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GTR Solo
User Guide
Waves GTR Solo User Guide 1
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................4 1.1 WELCOME ..........................................................................................................................4 1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................4 1.2 AUTOMATION..................................................................
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APPENDIX A GTR SOLO STOMPS .........................................................................................23 OverDrive .........................................................................................................................23 Distortion ..........................................................................................................................23 Flanger ................................................................................................
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Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your Waves processor, please take the time to read through this manual. In conjunction, we also suggest that you become familiar with www.wavesupport.net. There you will find an extensive Answer Base, the latest Tech Specs, detailed Installation guides, new Software Updates, and current information on Registration and Authorization. By signing up at www.wavesupport.net, you will
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1.2 Automation Automation for the GTR Solo consists of discrete automatable controls for the Amp, and Tuner, as well as dynamic automation for the Stomps through an assignable set of 9 continuous parameters and 1 toggle for each Stomp slot. MIDI AUTOMATION GTR Solo is automatable using MIDI controllers and MIDI notes. MIDI controller mapping includes a “Learn” function which is accessed by right- clicking the designated control, and all mapping is saved with the preset.
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Chapter 2 – Controls and Interface The GTR Solo interface is divided into 3 sections: WaveSystem Toolbar, specialized for GTR operation. Main Editor Window, which displays the current page according to the page selected in the bottom page selectors. Bottom Section, with page selectors, input and output gain knobs and meters as well as other global settings. 2.1 WaveSystem Toolbar Undo Button offers up to 20 levels of undo/redo. Preset Name Bar and Setup A
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2.2 Bottom Section The bottom section of the GTR Solo interface includes page buttons as well as controls and displays for tempo, input, and output settings. PAGE BUTTONS . • The Stomp page allows editing of the Stomps chain and the placement of the Amp within the processing chain. • The Amp page allows editing of the Amp settings as well as the cabinets and microphones used in the setup. • The Tuner page offers chromatic, standard, custom, and alternate guitar tuni
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TEMPO SECTION TEMPO sets the reference tempo for effects synchronized to the host, in beats- per-minute. Range: 40 to 1200 Default: 120 TAP is used to calculate tempo when not in Sync mode. (Averages last 4 taps). Range: 50 to 400 BPM (approximately) SYNC controls synchronization to host tempo. Range: On/Off Default: Off Output Section OUTPUT GAIN is used to boost or attenuate output gain. Range: -18dB to +18dB Default: 0dB OUTPUT METER displays
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2.3 Stomps Page The Stomps page provides control over the Stomps, their controls, and their order in the effects chain, as well as Amp position within the chain. GTR Solo includes 13 Stomp effects: • OverDrive • Distortion • Phaser • Flanger • Chorus • Delay • WahWah • Spring • Pitcher • Vibrolo • GateComp • EQ • Volume See Appendix A for more information on individual stomps. Waves GTR Solo User Guide 9
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STOMP EFFECTS ASSIGNMENT Beneath each Stomp effect slot, there is an arrow button which, when pressed, displays the list of available Stomps. Selecting a Stomp from the list will assign the selected effect to that Stomp effect slot. Right Clicking on an empty stomp slot will also display the stomp selection menu. The pull-down menu also features Delete, Move Right, and Move Left commands. Click and drag on a Stomp effect’s controls to adjust its parameters. Click on an area of
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GTR Solo includes 10 amp types: CLEAN amps are displayed with a golden panel and tweed skin. • Clean Based on a 1959 tweed Fender® Bassman®. • Sweet Based on a 1968 Gibson® Skylark DRIVE amps are displayed with a blue panel and gold threaded cloth skin. • Edgy Based on a 1980 Vox® AC-30 TB-2 • Drive Based on a 1964 blackface Fender® Super Reverb® • Overdrive Based on a 1980 Marshall® JMP HIGH GAIN amps are displayed with a red wine panel and treadmill skin. • Crunc
