Roland GR-33 Getting Into and Out of Each Mode

Chapter 4 Five Basic Modes

Getting Into and Out of Each Mode

Here we will explain how to get into and out of each of the

five modes: Play mode, Pedal Effect mode, Patch Edit mode,

System mode and Tuner mode.

For modes other than Pedal Effect mode, you can press a

single button on the GR-33 to enter the desired mode from

any other mode. The following diagram shows the buttons

corresponding to each mode, and the state of the three-digit

display for each mode.

fig.4-03

* Pedal Effect mode can be entered only from Play mode.

* If “S1/S2 FUNCTION” is not set to “Normal,” it will not be

possible to enter Pedal Effect mode.

COMMON [COMMON]

TONE [TONE]

EFFECTS [EFFECTS]

Play mode [PLAY]

System mode [SYSTEM]

Patch Edit mode

[S2]Pedal Effect mode

Tuner mode [TUNER]

COMMON [COMMON]

TONE [TONE]

EFFECTS [EFFECTS]

Play mode [PLAY][

S2]

System mode [SYSTEM]

Patch Edit mode

GK-2A’s

[S2]Pedal Effect mode

Tuner mode [TUNER]

Contents

Main Information Copyright 2000 ROLAND CORPORATION Owners Manual Owners Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL! VARNING CAUTION Page Contents .....26 Chapter 3 Controlling Functions and Effects with the Base Module Pedals Chapter 2 Selecting and Playing Sounds (Patches)..........................21 Chapter 4 Five Basic Modes ................................................................30 Chapter 5 Setting/Changing Sounds (Patches) .................................35 Chapter 9 Connecting to External Sound Generators and Sequencers Contents ......86 Chapter 6 Using the Built-in Effects....................................................53 Page Getting Started About the Guitar Synthesizer What You Can Do with the GR-33 IMPORTANT NOTES Additional Precautions Memory Backup Repairs and Data Panel Descriptions Page MIX OUT Jacks L(PHONES)/R(MONO) Chapter 1 Producing Sounds What You Need Installing the GK-2A Guitars That Cannot Be Used with the GK-2A Making Connections Necessary StepsFrom Powering Up to Performance About Play Mode <Output> Reset to Default Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Performing a Factory Reset Overall Settings for the GR-33 (SYSTEM) Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD Contrast) Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Setting Input Sensitivity (PICKUP SENS) Procedure for Setting Input Sensitivity Matching Pitches of Other Instruments Changing the Master Tune Setting Adjusting the Guitar Tuning (Tuner Function) Tuning the Guitar Selecting the output device (OUTPUT SELECT) Turning off the guitar amp simulator (G.AMP SIM) Turning the Amp Simulator Off Playing the Internal Synth Sounds with the Guitar How to Play the GR-33s Sounds with the Guitar What To Do if There is No Sound When the Guitar is Played Chapter 2 Selecting and Playing Sounds (Patches) What Is a Patch? Rewritable Patches (User Patches) Read-only Patches (Preset Patches) Selecting a Patch Using the Base Module to Select Patches Selecting Patches Using the Pedal Selecting with the Dial Using the Base Module plus an External Foot Switch to Select Patches Selecting Patches with an External MIDI Foot Controller Changing the Patch Order Chapter 3 Controlling Functions and Effects with the Base Module Pedals Pedal Effect Mode: What It Is, and How to Call It Up How to Switch to Pedal Effect Mode Getting the Same Effect While in Play Mode Turning Arpeggiator and Harmonist On/Off Using the pedals for on/off switching Changing Effects with the Pedals Getting a Pedal Wah