Waves GTR User Manual

Summary of GTR

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    Waves gtr amp user guide waves gtr amp user guide 1.

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    Chapter 1 – introduction ...................................................................................... 3 1.1 w elcome ................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 p roduct o verview .....................................

  • Page 3: 1.1 Welcome

    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 ...

  • Page 4: 1.3 Components

    1.3 components waveshell technology enables us to split waves processors into smaller plug- ins, which we call components. Having a choice of components for a particular processor gives you the flexibility to choose the configuration best suited to your material. Waves gtr amp includes mono, mono du...

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    Chapter 2 – quickstart guide • when you open the waves amp plug-in on a track insert, it’s ready to go with the default clean amp. • use the drive control to crank up the gain for more intensity without changing your output volume. • for a more distorted tone, choose an amp with more drive from the ...

  • Page 6: 3.1 Amp Types

    Chapter 3 – controls and interface 3.1 amp types select the amp model using the amp types menu. Amps are sorted into groups by application or drive rating. Each group has a unique skin. C lean amps are displayed with a golden panel and tweed skin. • direct full-frequency, transparent tone • clean ba...

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    D rive amps are displayed with a blue panel and gold threaded cloth skin. • cream based on a 1966 ampeg® gemini ii • edgy based on a 1980 vox® ac-30 tb-2 • drive based on a 1964 blackface fender® super reverb® • overdrive based on a1980 marshall® jmp • scream based on a custom amp from paul reed smi...

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    H igh g ain amps are displayed with a red wine panel and treadmill skin. • crunch based on a custom garcia™ from paul reed smith’s personal collection • crush based on a modified marshall® mk2 50w stack head • scorch based on a boutique amp from paul reed smith's private collection • inferno a virtu...

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    B ass amps are displayed with a silver panel and grill skin. • directube based on a countryman® di into a v72 preamp • activator based on a sadowsky® preamp • solidstate based on a hartke® 3500 • mo'town based on a fliptop ampeg® b15-n tube amplifier • supertube based on the ampeg® svt • thunder bas...

  • Page 10: 3.2 Amp Controls

    3.2 amp controls all amps feature drive, bass, mid, treble, and presence controls, whose response curves are tailored to complement the specific amp type. D rive controls the drive level range of +12db to -12dbfs, with a default of 0db. Range:0 to 10 default: 5 b ass controls low frequency equalizat...

  • Page 11: 3.3 Cabinets and Microphones

    A mp controls amp activation/bypass. When set to bypass, input is routed directly to the cabinet and mic. Range: on/bypass default: on t ype controls amp selection. Range: direct to overbass default: clean 3.3 cabinets and microphones cabinets and microphones are selected by using the appropriate me...

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    • 2 x 12” openback based on a vox® ac-30 celestion® alnico blue • 4 x 10” openback based on a fender® super reverb® blackface 1968 with cts alnico magnet speakers • 12” openback based on a mesa/boogie® mark iv with an electro- voice® speaker • 15” closedback based on a 1960’s fender® showman cabinet...

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    • ribb 122 based on a royer® 122 (ribbon) 3.4 cabinet and microphone controls v ol controls cab/mic volume. Range: 0 to 10 default: 5 p hase controls cab/mic polarity (dualcabinet only). Range: up/down (up = natural phase, down = inverted phase) default: up p an controls cabinet positions within the...

  • Page 14: 3.5 Amp Components

    3.5 amp components mono amp the mono amp is the least cpu-intensive of the amp components. It inputs and outputs a mono signal, running the output through a single amp module and then into a single cabinet/microphone filter. Mono dualcab the mono dualcab amp is similar to the mono amp in that it inp...

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    Mono-to-stereo and stereo mono-to-stereo stereo the mono-to-stereo and stereo amps share the same controls and graphic user interface, but their input and processing specifications are different. Mono-to-stereo is very similar to the mono dualcab component, but outputs a stereo signal. Rather than a...

  • Page 16: 4.1 The Wavesystem Toolbar

    Chapter 4 – the wavesystem 4.1 the wavesystem toolbar all waves processors feature the wavesystem toolbar which takes care of most administrative functions you will encounter while working with your waves software. The features of the wavesystem toolbar are the same on practically all waves processo...

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    L oading p resets and s etups click-and-hold on the load button to see the load pop-up menu. The menu is divided into four sections. If a section is not currently available it will not appear in the load pop-up menu. Open preset file… select to open any setup or preset file, whether from the library...

  • Page 18: 4.3 Interface Controls

    Preset a name. User presets are stored in the plug-in’s preference file. D eleting p resets you may delete user presets and presets within a setup file. Factory presets and setup library files cannot be deleted or overwritten. 1. Hold the command (mac)/control (pc) key down. 2. Click-and-hold the lo...

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    A text display which updates with the current setting, and others (bypass, solo, or monitoring toggles) illuminate when the control is active. Some processors have link buttons between a pair of toggle buttons, allowing click-and-drag adjustment while retaining the offset between the controls. V alu...

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    Tab f unctions tab moves the ‘selected’ status to the next control, with shift-tab moving in the reverse direction. Additionally, the mac has an option-tab function for ‘down’ movement and shift- option-tab for ‘up’ movement where applicable. If you have several value window buttons selected, tab fu...

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    Appendix all product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with waves. Product names are used solely for the purpose of identifying the specific products that were studied during waves’ sound modeling process and for describing...

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    Brauner® is a registered trademark of brauner microphones akg® is a registered trademark of akg acoustics, austria, a harman international company sennheiser® is a registered trademark of sennheiser electronic gmbh & co. Kg rca® is a registered trademark of thomson sa celestion® is a registered trad...