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Contents

Installing and launching
Deleting effects on the device / Restoring deleted effects /
Viewing effect properties ......................................10
Selecting favorite effects ......................................11
Sorting effects ..............................................11
Opening the PATCH view .....................................12
.....................3
Adjust effect parameters / Change an effect type ...................19
Using when connected to a
Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator ........28
GCE-3
Checking patch sounds / Changing patch order /
Showing patch properties .....................................13
Editing patch names .........................................14
Editing patch comments ......................................15
Undoing the last change to a patch ..............................15
Backing up patches on the device ...............................16
Restoring patches to the device ................................17
Opening the EDITOR view ....................................18
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Introduction

is an application that is compatible with ZOOM eect products. Using this app, you can add and remove eects, manage patches and even edit and/or create new
patches from a computer.

Copyrights

• Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation.
• Mac® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Note: All trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are for identication purposes only and are not intended to infringe on the copyrights of their respective owners.
Installing and launching
1. Download to the computer
Download the application from the ZOOM website (http://www.zoom.co.jp/downloads/).
HINT
• Download the latest from the above website.
• Download
for the operating system that you are using.
2. Install on the computer
Follow the instructions that appear on screen to install .
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3. Start
Click the icon and launch the application.
4. Select the effects product
Use a USB cable to connect the computer and a ZOOM eects product supported by
.
NOTE
When using with a to emulate. ( → “Selecting the product emulated by the
Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator connected, select the product
GCE-3
” on P.28)
GCE-3

EFFECT View - Overview

Managing versions / Showing the Update History/ Showing the manual P.25 — P.26
Sorting effects P.10
Opening the EFFECT view P.7
Server connection LED
Connected
Not connected
Loading new effects on the device P.8
Deleting and restoring effects on the device / Viewing effect properties P. 9
Checking the amount of device memory used P.8
Selecting favorite effects P.10
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PATCH View - Overview

Managing Versions P.25 - 26
Undoing the last change to a patch
Showing the manual / Update History P.25
P.14
Opening the PATCH view P.11
—
P.26
Editing patch names P.13
Checking patch sounds / Changing patch order / Showing patch properties P.12
Editing patch comments P.14
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Backing up patches on the device / Restoring patches to the device
—
P.15
P.16

EDITOR View - Overview

Add effects/ Delete effects/Reorder effects P.19
View, change and adjust effects P.18
Save patch/ Adjust level/ Adjust tempo/ Tune your instrument P.22
Display Overview
Opening the EDITOR view P.17
Select patches for editing
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Create clips/ Add clips / Delete clips / Rename clips / Change clip order P.20
—
P.21

NEWS View - Overview

News update featuring artists
Click on an update to view its contents P.24
Open the NEWS view P.23
Add Patches to Guitar Lab’s patch pool P.24
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Preview sound examples and video clips

Opening the EFFECT view

Click the EFFECT icon.
Click
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Checking the amount of device memory used

You can check the amount of memory used on the device.

Loading new effects on the device

1. Click the new eect to add.
2. Select “Load to device”.
HINT
appears by folders that contain new effects.
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Click
Click

Deleting effects on the device / Restoring deleted effects / Viewing effect properties

Deleting effects on the device
1. Right-click the eect to delete.
Click
2. Select “Delete From Device”.
Click
3. Click “OK”.
Restoring deleted effects
Click the load icon to restore the eect.
Click
HINT
The load icon will appear for effects that had been loaded after they are removed.
Viewing effect properties
Double-click an effect to view its proper­ties.
Click
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Click

Selecting favorite effects

Sorting effects

Click the to select an eect as a favorite.
Click
Select the order in which eects are sorted.
Click
■
Sort condition types
Category Sort in category order.
Effect Sort in alphabetical order.
Power Sort by power usage.
Use Show by the number of times used in patches on the device.
Sort with favorites rst.
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Opening the PATCH view

Click the PATCH icon.
Click
HINT
appears next to patches that use eects that are not loaded on the device.
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Checking patch sounds / Changing patch order / Showing patch properties

Checking patch sounds
Select a patch to check its sound.
Click
Changing the patch order
1. Select the patch to reorder.
Click
2. Drag that patch to the position you want.
Drag
Showing patch properties
1. Select the patch to view.
Click
2. Right-click the patch and select “Properites...” from the context menu.
3. Release the mouse to drop the reordered patch.
Drop
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Editing patch names

1. Double-click the patch name to edit.
Click
2. Edit the patch name.
NOTE
• The characters and symbols that can be used are as follows.
! # $ % &
• Patch names can have a maximum of 10 characters.
’
() +, -. ; = @ [] ^ _ ` { }~(space) A‒Z, a‒z, 0‒9
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Editing patch comments

Undoing the last change to a patch

1. Double-click the comment to edit.
2. Edit the comment.
NOTE
A comment can have a maximum of 200 characters.
1. Click “Edit”.
Click
Click
2. Select “Undo”.
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Click

