Waves GTR Solo User Manual
Waves GTR Solo User Guide
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GTR Solo
User Guide
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................4
1.1 W
ELCOME
..........................................................................................................................4
1.1 P
RODUCT OVERVIEW
...........................................................................................................4
1.2 A
UTOMATION
.......................................................................................................................5
MIDI Automation.................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2 – CONTROLS AND INTERFACE...........................................................................6
2.1 W
AVESYSTEM TOOLBAR
......................................................................................................6
2.2 B
OTTOM SECTION
................................................................................................................7
Page Buttons......................................................................................................................7
Input Section.......................................................................................................................7
Tempo Section....................................................................................................................8
2.3 S
TOMPS PAGE
....................................................................................................................9
Stomp Effects Assignment ................................................................................................10
2.4 A
MP PAGE
........................................................................................................................10
Clean................................................................................................................................11
Drive.................................................................................................................................11
High Gain .........................................................................................................................11
Bass.................................................................................................................................11
Amp Controls....................................................................................................................12
Cabinets and Microphones................................................................................................13
2.5 T
UNER PAGE
.....................................................................................................................14
2.6 P
RESETS PAGE
.................................................................................................................16
Preset List Editing.............................................................................................................16
Presets Page Controls ......................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 3 – PRESET SYSTEM.............................................................................................18
3.1 P
RESET SAVING
................................................................................................................18
New… | Save To New File….............................................................................................18
Save [current preset file].xps [current preset name]| Save over preset in the selected preset
cell....................................................................................................................................18
Save To [current preset file].xps as…| Name "Empty" preset.............................................18
Empty Presets ..................................................................................................................18
Preset Page Editing Functions ..........................................................................................18
Rename Preset.................................................................................................................18
Copy Preset......................................................................................................................19
Paste Preset.....................................................................................................................19
Drag and Drop ..................................................................................................................19
Multi Preset Selection Editing............................................................................................19
Grid Right Click Popup......................................................................................................19
3.2 L
OADING PRESETS
............................................................................................................20
Open Preset file | Select Preset file drop down menu ........................................................20
4. STANDALONE APPLICATION.............................................................................................21
The Preferences Dialog ....................................................................................................21
Audio................................................................................................................................22
MIDI..................................................................................................................................22
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APPENDIX A GTR SOLO STOMPS .........................................................................................23
OverDrive .........................................................................................................................23
Distortion ..........................................................................................................................23
Flanger.............................................................................................................................24
Vibrolo..............................................................................................................................25
Phaser..............................................................................................................................25
Chorus..............................................................................................................................26
WahWah...........................................................................................................................26
Pitcher..............................................................................................................................27
Delay................................................................................................................................27
Spring...............................................................................................................................28
Gate/Comp .......................................................................................................................28
EQ....................................................................................................................................29
Volume.............................................................................................................................29
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Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1 Welcome
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1.1 Product Overview
Waves GTR Solo is a guitar tone processor featuring virtual guitar amps, cabs,
and effects. It can run as a DAW plug-in or as a standalone application for
processing live input. This means you can connect your guitar to a laptop
computer and use it live on stage, using a MIDI foot controller for real-time preset
selection and sound manipulation.
GTR Solo can run up to 4 Stomps and 1 Amp at any given time, as well as the
Tuner.
• 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 offers chromatic, standard, custom, and alternate guitar
tunings.
• The Presets page displays the list of presets in the current preset file and
allows auditioning and editing of presets and their order.
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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 A
UTOMATION
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/B Switcher is used to switch between the A and
B presets, changing the settings for all loaded processors (but not the processors
themselves or their order within the chain.)
Copy A -> B is used to copy the settings of the current setup to the other
setup. It displays A -> B when setup A is active and copy B -> A when setup B is
active.
Previous /Next Preset Arrows are used to scroll through presets.
Load is used to load Presets files or Presets from the currently selected
preset file.
Save is used to save current parameters to the current preset, a new
empty preset, or in place of an existing preset.
Help launches the GTR Solo Manual in PDF format.
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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.
P
AGE 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
tunings.
• The Presets page displays the list of presets in the current preset file and
allows auditioning and editing of presets and their order.
I
NPUT SECTION
I
NPUT GAIN
is used to boost or attenuate input gain.
Range: -18dB to +18dB
Default: 0dB
I
NPUT METER
displays input level.
Range: -42dB to 0dBfs
Default: -42dB
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T
EMPO SECTION
T
EMPO
sets the reference tempo for effects synchronized to the host, in beats-
per-minute.
Range: 40 to 1200
Default: 120
T
AP
is used to calculate tempo when not in Sync mode. (Averages last 4 taps).
Range: 50 to 400 BPM (approximately)
S
YNC
controls synchronization to host tempo.
Range: On/Off
Default: Off
Output Section
O
UTPUT GAIN
is used to boost or attenuate output gain.
Range: -18dB to +18dB
Default: 0dB
O
UTPUT METER
displays output level.
Range: -42dB to 0dBfs
Default: -42dB
M
UTE OUTPUT
mutes the GTR Solo output.
B
YPASS OUTPUT
bypasses all GTR Solo processing.
A
MPS BYPASS
bypasses the GTR Solo Amps.
S
TOMPS BYPASS
bypasses the GTR Solo Stomps.
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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.
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