Roland GUITAR SYNTHESIZER Grrl OWNER'S MANUAL a Soeee Roland GR-1For he UK. IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN | LIVE As the colours ole wre in the mains ead ofthis apparatus may not correspon wih the coloured markings Idantying the terminals in your plug proceed a folows ‘The wire when's colouted ELUE must be connected ‘The wie which 8 coloured BROWN must be corner terminal which is marked sith the ltierN or coloured BLACK, 2010 he terminal which s marked wth he eter Lor coloured RED. For Germany Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs emit wea bescheing da oerte/éas in eersinsinmung rit sen Besimmungen der _Roland GUITAR SYNTHESIZER GR-1 ___.._ Amtsbl. 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We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing the GR - 1 guitar syrihesizer Even if you're a guitarist who has never messed around much with electronic instruments, in no time youll be accessing the many incredible builtin sounds using ‘the stomp-boxy foot-pedal contiols, There is also @ muft-iimbral sound module and builtin Recorder that wil let you play along with an entire ensemble! Please take the time to look through this manual carefully so that you wil fuly understand all the great features and got years of enjoyment from your purchase. ‘And if you find that the GR stage or in sludio, well, there's nothing would please us more here at Roland, has become your favorite "sound too!" wherever yau go, an Copyright © 1992 by ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publicalion may be reproduced in any form without the permission of ROLAND CORPORATION,Features ii (@ 120 094 esiom LS exprenty designed for paar syethaseer une and une pitch extractor LST design, This ste pests up ‘he pich exlion proces, ai yo ince fast picking ve you more natural racking pitch estuction circury has also been improved. ee ine im @ Sound code, guitar MIDE ae it Jou ea mae seingy move qulcly sm avo ihe tangle of cables. Ad thanks to the pore essen, you ea ake the GR | with you wherever you go, sge OF tin, aa pols (@1s addin vo switching tomes wih the pedals, you eam aio Use thn 19 control 3 sumer of etfcts Seeh a Bol of xmnoih @Larze Maonesemn iaplay et enay to see and check on seins. cten ona dar tap PERE @ seven Lavbs on de pan! fos auick and easy ating op @b26) to as5, vo yo ea ar MINE your OH SMBesesE sounds right away. ever game never dows anyhi ectrnic sinus be his Plo [EET ET GEE TEC RS @ sccess 200 high-quality Original Tones and! wide vary oF Variation sounds ting the Ini sound rnd fecha: And you can add even muve expressive power to the sounds sing hun gia ters. @Widh the Wave Expansion Kin GR-GREUL sold separately you can expand this 10 400 OF inal Tones (iping. the oma iia @bitese Strack Recorded fet, simple sequencer, You ean ase the Recorder foe © vuiety oF tings, such 4s giving yoo inumy when playing on sage or acemmpaniment for dene pen @ Song ag foe the Recordar con he Nove in memory along wieo the patch dat @ rhe Reconder Is Urey hooked kp 49 4 Dlln mutta oad modale three Pas plas hsthin Par. which fm be lye hy an eaten! kyboard or fledged sequencer asa MIDI expansion mote 3 ees tb am horuy fo ase 3 elects ith dhe Wein sip + symtiesizer sounds, including moldy delay and Mh @Paramcters ike Reser Level and Chorus Depth ean be diretl jute and euy q nods ad buts eed sed off wih the font p EM @e:suinned sh teen return jacks for WE ith the suite This 2, you ea play the git sound an he sy sind tet bm the same amp, wih exer external effec applied ony 0 the @ Also euipped sith ro jacks for extemal peda. oe fo ‘volume and one or ater vse This way, yu enh ane ne ped pedaBi Using This Manual Te manual includes the following sestons, When sevessary. end the ests Yo nes 9, a a a Yu need. Section 1 Preliminaries “Getting Your Guitar to Work With the GR-1” Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Explains bow ( get your evr se up play the sounds or the GR = Getting the Basic Idea “How the GR-i is Set Up” Basi eas and concep about the GR» | iself and oe is aid oa Making Sounds “Patch Editing and Creating New Sounds” usy pate ting o the GR» 1 guitar sy Creating More Advanced Patches “Let's Try Some More In-Depth Editing on Your Patches” Adding even more details an fine-tuning ofthe patent prosedures outined a Sevion 3 Recording “Using the On-Board Recorder and MultiTimbral Sounds” ow ase he buh acer Expanding “Linking Up with Other MIDI Devices” plains how to combine the GRR with vker MIDI devices an about the expmisbity aftonded by MIDI Some Handy Functions “Miscellaneous Settings and Functions” How wo save das, using the pedals ard other andy eats Advanced applications “ideas for Getting the Most out of Your GR-1” ‘Some ideas and insractions ate sian for eiferen ways 0 oye the GR Reference ——siellanons wings snd relorence materials ate found ere [About the Symbols in the Text] To make the explanations i thiy book easier wo follow, ve ase the Following symbol. IF yo sn ers ope you dont understand, refer os pe a ell what mean 1, Por example, [ERTERVES) (© or rounded by [Jf ite to on refers tothe "Enters" baton @ Teo batons er tw one soother, suet as PARAMETER [PREVIOUS [EXT Jor vaLue [INE] the «at ets 2 sentence indests an espcllly import note or wing. 62°?" means yon shold rele the indicated page umber for ore information abot the opi ing dtseuseB® important Notes 20 sureto ‘ot electric shock 28 only ta ea [Power Supply} RF the power to al equipment fit this wll lp prevent damage oF mulfention @ Doms use ths uni othe stme power sicwit with any device ©The power supply requieed Jor this volt ie sbown 9p its amepiaie. Ensure tha the fine velese of your Msllation @ soit saging the poseer eo nt fo 8 pose ho From the ut era the @ When wisconnecting the AC wh (© 1 oe nai so remain unused fru long period of te, eng [Placement] © ror subject me uae Le cia a Jn day or mid eas oF ares shat ane sabject 6 high @ Using she wnt var pose apis for ether equipimen (© Tic unc may nerfs with radio and television secepion. Do noc us this an inthe wisi of eh © Do nor expose this nit a0 vemperaure exrenes fee, dieet sunlight int enclosed wenile cam dere ur disco he unit cinta i near desioes tht ats He [Maintenance] er ‘oe that has heen lg eryday cleabing wipe the anit with w soi dey lah for Mangcned wih water, To remove suber, use dw ‘ope he ui haroaghty with sot dy elo ld the sk of