Drive thru S-Gear v3.0 Upgrading Instructions
- June 3, 2024
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Drive thru S-Gear v3.0 Upgrading
INTRODUCTION
This Quick Start guide is intended for customers upgrading to S-Gear v3.0 from an earlier version of S-Gear. The guide provides information about everything new in v3.0 and assumes that you are already familiar with the core features of S-Gear. For comprehensive information about S-Gear, please refer to the full S-Gear User Manual.
Installing the v3.0 update
S-Gear v3.0 will load your existing presets and projects created using an earlier version of S-Gear. It is recommended to uninstall an earlier version of S-Gear before running the S-Gear v3.0 installer. Please see the website support page for uninstalling S-Gear. After installing, fire up the S-Gear Standalone Application. This should create a new bank called ‘Drivethru’, containing 17 factory presets for the new Drivethru pedal.
- 000: Blackface Drive
- 001: Wayfarer Lead I Drive
- 002: Plexidrive
- 003: Sweet Spot Tweed
- 004: Mojo Drive
- 005: Blackface Drive 2
- 006: Stealer Crunch Drive
- 007: Tweed Drive
- 008: Joe B Blues
- 009: Wayfarer Drive Heaven
- 010: Blackface Drive 3
- 011: Texas Twister
- 012: Country Drive
- 013: Big M 1
- 014: Big M 2
- 015: Stealy Ray Drive
- 016: Drop-A Drive
The Drivethru factory bank can also be restored from the PRESETS ‘+’ menu:
The Virtual Pedalboard
S-Gear v3.0 includes a new Virtual Pedalboard that can host up to eight pedals. The initial v3.0 release introduces the first pedal, Drivethru.
Show / Hide the Pedalboard
Click the pedalboard icon in the top control bar to show or hide the
pedalboard.
If the pedalboard is hidden with active pedals, the pedalboard icon is displayed red.
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Add a Pedal
To add a pedal to the board, click on the yellow ‘+’ button, or click anywhere on the pedalboard. Select the desired pedal type from the pop-up menu. -
Remove a Pedal
To remove a pedal, right-click anywhere on the pedal box and select ‘Remove Pedal’ from the popup menu.
The pedal right-click menu can also be used to:
- Recall Factory Presets
- Load, store and delete User Presets
- Import and export User Preset files
User Presets can be imported by dragging and dropping a preset file onto the pedal.
Drive thru
The Drivethru pedal is a combination of the classic TS style filtering and format, along with refined modelling of the clipping stages. The result is a very natural analogue drive that complements all the S-Gear amps. Tone Tip: Find the perfect gain and tone balance by adjusting the amp gain control in conjunction with the pedal controls. The gain control of the amp will affect the treble and upper-mid frequency emphasis.
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Gain – Adjust the saturation of the pedals clipping stage
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Tone – Adjust the treble cut and mid-boost characteristics of the pedal. Roll the control back to 3.0 to 4.0 for a softer attack and smoother overdrive. Settings of 5.0 to 7.0 provide more upper mid emphasis.
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Level – Balance the overall pedal output level. This will have a significant impact on how overdriven the amp input stage becomes.
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Pre-Clip – engage the pre-clip to emulate additional saturation in the input stage of the pedal. This can add a little more depth and sizzle to the sound.
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Control Tab
The control tab on the right hand side of the pedal, provides buttons for Bypass and Parallel. It is
possible to place the Drivethru pedal in series or parallel with the preceeding pedal. The Instance number is useful when assigning Midi Controllers or Automation parameters. -
Factory Preset Quick Select
Left-clicking anywhere on the control tab provides access to the Factory Preset Quick-Select menu.