GOAT BLUE Series User manual

SUSTAINOR
GOAT-DESIGN.JP2023
-BLUESERIES-
MANUAL

-BLUESERIES-
GeneralUse
ThankyouverymuchforpurchasingSUSTAINOR.Inorderto
usethisproductformanyyearstocome,pleasereadthe
instructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproductinthe
correctway.
IfyouwanttouseSUSTAINORrightnow,pleasefollowthe
instructionsonthispage.However,westronglyrecommend
thatyoureadtherestofthemanualimmediatelytofully
understandandmasterthecapabilitiesofthissophisticated
signalprocessor.
1.Makesurethatthepowertotheamplifierorotherdevice
tobeconnectedisturnedoffbeforeconnectingthe
SUSTAINOR.
Note:UsetherecommendedACadapter.
2.ConnectfromtheSUSTAINOROUTPUTtoapower
amplifier,thelineinputofamixer,oraguitaramplifier.Ifyou
areusingaguitarampwithachoiceofhighorlowinput,itis
recommendedtousethelowgaininput.Thetonecontrolon
theamplifierormixershouldbesettothecenterposition.
3.First,setSUSTAINORGAIN,TREBLEBOOSTto12o'clock,
SUSTAINto"15,"GATETRIG.to"0,"andPRESETMODE
andPHASEto“OFF.
4.Turnonthepowertotheconnectedpoweramplifieror
othersoundsystem.Turnupthevolumeontheamplifierto
setthevolume,andadjusttheCHANNELLEVELand
TREBLEBOOSTsettingsontheSUSTAINOR.UsetheCHAN
A/Btones,PRESET,PHASE,andotherswitchesaccordingto
thesoundyouwantandtheensembleyouareworkingwith.
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR

GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
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ControllerDescription
PRESETMODEA/B：CHAN
A/Bmodescanbeadjusted
moreprecisely.
TREBLEBOOST：Controlsthe
overalltreblecomponent.Use
whenmakingfinalcorrectionsto
amplifiers,soundsystems,etc.
SUSTAIN：Controlssustain
feedback.
PREAMPGAIN：Matchtheoutput
leveloftheguitartowhichitis
connected.Thebestsettingisto
adjusttheCLIPLEDsothatitlights
upwhenyouplayachordstrongly
inCLNorCLN2mode.
GATETRIG.：Thesensitivityofthenoisegatecanbe
adjusted.TheLEDlightsupwhilehighfrequency
componentsarecut(gated).Thisnoisegateactsonly
onthehighfrequencyrangeclosetothenoise
frequencyband.Thisprovidesanoisereductioneffect
withoutsoundcutoff.
CHANNELALEVEL：The
outputlevelofCHANA
canbeadjusted.
MODESELECT：Therearetwo
channels,CHANA/B,toswitch
betweenDIST/EDGE/CLN/CLN2.
CHANNEL：Switches
betweenCHANA(Red)
andCHANB(Green).
ON/OFFSWITCH：Switches
effecton/bypass.
COMPRESSOR：Compressor
operationisdisplayed;theLED
indicatesthecompression
thresholdvalue.
OVERDRIVETHRESH：
LightsupwhenDIST/
EDGEmodeisactivated.
CHANNELBLEVEL：The
outputlevelofCHANB
canbeadjusted.
PHASE：Reproducesthe
phasecancellationpattern
whenamultispeakercabinet
ismic'd.

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Youcanconnectanyhigh-impedancedevicetotheinputjack,
suchasaregularguitarpickup,activeguitarpreamp,electric
piano,oreffectsdevice.Low-impedancemicrophonesshould
beconnectedtothesustainerafterpassingthroughamic
preamporsimilardevice.
PREAMPGAIN Itisusedforfinegainadjustmentinall
modes.Youcanalsousetheoverdrivemodefor+8dBofgain
boostifnecessary.However,toomuchgainincleanmode
maycauseunnecessarydistortion.
ThePREAMPGAINandCLIPLEDsaretheretobestsetthe
levelofthesignalbeingfedintothesustainer'smain
compressor.selectCLNorCLN2modeandturnuptheGAIN
untiltheLEDlightsupmomentarilywhenyouplayachord
hard.Thiswillgiveyoumaximumcompressionwithouttoo
muchdistortionwhenusingtheCLNorCLN2sound.
ItisnormalfortheCLIPLEDtolightwhenusingEDGEor
DISTmode.
Connectingadevicewithahighoutputcurrentlevelmayclip
thepreamplifierbuffer,whichcancausedistortion;useCLN
orCLN2,andiftheCLIPLEDoftenstilllightsupevenwhen
GAINisalreadysetto0,turndowntheoutputofthe
connecteddevice.
SUSTAIN Adjustthesustaintimeaftermakingarough
adjustmentwithGAINatthebeginning.Itisalsousedto
increaseordecreasedistortioninalloverdrives.
TheSUSTAINlevelisthefirstcompressorcontrollerandis
usedtoadjustthesustaintimeinallmodesandisalsoused
topreventfeedbackonaloudstage.Thiscontrolisalsoused
toincreaseordecreasedistortionovertoneswhencreating
distortionsoundswiththesustainer.
Fornormaluse,itisrecommendedtosetittomemory15.At
thisposition,youwillgetabout15dBofgainattenuationon
theinstrumentsound,whichwillgivetheimpressionofmuch
longersustaincomparedtotherawguitarsound.
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
PREAMP/COMP/GATE
PreamplifierGain