iscolontion une etorraron wn6 Or Supplad wih he Unk. Use of any other power adaptor could resul in damage, malfunction [Additional Precautions} hewn fom ston a © de not allow chess oF Hauity of un Kind tw penetrate the immediately. Contct quaied sereice penne as soon as posible @ Shout malfunction occur tor Hf you saxpect there is a Problem isconcnae vse immeiely, Coniact quali service pensnnel as sn as pss of eee Mn, dh nt ap th i [Memory Backup} (© be uric comeins # haters which oinsins the conten of s2emor) vile the main powcr isa ‘The expected file of tis hnatery is 5 yours oe more. Haover, to avoid the unexpected fous of memory data. i i strongly secommended tha) yma ange the battery eve 5 seas © When the hatery Beromes weak, the How sppenrin the display: BATT bes 4 S908 8 posse to avoid the loss of memory date fos: when th uni sent for reps or en Ry some eee = ‘malfunction tas occured. Impanus dats shold be sores ee Memory card or ip another MIDI device ‘ween dose om paper. During hen to void ths loss of data Hosseser, in certain exes, tetas when © mxmity all ot of ans we regs tha A may he tops to recor the ateContents Features 0-4 BH Using This Manual os {aBout the Symbols in the Text) 0-5 Hi Important Nowes oo) Contents oe Bi Panc) Descriptions: 1 Before Turing the Power On we Sceamemceaie ec I. Installing the GK~ 1 2, Making the Connections: GK-2, GR-1, Amp 3, Turning On and Tuning Up: i CiTumning On the Power ‘ Suning the Guttar-~ 1 Adjusting the Pickup Sensitivity for Individual Strings he Adjusting Divide Pickup Son 5. Playing the [ternal Syeih Sounds with Your Guitar “ 18 6. Press the Pedals to Listen to Some of the Patches: aren Patches 0 1s 7. Using the Pedals for Performance Effects (Hold, etc. hag 8 Deseriiion ot fore"rying Out the Ped Fanesions ' Pedal Faction ' PITCH SHIFT A ‘ erren SHiET 8 1 PB isuristop 1 FavMOD bes t 1 HOLD: Me {checklist for Section 1) 1s SERRE Ca |, How the GR-1 is Laid Out samples of Connecting Amps and Effects SIA More Complex Set Up sone dad Expanding the Set Up 28 3.Changing the Master Tune: as 4, Switching Paiches in Numerical Order 1 5. Retuming to the Initial Patch Senings 5 [checklist for Section 2} Eaten ares 1. Before Cr Know the Difference Beeween a “Patch” and a (1) Batore You Siart Eating, (2) Try Changing the Tone with the Knabs =~ 3 3. Turning the Isi and 2nd Tones On and OFF Setecting a New Original Tone : Editing: Turning Reverb and Chorus OWOff (1) Tumning Reverb ang Chorus Onvort (2) Changing the Etfects Using tne Knobs =~-3 9) Austins the Chores 6. Miscellaneous Editing 7. Naming a Patch - 8 8, Pateh Write Ms {Checklist for Section 3} = be Rosman ee Cees) cy 1, Setting String Mode (1st/2nd) for Each String 2. Transposing Synth Notes (Note Shift) Shit he 15 To How tos Note Shi the 2nd Tone 4 Reverb/Chorus Editing in More Detail 8 How to: Make Reterb Effect Setings 4 A Little More Detail About Editi Tone Settings sls Other Patch Editing Settings (Patch Common: : : sis 6. Convenient Functions for Patch Editing 3.2 swapping the tst and 2nd Tonos x -opy One Tone to Another (Fone Copy Function) esr 44 Lcecktst for Section 3] en Section 5 Record 1, Listening to the Demo Song Layout ofthe Multi-Timbral Sound Hodule-—-5. 2 to ihe Dew Song 2Using a Fone Peal for Record oso: Sotho Reset Fanetion (CiGuitar Pars and Mubi-Timbrat Pants ‘OGultar Section (4 Part) “ >Mult-Timbral Section (Three Perts plus @ Drum Part} i soso 2. Recording With Pants 1, 2 and 3 w55 Making the Connection: Resonding from an Ext ‘owt Initaize the on i the Recor 2 Calling Up the Demin Seg Agsin s6 How to: Record Pats 1, 2ond 3 Changing Volume, Revers ané Chorus Volume, and Pan Loop Recording ere so $10 Fightouing Up Dram Parts (Quantize Featareyem-- $44 3. Entering the Drum Past = Loop Recoraing: soi Foss: Reened & Dron Pot (lth Loop Revo Changing the Votume, Reverh Volume and Pan for Each sn Pescaison inetument + Song Editing (Copy, Erase and Delete) 5. The Recorder: Miscellaneous Settings. 320 5: Switching Tones and Recording During Performance ~~ see 53H 7, Preventing “Voice Stealing Voice Reeorve 5.30 8. Switching How You Prayack a Song (GR-I or Card) is $38 [Checklist for this Section S] mrs 53 1. Playing an Extermal Sound Module with a Guitar. : 6-2 Making the Comacetion seed Type A: MulteTimbral Sound Modules with Six or More Parts oer oo Type 8: Mult-Timbral Sound Modules with Five or Less Parts; or, You Just Want to Cut Down on the Number of Parts end Channets Use : fo Type C: one-Timbral Sound Modules in Mono Mode eae tea Using the GRt Ped Sound Magle How tn Assign 3 Diffecm Transmit Progeam Chaage Nuuhor 1 3 Patch Change wr We Switeh ones om an Eternal ons How io: Teansvit a Differeae Program Change for Fach Sirng A MIDI Messages Sent to External Medules by the GRsi [aD ropping de Pitch of Now Messages Sent to External Devices by One Oatave = a 2. Using the GR-I as an Expansion Modale for an External MIDI Device: Bee Playing the GR-1 Multi-Timbrat Sound Module 5-12 -ISwitehiag Tenes on the GR-I Multi-Timbral Sind Module so BIS ‘Tichanging Things Like Volume and Channel for Bach Pa 3. Teaming Up with an Extemal MIDI Sequencer CRecording Date withthe Guitar (GR-L) for Payback ‘on a Keyboarel or External Sound Module 0.6. 19 (DHookiag Up the GR-1 and Sequencer: 624 COW You Want to Tum Local On and Of Dunne. Performance : sirname 3D 4. Transferring Songs from a Sequencer to the Recorder fom 5. MIDI Control of External Effects 6 witch s Patch and an Appropriate Effects Program 6. Exchanging Patches and Recorded Songs with External Devices Via MIDI 90 “Date Transfer smn 30 Cidevice 1D : 5 [Checklist for This Section 6) oss Section 7 Some Handy Functions 1. Changing the Pitch Shift and Hold Effects.7-2 2. Using the EV-5 and DP-2 Pedals 6 3. Switching the Effect ofthe FAT/MOD Pedal 4, Using Memory Cars = te 5. Changing the Paich Switching Method----7.20 6, How to: Initialize System Data, Patch Data and Song Data in the Recorder 7 7. Expansion Board : nnd {Checklist for Section 7) 7 Section 8 Advanced applications Point I ‘Combination with the Guitar Clswitching between guitar and symthesized sounds (Guitar and Synthesizer Sounds UNISON égaita and syotesies Spmesizet Sound Hear Later> Manic oe [sounding the Synthesizer Only When the Gitar is Played Herd ‘ 8 [Sis tor Synthesizer and Guitar Sous Point 2, Dasara Using the Internal Reverb and Chorus Bes using Rewer BS “Using Delays 3 Tips tor using chorus