Effect (Wah) Changing Pitch Dynamically (Pitch Glide) Holding a Synth Tone After the String is Stopped (Hold) Calling Up the Tuner Function with a Pedal Chapter 4 Five Basic Modes Play Mode When S1/S2 FUNCTION is Set to Patch Select Pedal Effect Mode Patch Edit Mode: What It Means, How It Works System Mode Procedures in Tuner Mode Getting Into and Out of Each Mode Chapter 5 Setting/Changing Sounds (Patches) Details of Putting a Patch Together COMMON What is a Tone? Recording and Settings of Each Patch Saving Patches Performing a Patch Write Cautions When Saving Saving Patches From the GR-33 to Sequencers or Other MIDI Devices (Bulk Dump) Sending System Settings or Patch Data to an External MIDI Device Receiving previously saved system or patch data (Bulk Load) Receiving system settings or patch data from an external MIDI device Naming the Patches (PATCH NAME) Assigning a Name to a Patch Setting the Volume Level of Each Patch (PATCH LEVEL) Determining and Recording Patch Volumes Changing the Feel of a Performance (PLAY FEEL) Changing and Recording Play Feel The PLAY FEEL settings and their effects Following the Guitar Sound Shape (Envelope Follow) Getting a Touch Wah Effect with the PLAY FEEL Envelope2 Setting Increasing the Speed of Expression (Acceleration) Changing Sound Placement (PAN) Setting and Saving Sound Placement Available values for PAN, and their effects Dividing Continuous Pitch Changes into Semitones (CHROMATIC) Turning the Chromatic Function On and Off and Saving It to Patches Chromatic Settings and Available Effects When You Want to Make a Chord Resonate Beautifully When You Want to Reproduce Piano-like Pitch Changes Selecting Wah Types (WAH TYPE) Selecting Wah (or Modulation) Type Wah Pedal Variations that can be selected in WAH TYPE Selecting Pitch Glide Type (GLIDE TYPE) Selecting Pitch Glide Type Variations that can be selected for GLIDE TYPE Selecting Hold Type (HOLD TYPE) Selecting Hold Type Variations that can be selected for HOLD TYPE Using the CTRL Pedal Specifying the function of the CTRL pedal Using the Expression Pedal To Add Effects To Switch Effects (EXP PEDAL) Selecting the Expression Pedal Effect Type Page Creating Synth Sounds Selecting the basic ingredient (tone) of a sound (SELECT) How to Select a Tone Increasing/Decreasing Attack Time (ATTACK) Changing the ATTACK TIME Changing Tone Release (RELEASE) Changing the Release Changing Tone Brightness (BRIGHTNESS) Changing the Brightness Combining/Layering Two Sounds (Tones) Determining Which Tones Will Be Sounded (LAYER) Procedure for Changing the Layer Settings of the 1st and 2nd Tones Applying Detune (Subtle Pitch Shift) Transposing by Semitones (TRANSPOSE) Determining the Volume Balance of Two Tones (1:2 BALANCE) Balancing the Volume of Two Tones What to do When a Tone is Supposed to Sound, but Doesnt Chapter 6 Using the Built-in Effects About the Effects Processors and Available Effects Making Multi-effects Settings Turning multi-effects on/off (MULTI-FX SW) Procedure for Multi-effect On/Off Selecting a Type (MULTI-FX TYPE) Making Multi-effects Settings About Multi-Effects Parameters 1: STEREO-EQ (Stereo equalizer) LOW FREQ (Low frequency) 200 Hz/400 Hz HIGH FREQ (High frequency) 4000 Hz/8000 Hz P1 FREQ (Peaking 1 frequency) 3: DISTORTION DRIVE 0127 # AMP TYPE (Amp simulator type) Small/Built-In/2-Stack/3-Stack 4: PHASER MANUAL 100 Hz8000 Hz 6: ENHANCER 7: AUTO-WAH 8: ROTARY 9: COMPRESSOR 10: LIMITER 11: HEXA-CHORUS 12: TREMOLO-CHO (Tremolo Chorus) 13: SPACE-D 14: STEREO-CHO (Stereo Chorus) FILTER TYPE