Fender Music Mixer - Manuals

Page 2 - Advanced Manual; Introduction; Table of Contents

Advanced Manual Introduction This manual is your step-by-step guide to all the advanced features found on your G-DEC 3 amplifier. For information on using Fender® FUSE™, Ableton® Live or Amplitube®, please see the separate manuals for each product on the G-DEC 3 DVD or log on to www.fender.com/suppo...

Page 3 - Start–Stop; Quick Access; Auditioning Tracks; Quick Access Presets

Start–Stop Press the START-STOP button to start and stop playback of the band track. The title of the band track is displayed below the amplifier and effects icons in play mode. To start or stop the band track: 1. Press the START-STOP button to start playing the band track. 2. Press the START-STOP b...

Page 4 - Amp menus

Amp menus Use the Amp menus to select a different amplifier type for the current preset and adjust all amplifier set- tings, or to import the amp type (with all amp set- tings) from another preset. Amp Type— Use the Amp type menu to select one of the fol- lowing 22 amplifier types: Blackface™ CleanB...

Page 5 - FX menus; Effects Selection; Effects Menus

FX menus Use the FX menus to select effects for the current pre- set and adjust all effect settings, or to import the effects (with all settings) from another preset. G-DEC 3 effects are grouped into four categories, STOMPBOX, MODULATION, DELAY and REVERB. You can choose one effect from each categor...

Page 6 - Save Button; Save Procedure; Tap Button

Arena'63 Fender Spring'65 Fender Spring Import— Use the Import menu to copy the effects, including all effect settings, from another preset to the current preset. Save Button Use the SAVE button when you want to save any changes that you have made to the current preset. You can save over the current...

Page 7 - Tuner Button; Band menus; Band Track Selection; Advanced Band Menus

To set the delay interval of delay effects using TAP: 1. Select a preset with a delay effect –or– select a delay effect for the current preset using the FX menus. (See FX Menus on page 5.) 2. Press the TAP button repeatedly (twice minimum) in sync with the desired delay interval. ♫ If you press the ...

Page 8 - Phrase Sampler; Phrase Recording and Playback; Phrase Overdubbing

♫ When REPEAT is selected, WAV and MIDI files provide smoother "gap free" loop playback than MP3 files. Speed (Tempo)— Use the Speed menu to adjust the play- back speed of the band track. You can use this feature to learn fast licks by reducing the Band Speed so that you can hear each note m...

Page 9 - Phrase Menus

To dub over an existing phrase: 1. Press the (dub) button. You will hear the original phrase start to play back. 2. Play guitar along with the original phrase. 3. Press the (dub) button to stop recording – or – you can keep going until the progress bar reaches the end of the phrase. To play back you...

Page 10 - Utility Menus

Phrase Delete— Use the Delete menu to erase any phrase file. Select a file by turning the big knob, then press either of the DELETE soft-keys. ♫ Memory Lock must be disabled in the Utility Menus to delete phrase files. See Utility Menus on page 10. Utility Menus Use the Utility menus for a variety o...

Page 11 - SD Card Slot; USB Port

! The IMPORT, EXPORT and RESTORE menus above do NOT transfer the band track files (media) associated with the presets. However, you CAN move appropriately licensed media files to and from the G-DEC 3 using the Fender FUSE software included on the G-DEC 3 DVD, or through the USB Drive menu (below). ♫...

Page 12 - Footswitch; FAQ

♫ For a 30-day trial subscription, log on to: www.fender. com/ejamming • Connect G-DEC 3 to your computer as a USB drive to enable direct media file management (see USB Drive under Utility menus, on page 11). Footswitch Connect an (optional) Fender ULT-4 footswitch (P/N 0994070000) to your G-DEC 3 ...