effects nerve ob Overused Effects sso 86 Sei 7S MAGK-2; Part Names and Functions: (As They Relate to the GR-1) 9.2 Topic Index. BE Whar to Do If You Think There's a Problem Error Message s ae Troubleshooting» a9 Default Seiting wee Original Tone List oo Parameter List oom oo BS Blank Chart enn e928 Roland Exclusive Messages~-~ on MIDI Implementation: MIDI Implementation Chart ° W Specifications 9 Bindex sm 3 0-9& Panel Descriptions: {Front Panel} Roland GR - 1 [ Gurtan svn (1) Master VOLUME Contos the evra ne GUITAR OUT sound ouipu 2) Edit Knobs 0-1 Knob (4) TARGET knob Switches the target fe seins wn 15) Number Pedals, se to set parametor«Control Buttons) (6) ORIGINAL TONE Buttons ‘Used to assign an Origine Tone the Iso 2nd Tone of uP (7) PARAMETER Buttons Used to selstpasnmctrs (Te eng, oF for switching berween| Fass nthe El end {8) VALUE Buttons. fh the Bait mde, use tsse hutons to sero trough parameter velues When song & mmerist sale, pressing the vale white [DEC] vee the numbers 10 ehunge continaoots. 8 the Play mode. thee Holding either hat eases byt en be used to srl heouh Path numbers (9) CURSOR Buttons Used 19 move Me “eusce” (ashing charsser inthe display let ‘ec righ wha naming & Palen, oe For selecting strings ia the Sting de (oP, (0) [ENTERATES lana [EXTPINO | Buttons. The [ENTERIVES] bution i exed efor exompler to selet tunetions or confit caves. Tae [EET] tation is used for retuining 0 the Play mode form the corent screen ot for ceatceling e procedure ‘The values that you set in the Eet mode cemain in effect ven ater you press he [EEITIND Joution yp [REVERB/CHORUS | Bunon Tarn te reverb ans chorus ees on and off, B.8 (12)[RECORDER/PART]Buuon Controls the internal Revowder (= PS) Only (STARTISTOD mata fonction in she Play mode (03) STRING MODE Buttons Seis whether exch sting il pay the Ist anally 2nd Tone rope (14) PATCH GROUP Buttons Used 6 switch erween Patch Grup to" F.-9), You cam sect {Group 1 or fromm inert memory or Group Nos 4 when eins Memory Cant (45) EDIT Buttons he uit mde. You 2 st one of for dsfere Patti, Recorder Used to on dit mades: System (27 P7-10, Patch ¢ a Fer Bel, or WriterCopy (> B, oonPanel Descriptions (Rear Panel} ea @ 2) 22) en) 29 49) on ey as) f I | | sts of | i 66S 3 6) (16) PHONES Jack ‘Connect headphones 18 is ck (17) OUTPUT Jacks The guitar and GR 1 sounds are nied and oupue shyough these Jacks. Ue the LIMONO) jak wen using # mono setup, (IS)GUITAR RETURN lacks wh send jack forthe susigh pit sound rotund prvcesed guar gal from the eseral effets dovice to this jack (as an ees urn). When the rum signal is mano, wie the LiMONO) jack {you use the GUITAR OUT juck (nest clauses es et (19) GUITAR OUT Jack “The straight (unprocessed) guitar snand is ouput through this Jack "This is the hes tpt to ase wi tees, guitar snp and exter (20) External Pedal Jacks ‘Coane enteral pedal 9 hese ack uit volume ean he contoled using at optional ENF ped cumec 1 the VOLUME (EV-S) jack « c7 P24, You ean catrol the tsfance between the Is aad 2ad Tones ar thei some asi _DP-2 pedal conaceed io the EV-SIDP-2 jack («2 P. an EV-5 (oe depending 0m te function. an optional (21) GK-2 Pon Connect a Gt er wsing the cable pros id, (22) MIDI Connectors IN :Congeet ths commecior tthe MIDI OUT connect of| cesternal MIDE desis theyuenvers, MIDI keyboards ete When asing them fo control the GR 1's «yah Tane genernr (usualy he raul tibet pa, ‘OUT < Connect this conssstor to the MIDI IN comecor of extemal SDL devices ten 30 ish 0 psy thee sounds sing the GR «1's guiaeto. AMD convert (23) POWER Swicch (24) Power Supply Jack, Cord Hook Connect she AC adaptor 1s input a 0p the cole around ne ook iseonnocies this wil help prevent te adage from being oscil '2Use only the AC adaptor supphiod with your GR - 1. Use of any other adaptor may result ln damage, malfunetion er ssctic shock (Side Panel} 25) Card Slot Inver Memry Car ¢£°P.7-1} yor GR-1 Tone Cards =" P24) 0-12 (25)Panet Deserivons (Display) “ ® om (A) PLAY, EDIT Display The word "PLAY" lights when te GR Hs che Play moe nd “EDIT fights when an Edit bution has been pcossed nsec te ait ode), HE yn eha stored values with the dh: Knobs, PLAYMEDIT will Mash to indicate he wore Patel sings frm hele (B) IST. 2ND, FAT, MUTE Displey IST and IND rote the 13¢ and 2nd Tes: the appropriate one ‘vill igo Indice whi fas Reon selected with the STRING: MODE futons W asither i celeted, “MUTE” wit ight Wher the Originat Toe has beom selected hoy wil Bah Hach, "PAT" lights 0 indicate thatthe PAT effec has bes toned on, (C) REV. CHO Display REY stands for revenh and CHO for chorus. They light ro idea athe curespording affects 06 (D) OK?" Display ‘This wil as operation for expe. 8 Patch Write, Peess[YES}t confirm, oF [Reo cance eh operation. {sk you tor confirmation when eaerving out 98 “When “OK?” ie Hlashing, ske 2 moment betore pressing [FES]. vou could be about to o: (replace) or Intaizing data that you wantes fo keen, 4E) Number Display “This is whe ae apa (= P.1-9), Ibe Et mode, the numer af the Pach being edlod is splayed. W selected, te number of that Tone Mhetseen 00 an 189) is Aisplayed (2° P39, Whon tbs GR {Is 9 the Pedal Function mode, "PO" i splayed (PLR the wodigi Gndiating Group and Baek) Patch mb an Original Tene is (E) Alphanumeric Display Displays the eumeny selected Hatch name, When you babe presse an Edit baron (and tet mots), the display wt show fanetion anes and setigs. Mls fonctions as the Tuner ‘Sispay (£7 PIS), Sling moe display (2" P42, nd Pickup Sensiiviy Adjust screen |=" P.