Backing up patches on the device

Backing up individual patches
1. Right-click a patch to back up.
Click
2. Select "Save To Patch Pool" to back up the patch.
3. The patch is copied to the pool.
Click
Backing up all patches
1. Select a patch on the device.
Click
2. Select “Backup All”.
Click
HINT
• Select multiple patches to back up by holding down the Cmd key (Mac) /Ctrl key (Win) as you click them.
• Export patches by dragging and dropping them outside the application window.
• Import patches by dragging and dropping their les into the application window.
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Restoring patches to the device

Restoring individual patches
1. Select where to restore the patch.
Click
2. Right-click the patch to restore.
3. Select “Copy To Device”.
Restoring patch backups
1. Select the patch backup to restore.
Click
2. Click “Restore All”.
Click
Click
Click
HINT
Select multiple patches by holding down the Cmd Key (Mac)/ Ctrl key(Win) as you click them.
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Opening the EDITOR view

Click the EDITOR icon.
Click
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Adjust effect parameters / Change an effect type

Adjust effect parameters of a patch
1. Select a patch you want to edit.
Click Click
2. Click and drag any of the knobs to adjust their values.
Click and
drag up or
down on
knobs to
adjust
Click to bypass effect
Change an effect type
1. Select the patch you want to edit.
2. Click TYPE at the top of the eect.
Click
3. Select a category and an effect from the Eect Type View.
Category Eect
HINTS
• Press ESC to close the Eect Type View.
• When changing parameters use CTRL + mouse (Win) CMD + mouse (Mac) to make ne adjustments.
• Click the
at the bottom right to zoom the display of an eect.
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Add effects/ Delete effects/ Change effect order

Add an effect to the patch
1. Click the ADD button in the toolbar.
2. Place the mouse cursor Overview where you’d like to insert the eect
and click the mouse button.
3. A bypassed eect unit will be inserted.
4. Click the TYPE button in the eect header to open the Eect Type View.
5. Select a category and an eect.
Category Eect
in the Display
Delete an effect
1. Click the DELETE button in the toolbar.
2. Place the mouse cursor Overview on the eect you wish to remove.
The eect is highlighted.
3. Click to delete it.
in the Display
Change effect order
1. In the Display Overview, click the effect that you want to move.
2. Drag it left or right along the signal ow line to re-order it.
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3. Release the mouse when the effect is in the desired position.

Create a clip/ Add a clip to a patch

Clips
A “Clip” is a frequently used combination of 1
- 4 eects and their settings. In Guitar Lab, you can create your own clips, store them in the Clipboard pane, and use them to quickly build new patches.
Create a clip
1. Click the CLIP button in the toolbar and select any eect.
2. Resize the highlighted selection box by clicking and dragging the left/right edge to include up to 4 eects in your clip.
You can also move the selection box.
3. Click the clip icon to add the clip to the Clipboard. The new clip
appears in the Clipboard pane.
in the selection box
Add a clip to a patch
1. Click to select a clip in the clipboard.
2. Drag the clip from the clipboard into the Display Overview.
3. Release the mouse when the indicator is in the desired location.
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The effects from the clip are added to the patch.

Edit a clip name / Delete a clip / Change the clip order

Edit a clip name
1. Double-click the clip name to edit it.
Click
2. Edit the clip name.
3. Press ENTER to accept the change, or press ESC to cancel.
Delete a clip
1. Right-click the clip you want to delete.
Click
Change the clip order
1. Click the clip you want to reorder.
Click
2. Drag that clip to the position you want.
3. Release the mouse to drop the reordered clip.
2. Choose “Delete”.
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Save a patch / Adjust patch level/ Adjust tempo / Tune your instrument

Autosave
When autosave is enabled on your device, any edits are automatically saved. You can also save a patch at any time whether the hardware’s autosave feature is enabled or not.
If a patch has been edited the SAVE button will appear orange.
Saving edits to a patch
1. Click the SAVE button in the toolbar.
2. Use the up/down arrow buttons to select the patch number you want to overwrite.
Click
3. Click “OK” to save the patch or “Cancel” to return to the EDITOR view.
Adjust patch level
On the hardware, each patch has its own level setting (Menu | Patch | Level ). In Guitar Lab, you can easily adjust patch level in the Display Overivew:
Adjust tempo
1. Click the “TAP” button repeatedly to set the tempo to your mouse click interval.
Click
2. Double-click the tempo value.
Click
3. Type in the desired tempo value.
4. Press ENTER to accept the change. Press ESC key to cancel the change.
Tune your instrument
1. Click the Tuner button to show/hide the
tuner display
.
If a patch hasn’t been edited, the SAVE button will appear white.
1. Click and drag the patch level knob to ad just the volume of the patch.
Click
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-
2. Use the on Display Overview to help you adjust the tuning of your instrument.

