Roland 2 Song Recorder Enhancements, Recording a New Song, Setting the Behavior of Style Parts

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Setting the Behavior of Style Parts

Press the STYLE button, and then press PART VIEW repeatedly until you see the STYLE MAKEUP screen.

The STYLE MAKEUP screen shows five parameters for each part, presented in a vertical strip (press 6 to reveal the fifth parameter). Select any parameter, and then turn the VALUE dial to set it as desired. Here’s what the parameters do:

•TONE—sets the part’s sound, which you can change using the tone buttons and VALUE dial, or the GW-8’s Numeric feature, if you like.

•EXPRESS—sets the amount of MIDI Expression for the part. Expression is a secondary volume control for the part.

•PANPOT—sets the left/right position of the part’s tone in the stereo mix, or its “panning.”

•REVERB—adds global reverb to the part’s tone.

•CHORUS—adds global chorus to the part’s tone.

You can also mute or solo and part here. To

•silence a part—turn on its MUTE switch.

•isolate a part by silencing all other parts—turn on the part’s SOLO switch.

Setting the Levels of Style Parts

Press the STYLE button, and then PART VIEW repeatedly until the PERFORM MIXER screen appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Style part strips

 

To the left of this screen are two mixer strips for the lower (LWR) and upper (UPR) areas of the GW-8 keyboard. These strips allow you to mix in your live playing with a style’s parts. For the Lower and Upper parts, you have a level control and a MUTE and SOLO switch.

The remainder of the screen holds the mixer strips for the style’s parts, labeled with the part’s abbreviated name, as noted in our steps for recording style tracks in realtime on Page 12.

Use these mixer strips for creating your style’s mix by setting the levels of its parts relative to each other. You can silence any style part using its MUTE switch. You can temporarily solo any part to hear it more clearly using its SOLO switch.

Song Recorder Enhancements

In Version 2, the GW-8’s song recorder has become even more potent. In addition to adding a new step recording mode—we’ll discuss this in a moment—you can now edit songs, including imported SMFs, in ways you never could before. There are new mixing features, too, including a new dedicated multi-effect, or “MFX,” for your song’s tones.

Recording a New Song

About Version 2’s Recording Options

The GW-8’s style player and song recorder work together to provide you a wealth of creative options for recording music.

•You can create a new song from scratch that incorporates a GW-8 style.

•You can record a song from scratch track-by-track by playing, or by entering notes using the new step recording mode.

•You can import an SMF (for “Standard MIDI File”) and rework it by adding additional tracks, editing, and mixing it.

Whenever you create a new song, the process begins by clearing the currently loaded song and resetting all song parameters to their default values. This is called “initializing” the song.

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Contents GW-8ReleaseNote About This Booklet Updating to Version Getting Ready to Update Your GW-8Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet About ReleaseNote DocumentsBacking Up Your GW-8 Music and Settings Downloading the Version 2 UpdaterUSB memory stick Preparing the Updater FilePerforming the Update Updating Your GW-8 to Version What You NeedStyle Finder What’s New In Version 2?Style Enhancements New Ways to Play Styles Quick Rhythm ToggleGetting to the NTA Parameters Recording Division Selections Into an External Device Selecting Chords Using NTASelecting Styles Using NTA New Chord Detection ControlDivisions New World StylesRecording Styles Understanding the Structure of a StyleRecording Style Tracks Setting Up for a New StyleRecording a New Style Style PartsAccompaniment 5 ACC5 Recording a Style Track in RealtimePage Step Recording a Style Track EZ Convert Editing Individual Style Track EventsMixing Styles in Version Muting and Soloing Style TracksRecording a New Song Setting the Behavior of Style PartsSetting the Levels of Style Parts Song Recorder EnhancementsInitializing the GW-8 Song About Song PartsStarting a New Song with a Style Recording a Song Track by Track 16T 32T Recording a Song Track in RealtimeStep Recording a Song Track Page Editing Individual Song and Track Events Muting and Soloing Song Tracks Mixing Songs in VersionSaving Songs in Version Quantize Parameter What It Sets Range Edit Tools and Their SettingsNew Style Track and Song Track Editing Tools QuantizeErase Parameter What It Sets Range EraseCopy DeleteCopy Delete Parameter What It Sets RangeTranspose Parameter What It Sets Range TransposeInsert Insert Parameter What It Sets RangeINT1-4 MAIN1-4 FILL1-4 Change VelocityChange Velocity Parameter What It Sets Range Parameter What It SetsGlobal Change Parameter What It Sets Range Change Gate TimeGlobal Change Change Gate Time Parameter What It Sets RangeParameter What It Sets Range Shift ClockGlobal Change Shift Clock Parameter What It Sets Range Pitch BEND-toExclusive Song Track Editing Tools Exclusive Style Track Editing ToolsSelecting the MFX You Want to Use Setting Up Style- and Song-Track MFXRefining the MFX’s Settings Version 2 Style Track and Song-Track MFX EffectsEnd System Pedal Setting
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