-Bh 0-13@ Belore Turning the Power On @You Will Need the Following (not included with the GR-1 ep Y a at ee GES» popper 2 8K 2 Guta Syntsier \ on ) yo | \ ©. Amp mice, te. tr audio ouput ot 3. GK-2 Guitar Synthesizer Orv. ». Aguilar that you can mount ths GK-2 an, (See alsa page 1-2, “instalingthe GK - 2) =. Amp, mixor, et, for audio eutout: or headphones. + For best results, prepare guitar amps (or audio devices apecilly designed for guitars) to produes straight gutar sounds axclusivaly, (See alse page 2-4, “Examples of Connecting Amps and Ettects”) @ About the GK ~2 Owner's Man: land GR - SU Guitar Spathstrer mint 9 there are he GK -2 manual say wrinen sith the ahs show whit wo do om the GR St, Consequentiy. you will wae ta "GK 2:Pare Names ant Functions.” Afi with he GR - Le ste 49 sor the GK = 2 mans setion about insuling the vee th. aces whet i fer page 9-2 of en ma 1 oe informatio oniSECTION 1 Preliminaries “Getting Your Guitar to Work With the GR - 1” [Objective] i tion, we for w grasp of all the1. Installing the GK - 2 The is ehing co do Fs asta he GK-2 ow your gta, Dsstleinsrutinns are ice in che GK -2 Ovner's Magu pages $4011 wih sour play ‘Referring to these insructions.seeusely mount the GK - 2 the yar where i vt a Note! The GK -2 has» compact design so that i canbe stale on 8 wide range of gus, Homes there are Tes pars tht 8 won't or oa 43 12-ssing guitars oF guitars with unusual or customized string setups, nylon- oF gutting guitars, or bass guitars. (Wil nol operate coxtectly even i properly instal, | Certain guitars thal, because of their design, do not have enough space 12 mount tne GK-2 pickup. ++ These ean sometimes De easily modified to eccep! @ pickup: consult your Gk «2 retailer2. Making the Connections: GK - 2, GR - 1, Amp A Actas ncaa) olan Gk-2 ing slugged into the GUITAR OUT jack, than the QUTPUT jacks mill output both synth sound and straight3. Turming On and Tuning Up (Turning On the Power D Be sure the AC adaptor is securely connected, ® Turn on the poser switch an the rear panal This the “Psy mode” At your base aneatons si ear fm ths pt ® sow tur on the amp [© Winen You Dont Understand What the Dispiay Means te toce familiar wth tbe GR 1. yes may accidently find youself ho display von tthe Play mode ove! IF ss happens, jst ps abate alt is of th have ucidentatty prose the bot pas ae a K +2 Press the OK that probably acon sch ent itch on vill be turned i norma 1. Fhe qummer nthe uisplay are fishin 18 probably fst pressed or Rak peda (=r Pt apl tare tn elt «ne Path rp haton (=F PAA Skip Wier tke next section. “Adjusting uy Senay 1 Swings(Tuning the Guitar Tumng Gr and Tung Up D Press the [SE}snitch on the Gk «2 Y sil he pedal ights onthe GR =| Wit tart as i ® prose to tohmost pea te one marked “TUNER 19. ‘The pegs wil ight cominvony and she wpe aneion is ready 4020 sian y lang the ant sng Theren tt te eure pitch of the sth string wi be dpi in Semcon itera By he banumeric dsp ® sioniy urn the tuning neg for the sith sing unt the cisplay reads fe azAas-FAla Be sure that you'e playing the corse stingt © tow, tine tune the sting 0 thet the indicator line in the charar enter 3 cioplay isin Wen the display took Hike Me sbowe the sch ring nee © reeves the procedure with the ttn trough fst ettiags, ning them ta A.D, G, B and €, respeciivay D einen you's tnisned tuning, press me [ST] snitch on te GK -2. Youle retuned othe origina sere andthe ner ie erned oF @ Tuning Te Other Instruments =a The factory dealt Maser Tone sting standard pte Jor he GR | i= AwL.0 He, Ht y0u net | to change this in oe tv play along with her inseam, you'll han eset Maser Tun frig 2-8 on mone aba ts Moster Tune lenge toh the star ple of he glue aver an se pth of “|4. Adjusting the Pickup Sensitivity for Individual The fest ime you use the G sensitivity of cack srog wey pe alle hy did plop ob you aust adj he @ Dinded Pickup ‘The pickaps om guitar nyath deve GK 2-ate call “ubvided pickups” These te sesigned o pick up the vibration fram each sng independently wo drive the 59h, Adjusting Divided Pickup Senstivit D From the Play mode («-P.1—4), pross the EDIT [SYSTEH}punon. You wil sce | ow HL 5 - Only the" @* wit Rash that fos ike dhe folowing ® Press re PARAME Jouron, ‘SENS-ADI ‘Only het 4 wi Hash ‘if you accidentally press the PARAMETER [NEXT] button one too many times and serol pst the function you wanted ta selec, just press PARAMETER [PHEVIOUS Jo hack un Sensivity adj is now sslectd. and the ere wil ak Hie the Flowing =f Sting Number Sensitvay (@t0 7) The “L — ¥ inthe ulphanuieric display inthis cise means “The FiNe string is set wea sess aing the Prsup Senetvty far Iodiisuel Sting Pray a note an any sling to select that sting for adjustment Won yo play & sting. the display ill change aueoniesly 6 to Gat sting mumnber. You can av aust she seus of that szing using oevel meter” displ that oaks semthing Level mater © acjust ina inout sonsitiviy using the VALUE [INC Jana| buttons, The sensitivity is adjustable in» ange from oF 2ase Uke om tape recorders evel eter, Sot te inp seasavty so that when playing hard the level moter aly occasionally goes all the Way over ts the mark nthe rghtan side Hr you are almost constantly “pagoing” the met never getting up tothe * mark, press VALUE| © vinon you nave aqjusted the sensitivity of at he stings, ress(ERTNG Jice You will be returned othe Play mode, ‘+The above procedure wil ave to be repeated whenever you reinstall the GK -2 pickup on your guitar oF change the night of the chided pickup. Othenise, ones you have ‘completes the achustment. these setting valves ave stored in memory. se thal even il you tuin the power off you won't have to react the sanstity every ime.5. Playing the Internal Synth Sounds with Your Guitar So. fes wet some ata sounds out this box! D check io make sure the GA Is inthe Play mode (="P.1=4), @ serine ston on ne OK -2 10 “SYNTH” @ Potato ins Gk -2 SYNTH VOL knob clockwise to ncraase tho volume: @ rotate ine GA-1 VOLUME knob to increase the volume. dy 1996 Pay he Sua ll: A Tone mame sil Oe alls wp in the iphanometic display und you wt Rear that Tone eine plyed hy she GR Hs unetnat sath Tone @what to De Hf There's No Sound ‘Check connections (<°®. 1-8) and amp volume again @To Output the Straight Guitar Sound and the Synth Sound ‘Set the GK +2 switch to MIX. If ite et 19 GUITAR, only the gular soung will be outpet ane ‘he synth Tone generator wil be muted. 1 you wunt to use a separre anys forthe sight guitar sw se andar ele tc le the QLETAR OUT jack nthe ree panel of We GR = @ Adjusting the Synth Volume Youcan use either te GK.