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AMP CONTROLS AMP TYPE controls Amp selection. Toggle through the Amps by clicking on the text bar, or click on the arrow to the right of the text bar to reveal a drop-down list displaying the 4 Amp groups: Bass, Clean, Drive, and High Gain. Click on an amp group name to reveal a menu displaying the Amp types. Range: Selection is described in section 1.1 Default: Clean AMP BYPASS controls Amp activation/bypass. When set to Bypass, input is routed directly to the cabin
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TREBLE controls high frequency equalization cut/boost. Range: -5 to 5 Default: 0 PRESENCE controls high frequency equalization cut/boost, complementing the Treble control. (Guitar amps only). Range: 0 to 10 Default: 5 DIRECT controls the amount of direct mixed with the processed signal. (Bass amps only). Range: 0 to 10 Default: 0 CABINETS AND MICROPHONES Cabinets and microphones are selected by using the appropriate menu selector. Toggle through them by clicking on
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2.5 Tuner Page Clicking the Tuner page button turns on and displays the Tuner page. MAIN TUNE VIEW displays a visual representation of your intonation. Range: -100 to +100 cents. Default: 0 cents (perfectly in tune) ARROWS AND NOTE • The arrow located to the left of the center dot lights up when the current pitch is flat by -5 cents or more. • The arrow located to the right of the center dot lights up when the current pitch is sharp by +5 cents or more. • The ce
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REFERENCE TUNE displays the value (in Hz) of the reference note “A”. Range: +/- 15Hz Default: 440Hz MODE controls tuning mode selection. Default: Chromatic NOTE CONTROLS • Clicking on a note name enables or disables it. • Enabled notes are displayed in white; disabled are displayed in gray. • Waves Tuner looks for the nearest enabled note. Waves GTR Solo User Guide 15
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2.6 Presets Page Choose Preset files using the Preset file pop up menu located above the Preset grid. Double click on a preset to load it. PRESET LIST EDITING Presets may be saved copied, pasted, deleted, or renamed by right-clicking on Preset name. Please note: Standard shortcuts do not work under all host applications. PRESETS PAGE CONTROLS WRITE STATUS ICON (“Read & Write,” illustrated by a lock icon) indicates whether or not the currently loaded prese
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LOAD WITH PRESET: There are 3 optional global elements which may be saved and loaded with a Preset. • Input Gain When checked, the Preset loads with a specific Input Gain value. When unchecked, the value will remain at the manually entered setting when a new preset is loaded. To manually set an Input Gain value, uncheck the box. • Output Gain When checked, the Preset loads with a specific Output Gain value. When unchecked, the value will remain at the manually entered setting
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Chapter 3 – Preset System Preset Handling is possible either from the dedicated Presets page or from the GTR Solo's top toolbar. 3.1 Preset Saving NEW… | SAVE TO NEW FILE… “Save preset to file…” prompts the user for a new preset file name, and will save the current preset as the first preset in this file. “New… “which invokes the same action as Save preset to file. SAVE [CURRENT PRESET FILE].XPS [CURRENT PRESET NAME]| SAVE OVER PRESET IN THE SELECTED PRESET CELL. “Save
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“User Presets” loads the user presets file (saved in the plug-in settings folder) into the presets page grid editor. COPY PRESET Presets may be selected and copied to the clipboard using the Copy command in the right click edit menu. PASTE PRESET Presets copied to the clipboard may be pasted to the current preset file, following the last preset in the current selection, using the Paste command in the right click edit menu. DRAG AND DROP Drag and drop presets to change the
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3.2 Loading Presets OPEN PRESET FILE | SELECT PRESET FILE DROP DOWN MENU “Open preset file... ” prompts for a preset file. (The default location is WavesGTR/Presets/GTR Solo.) Selecting a preset loads it into the Current Preset File memory. The opened file will now appear in the presets page grid control, ready for editing. The same thing will happen when selecting a file from the preset file drop down menu. (You can browse to any location using your system navigation).When load