Off/LPF/HPF CUTOFF FREQ (Cutoff frequency) 15: STEREO-FL (Stereo Flanger) FILTER TYPE Off/LPF/HPF CUTOFF FREQ (Cutoff frequency) RATE (LFO rate) 0.0510.0 Hz # DEPTH (LFO depth) 0127 17: STEREO-DELAY FB MODE (Feedback mode) Normal/Cross DELAY LEFT (Delay time left) 0.0500 ms DELAY RIGHT (Delay time right) 0.0500 ms PHASE LEFT (Feedback phase left) Normal/Invert 18: MOD-DELAY (Modulation Delay) FB MODE (Feedback mode) Normal/Cross DELAY LEFT (Delay time left) 0.0500 ms DELAY RIGHT (Delay time right) 0.0500 ms FEEDBACK (Feedback level) -98+98 % 20: 4-TAP-DELAY (Quadruple Tap Delay) 21: TIMECTRL-DLY (Time Control Delay) 22: DELAY (Delay time) 2001000 ms # FEEDBACK (Feedback level) -98+98 % ACCELERATION 015 23: FB-P.SFT (Feedback pitch shifter) 24: REVERB TYPE (Reverb type) Room1/Room2/Stage1/Stage2/Hall1/Hall2 TIME (Reverb time) 0127 # 25: GATE-REVERB TYPE (Gatereverb type) Normal/Reverse/Sweep1/Sweep2 26: OD CHO (Overdrive Chorus) CHO PRE DLY (Chorus pre delay time) 0.0100 ms CHO RATE (Chorus rate) 0.0510.0 Hz CHO BALANCE (Chorus balance) D100:0ED0:100E 27: OD FL (Overdrive Flanger) 28: OD DLY (Overdrive Delay) DLY BALANCE (Delay balance) D100:0ED0:100E 29: DS CHO (Distortion Chorus) 30: DS FL (Distortion Flanger) 31: DS DLY (Distortion Delay) 32: EH CHO (Enhancer Chorus) 33: EH FL (Enhancer Flanger) 34: EH DLY (Enhancer Delay) EH SENS (Enhancer sensitivity) 0127 EH MIX (Enhancer mix level) 0127 # 35: CHO DLY (Chorus Delay) 36: FL DLY (Flanger Delay) FL PRE DLY (Flanger pre delay time) 0.0100 ms FL RATE (Flanger rate) 0.0510.0 Hz # FL BALANCE (Flanger balance) D100:0ED0:100E 37: CHO FL (Chorus Flanger) 38: CHO/DLY (Chorus/Delay) 39: FL/DLY (Flanger/Delay) 40: CHO/FL (Chorus/Flanger) Making Chorus Settings Procedure for Setting Chorus Chorus parameters and their significance Making Reverb Settings Procedure for Setting Reverb Temporarily Turning Off Effects (EFFECT BYPASS) Temporarily Turning Off an Effect When the Onboard Effects Dont Work Chapter 7 The Arpeggiator Function About the Arpeggiator Function About Arpeggio Patterns Effective Use of the Hold Function During Arpeggios Hold Variations Available When Arpeggiator Is On Changing the Sounding of Arpeggios Turning Arpeggiator On and Off (HAR/ARP CONTROL) Turning the arpeggiator on/off in Patch Edit mode Selecting Tones to Be Arpeggiated (HAR/ARP SELECT) Selecting Tones to Be Arpeggiated Arpeggiator Settings that can be selected in HAR/ARP SELECT 7 Selecting Arpeggio Patterns (ARP PATTERN) Selecting Arpeggio Patterns Setting Tempo (ARP TEMPO) Setting Arpeggio Tempo Chapter 8 Adding Harmonies in a Specific Key (The Harmonist) About the Harmonist What You Can Do with the Harmonist Operation Turning the Harmonist On and Off (HAR/ARP CONTROL) Using pedal 4 (CTRL) to turn Harmonist on/off Turning the Harmonist on/off in Patch Edit mode Selecting Harmony Tones (HAR/ ARP SELECT) Setting Harmony Select Harmonist Settings that can be selected in HAR/ARP SELECT Setting Harmonic Intervals (HARMONY STYLE) Setting the Harmony Style Setting Transpose and HARMONY STYLE An Example: Transposing the Harmony Down an Octave Setting the Key (HARMONY KEY) Setting the Harmony Key Harmonist Setting Values that can be selected in HARMONY KEY About the Key Display Changing the Key from an External Pedal or Other Device with MIDI Note Messages (HARMONY REMOTE) Switching Between Major and Minor During a Performance Chapter 9 Connecting to External Sound Generators and Sequencers About MIDI Controlling an External MIDI Sound Device Connecting to an External MIDI