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TheCOMPRESSIONLEDindicatescompressoroperation.The
"LED"indicatesthecompressionthresholdvalue,with"green"
correspondingtoapproximately2dBofgainattenuation.Yellow"
representsmediumcompressionwith10dBofgainattenuation,
and"red"representshighcompressionwith20dBofgain
attenuationormore.Theamountofgainattenuationisdetermined
bythesignallevelcomingintothecompressorandvarieswith
SUSTAIN,PREAMPGAIN,andtheoutputleveloftheinstrument.
Togetaverylongsustain,adjustthelevelto"red".Thiswillapply
somedistortioneveninCLN/CLN2mode,butitdependsonthe
outputoftheguitar.
Iffeedbackoccursonaloudstage,turndownSUSTAINinstead
ofOUTPUTLEVEL.Inthiscase,youmaywanttolowerPREAMP
GAINalittle.GAINBOOSTwillalsoincreasefeedback.
Toeliminatecompression,setSUSTAINto"0"andlowerGAINas
needed.WhenSUSTAINissetto"0",theoutputvolumeis
automaticallyadjustedsothatnosignificantvolumelossisfelt.
Theoutputvolumeisautomaticallyadjustedtopreventany
significantvolumeloss.
Thisnoisegateisspecificallydesignedtoexcludehighfrequency
noise(hiss/buzz,etc.).Whentherearenohighfrequency
componentsinthesignal,thehigheraudiofrequencycomponents
decayatarateof6dBperoctaveabove1.5kHz,thusallowing
thefundamentalandlowerfrequencyharmonicstosustainfully
withoutchange.
TheNoiseGatenotonlypreventsnoiseandhissfromrisingtothe
surfaceathighsustainsettings,butalsoeliminateshissandbuzz
fromsinglecoilpickupsandothereffectsconnectedbetweenthe
guitarandthesustainer.
Theeffectofthisnoisegateisdifferentfrommost,asitreacts
slowlywhennotesarestretchedlongandquicklywhentheyare
short,automaticallyeliminatingthenoisesothatthelastpartof
thenoteisnotinterrupted.Thegate'sattacktimeisextremely
fast,sonoteheadsarereproducedcorrectly.
GATETRIG.controlsthethresholdlevel(sensitivity)ofthe
gate,andthegatestartscuttinghighfrequenciesat"0".If
thereisalotofnoisefromtheguitarorotherequipment,the
gatewillnotclosewhenGATETRIG.issetto"0".Also,ifthe
gateissettomaximum,thehighfrequenciesmaybecutoff
whilethesoundisbeingplayed.Therefore,adjusttheknobso
thatthehissingnoisestartstodisappearbeforethesoundis
completelyeliminated.Whilethehissingnoiseisattenuating,
theyellowLEDwilllightup.
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
Gate
Compressor
PREAMP/COMP/GATE

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TheMODESELECT/PHASEsectioncanbeusedtocreate
anythingfromcrystal-clearcleanstointensedistortion
sounds.theCHANA/Bcontrollerisaselectorforfourbasic
guitarsounds,andthePRESETMODEA/Bprovides
variationsonthesePHASEisthecontrollerthataffectsthe
MODEcircuitlater.
TheMODEswitch(DIST/EDGE/CLN/CLN2)isthemost
importantcontrollerandclassifiestheovertonesoftheguitar
soundintofourdifferenttypes.Eachtimethemodeis
changed,theinternalEQ,gain,compression,distortioncircuit
andvariousparameterschange.
DIST Consciouslyintensifiesmidrangefrequenciesto
providepowerfuloverdrive.
EDGE Ithasanoverdrivensoundqualitywithaslightly
strongermidrangefrequencyandsustain.
CLN TheoverallEQissimilartoDISTandEDGE,butwitha
cleansoundthatsustainswell.
CLN2 NaturalEQwithextendedhighfrequencies,anda
compressed,eleco-stylecleansound.
Twochannelscanbeusedtoswitchbetweentwodifferent
presetsoundsviatheCHANNELfootswitch;twocannotbe
usedsimultaneously.
TheOVERDRIVETHRESHLEDlightswhentheguitarsignal
isatalevelhighenoughtoproducedistortioninEDGEor
DISTmode.
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
MODESELECT/PHASE
Channel