-2 SYNTH VOL knot ar the VOLUME knob on the GA 1 Note ! The GR-1 VOLUME knob controls the volume ot everything output through the OUTPUT Jacks and PHONES jack. If you are sending the straigh! guitar Sound through the OU Jacks. the VOLUME kno® wil contal the guitar volume and the synth volume simultensously {the volume ai th GUITAR OUT jack wil be unatfecten}, The GK-2 SYNTH VOL knob. controls only ne synth volums6. Press the Pedals to Listen to Some of the Patches [Patches —--— 64 iret Batches by pressing the fou! peda 4 69 Patches nave aleady bash set up and ere eay to use Inthe Play mde, you wes ised by thre pt naan f | umber wn Patch same display Cas ustated Pen, ash ‘which the ist gt beats te "Groap.” the seco a Bank" and hei he “Nun.” Heres an example show ing Patch LTE Grou Bank I “Ihe light eomoe on to incite the last dig of the Patch rumber, i this case a"4." ‘¥Groups are numbered 1 to 4 (th 3 and 4 reserved for Memory Gard use), Banks fom 7 '3, and Numbers ftom 1 fo 4 (as indicated by the pedal igs) +Sroup and Bank can also be combined inte # single ho-cigt number, for exemple you might have a Bank 16 (meaning "Group 1, Banks), “@ dentfying Patches by Number aschos are Wettig and sored by the Pach pubes, You can insantly solve! one of four siferent Patchos using # 4), umber pedals These four Patches ate stored in Banks, snd toro are @ total of 16 Banks, ‘organized as follows: (Group 1: he & Banks numbered 1118 Group 2: the § Wonks numberad 2128 You can change the ast digit of the Bank number using the PATCH BANK [UP] 1 | | i fl and PATCH BANK pedals. | | | | veont: GF a[aF [a] =f] =r = [Ba DISPLAY: 1) 12 TE ea 13 “ha. et sign the Group number and is chang using the PATCH GADUP [UPJand PATCH GAOUP|BOWNI butions on pane. swircu: [GF] DISPLAY: 1 21D 21 Theres (64 stteran Paes hick ean be red a se You un addon 2 Groups for sta the GB - | Opcional Me 1 Money Cats \-96. Prose the Pedals to Listan to Some at the Patch ‘Switching Patches Calling Up Patches in the Same Bank and Group Depressing a numbores pedai(¥].[2],[3), or [a] selects the corresponding Paich number (ine LED for that ped wl gh (on the pedal you depress wil ght Calling Up a Patch from a Different Bank ®@ tthe new Bank Depress the PATCH Bank [UE pedal to increase the Bank number (4 wil flash in the epross PATCH SANK [BOWII] 0 decrease the Bank ‘The light ont eda you depress will ight ® setect a umber Now, He Bank number i sti ashing inthe olsptay ‘8 Numoor and the Patch thats assigned tot Ul 2 @5 S00n as you press on a Bank pedal. For atch Switching Method” (p 7-20}, 1-10Ito Listen to Some oF the Potcree Calling Up a Patch from 2 Different Group @D seteci the new Group Press the PATCH GROU! vi fagh i the deplay as you 9d this). Likows the previous Group number. ution 19 advance to the next Group, (The Group number press PATCH GROUP [DOWA]to select to into the Groups 3 and 4 select Patches trom a Memory Card {if one has bé Card sia, trot, only Groups 1 and 2 can be selected @ setecta sane ‘Same as bafore, step on the PATCH BANK [UP] or [SOWN Joedal / i “The lant wi on the padat you depross wll ght ® sotecta number "ow, wile the Bark number is sti Hashing in the display. depress pecal[T],[2).[3]. orf] to select a umber and the Patch assigned it Lit ‘The LED on the pedal you depress wil int [Now that you've gor the Mea ty calling up and playing fas afte reser Patches | ‘Aliernate Patch Switching Method E Jn the Play mode, pross the VALUE [WG] or [DEG] buton to continuously sera through 1 and select Patch numbars weANB, VAL ADN, 122 em 127, 128.431, 152 <—— (BEC) [ine] ee eee ee eae bau7. Using the Pedals for Performance Effects (Hold, etc.) you ean al use then) to apply erin sess tec hey mh sos In te Play moe, the peas are use wo switch Pats. Hone. Pay uate and the Pal Function mode Site you play. To do ds, you must be i the “Pedal Funston male” Yr can swe at © From ine Pay mode, pees the[SZ}awitcn on the GK 2 o select the Pedal Funetion meee ‘The Number cisplay will rad” Pe an al the peal LES wil Hash LU his indicates that you'r n the Pedal Function mode. aiee sad ee en aes @ Press [Bite return to the Play mode. "The above method doss not work il you are in tho “est meds.” that iss you have ou jany one of the four Edit Suttons or if you are selseting the Oringisal Tone using ‘ORIGINAL TORE]. 1n mat case. you must press [ERIT}i0ceturr to the Play made or the Pedal Function made, and then you can switch back and forth, ‘When the “EDIT” in the display fe i, or during Tone Selection (= P.9-7), the GK -2[ BT and [Sz] switches function exacty tke the VALUE [HE jena BEE]purtans on the GA 1 These are the evalable Pedal Functions io this mede thom lett night): [TUBER] [FRORSHIETS), [Bam], [FATINOD], and [HOLS] ach luncaon namo ie wren abous the paca dG assigned to.) of bese effets, using he daa settings Now let's out You can program each of these pedal funclians yoursall. For more about this, roler to Saction 7 (= P.7-2, P.7-2),7. Ging tha Pega tor Pattormance Bites (ol, ate Before Trying Out the Pedal Functions D Firat, seiset a Pateh in the Play mode. For puch shifting and Hold funciens. se Patches with 3 long dacay tke At SYNC 4 for bese resis. 1See “Prose the Pedals 1 Lista w Son em page F. ® then switch to te Pesal Function mode. s ha[Sz]ewlteh on the GK -2. The LEDs above the padale wil siart fe fash to inoate ‘at you n1e the Fecal Function mods. ow ya's eed toy out the peda. one a2 ime Press th Tiewitce ta ratun to the Play mode Description of the Pedal Functions vy again coast 0 de Peat Pu Depres hsp sleet te utter Dp For mote detils abou te moe, see page 1-4, Turing Onan Tuning Up BITCH SETA] On the GR- 1. you cum seoontly change the pitch of » syath note using Pb Shit, You eam abe efunge the pich by as much ws one active while paitaining the zeal barteen gular potest or ike dhe “ui brat ee! # Straight ut of tha box, Pich Shit As set fora rota D vinte playing a ong, sustaining sound, sep on the [FIFGH SHIFT A] peda (pedal eurnbe 2 “The LED ow she pela wll ight continsuly ad hs pitch of ene sound from the GR Fl slows slow drop in piteh set ll as you nols down the pad. the piten wil drop by one ontave and remain there, @ vinan you release the pedel, the sound gradually retums to its original pres, And then, whan the pitch has returned, the LED stars fasning again FIFE SHEL] this etact also steatos a sano pen change, jas Uke Pic Shfl A, tu hee you have toe leh ees, ‘When you fist take the GA 1 out of the box, Pilch Shill Bis set fora very quick upwaré pitch shit @D wine playing a long, sustaining sound, depress he [PITEH SHIFTS] pedal pedal number 3. “The LED on te pul wi eM continvousy an he ptt the soond frm he GR 1 ei suey ® winen you reioase the pedal, the LED starts flashing again fand slays thal way) as the pitch Quickly returns to naxmat ‘The amount and direction of the pitch shin, rise Uma, and return tne pedal) can be motto’ separately for Pitch Shit A and B. iter rlessing the '# The range over which you can change tho pitch Tone, taquancy region, and laying candies th Bich Shit AB may be limited by the7. Using the Podals for Psttoimance Effects ‘Hots, at, (stan