Owner`s manual
PROGRAMS VS. ALGORITHMS
For a Program to function, it must have an Algorithm assignment. In simplest terms, an
Algorithm is a group of effects connected together in a specific way. Algorithms tell the GSP-
2101 Artist which effects to use, while Programs tell the Algorithm how the effects should
sound (by setting the parameters to the stored values).
An Algorithm contains a group of single-pur-
pose effects called FX Modules (see fig. 3-2).
Each FX Module contains its own set of
Parameters, and is designed to perform a specif-
ic function. It is within these individual
Modules, and their ability to be used in groups
or to stand alone that, the full power of the
GSP-2101 Artist is utilized. When combined
in groups, virtually any imaginable effects com-
bination and routing is possible.
Figure. 2-3 shows an example of two different
Algorithms assigned to three Programs. Notice
that Algorithm A is assigned to both Programs
1 and 3, while Algorithm B is assigned to
Program 2 only. (Using a single Algorithm for
more than one Program is common. Because,
Programs with the same effects Modules and routings as other Programs are often needed, but
with slightly different Parameter settings for each effect.).
Since Algorithms can be modified, there are
some rules concerning when User Algorithms
can be changed, and when they can not. For
more information, refer to Section 4 Algorithm
Usage on pg. 45.
Essentially, every Program's first Parameter is
the Algorithm select screen. When the 2101
displays the Program's title screen,the
Algorithm select screen is reached by pressing
the Parameter [NEXT] button once. All the FX
Modules and their Parameters are found imme-
diately after the Algorithm select screen. Fig 3-
2 shows how a Program's Parameter Pages are-
linked in a circular fashion.
Fig 3-3
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Section 3 - Editing Effects
GSP-2101 Artist Owner’s Manual
Editing Effects