Yamaha GW50 Owner's Manual - Page 4
Some of the advanced features of the GW50 include - guitar effects
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha GW50 Guitar Performance Effector. The GW50 combines high-quality multi effects for guitar (and other instruments as well) with a sophisticated backing section that provides realistic automatic rhythmic accompaniment for you to play along with. The dual functions - effects and backing - make the GW50 useful in a wide range of applications, from live performance and studio use to home recording and individual music practice. Some of the advanced features of the GW50 include: Effect Section s Five basic effect blocks, featuring Compressor, Distortion, Equalizer, Chorus and Reverb/ Delay, plus additional effect types within each block, such as Overdrive, Wah, Amp Simulator, Flanger, Phaser, Pitch Shifter, Tap Delay, and a built-in Noise Gate. s User memory for storing up to 50 user-created effect programs, all instantly selectable from the convenient Pedal Switches. (See pages 11, 25.) s High-quality sound in all effects, plus added sonic benefit of having all effects integrated into one unit. s Comprehensive parameter control over all effects, yet exceptional ease-of-use - you can adjust the main parameters of the effect blocks just as you would on conventional pedal effects. Backing Section s A total of 248 automatic rhythm and accompaniment patterns, using realistic drum, bass and other backing instrument sounds. (See page 32.) The automatic accompaniment includes sophisticated chord control, with 25 different chord types available in all keys. (See pages 33-35.) s Song record capability, for creating songs with the rhythm/accompaniment patterns and chord changes, as well as automating effect program changes, effect bypass and other functions. (See pages 36-38.) s A special Root Select function (see page 78), which lets you change the root note of the backing chord by playing the note on your guitar, and Triggered Run (see page 82), which allows you to start a song or pattern just by playing a note on your guitar. Other Features s Convenient Pedal Switch control over many functions, including chord change, start/stop of pattern/song playback, bypassing of effects, and so on. s Built-in tuner, allowing you to tune your instrument without removing it from the signal chain. (See page 39.) s Various MIDI features for interfacing with a wide range of other MIDI devices. (See pages 101-107.) i