Roland Introduction, About the GW-7, Making Connections, Connecting a Pedal and Switch

Introduction

About the GW-7

What is a Tone? (p. 11)

On the GW-7, each of the sounds you normally play is called a “Tone.” If we use the analogy of an orchestra, a Tone corresponds to an instrument played by one of the musicians. Settings for parameters such as effects and filters are also included in a Tone.

What is Backing? (p. 14)

”Backing” refers to the automatic accompaniment functionality of the GW-7.

What is a Music Style? (p. 15)

A “Music Style” is a musical template used by a Backing. The GW-7 contains a variety of music styles such as rock, dance, Latin, and jazz. You can also add style data by connecting the GW-7 to your computer via USB. (p. 24)

You can’t create music styles using the GW-7 itself; you’ll need to use the built-in styles provided by the GW-7, or load commercially available style data.

What is a Performance? (p. 16)

A “Performance” is a group of settings that specifies the Tone and Style, the keyboard mode, and various other parameters.

What is a Song? (p. 21)

The GW-7 contains a 16-track recorder, which you can use to record the music you play. You can add a Backing to the performance you play on the keyboard, and save the result as a Song. You can also load Song data from a computer connected to the GW-7 via USB. (p. 24)

Making Connections

To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections.

Connecting External Equipment, Pedals, and Switches

Connecting External Equipment

You can record your playing (or a song recorded on the GW-7) onto a cassette tape or other audio recording device. Connect the OUTPUT jacks on the GW-7’s rear panel to the input jacks of your external device.

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Cassette deck, power amp, audio amp, keyboard amp, monitor speakers, etc.

Connecting a Pedal and Switch

You must switch off the GW-7’s power before you connect a pedal and/or switch.

Connect a separately available pedal switch (Roland DP Series) to the HOLD PEDAL jack on the rear panel. You can use this pedal switch to sustain notes even after taking your hands off the keyboard.

Connect a separately available pedal switch (Roland DP Series), a separately available foot switch (Boss FS-5U) or separately available expression pedal (Roland EV-5) to the rear panel CONTROL PEDAL jack. You can use this to control various functions that you assign. (p. 25)

Use only the specified expression pedal (EV-5; sold separately). By connecting any other expression pedals, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to the unit.

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