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Joined 2008-11-29
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Yes there is a way to do this. The GT-10 manual is vague but I figured it out. First off, you need to change the patch-change mode to 'slow' (I think) in the system settings. This unforotunately isn't enough though. In order to continue the effects from one patch to another, several effects of the two patches have to be the same. I'm not certain what the exact conditions must be, but I know that one of them is that the pre-amps have to be the same, as do the delay and reverb effects. I also think the effect chain has to be similar. That said, here's the easiest way I can think of setting this up...
Let's say you have patch A and patch B that currently do not seamlessly change from one to another. Bring up patch B and write it to patch C. This obviously assumes you don't care about what is in patch C - so use some other patch if you need to keep that! I'm assuming these patches are all in the same bank for this explanation but they need not be.
OK, now bring up patch A and write it to patch B. Obviously, now when you change from A to B, the tails will continue. If they don't, then you haven't set the system-wide patch-change mode correctly. Try it.
Now you have to get patch B sounding like it did before... Thankfully, the GT-10 has a handy feature that will let you choose effect and amp presets from other patches. Now you're in a position to start copying presets from patch C back to patch B for each individual effect. Select the effect in patch B and use the rotary dial to scroll through the presets until it displays something like 01-C. Write patch B and try switching from A to B to ensure the effect tails still play. Do this for each active effect you need in patch B. Obviously, switch off/on the effects you need in B to match to the true copy you put in C.
I've found sometimes that it doesn't always matter if the effects are off in A and on in B. This can still cause the effect tails to get chopped. The easy way to fix that is to edit the effect in A (that is turned off) to be the same preset as used by B (that is on). Then write A and test again.
If you need to use different pre-amps in A and B, you can change channels so that A uses channel-A and B uses channel-B. If your original in C also uses channel-A, you can copy the preset from C's channel-A to B's channel-B.
You might need to make some compromises with certain effects here. The upside is that I've noticed the whole set of patches for a song will glue together better if certain effects like reverb and delay are the same anyway. It also helps with continuity if the pre-amps are the same from one patch to another - you can tweak the gain or use a stomp-box to add crunch for patch B (or whatever) and keep the tails playing.
I realize this sounds like a pain to set up but it's really not that hard once you've done it a couple of times. The thing to learn from this is that when creating your bank of patches for a song, start with B being a copy of A so you can automatically have effect tails working. Then start with C being a copy of B etc...
Don't forget you can use the loop function to play guitar for you while you tweak. Set this to play a dry signal into the effects, record a little riff and set it playing continuously. This is a feature that really makes the GT-10 stand out above all the other pedals on the market (unless you already own a loop station).
I've just played with a Line-6 X3 Live and a GT-10 at home for a week. The X3L went back to Guitar Center yesterday - it has a horrible interface and although it claims to have 2 completely separate effects chains, I couldn't get it to allow the effect tails to ring on when changing patches.
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