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phil77 « not yet obsolete »
Published on 11/08/13 at 07:24It has almost all the effects that were at the time, that is to say that, apart from very specific effects, it is full because there was nothing new since .. . the preamp is analog and ship two 12AX7 tubes, the effects are digital, all very good. The originality of this device comes from the concept S-disc, allowing chaining effects internally, the only limits are those of the processor, just for the standard model, and double for the Artist model. the dual processor allows to have twice as many treatment options, or not to cut the tails of reverb or delay to preset change, significant or necessary for use on stage. no editor, so this is a freeware available on the web, I do not personally use. The connection is complete, mono input / stereo outputs and an insert loop mono / stereo, stereo XLR outputs with HP simulation (a bit outdated now, there has been the Palmer PDI and Torpedo since. ..) MIDI input / output, and a plug for the pedal brand. The MIDI implementation is terribly complete, each parameter can be controlled by CC in real time, up to max 10 CC per preset, which are preset to 255. The MIDI mapping is very well thought out, much better than a TC G System that point of view since the program change can be attributed to any preset. With the exception of a tap tempo, absent on the GSP, has not done much better since then, and it is still quite rare to find such opportunities on an even newer machine ...
UTILIZATION
Simple, oh no! But the rich possibilities of GSP in 2101 is priced this complexity, however, if we want to create their own algorithms themselves. Otherwise, you can use existing ones, the proposed range is wide enough for a large number of common situations. The manual is quite clear, but the machine is quite complex, the effects of internal routing using virtual mixers we have to connect the desired chaining (serial, parallel, etc..) And for each of the effects modules ...
SOUND QUALITY
The analog section is typical 90s, which seems logical, but you can get more vintage sounds quite easily. It includes a compressor, a guitar preamp section with clear sound type tube amp and 2 saturated channels, and 3 overdrives, one reminiscent of a tube screamer fairly realistic, a pretty sweet saturation typical jazz fusion and containing the heavy distortion characteristic of the dod pedal "grunge". the resulting sounds can be excellent but keep a particular color. However, the channel "clean pipes" or bypassed preamp agree very well distortion pedals, and 10-band EQ is quite effective. We can therefore get many sounds with external pedals, upstream of the preamp and in the effects loop. The effects are excellent, special mention reverbs (gigaverb beautiful!) And delays, the latter being more comprehensive than those offered on the Rocktron Prophesy Yet later, the modulations are also very successful. The digital section is directly accessible via the effect return inputs, and allows processing of a source in stereo, making a possible GSP processor studio. Moreover, at the time, Digitech had released another machine S-Disc algorithms based on strictly identical, the TSR 24 for the studio or on keyboards ... The whammy if it works rather well, has the disadvantage of causing a decrease in volume, and is not placed in the optimal location in the chain of effects, since it is post-preamp. The same goes for the wah-wah, almost unusable as a result, because they are poorly positioned in the signal routing. However, you can get good auto-wah sounds and pitch shifter is very nice, we even get an intelligent harmonizer in Artist Version! ... Apart from these minor drawbacks, the effects are very good , warm, and even much higher than what is found on newer machines ...
OVERALL OPINION
Findable in the opportunity cost of a single pedal shop, the GSP2101 is a serious and comprehensive tool. I have other machines and preamps today, but I come back regularly with much pleasure. If it should fail, I think I would buy another ...
UTILIZATION
Simple, oh no! But the rich possibilities of GSP in 2101 is priced this complexity, however, if we want to create their own algorithms themselves. Otherwise, you can use existing ones, the proposed range is wide enough for a large number of common situations. The manual is quite clear, but the machine is quite complex, the effects of internal routing using virtual mixers we have to connect the desired chaining (serial, parallel, etc..) And for each of the effects modules ...
SOUND QUALITY
The analog section is typical 90s, which seems logical, but you can get more vintage sounds quite easily. It includes a compressor, a guitar preamp section with clear sound type tube amp and 2 saturated channels, and 3 overdrives, one reminiscent of a tube screamer fairly realistic, a pretty sweet saturation typical jazz fusion and containing the heavy distortion characteristic of the dod pedal "grunge". the resulting sounds can be excellent but keep a particular color. However, the channel "clean pipes" or bypassed preamp agree very well distortion pedals, and 10-band EQ is quite effective. We can therefore get many sounds with external pedals, upstream of the preamp and in the effects loop. The effects are excellent, special mention reverbs (gigaverb beautiful!) And delays, the latter being more comprehensive than those offered on the Rocktron Prophesy Yet later, the modulations are also very successful. The digital section is directly accessible via the effect return inputs, and allows processing of a source in stereo, making a possible GSP processor studio. Moreover, at the time, Digitech had released another machine S-Disc algorithms based on strictly identical, the TSR 24 for the studio or on keyboards ... The whammy if it works rather well, has the disadvantage of causing a decrease in volume, and is not placed in the optimal location in the chain of effects, since it is post-preamp. The same goes for the wah-wah, almost unusable as a result, because they are poorly positioned in the signal routing. However, you can get good auto-wah sounds and pitch shifter is very nice, we even get an intelligent harmonizer in Artist Version! ... Apart from these minor drawbacks, the effects are very good , warm, and even much higher than what is found on newer machines ...
OVERALL OPINION
Findable in the opportunity cost of a single pedal shop, the GSP2101 is a serious and comprehensive tool. I have other machines and preamps today, but I come back regularly with much pleasure. If it should fail, I think I would buy another ...