Stop! This works exacly the oars [SEARTSTOP) switch om the GR 1 ve sea Recorder {Straight out ofthe box this pedal is Sot up to starvstop play of tne Demo Song, Depress i ‘once to start the song, and once again te slop ‘For mere information ebout the Recorder, see Section $ “Recorcing’ on page 5-1 This FATZMOD When sou fist wok the GR 1 gat oF the Rox, the PAT/MOP pel sso othe “Fat” effect simile to am tas e-vide effet ped © Pressing the pedal once takes the sypth sound cureniy being pla octave, and then adds it back ta the overall sound, ‘raps it down one ® Pressing ne peda one more time restores he sound, J wkes Wo po uround, you may dso when you ply snot seng 'AS soon as you play o ew aote on 2 stng. We previous sound generated by that sting is cut af Pity the new ote, Howeser. this doesat happen stem FAT i turned mad the Ioy-netae stad in alo being played by the sue sring Tone generator, Accordingly. when PAT is i ws. ple sete following ‘win long-reeass sounds, because you can hear the effact of bend information on the ote after the release, you might hear pitch instabiltes in the retesse section “When using the Hold function, # you play wile the pedal is held down. the next sound Js layered on top of the peeuious eound ‘Yow shoud use sbor-eease Tones for paving solo wth he PAT fonction, ‘Moreover, with the FATIMOD pedal, you can also selec tne Maduation effect. Winer you Select Modulation, pressing the pedal adée a deap vinrato to sounds. See page 7-2 lat ‘move on Switching between the Fat and Modutstion effects This pedl eeates & Hold effect so that even ifthe gute tng beatin is stopped atensate, the smh Scand comtiaues anil you eels the pe © vinen you depress the peda. Holds applied to the note(s) sounding at that moment, Sound continuss even after the vibration of the stvng(s) has stopped (as long ae th cepressed} @ when you celoase ine pecs, the Hole eects canceles. finan you ake he GR out ofthe boss ets at when sting payed we the [HOLD] peda is cepreased, any syn oles akeudy bong counded By na aing ae ‘Fedualy demped whe te new nol yo. played on at Sing aaundea, Thi nabes 1 pons for you to hve cords wih tarp the eyRM hole bong sounded, The G2 swith ust be sto Mk or ony sin adoion oe ate! descbed above pe 1), ere are alee Type 2 ana that hve an array tere’ eet ind out more about how o eset ant te eae nto secon Secon 7-Modiyng tne ny Hold Wore on page 7-4 1 Prening[ET etme you othe Play mode Imus[Checklist for Section 1] (@ is the GK -2 praparly mounlas on the guitar? (or F.1-2) (@ Do you nave a basic understanding of how things should be hooked up? («> F.1=3) {@ Gan you adjust the sensitivity ofthe divide pickup? (= P18) (@ Ars you gating prety good at switching Patches? (=P. @ Can you agit the volume of he synth Tane genarator? (er P.1-8) @.00 you have a basic understanding of how to use the guitar tunar? ( P.3-2), vis letermines howl the said wo ASE] 7 stopped ibang. Rovatng the knob counerclckacise {fm the center position wil decreas the rele fine after the sg tho und ong he to elockwise nereses the release time tse. ‘an Envelope? ‘oh snd si chanae from oe avant comply died evclope” ofthe sound Sustain eval rack me Decay ime Potease ine tan at he suns Sting sts vbrsing_Ungoring synth (synth sound sas 12 soune careteely eeay Kom Susian level) Wigs out ‘Yow can contol three elements of the envelope on the GR 1s the Attack, Decay and Relesse, “These lements can all be adjusted using the Foal panel koobs. Ths et Sow contr the ensite uses eelipe withthe proper lance Wing jst one knobs2, Paten Eoning Using the Kas OChanging the Fifters (CUTOFF, RESONANCE) cites brighter. “hace (ara) This knoh vont the Brghtnws of te tone, Reating the knob ebreksi ESONANCE] — Rewance changes the onal character sy re intense eesenance effect, while counterclockwise rotation creates a broader more diffuse sun sounds You especially nie the diffezcace on synth @ Fiters The dhincive ualiy Wha sounde-he, the "hrawiass™ of a Bras Tone OF he "planoness™ of 3 isto Tone—is dterined bythe waveform ofthe Orginal Tone, With tbe GR U's digital signal processing “fiers” however. you can eas change these charscterscs to make the yound more ‘vines for your piricaor application, You could hk of dese iter as somthing ike de one Resonance mentioned above asthe value mneveaces 9) | knobs or equafizer op a guitar amp. The filters on the GR - 7 control two parameters: the Cater eal Sa i Foner (tery erase, Adjusting the Vibrato (Depth, Rate) ez Rotating the hnoh clockwise ineceases the Vibrate depth feral Rosa be hoo clockwise Increases the Vibrate speed Vibrato oa perinde “warble” in the pick of 4 sth sound Fhic is or quie the sume os the ivato you would get an 3 guar by bending @ string smite mochanicl, sash sound However, om the GR - bod pes are pie! ©Saving the Changes You Have Made A sm ¥8 se yoo nave made tothe fst Pah wie ow ees Weneoperason 1erP 313), yo wee i Thats dome wih the3. Turning the 1st and 2nd Tones On and Off Firs. select Patch £24: GIT#STOS, Check 0 ee ‘athe “IST” and "2ND" pores in the display ate Hit This mean hat hi parce Pai Isusng both the It and 2nd Toes saline You van change Now the Is pd 2nd Tones ate combined i. wheter the Fanes are on or off wing the STRING MODE [ERENCE Lets iy swehing betwen Iste2nd. steal. and 2nd ony ta se haw ths fects the Fone © in tne Piay mode, press the STRING MODE[CHANEE]bution Each press ofthe button moves you ane sep a meth the & lowing coadions: Dias Sound oupu TST] tw Tone only ou 2nd Tone oely exis Fo oxtpa (bath Tones are Mute, ‘This sting is stored as pur of the dala for cach Patch when you save Has per the insects i “Patch Write” =P. 314), ‘You cam also st the Ist and 20d Tones OnvOtl independent fo each svng for example, you sould set the firs rough fou strings to play only the Ist Tone and make it something appropiate for & lead, while the we lowest strings coald be playing an ently diferent 2nd Tome, maybe some! thine ‘more assy sounding). For muse aot this, refer to Section 4"). Seting tring Mode (2u2 0 for cach sing” =P Editing the Tones Independently {In "Patch Eng Using the Knobs.” we di at oar eciting with the TARGET knob sete “BOTIT™ screvery change we made flected bath the fst and 2nd Tone. This time, however, we'll set TARGET to either (st or 2 nthe the hobs wil aect omy cha one Tone Coins hs with swing wing the STRING MODE [EHAHGE] rao in he Play moder makes it possible a it the