Yamaha GW50 Owner's Manual - Page 11

THE GW50: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO THE GW50: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO WHAT IT IS ... Effect and Backing Sections The GW50 is actually two different devices in one. On the one hand, it has an Effect section which provides high-quality and easy-to-use multi effects designed especially for processing electric guitar. On the other, it has a Backing section which provides realistic automatic rhythm, chord and bass patterns for creating your own accompaniment. Moreover, the GW50 includes a built-in tuner for tuning your instrument without having to remove it from the effect chain. The Effect section has two mode groups: Manual, which lets you use the GW50 effects just as would a normal pedal effect unit, and Memory, which lets you call up preset effect programs and create your own original programs. The Backing section also has two mode groups: Pattern, which lets you play the various rhythm patterns, and Song, which lets you play pre-programmed songs and create your own original songs. Modes of the GW50 The tree chart on the next page shows the relationships of the various modes of the GW50. There are four main modes - Manual, Memory, Pattern and Song - indicated by the shaded areas. All other modes are either separate from them (as with Tuner, MIDI Bulk Transmission and Demo) or are subordinate to them. The Effect and Backing sections are active simultaneously; however, when making adjustments or performing certain operations within a mode in one of the sections, generally you should press the desired mode button ([MANUAL], [MEMORY] or [SONG/PATTERN]) to make sure that the mode is properly called up before attempting the operation. Functions in Each Mode Specific functions and operations of the various modes include: Manual: Changing the parameters of the effects. Manual Job: Storing parameter settings to a pro- gram. Memory: Selecting and using an effect program. Memory Edit: Changing the parameters of an effect program. Memory Edit Compare: Comparing the sound and values of edited program with the original. Memory Job: Copying, swapping and naming effect programs. Pattern: Playing the patterns of the Backing section. Song: Playing a song, or using the Step Recording features to edit a song. Song Realtime Recording: Recording events to a song in realtime. Song Job: Copying or deleting measures within a song; naming a song. Keep in mind as you read this manual that the phrase "main modes" refers to the Manual, Memory, Pattern and Song modes, and that "mode buttons" refers to the [MANUAL], [MEMORY] and [SONG/PATTERN] buttons. 2 THE GW50: WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT CAN DO