 HATS 2 - 32 HATS 3 - 4 BEAT 4 - 5 ON - 50 SHUF 6 - 80 FUNK 7 - 80S HOP 8 - AERWALK 9 - BALLAD 10 - BEASTLY 11 - BOSSA 12 - CHICAGO 13 - CLAVE 14 - CLASSIC 15 - COUNTRY 16 - DBLKICK 17 - DBLSHUF 18 - DISCO 19 - DR HOP 20 - DRIVE 21 - EURO 22 - FEVER 23 - FIESTA 24 - FUNK 25 - FEELIN 26 - GRIND 27 - GRUNGE 28 - HALVES 29 - HARDROC 30 - HAZE 31 - HIPHOP 32 - JAZZ 33 - KID 34 - LATIN 35 - LATPONY 36 - LEVEE 37 - LILITH 38 - MAMBO 39 - METAL 40 - METRONO 41 - MIAMI 42 - PARTY 43 - POP 44 - POPSTAR 45 - PUNKPOP 46 - REGGAE 47 - RIDE 48 - ROCK- ROCBELL 50 - ROCBLUZ 51 - ROCK 52 - ROCKER 53 - SALSA 54 - SAMBA 55 - SHAKER 56 - SHUFFLE 57 - SKA 58 - SMOKE 59 - SO BELL 60 - SOUL 61 - SPEED 62 - STEELY 63 - SURFTOM 64 - SWEDES 65 - SWING 66 - TRAIN 67 - TROUBLE 68 - VIKING

69 - WALTZ 70 - WESTERN

FX1 (Modulation/Dly/Stompbox):

0 - NONE 1 - MONO DELAY 2 - TAPE DELAY 3 - STEREO TAPE 4 - DUCKING DLY 5 - REVERSE DLY 6 - AUTOPAN DLY 7 - SINE CHORUS 8 - TRI CHORUS 9 - SINE FLANGE 10 - TRI FLANGE 11 - PHASER 12 - TREMOLO 13 - RINGMOD DLY 14 - PITCH SHIFT 15 - TOUCH WAH 16 - FIXED WAH 17 - VIBRATONE 18 - AUTOSWELL 19 - ALIENATOR 20 - RESOLVER 21 - FUZZ 22 - OVERDRIVE 23 - TWAH FUZZ 24 - FUZZ DELAY 25 - OVRDRV DLY 26 - CHORUS DLY 27 - FLANGE DLY 28 - PHASER DLY 29 - ALIEN DELAY

FX2 (Reverb):

0 - NONE 1 - AMBIENT 2 - SMALL ROOM 3 - LARGE ROOM 4 - SMALL HALL 5 - LARGE HALL 6 - ARENA 7 - SMALL PLATE 8 - LARGE PLATE 9 - SPRING 10 - 63 SPRING
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