TC Electronic G-MINOR Bedienungsanleitung
G•MINOR
MIDI FOOT CONTROLLER
USERS MANUAL
CONTENTS
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Introduction
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Overview
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connecting the G•Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The G•Minor Display and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The G•Minor Modes
Program Change Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Control Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
The Tuner Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Appendix
Daisy Chaining Several G•Minors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Certificate of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
G•Minor & G•Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34,
English version Rev 2.1 - SW - V 1.00
Prod. No: 606103211
Congratulations on the purchase of your
G•Minor MIDI Foot Controller
The G•Minor is a multi purpose MIDI Foot Controller that sends and receives
MIDI information. The G•Minor will control any MIDI device using MIDI Control
and Program Changes and when used with the TC Electronic G•Major and
G•Force* Guitar Processors; certain specific features are available.
When used with the G•Major or the G•Force* you can:
• Tap Global Tempo
• Switch Effect blocks on and off via MIDI Control Changes
• Select presets via Program Changes
• Mute the Outputs for silent tuning
• Switch channels on your combo or preamp via the G•Major Relay Switch
function
• Use the Preset level function on the G•Major e.g. for instant change of level
for solos etc.
• Any other functions that are controlled via a MIDI CC or a Program Change
command
Furthermore several G•Minors can be “daisy-chained” giving you more
“on the fly” options.
Translated versions of this manual can be downloaded from our web-site at:
www.tcelectronic.com
* Please note that your G•Force must run with software 2.04 or higher to utilize the functions
described.
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INTRODUCTION
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G•MINOR - OVERVIEW
SQUARE
SWITCH
UP
SWITCH
MIDI OUT
SELECT
SWITCH
9V DC
IN
MIDI IN
DOWN
SWITCH
Connecting the G•Minor
• Connect the MIDI Out of the G•Minor to MIDI In on the MIDI device you
wish to control.
• Connect the supplied power supply. The power Input of the G•Minor
is compatible with commonly used 9V DC Power Supplies.
• At startup the display will show the current software version.
The G•Minor Display and Switches
Display + Tuner LEDs
The seven segment display of the G•Minor changes indication according to the
G•Minor operation mode. Detailed explanations will follow.
UP Switch
Various functions but in general the UP switch is used to step up in program
numbers or send a pre-programmed Control Change value.
DOWN Switch
Various functions but in general the DOWN switch is used to step down in
program numbers or send a pre-programmed Control Change value.
SQUARE Switch
• Switches between Online/Offline modes
• Activates Tuner Mute mode when pressed and held for 1 second
• Various others functions
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OVERVIEW
SELECT Switch
With the SELECT switch you select between:
• Program Change mode - Down position
• Control Change mode - Up position
• Off Mode - Middle position
• In Program Change mode you can send program changes to
any receiving MIDI device.
• In Control Change mode the G•Minor can be programmed to send out any
CC value via the UP and DOWN switch. When used with the G•Major or
G•Force various functions such as Effect block On/Off, Bypass All,
Relay 1&2 On/Off and other Effect specific parameters can be controlled.
•ASetup Mode for all MIDI settings etc. This mode is accessed from Off
mode (SELECT switch in middle position) by pressing the UP or DOWN
switch while turning the G•Minor on.
•Tuning mode can be accessed from both Control Change mode and
Program Change mode. It allows you to have a Tuner visible in the
G•Minor pedal but only when hooked up with a G•Major or a G•Force.
- connect G•Minor MIDI Out to G•Major/G•Force* MIDI In
- connect G•Major/G•Force* MIDI Out to G•Minor MIDI In.
* Please note that to utilize these functions with a G•Force, the G•Force must run software version 2.04
or higher.
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OVERVIEW
Program Change mode (SELECT switch in “down-position”)
This mode holds three sub-modes; Online, Offline and Tuner
• Press the SQUARE switch with a single touch to switch between the Online
and Offline modes.
• Press and hold the SQUARE switch for one second to select Tuner mode.
Please read the description of the Tuner mode for further instructions.
Online
Online mode is selected when the preset number is steady in the display.
Press the UP or DOWN switch to select and instantly recall the adjacent
presets. The display always indicates current program number.
Offline
Offline mode is selected when the display is blinking. You can scroll through
presets by pressing the UP or DOWN switch. Once you have found the
desired preset number press SQUARE to activate/recall the preset. The
displayed preset number will then be steady !
Example
You want to go from preset 2 to 5 without recalling/activating presets 3 and 4
on the way to 5.
• With preset 2 active press the SQUARE switch once to access Offline Mode
(display is blinking). Now press the UP SWITCH three times. Preset number
5 is now blinking indicating that the preset is not yet recalled/activated.
• To activate preset number 5 press SQUARE.
Tip! For fast scrolling through presets; press and hold the UP or DOWN switch.
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PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
Program Change mode can also be accessed from Control Change
mode by a single tap on the SQUARE switch.
Number of Presets
Via the G•Minor you can recall up to 999 presets. A G•Minor preset recall
consists of a Control Change 0 message selecting bank and a Program
Change message selecting preset.
Example: Via the G•Minor you send what is displayed as Program Change 347
in the G•Minor display. This actually means that a value 3 is send via Control
Change 0 for bank selection and Program Change 47 is send for program-
recall in bank 3. If using the G•Minor with the TC Electronic G•Force please
read pages 22 and 23 in this manual.
Program Change mode and Tap Tempo function
Tap the SQUARE switch consecutively in the tempo of the song you are
playing. If the connected Guitar processor is a G•Major the tapped tempo will
automatically be perceived as the Global Tempo. If using a G•Force the Tempo
parameter must be setup to respond to CC 80. This is easily done via the I/O
Setup-Control menu in the G•Force using the learning function.
The tapped tempo is global but the preset algorithms in the G•Major and
G•Force can be set up to respond in various ways to this tempo via the
Subdivision parameter. Read more about this in the respective manuals.
As explained above the Tap Tempo function sends MIDI CC 80 pr default and
any connected MIDI device that can utilize a Tap function via CC 80, can
therefore use this.
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PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
Control Change Mode (SELECT switch in “up-position”)
In this mode the UP/DOWN switches can be programmed to send specific
Control Change values. This programming is done in the Setup Mode - please
see next pages for information on how to do this.
When used in conjunction with the G•Major or the G•Force, various functions
such as Effect Block bypass, Tap Tempo, Relay 1&2 On/Off and other Effect
specific parameters can be controlled.
Given that the G•Major/G•Force MIDI Out is connected to the G•Minor MIDI In,
the LED status of the G•Minor will be update according to preset status.
Tuner access in Control Change Mode
Pressing and holding the "Square" switch for approximately 1 second will
cause muting of the G•Major Outputs allowing you to tune your guitar silently.
The G•Minor Tuner LEDs are always active but when the G•Minor is in Tuner
Mute mode the display will allow more accurate response of the tune of the
currently played note.
Pressing any switch once will un-mute the G•Major Outputs.
Accessing Program Change Online mode
from Control Change mode
It is conveniently possible to access the Program Change Online mode from
Control Change mode.
• Tap the SQUARE switch once, and you are in Program Change Online mode
• Now select preset using the UP and DOWN switches
• Press SQUARE once more and you are back in Control Change mode
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CONTROL CHANGE MODE
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