Digitech GNX4

DIGITECH GNX4 Details ^top

Compact Flash card not included with GNX4

OVERVIEW

• A built-in MIDI drum machine with high quality kits and patterns or you can use your own MIDI files. or play back MP3 files

• World-class Lexicon® reverbs courtesy of the Pantheon™ reverb plug-in. With 35 factory presets, 6 reverb types and a simple yet powerful user interface to use after your recordings are moved to your computer

• Includes Pro Tracks Plus™ recording software for PC or Bias® Deck™ 3.5 SE for Mac. Stream four channels of 24-bit audio to the computer simultaneously while listening to two channels playback with zero latency.

• USB port and less expensive compact flash cards to store recordings up to 256 meg+

• 11 simultaneous effects

• Phantom powered XLR mic input

Meet the GNX Series’ top-of-the-line model. The GNX4 doesn’t replace the award-winning GNX3. It just takes the GNX3’s groundbreaking guitar workstation concept to the next level.
A built-in MIDI drum machine that rivals standalone drum machines.
The Digitech GNX 4’s MIDI drum machine sounds so realistic you’ll look for the drum stick chips. It has a vast library of high quality kits and patterns or you can use your own MIDI files. Plus, it can even play back your favorite MP3s. Download lessons from guitar magazines or play along with songs you uh, bought legally from one of those authorized download sites.
8-track digital recording on board.

When you’re ready to record, so is the GNX4. To capture that magic riff , just press the record footswitch and save the moment onto the Compact Flash memory card for transfer later to computer.
Professional recording software from Lexicon®.

Connect to your PC via the USB port and unleash the real power of the GNX-4’s recording capabilities using the included Pro Tracks Plus™ recording software for your PC or Bias® Deck™ 3.5 SE for your Mac. Stream four channels of 24-bit audio to the computer simultaneously while listening to two channels playback with zero latency. For the finishing touch, process your work through world-class Lexicon® reverbs courtesy of the Pantheon™ reverb plug-in. With 35 factory presets, 6 reverb types and a simple yet powerful user interface, Pantheon is an indispensable tool for your recording studio.

8 Track Digital Recorder. Record up to eight tracks of guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass, drums, or any acoustic or line level source, all hands-free.

JamMan™ Delay Looper.
The onboard 8-track recorder doubles as a sophisticated delay looper with 8 levels of undo.

Stompbox Modeling. Select from 10 popular distortion stompboxes.
Hypermodels. Use the Warp knob to morph amp and cabinet models together to create your own custom Hypermodels™.

MIDI Drum Machine
with multiple patterns and kits and .MID file compatibility for adding your own.
MP3 Playback using the GNX4's drum machine playback engine. MP3s are a perfect way of economizing memory usage for live audio performance or great for practicing and tutorial applications.

GNX4 Multi-Modeling
Guitar Workstation Features:
• Built-in 8 track Digital Recorder
• Hands-Free Recording™
• Built-in 24-bit USB Audio/MIDI Interface
• Built-in General MIDI Drum Machine
• Built-in MP3 Player
• Built-in Compact Flash Card Reader
• Built-in Direct Box with Active Speaker Compensation
• Unlimited Guitar and Bass Amp Models using GeNetX™ Processing
• Internal dbx® Mic Preamp with +48V Phantom Power
• Stereo Balanced XLR and 1/4" Outputs
• 24-bit A/D/A Converters
• 80 User/80 Factory Presets/Additional 80 user with optional Compact Flash card
• USB Cable Included

INCLUDED RECORDING & PRODUCTION SOFTWARE
• Pro Tracks Plus™
Multi-track recording/editing software for PC
• BIAS® Deck™ 3.5 SE
Multi-track recording/editing software for Mac® OS X
• Lexicon® Pantheon™
Integrated Reverb plug-in
• Cakewalk® Pyro™ Express
CD burning software for PC
• X-Edit™
Preset Editor/Librarian

The power of GeNetX® processing brings you an unlimited collection of guitar/bass amp and cabinet models including:
•‘65 Fender® Twin Reverb®
• Matchless® DC30
• Mesa Boogie® Dual Rectifier
• ‘57 Fender® Tweed Deluxe
• Vox® AC30 Top Boost
• Johnson® JM150
• Marshall® JCM900
• Fender® Bassman®
• Ampeg® SVT
• Ashdown® ABM-C410H
• And more