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GAINBOOST Booststhesignalgoingintothedistortion
circuitsofDISTandEDGE.7dBofgainisaddedinthecase
ofDISTforasuperhighsustainsound,suitableforhigh
powerleadsandpowerchords.14dBofmidrangeboostin
thecaseofEDGEforanotherhighenergysound.By
amplifyingthegaininthisway,EDGEsoundssimilarto
normalDIST,makingitsuitableforpowerrhythmsandthe
like.Ifyoueverexperiencefeedbackonaloudstage,turnoff
theGAINBOOSTorturndowntheSUSTAINonthe
compressor.ThisswitchdoesnotworkonCLNandCLN2.
AUTOCLN Youcanchangefromadistortedsoundtoa
cleansoundsimplybyadjustingtheguitar'svolumeknob.
Unlikeanormalguitaramp,thesounddoesnotbecome
muffledorlosevolumewhentheguitarvolumeisturned
down.
Also,AUTOCLNonlyworksinEDGEmode.Aloudsignal
(guitarvolumefullyopen)willnotchangetheEDGEsound.At
smallsignals,thehighsandvolumelossthatoccurswhenthe
guitarvolumeisturneddownareautomaticallycompensated
for;theAUTOCLNworksevenwhenGAINBOOSTisturned
on,butthecleansoundisslightlyemphasizedinthe
midrange.
SEMICLN Aslightdistortionisaddedtothenormalclean
sound.Inthismode,thegainsettingischangedbefore
enteringthelightdistortionstage.
Also,theSEMICLNsoundonlyworksinCLNmode.
PHASE Itreproducestheidealphasesoundofa
microphonerecordingacabinetwithfourspeakers,for
example.Itisparticularlyeffectiveatlineoutputandcanbe
connecteddirectlytoamixerorDAW.
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
MODESELECT/PHASE
PresetMode

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TheOUTPUTadjuststheoverallEQandvolumeaftergoing
throughallthecompressorsanddistortions.
TREBBOOST Thisfunctionroughlyadjuststheoverall
frequencyresponse.Thisisnotdesignedtobeatone
controller,butratherafunctiontoadjustthefrequency
responseofthesustainertosuitalloutputdevices,from
smallguitarampstoPAmixers.Initsnormalposition,"+20"
givesaflatsoundsystem.Ifyoufeelthatthehigh
frequenciesaretootightforyouramporspeakers,please
lowerthesettingalittle.
CHANNELLEVEL Thisisthelastvolumecontrollerofthe
sustainer.Itislocatedbehindalldistortionandcompression
circuitsandcanbeconsideredthemastervolume.Thetotal
adjustablerangeis15dB.
CHANNELAandBcanindividuallyadjustthevolumeofthe
modeselectedbyCHANAandCHANB,respectively.
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
Output
OUTPUT/CHANNELLEVEL

