Roland 2 manual Initializing the GW-8 Song, About Song Parts, Starting a New Song with a Style

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Initializing the GW-8 Song

Initializing clears the GW-8’s song memory, erasing the current song. If the song hasn’t been saved and you want to preserve it, save it as described on Page 29 of the GW-8 Owner’s Manual, or Page 30 of the GW-8 Version 2 Supplementary Manual.

To initialize the GW-8 song:

1 From the Main screen, press the SONG button to light it.

2 Press PART VIEW to display the SONG TRACK screen.

If you don’t see this screen, press PART VIEW repeatedly until you do.

3Use the 3, 4, 5, and/or 6 buttons to highlight “INIT”:

4Press ENTER to display the Song Initialize window.

5In the Song Initialize window, set the tempo you want to use for the song, as well as its time signature.

6Press 6 to select INIT, and then press ENTER. When the GW-8 asks if you’re sure you want to proceed, press ENTER again. (If you’d like to cancel the initialization for some reason, press EXIT instead.)

About Song Parts

Each GW-8 song has 16 “tracks,” each of which holds an individual MIDI recording. When the 16 tracks play back alongside each other, it sounds like musicians playing together, and adds up to a complete musical arrangement of a song. Every track has its own “part” with a setting that determines the sound the track is to play.

Track 1

Part 1

Rich Grand

 

Track 2

Part 2

Sonic AC Bs

 

Track 3

Part 3

Uncle Martin

 

Track 4

Part 4

Marcato

 

Track 5

Part 5

Philly Hit

 

Track 6

Part 6

Horn Chops

 

Track 7

Part 7

R Trance

 

Track 8

Part 8

Gr Lead

 

Track 9

Part 9

Voco Ri￿

 

Track 10

Part 10

DigitalDream

 

Track 11

Part 11

Vox Pad

 

Track 12

Part 12

Phat Strings

 

Track 13

Part 13

Wired Synth

 

Track 14

Part 14

Evolution X

 

Track 15

Part 15

Harpsichord

 

Track 16

Part 16

Aerial Harp

 

 

 

 

 

Each part also has settings that determine how it plays its tone. When we refer a song track/part, we’re talking about a song track and the part that plays its sound.

If you’re planning on playing along with the song when it’s done, avoid recording on Parts 4 and 11, which are used for the Upper and Lower parts of the keyboard, respectively.

As of Version 2, the sound each part plays can be sent through a dedicated song MFX, separate from the keyboard MFX. We’ll explain how to do this on Page 31. If you’d like to jump there now, you can click the button to the right.

Starting a New Song with a Style

The new Chord Zone parameter lets you select the keyboard region to be used for style chords. See Page 7 in this booklet for details.

When you record a song based on a style, you begin with a freshly initialized song. You then trigger the style’s chords and variations for the entire song, up to the end of the song, capturing it all in the song recorder.

Before recording, select the style and tones you want to use.

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Contents GW-8ReleaseNote Updating to Version Getting Ready to Update Your GW-8 Understanding the Symbols in This BookletAbout ReleaseNote Documents About This BookletDownloading the Version 2 Updater Backing Up Your GW-8 Music and SettingsPreparing the Updater File Performing the UpdateUpdating Your GW-8 to Version What You Need USB memory stickWhat’s New In Version 2? Style Enhancements New Ways to Play StylesQuick Rhythm Toggle Style FinderGetting to the NTA Parameters Selecting Chords Using NTA Selecting Styles Using NTANew Chord Detection Control Recording Division Selections Into an External DeviceNew World Styles Recording StylesUnderstanding the Structure of a Style DivisionsSetting Up for a New Style Recording a New StyleStyle Parts Recording Style TracksRecording a Style Track in Realtime Accompaniment 5 ACC5Page Step Recording a Style Track Editing Individual Style Track Events EZ ConvertMuting and Soloing Style Tracks Mixing Styles in VersionSetting the Behavior of Style Parts Setting the Levels of Style PartsSong Recorder Enhancements Recording a New SongAbout Song Parts Initializing the GW-8 SongStarting a New Song with a Style Recording a Song Track by Track Recording a Song Track in Realtime 16T 32TStep Recording a Song Track Page Editing Individual Song and Track Events Mixing Songs in Version Muting and Soloing Song TracksSaving Songs in Version Edit Tools and Their Settings New Style Track and Song Track Editing ToolsQuantize Quantize Parameter What It Sets RangeErase Erase Parameter What It Sets RangeDelete CopyDelete Parameter What It Sets Range CopyTranspose InsertInsert Parameter What It Sets Range Transpose Parameter What It Sets RangeChange Velocity Change Velocity Parameter What It Sets RangeParameter What It Sets INT1-4 MAIN1-4 FILL1-4Change Gate Time Global ChangeChange Gate Time Parameter What It Sets Range Global Change Parameter What It Sets RangeShift Clock Global Change Shift Clock Parameter What It Sets RangePitch BEND-to Parameter What It Sets RangeExclusive Style Track Editing Tools Exclusive Song Track Editing ToolsSetting Up Style- and Song-Track MFX Refining the MFX’s SettingsVersion 2 Style Track and Song-Track MFX Effects Selecting the MFX You Want to UseSystem Pedal Setting End
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