Stomp box modeling gives several of the best known classic boxes ever made including:
• Ibanez® TS-9
• Arbiter® Fuzz Face
• Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff Pi
• Boss® DS-1
• Grunge™
• Voodoo Labs® SparkleDrive
• And more

Effects
DigiTech's exclusive Audio DNA® delivers an astounding array of effects; up to 11 at a time! Getting the tone you're after is easy with the GNX4’s continuous-turn encoder-based user interface. Effects include:

• Whammy™
• Wah
• Pick-up Modeling
• Compressor
• Intelligent Pitch Shifting
• Acoustic Guitar Simulator
• Chorus
• Flanger
• Phaser
• Tremolo
• Rotary
• Detune
• Noise Gate
• Analog Delay
• Ping-Pong Delay
• Triggered Phaser
• Reverb – Hall
• Plate
• Room
• Spring
• Talker™
• Vibrato
• Synthtalk™
INCLUDED RECORDING & PRODUCTION SOFTWARE

• Pro Tracks Plus™
Multi-track recording/editing software for PC provides everything you need to track, edit and mix on the PC • 32 stereo tracks • Full 24-bit resolution • Unlimited MIDI tracks with event editing • DXi plug-in processing and soft synths • Supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, MPG, and more
• BIAS® Deck™ 3.5 SE
Multi-track recording/editing software for Mac® OS X
with everything you need to track, edit and mix on the Mac®. • 64 mono tracks • Up to 999 virtual tracks • VST plug-in signal processing • Non-destructive punch in/out • Supports AIFF, SDII, WAV, and more
• Lexicon® Pantheon™
Lexicon® Pantheon™ combines world-class Lexicon reverb with a simple, yet powerful interface. Pantheon features a wide range of reverb types including Hall, Chamber, Room, and Plate, each with 16 adjust-able parameters. Equipped with 35 presets ranging from Vocal, and Guitar, to Live Sound and Special Effects, Pantheon makes it easy to add that “Classic Lexicon Sound” to your projects.
• Cakewalk® Pyro™ Express
CD burning software for PC
• X-Edit™
Preset Editor/Librarian

The GNX4’s built-in recorder is the ultimate phrase training tool. Create your own backing tracks, loop them, and play until perfection sets in. Practice different musical styles using the on-board drum machine. Download MP3 lessons and songs from your favorite magazines to enhance your learning experience even more.

The GNX4 is the ultimate live performance tool with the power to deliver on any stage. It doesn’t matter if you’re plugging into your favorite combo amp, a pair of powered speakers or running direct into the console of a 300,000 watt PA, the GNX4 has the connections to hook you up. So whether you’re playing in front of 20 people or 20,000 screaming fans, the GNX4 belongs in your rig.

Never lose an inspired moment again. Whether inspiration strikes while practicing, jamming with friends or while you’re tearing it up on stage, a Compact Flash card and the GNX4’s Record button will easily capture your creative impulses.When you get back to your computer, you can catalog all your ideas using the built-in card reader.

The GNX4 is the heart of your recording setup. Gone are the days of buying various mic preamps, mixers, recording software, and I/O soundcards to set up your computer recording studio. The GNX4 works hand in hand with the enclosed software suite so you can focus on the music, not the gear. So whether you’re recording your lead vocal with your best condenser mic, adding some keyboards to compliment the rhythm guitar, or laying down several different guitar solos, the GNX4 is the ultimate in recording simplicity.

DIGITECH GNX4 Documentation ^top

Click here for the guitarworkstation
Click here for manual (pdf)
Click here for front panel details
Click here for rear panel details

DIGITECH GNX4 Specs ^top

GNX4 Specifications
Inputs:
Guitar In; 1/4” Unbalanced
Mic In: XLR Balanced w/Phantom Power
(2) Line Inputs: 1/4” Balanced TRS
Footswitch: 1/4” Stereo TRS
MIDI IN:
USB 1.1

Outputs:
(2) Line Outputs: 1/4” Unbalanced
(2) Line Outputs: XLR Balanced
Headphone: 1/4” Stereo TRS
MIDI OUT/THRU
USB 1.1