Sound Device Setting MIDI Channel/Bend Range (BASIC CHANNEL, BEND RANGE) About messages that notify the external MIDI instrument of the Bend Range and prompt change Setting the Channel (and Sending Mode) and Bend Range When Using the Volume Knob and Selector Switch on the GK-2A Transmitting in Mono Mode or Poly Mode Transmitting in Mono Mode Changing Patch and Other Parameters by Transmitting MIDI Messages from the GR-33 (MIDI [PC]) Changing the Program Change Number Sent to the External Device During Patch Selection Selecting Separate Sounds Programmed for Different Strings Selecting More Than 128 Tones (MIDI [CC0], MIDI [CC32]) Sending MIDI Bank Select Messages Applying the Arpeggiator or Harmonist Using an External Sound Device MIDI Sound Generator External MIDI Sound Generator The Relationship Between Envelope Follow Function and MIDI Message Controlling External MIDI Devices with the Pedal About Expression Pedal Effects Transposing Performance Data for an External Sound Generator (MIDI [TRANSPOSE]) Procedure for Setting MIDI [TRANSPOSE] What to do if an External Module Doesnt Produce Sound as Expected Using the GR-33 as an External Sequencer Input Tool Connecting to a Sequencer Input Procedures and Settings for Each Device About Local Control Off Creating Realistic Plucked String Instrument Sounds (Data) Recording Arpeggiator and Harmonist Performances Recording Arpeggiator Effects on a Sequencer Recording Harmonist Effects on a Sequencer Reducing the Size of a MIDI Pitch Bend Message Calling Up the Bend Data Thin Function Practical Use of MIDI Channels What to do When You Have Difficulty Sequencing Transmitting in Mono Mode Transmitting in Poly Mode Chapter 10 Other Convenient Functions Re-assigning Program Change Numbers in the Order of Patches Re-assigning Program Change Numbers in the Order of Patches Terminating Transmission of the MIDI Controller No. 7 (Volume) Chapter 10 Other Convenient Functions Terminating Transmission of the Bend Range Request Message Chapter 11 Appendices Troubleshooting During Normal Play with Just the GR-33 The built-in effects dont work The pitch of the synth sounds doesnt change in the same way as the pitch of the guitar sounds When Changing Patch Settings The display suddenly starts flashing The sound doesnt vary when the settings are changed When Playing the GR-33 sound generator with a MIDI Keyboard or Other Instrument The external sound generator plays only one string (some strings cant be heard) Others Error Messages Roland Exclusive Messages 1. Data Format for Exclusive Messages MIDI status: F0H, F7H Manufacturer ID: 41H Data set 1: DT1 (12H) Example of Message Transactions Transfer of a DT1 message is all that takes place. MIDI Implementation Model: GR-33 Date: Jul. 21, 2000 Version: 1.01 1. Recognized Receive Data Channel Voice Message Note Off Note On 2. Transmitted Data Channel voice messags Note Off Note On Control Change Program change 3. Exclusive Communications Request Data1 RQ1 (11H) Data Set 1: DT1 (12H) Inquiry Message 4. Parameter Address Map Page Page Page Page Page Page Page A-1 Decimal VS Hexadecimal Model GR-33 Date : Jul. 21, 2000 Version : 1.01 MIDI Implementation Chart GUITAR SYNTHESIZER Specifications Index Tone List <PIANO> PERCUSSION SOLO < <E.PIANO> Tone List <SYN.BRASS> <SOFT LEAD> <HARD LEAD> <SYNTH> Patch List Group A (E) Group B (F) Group C (G) Group D (H) Page Page FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Apparatus containing Lithium batteries ADVARSEL! 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