-BLUESERIES-
SafetyPrecautions
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
Pleasebesuretoreadthisbeforeusingtheproduct.
Theprecautionslistedhereareintendedtoensuresafeandproperuseoftheproduct
andtopreventharmordamagetoyouorothers.Theseprecautionsareimportantfor
yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersandforthemaintenanceoftheequipment.
Observethefollowinginstructions
・Donotdisassembleormodifythisequipment.
・Neverdoanythingthatisnotdescribedintheinstructionmanualwhenrepairingor
replacingparts.AlwaysconsultyourdealerorRancherCo.
・AlwaysplugtheACadapterintoa100VACpoweroutlet.
・IfthereisdustontheACadapterplug,wipeoffthedust.
Failuretodosomaycauseelectricshockorshortcircuit.
・Theproductshouldbeplacednearanelectricaloutletsothattheusercaneasily
reachtheACadapterplug.
Inthefollowingcases,immediatelyturnoffthepowerandunplugtheACadapter
fromtheoutlet.
○WhentheACadapterisdamaged ○Whenaforeignobjectenterstheinterior
○Whenthereisanabnormalityormalfunctionintheproduct ※Whenrepairis
required,askthedealer.
・DonotforciblybendtheACadaptercordorplaceitnearequipmentthatgenerates
heat.Also,donotplaceheavyobjectsontheACadaptercord.
Thecordmaybedamaged,resultinginelectricshockorfire.
・Donotuseitforlongperiodsoftimeathighoruncomfortablevolumelevels.
Prolongeduseathighvolumemaycausehearingloss.Ifyouexperiencehearingloss
ortinnitus,consultyourhearingcareprofessional.
・Donotputforeignobjects(flammableitems,coins,wires,etc.)inthisproduct.
・Placeswithextremelyhightemperatures(directsunlight,nearheatingequipment,
ontopofheat-generatingequipment,etc.)
・Donotuseorstoreinaplacesubjecttohighvibration.
・Donotuseorstoreindustyplaces.
・Donotuseorstoreinbathroomsorshowers.
・Donotuseorstoreindamporwetplaces,suchasoutdoorsduringrainyweather.
・Donotspillliquidsontheproduct.
・Donotusethisproductwithwethands.
・Keepbatteriesoutofreachofinfants.
Ifabatteryisswallowed,consultaphysicianimmediately.
AttentionDisregardoftheseprecautionsmayresultinpersonalinjuryorphysical
damage.
・Installandusewherenormalventilationisnotobstructed.
・Usewellawayfromradios,televisions,electronicdevices,etc.
Iftheproductisusedincloseproximitytoaradio,TV,etc.,itmaymalfunctiondueto
noise.Also,theproductmaymakenoiseonradios,televisions,etc.
・Tocleantheexterior,wipelightlywithasoft,drycloth.
・AlwaysholdtheplugwhenunpluggingorpluggingintheACadapterfromthe
poweroutlet.
・Whennotinuseforanextendedperiodoftime,removethebatteriestoprevent
themfromleaking.
・UnplugtheACadapterfromtheoutletwhennotinuseforanextendedperiodof
time.
・UseonlythespecifiedACadapter.
・Donotwirethepowercordsofotherelectricalequipmenttogetherwiththepower
cordsofotherelectricalequipment.
Connecttoanoutletthatmatchestheratedpowerconsumptionoftheproduct.
・Donotexposebatteriestoexcessiveheatsources(sunlight,fire,etc.).
・Donotapplymoreforcethannecessarytoswitches,knobs,etc.
Thismaycausemalfunction.
・Donotusebenzene,thinner-basedliquids,compoundquality,orstrongflammable
polisherstocleantheexterior.
・Donotplaceitinanunstableplace.
Theproductmayfallandcauseinjurytothecustomerordamagetotheproduct.
・Donotclimbontheproductorplaceheavyobjectsonit.
Thisproductmaybedroppedordamaged,resultingininjurytothecustomeror
damagetotheproduct.
！
CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTOPEN
CAUTION:Topreventelectricshock,donotremovethepanelorcover.
Donotattempttorepairorreplacetheproductbyyourselfasitisverydangerous.
PleaseaskyourdealerorRancherCorporationforrepair.
Thissymbolisanalertsymbol.It
indicatesthatgeneralcautions,
warnings,anddescriptionsof
hazardsareincludedininstruction
manualsandotherdocuments.
！
WARNING
Thissymbolwarnsthat
uninsulated"dangerous
voltage"existsinsidethe
equipmentandthatthereis
ariskofelectricshock.
！

-BLUESERIES-
INPUT Impedance・・・・・・・・・・・・2MΩ以上
MaximumLevel・・・・・・・・・・3.3Vrms(+10dBv)
Compressor AdjustmentRange・・・・・・・・21dB
Gate Highcutfrequencyresponse・・・-3dBat1.5kHz,-20dBat15kHz
THRESHRange・・・・・・・・・・20dBcontinuous
OUTPUT Impedance・・・・・・・・・・・・1kΩ
  CLNMaximumLevel・・・・・・・1.5Vrms(+6dBV)
  DIST/EDGEMaximumLevel・・・1Vrms(0dBV)
HighfrequencyBoostRange・・・20dBat4kHzcontinuous
  TREB.BOOSTRange・・・・・・・20dBcontinuous

Size  W134,D126,H71(mm) Includingprotrusions
Battery 9VAlkalineBattery1
ACAdapter 9VDCCenterminus1Aormore
Duetothespecifications,thecontinuoususagetime
withbatteryisabout10minutes.
UseofadedicatedACadapterisrecommended.
Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Specifications
GOATBLUESERIES/SUSTAINOR
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