• What's a Preset and how do I save a Preset?
    See introduction on p16 of the GNX3 manual, and tutorial on p30 of the GNX3 manual.
    Let's say you've been futzing with your GNX3 and come up with a sound you really like. A set of effects, amp and cab settings is considered a preset (sometimes called a patch). The GNX3 has 65 slots for user-configured presets and 65 factory presets. You can't store into the factory presets. You can tell if you're using a User preset or a Factory preset by seeing which LED (user or factory) is illuminated next to the data wheel. Note that if you modify a preset that you are using, the LED on the STORE button will be lit indicating that you need to store it or the changes will go away.
    Save presets by pressing the store button. You can then modify the name of the preset. The "active" character (the one being changed) will be blinking and can be changed by rotating the data wheel. The next character to the right is accessed by pressing the "DRUMS" button; The next character to the left is selected by pressing the "EDIT" button. When you have the name you want, press STORE. Now the number of the preset will flash. Rotate the data wheel to select which number you to assign to your preset, then press STORE. Note that the current amp channel and state of the effects is stored, so if you do the store process with the RED channel selected and your chorus turned on, every time you access that preset the amp will start out RED and the chorus will start out on.
    To copy one preset to another preset location, begin by selecting the preset you want to copy, then follow the steps listed above. You might do this if you want to copy a factory preset to a location in your user banks, or to put related presets close to each other.

  • Many of my presets don't seem to make any sound. What gives?
    Many of the presets use the expression pedal as a volume pedal..

  • What do I need to upload presets to the GNX3?
    You will need a PC or Mac with the Digitech GenEdit software. You will also need a MIDI connection between the GNX3 and your computer. The MIDI connection is usually made in one of two ways: using a USB-to-MIDI adapter such as the MIDISport Uno which goes from a USB port to MIDI in and out ports, or connected to your sound card. If you connect to your sound card you may need an adapter to connect MIDI cables to your sound card's joystick port. The Joystick (or game) port is a 15-pin D-Sub connector.

  • When I switch presets, there's a lag. What can I do about that?
    This is a tough. In both BANK mode and STOMPBOX mode there will be a brief lag when switching from one preset to another and it seems unavoidable. One approach to dealing with this problem is to keep the GNX3 in STOMPBOX mode and use the CONTROL footswitch to change multiple settings with a single switch. For instance you can set up the Control switch to change amp channels, toggle modulation effects and change the speed of one of your LFO's. The Control Footswitch is discussed in depth starting on P63 of the manual.

  • When I go into "BYPASS" it's really quiet compared to my presets. How do I go about matching preset levels to bypass level?
    This answer contributed by Larry DeWitte: 
    The best answer I have found is to not use the bypass but create a patch that 
goes "direct"  with no effects. You can adjust the freq specs flat so they 
have no effect and you can adjust the gain so the volume it is equal to most 
of your patches. You have essentially "bypassed" all effects. I set this up 
because I wanted to run my  Digitech RP-1 in  a series and the bypass was 
really killing the volume. Now I can run my RP-1 thorugh with effects in this 
setting or switch the RP-1 into bypass ( does not have the negative volume 
effect the GNX has for some reason) and use the effects on the GNX. This 
way there is no adverse affect on the incoming signal plus you have the 
capability of using the volume pedal on the GNX dor the PR-1 effects. 

Works great.
 
Hope this makes sense and helps.
 
Larry