Opening the NEWS view

Click the NEWS icon.
Click
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Select and view news updates / Add new patches to Guitar Lab

Select and view news updates
News updates are organized by hardware model, then into 3 categories: “Latest up­date,” “Creator patches,” and “Factory patch­es.”
1
. Double-click a Gray header label (e.g. “Creator Patches”) to show the list of con­tents.
2
. Click a Creator name (e.g. “Richard Pat­rick”). The news update related to “Richard P
atrick” will appear in the main part of the
screen.
Double-click
to show list
Add new patches to Guitar Lab
1. Select an update to view.
2. Click the “Add Patches to Patch Pool” link for your hardware.
Click
The patches will be downloaded, extracted and installed into the Patch Pool.
3. Select one or more of the patches and drag into the Patch List to install it on your hardware device.
NOTE
Guitar Lab must be connected to the internet to view News Updates.
Select patch
and drag to
Patch List
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Managing versions

Showing the application and device version
1. Click “ZOOM Guitar Lab”.
Click Click
2. Select “About”.
Click
3. Check the application and hardware device versions.
Setting version update notifications
1. Click “ZOOM Guitar Lab”.
2. Select “Preferences...”
Click
3. Select “Notify when the new version of ZOOM Guitar Lab exists” and/or “Notify when the new version of rm ware exists” from the Preferences panel.
-
— 26 —

Showing the update history

Showing the manual

1. Click “Help”.
2. Select “Update History”.
Click
Click
1. Click “Help”.
Click
2. Select “ZOOM Guitar Lab Manual”.
Click
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Using when connected to a GCE-3 Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator

Selecting the product emulated by the
GCE-3
GCE-3
GCE-3
of preset patches and artist patches available for products that are compat­ible with Guitar Lab. You can also edit all the amp models and eects. You
c ucts. For example, you can use a compact multi-eect processor unit with high mobility for rehearsals and live perfor­mances. Use the model that is best for your circumstances.
Y can use it to record in real time to a Mac/Windows computer.
With ZOOM
an also edit patches with the
ou can also use
GCE-3
GCE-3
, you can immediately access the massive library
and share them with emulated prod-
GCE-3
GCE-3
as a USB audio interface. Since DSP is built-in, you
at home and a ZOOM
1. Click the icon .
Click
2. Click the product to emulate.
Click
See the ZOOM website (www.zoom.co.jp) for information about supported products.
— 28 —
NOTE
The rhythm and looper functions are not supported with the following products. G1 FOUR / G1X FOUR / B1 FOUR / B1X FOUR
Changing tuner settings
1. Click “Edit”.
Click
2. Select “Device Settings...”
■
OUTPUT SOUND
Setting Explanation
BYPASS Eects are bypassed and the guitar sound is output.
MUTE The guitar sound is not output.
■
CALIBRATION
The standard pitch setting range is 435–445 Hz for middle A.
■
TYPE
Setting Explanation
CHROMATIC The pitch detuning is shown according to the nearest note (in semitones).
Other tuner types
The nearest string number is shown according to the selected type, and the amount of detuning from its pitch is shown. The following tuner types can be selected.
3. Change the tuner settings.
Click
For Guitar
Display Explanation
GUI TA R Standard guitar tuning with a 7th string B E A D G B E OPEN A Open A tuning (open strings play A chord) - E A E A C# E
OPEN D Open D tuning (open strings play D chord) - D A D F# A D OPEN E Open E tuning (open strings play E chord) - E B E G# B E
OPEN G Open G tuning (open strings play G chord) - D G D G B D DADGAD Alternate tuning often used for tapping and other techniques - D A D G A D
For Bass
Display Explanation
BASS
NOTE
“LB” is for the low B string, and “HC” is for the high C string.
■
FLAT
All strings can be tuned at from an ordinary tuning by 1 (
NOTE
Flat tuning cannot be used when the tuner type is “CHROMATIC”.
Standard bass guitar tuning (including basses with ve and six strings)
×1), 2 (♭×2) or 3 (♭×3) semitones.
♭
String number/note
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
String number/note
LB 4 3 2 1 HC
B E A D G B
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Changing audio interface settings
1. Click “Edit”.
Click
2. Select “Device settings...”
3. Change the audio interface settings.
Click
■
MONITAR BALANCE
You can balance the
NOTE
When using the monitoring function of DAW software, always set the USB audio monitor­ing balance to DAW. A
ny other setting will give the output signal a anger-like sound.
■
RECORDING GAIN
This adjusts the volume sent to the computer (DAW software).
■
LOOPBACK
The
output and computer output can be mixed and sent back to the computer.
GCE-3
output and the computer output.
GCE-3
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Restore [GCE-3] to factory default settings.
1. Click “Edit”.
Click
2. Click “All Initialize…”
3 .Click “OK”.
Click
Click
NOTE
Initialization will overwrite all settings, including patches, to their factory defaults. Be certain before using this function.
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