Tones independents4. Selecting a New Original Tone Yow can change the Original Tones in cash Pate 4 make the Patch connpletely Wiferens, La’ ry that fllasing de peoceure below 10 change the Oniginal Tome he wht Pater Example Change the Original Tone assigned to the Ist Tone D taaie 1 so only the 4st Tone is neard, using the STRING MODE [EFANGE] button os explained inthe previous section, “Turning he 1st and 2nd Tones On and Ot (oP, 36) @® press me ORIGINAL TONE| The “1ST box in he Usplay wil start ro Dash, indicating hats Is the soreen for selecting te Ossiaat Tone ast ready to select Original Tone forthe ts Currenty solectes Original Tone name ‘onginal Tore rumber {n this extmple, Tone O0“A PIANO hs been seletes @ when tnings look tke this in the asplay. press the VALUE ‘through Patch number values jena EEEouttons to sect “There ure 200 Original Tones to chose fom. Pay euch Tone on yu fr unl you come to one thas cose she what yore king Fr Hy ett io, check the “Original Tone Lis” (= P.9-16), ® wen youve found the Tone you tke, press [ERTTNO) Thic ends racedue. You have now changed the Original Tone ssigned 10 the It Tons ‘The 2nd Tone ean in exatly the same way. Jus return to Step Turning fs and Chowws On. O44 Adjusting the Reverb (Level, Time) FEVERS LEVEL] tins kooh cts the volume the eset ev This sts the reerbention tne, Rotting sound sell Rotating the kb clocks ines the noi clockwise inereass the eevee, “411 you want to give she selected Patch a delay-type effect {many distinct rep lke an echo), this becomes 2 setting for dolay ti (me between repeats) is, kind of Adjusting the Chorus (Depth, Rate) CHORUS DEPTH] his knob ces the dep ofthe choras eect the inasty of the moduaion and Sound, Rotating the kavh clockwise intensifies he chorus effect. [ERGRUSRATE] Tis ses ose peed or rate of the warble im the chorus modulation. Rotating the baob eloekwise increases the speed ness of te ‘#The CHORUS LEVEL cannot be chs the Palch Edt mode (=r. 4-12) ‘You might keop it ering that # the CHORUS LEVEL is set t0°0," you wil near no elect. W's there i's just set to 200, using the knobs. Ta do that, you need to be 0 @oiher Hover’ and Chorus Settings Jn alin othe four knobs weve hed abot fr eing ov and curs, thre me Seve ovkerelesiype setinas you cen change. You make al these seria in the lt mese seepage 9, @ What the Effects Are For “The on-board elfets ate meant exclusively forthe synth sounds, and you can't apply sem Wo the vitar signal coming from the GK-2 drive. yeu want 0 ad effects to the stag guitar sound, you must connse! a dediested guitar effeess processor (uct 8s the Roland GP-16, BOSS ME-10, ae ME-6] tothe GUETAR OUT jack on the ar pal. Seepage 2-5 for how to connest such desis, ©Saving the Changes You Have Made Ay changes tthe elds of Patch wll he fos 5 soon as you select & new Pati, Far this reason save any Paces that you wish ta keop age “Patch Weite”¢erP. 3-149)6. Miscellaneous Editing We mentioned earlier some other things you can change without ote Keaving te Play modo arc: Pah Love, Tone Balance sal “Tove faterva, Heres the procedure for eiting these patumsters Before You Start Editing ... © set ne TAAGET knob fo COMMON. Now he kanbs control the functions ndcited the top foe AL this ie, wel explain the eTec of the tee Kaos the eft. Explain about three knobs. ® Press STRING MODE [CHANGE] s0 that both the tel and 2nd Tones are heard. Rotate the knobs to hear what elect they have, (See also “Turning the Ist ard 2nd Tanes On and Off [oP 3-6)6. Misculansous ting So. tus ett ight This sets the syauesines volume Fe which sets the volume fr dhe GR- I as whole) This meuns thet when you change Patehes. his 1 rth selected Patt aly 35 oppose tthe VOLLIME kt lume wi aso change ‘You ean tote Seiag made with this houh inthe GR = 1's memory ening Patch Wie =" P. J=144 That way, ou can switch Between 189 Patches and instnty compensate for dffeenses in volun alternatively, Nave Ovo Paches with the same sound, but set one with bask-up vohue vel om the ‘ther wit eal evel |For most purposes, you should set this knot as high as prastcabls to achieve the oes! slgnatio-noise rat. (a RE) This sets tbe balance betwee the volumes ofthe Ist ml 2nd Tones a Patch. Rotting the counteelochwse increases the Is Tone volumes cluchsise ental arenes te 2nd Tone volume ‘Note that if you rotate the kno compl completely disappear, and vies versa ly counterclockwise, 2nd Tone nctes wil SENS TERVAL his sets dhe diference in lich herwevn the {ata nd Tones tn semitone intervals), Howe, i ho pitch af the 2nd Ton only leaving the pte of te Ist Tone For eax ting Unchanged. When the 151 and 2ad Tones’ pitch are net 1 the Sime salu, if you Foe the kon compleils chckarne, the 2nd Tone will he an setae above the 16 Tone, an conversely. if yo tercuckie, the 2a Tene wil be ome ocuve below dhe I8t The rotate che kao completely cows ‘one pion gives you the same te fr bk Tones. ‘Note that what you do with this knob will also change the Edit made setting called “2nd Tone Note Shit (= P.4~ 7), Saving the Changes You Have Made Any ol 1 now Patch, For this resaun. save any Patches that you wish to Beep ce “Pateh Write" Cer P. 3-140,7. Naming a Patch In this section, ses Patch in memory (shich wll be explained short), we fst ave to give the Ptck a neme—somethiag that will make i easy for you 9 feieniber what tie ve explained how 40 make some simple Fetches just by rotating some ofthe knobs on the pone. Before we ean store 8 ® Press the Eom Jbuton. You sce he ach Nai 1 SSS) (Lt P-NAME ‘The 2" wil be tasting, cree, showe below ® nithis point, pross [ENTERIVES The Patch Naming sre isthe one We wants selec to mame the content displayed Patch. (In thie example its the one eae "SYNCLEAD.") 