A/D/A:
24 bit Delta Sigma Converters

Sample Rate:
44.1kHz

Memory Card:
Compact Flash Type I compatible

Drum Machine:
MIDI compatible, featuring multiple patterns and kits

Simultaneous Effects:
up to 11

Power Supply:
9 VAC, 2100mA

Preset Memory:
80 User
80 Factory Artist
80 Factory w/optional Compact Flash Card

Effects:
Pickup Simulator,Wah, Compressor,Whammy™, Intelligent Pitch Shifting, Distortion
Stompbox Modeling, Amp and Cabinet Modeling, 3-Band Semi-Parametric EQ, Noise
Gate,Auto Swell, Pluck Gate, Chorus, Flanger,Triggered Flanger, Phaser,Triggered
Phaser,Tremolo, Panner, Rotary Speaker,Vibrato, Detuner, Pitch Shifter,Ya Ya™,
AutoYa™, SynthTalk™, Envelope Filter, Multiple Delays, Multiple Reverbs

Dimensions:
21.5"W x 9.25"D x 3.0"H

Weight:
9.7 lbs

Review of DIGITECH GNX4

RATING:

Sound Quality	10
Features	10
Ease Of Use	10
Value	10
Reliability	10
Overall	10

This unit has been a gas to learn how to use . It's ability to record electric guitar is astounding and the microphone input can record an acoustic guitar superbly too . FX can also be used to enhance a vocal recording too ! 8 track to record on and you can merge one or more tracks to another track(s) to free up a track(s) on this unit when used as a stand alone digital recorder . When used with a p.c. wow you can record 4 tracks at once . So far it's reliable as can be and built tuff too . Can't say enough positive stuff about this unity it's tops in my book . I have mine hooked to a 60 watt Carvin tube amp and then also into my P.A. as well it screams loud and clear . I played it next to a Marshall single stack with 100 watts and 4X12 , the sound the GNX4 put out to the amp was superb , a lot of people came up to me after the session asking abut my sound and how I got it . They were not aware of how good this Digitech GNX4 sounds and it's versatility . The guy playing the Marshall owns a GNX$ and wasn't able to use it because he broke the wire off on his GNX4's power supply and was bummed out too because of how good my 1X12 Carvin 60 watt tube sounded next to his Marshall rig . He said I got to get me a power supply for my GNX4 ! That's the only negative comment made by owners of these units is the power supply wire's breaking , so far mine works fine and shows no signs of waring out or breaking . Besides electric guitar , this also works for bullet harmonica microphones for the Harmonica Maniac Harpman . The fav amp and cabinet for Blues Harp men is the Fender Bassman with the 4X10 in it and ... ...The GNX4 has that amp cabinet to tweak for a harmonica man to play through as well as the ability to take guitars and harps to the next LEVEL with custom sounding patches when you use the WARP feature to morph two patches into one unique signature sound. Sincerely : Hurricane Ramon who done found his Guitar TONE !

-Hurricane Ramon
-Palm Springs Southern California USA, 11/09/07

Review of DIGITECH GNX4

RATING:

Sound Quality	10
Features	10
Ease Of Use	10
Value	10
Reliability	10
Overall	10

Love it!! This thing is cool. Some say Toy, No way. Control Assigns really add the LIVE feel bigtime! The recorder and Com Flash card MP3 playback is awesome for jams. Thanks for the tid-bit on the SuperModels disc. Wow, did that GNX come alive!! No doubt, amazingly real! The Editor is easy to use and the video tutorials at the supermodel site make things even easier. keep the Speaker Compensation ON. All is well in my GNX land. Recordings are great. Live, this unit wails! peace!!

-Harly
-MI, 07/14/06

Review of DIGITECH GNX4

RATING:

Sound Quality	10
Features	10
Ease Of Use	10
Value	10
Reliability	10
Overall	10

This unit is great. I learned about it at the Digitech forum and have had it about 3 mos. It is the best all around recorder and live use mutieffects pedal I have used. I also found out about the Supermodels additional modeling packs and those are a great addition. If 15 amps isn't enough you can make it even more, hundreds more. The presets are good out of the box but you need the speaker compensation on to get the best sounds. If not, it sounds brittle. The manual suggests it's usage but the Users at the forums are what sold me even more. Lots of good guys there to help. the software editor is pretty easy, more than others. All around A+++ for this unit! Add the model packs and your gonna love it more! Built well, reliable, and I love it!

-marcus
-Louisville KY, 04/30/06

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