The display section comprises two areas - an LCD window for patch selection and parameter editing, and something called the Billboard, which behaves rather like those scrolling text advertising signs you see at trade shows.
Unusually, the power switch is a momentary‑action button, so to prevent G Force being switched off by accident, you have to hold down this button for at least three seconds before releasing it in order to switch the unit off. The front panel houses the input and output level controls, a PCMCIA expansion card slot, a display section, 22 control buttons and two data‑entry knobs, one for Parameter and one for Value.
T.C ELECTRONIC G FORCE FULL
G Force comes housed in a smartly styled 1U rack, and in addition to the rear‑panel digital and analogue I/O already mentioned, there's also a full set of MIDI In, Out and Thru connectors, as well as an external control input jack that can be used with a standard expression pedal. External MIDI or pedal control of effect parameters is possible, but there's no dedicated pedalboard - something I think gigging professionals might ask for. The user has access to eight effect types that can be run simultaneously with no 'out of DSP capacity' messages, the effects blocks may be freely routed in both series and parallel configurations, and there's a powerful modulation system, known as the Modifier Matrix, that enables the user to set up various real‑time control functions. In order to make the G Force attractive to as many users as possible, TC have given it stereo balanced outputs on jacks, stereo inputs on high‑impedance (instrument/line‑compatible) jacks and 24‑bit, 44.1kHz digital I/O on S/PDIF phono connectors. To this end, both overdrive and intelligent harmony creation have been added to the more familiar armoury of studio effects such as reverb, delay, modulation and so on. The G Force is aimed at serious guitar players who want to get rid of their mess of pedals and replace them with one unit that does it all. They also pay more attention than most to making their units easy to operate, while retaining all the flexibility needed to satisfy those programmers who like to really get inside a patch. TC Electronic have built their reputation on ultra‑clean‑sounding effects that are musically as well as technically excellent. Though marketed as a guitar effects unit, the G Force might be more accurately described as a full‑function studio effects processor with some neat guitar‑related functions added.
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