Crate Amplifiers GT-80D Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
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The table below lists each of the 32 settings of the GT-80D’s Mode control, along with a brief explanation
of each effect.
Table of Settings:
ABOUT THE DIGIT
AL SOUND PROCESSOR:
NO. NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION
0 OFF NONE Bypass—no signal processing occurs.
1 SMALL ROOM, BRIGHT SMALL REVERB 8’ x 8’ empty room with hardwood floors.
2 SMALL ROOM, DARK SMALL REVERB 8’ x 8’ carpeted room with up to four people.
3 SMALL HALL, BRIGHT SMALL REVERB 20’ x 40’ Rehearsal Hall, wood floors, hard walls.
4 SMALL HALL, DARK SMALL REVERB 20’ x 40’ carpeted Rehearsal Hall with draped walls and up to 30 people.
5 LARGE HALL, BRIGHT LARGE REVERB 50’ x 100’ empty Rehearsal Hall, 20’ ceilings.
6 LARGE HALL, DARK LARGE REVERB 50’ x 100’ Rehearsal Hall with up to 50 friends and crew.
7 AVERAGE CLUB, BRIGHT LARGE REVERB 500 capacity empty club, wood floors, afternoon sound check.
8 AVERAGE CLUB, DARK LARGE REVERB 500 capacity club, wood floors, stuffed with people.
9 CONCERT HALL, BRT LARGE REVERB 5,000-seat Concert hall, hard back wall, afternoon sound check.
10 CONCERT HALL, DARK LARGE REVERB 5,000-seat Concert hall, sold out show.
11 STADIUM LARGE REVERB 40,000-seat round Stadium, afternoon sound check, 100 crew & VIPs only.
12 GATED REVERB, MEDIUM SPECIAL REVERB Studio Effect–Engineer cuts off reverb slightly after each note. (220ms Gate)
13 GATED REVERB, LONG SPECIAL REVERB Studio Effect—Engineer lets note ring, then cuts it off. (350ms Gate)
14 PLATE REVERB SPECIAL REVERB Studio Effect—Simulates Steel Plate Reverb.
15 TRADITIONAL REVERB SPECIAL REVERB Studio Effect—Simulates old-fashioned multi-spring tube reverb unit.
16 SLAPBACK, SHORT DELAY 125ms delay + small reverb; Elvis’ favorite.
17 SLAPBACK, MEDIUM DELAY 350ms delay + small reverb; Rockabilly special.
18 SLAPBACK, LONG DELAY 557ms delay only, 630’ travel time of sound.
19 SHORT MEDIUM SURFACE ECHO ECHO 85ms delay with 14.2% regen. & small reverb.
20 SHORT HARD SURF ECHO ECHO 85ms delay with 27.3% regeneration.
21 SHORT/MEDIUM MEDIUM SURF ECHO 280ms delay with 21.8% regen & small reverb.
22 MEDIUM SOFT SURFACE ECHO ECHO 335ms delay with 12.5% regeneration.
23 MEDIUM HARD SURFACE ECHO ECHO 335ms delay with 26.5% regen. & small reverb.
24 MEDIUM GLASS ECHO ECHO 335ms delay with 43.7% regeneration.
25 LARGE SOFT SURFACE ECHO ECHO 485ms delay with 7.8% regeneration.
26 LARGE MEDIUM SURFACE ECHO ECHO 485ms delay with 20.3% regeneration.
27 LARGE HARD SURF ECHO ECHO 485ms delay with 39.2% regen & small reverb.
28 INFINITE DELAY SPECIAL EFFECT 506ms delay with over 90% regeneration.
29 THICKENER SPECIAL EFFECT 33ms-based sound fattener @ selected freqs.
30 MULTI-TAP SPECIAL EFFECT Multi-thickener with some subtle delays added.
31 REVERSE SPECIAL EFFECT “Backwards masking” effect (number nine, number nine,...)