1 eS LIS YNELEAD “The fest charactor wil be fas! and BEG buteons (pressing| @ Press the vaLUE [NG] ana [BET] ourons, ‘This will step the fst character space (°S") throug the alphabet ‘You can change it with tho ENS I stop you trough T, U,V, wn} @ nen youve got this character sat the way you want i, press the CURSOR [Be] button to move ithe nex characerspece (7) Now the next character (“Y") wl bein fashing © ss tho thor charactors wih the VALUE [INC] and character, press the CURSOR [4 ]buttan to back up. butons. you want to return to & © wnen youre frishes entering the new name, press ERTTING]}two (2) thmes You ate stun tthe Ply mode ‘Hf you want a save this name after editing, folow the Patch Wate procedure on next page, @ Characters You Can Use ina Patch Name In addition wo the alphabet (captllesters only) and numbers, there are 6 symbole you ean also use fn saming Patches (they are aranged in order as shown in the following tle. ‘A Patch qame can contain up to cight characte. This means you eould cal all your bass Patches “ronBRAS” and your string Patches “-~STRG,” ang wil have the Fist Four characters aft 19 drop in some kindof shorthand description of te panicuar Patch. You will a this syst 19 be mast, helpful in quickly recopniing what kind of Patch you have selected. omy fave Fu Fte- O12 3456 89 4t SR ECTEPGHIUKLMNOPORSTUFHXYZnt en. 36138. Patch Write All dhe eng changes we hace mide te dis seston canbe sed and stoned is the GR I's memory esing the Patch Write operation, The ‘ited Patt can hen be accessed at any ttn using the pedals as wih any Patch}. This opecation navel ae dita whieh cm bested In Demy utc. jetting any wee Tome eis tha D Press nis [WATECOPY. You'll see the Patch Write sereen displayed, ue bet LA) Faz Uae ‘The 2° wit be aching @ Pross[ENTERVES] Te Patch Wric Function is areody displayed. so press this to ener i and on wee she folowing splay Destination Patch number, ia tis case Sank 11 pecal Number 4 “The three-digit aumer following the “TO” fs he destination Patch nae © select ne destination Paten number wis he VALUE [BEC }ana| [HE]outors The Pach data currertly sed st the detinalon Path aber will Pe the new Pach data nich wil be sted there, When soo fae the GR {ta othe bo, aly the very tat Patch, 283, empty" thas a laine toi sor ow e's make tatu dhsunton Path Or AF you ae ang optional M286 Moy Ca he dentin Patch ortigee 18 “overeriten” hy vei you sccidentally overwrite and erase a Patch that you wanted to Keep, iis possible 10 “reiniiaize,” that Is, ran all Patenes 10 teir onginal factory settings {= P. 2-9) However, i's not possible to just reitiaize one Patch—you must do them al at once, ied your destination Patch, press [ENTERVES The “OKT muesage will appear aching vou to confirm you choice of dastiation Patch, | Ftashing to ask "are you sure i's OK to ‘overwrite this Patch?” © it youive checked and its OK, then press (ENTERNES] ‘You'll sce the word “COMPLETE” in the dep, ard ten you are rene to the screen you saw ib © Press ERTAT} twa (2) times, This cancels he Pach Wete sees and moves the unit beck no the Play mode @ if You Want (9 Save a Palch on Top of sell (Same Patch Number), Pree WRTECOPY), shen [ERTERIVES tee) ins tea] 12) es[Checklist for Section 3] @ 9 you understana {@.an, you do some simale adiing of a Patch? jor P. 3-9 10 F. 3-8), feo and chorus? (27 P.-9) slonehip between & Patch and a Tone? (er. 3-2) @Can you make some simple agjusiments to @ De you basically uncersisna how to mame a Patch? (=P. 3-18), @.Cen you save Pech cata with Paton write? [2° P, 3-18) saisMEMO. 3-18SECTION 4 Creating More Advanced Patches “Let’s Try Some More In-Depth Editing on Your Patches” [Objective] The Patch editing features we introduced in Section 3 are just few of those available on the GR- 1, For e transpose the pitch of individual strings or individual Tones, or p i switch between a variety of types of reverb. We'll discuss these dure and even more elaborate Patch editing pro is section,1. Setting Siring Mode (ist/2nd) for Each String tn the previous sertion, we showed you how couse the STRING MODE [CHANGE }hunoa sv sich between Ise2nd 1st omy. 2 ony sd Me seine: Pressing that bason selects what scaled the String made cis u mode specifically for waking setings shit apply to invidunt stings This is pret because it metns you con crete a whe ensemble wil just one guitar by assigning a bess sound to your low stings and toe ‘earnpl, a piano Patch tothe upper rings Example: Assign the Ist Tone to the First Through Fourth Strings, and the 2nd Tone to the Fifth and Sixth Strings @ From tne Pay mode, press the STRING MODE [GHANGE] bution to set the Tone select to “ier is switches all he stings. ® siow pross ma STAING MODE [INDIMDUAL Joution ‘You'll see a Seren for Seng indisidus strings that ooks ie the flowing. “string number) This par wit bo ashing ‘The numbers | to 6 printed Below the character display indicate she string numer. The“. diet shove "1" willbe ashing 19 dicate ha the frst sting i eure selected. @® Press ine cunson [@]or This moves ‘over so that 5s ahove the mamer 5 ea, “Sting numeer) Flashing pafl moved here by pressing CUASOR [ajbuton ‘The display now indats tha yew axe ray ta make cha wes to the Fh string ky @ Press the STRING MODE [CHANGE] ution, ashing (in string? postion tothe dypay. (will change with every pres of the ho i he following one 20a Tone only sounds "ITY sath Tones Med stand 2a Tones ov snd and soon Sethe leh ering ta "Sad Tone only1, Seteng String Moge (1 ‘and) for Each String © eres mo CURSOR FA]buton agua to move he Mashing poston over to nunber 6 String number) lashing pard moved here by pressing CURSOR [@j button © serine sein sting to play “2nd Tone only" withthe STRING MODE [GRANGE] bution, same 5 you did in Step ®. ‘sting number) Changed sth the STRING MODE EEANTSE| ution ‘So-now the frst through fourth strings are assigned w the Bt Tone, and he fit and sist stings to se 2a Toe. D Press [EXTTNG] to return to the Play mode. ‘411 you want to save the changes you have maga to the Patch, perform a to Wirt (oP, 5-14), However, ‘ka ft soon I you press STRING MODS [CHANGE] 4 new Patch beore saving the ok one wih e Palsh Wits, a indlidual sing eotings wt best gain fem the Play modo, or eoloct1. Setting Swing Mods ‘st-"2nay for Each String ring Mode in Action | Using the same gonerl prover hee are some mare examples of seins tha wi {© Sei the top four stings to tet Tone only, the base atrings to @ mix ofthe ist and end Tones, Piet ating te Seana sting tat Thee sting st Fourth tng st Fit stingtsteana Sha sungisi-2nd @rute the synth sound se you have guiter sound only for the fast through fourth strings. and layered ‘synth bass and siraigh! guitar sound on the ith and sixth etrings, == MMM Fist sing MUTE Secon sing MUTE “Td sing MUTE Fourth sung tate Fan ering it ‘Sih ating et, (© 151 Tone piayed on the first. this and fith stings, 2nd Tone on he second, fourth and sixth stags. == Fret sings) ‘Scoons ang 2a, Thwa stng at). Fourh seag:ancih ith sve at) Sin sting once + ln this example: assign tne ams Original Tone to the ct and 2nd Tonse. but with the Pan set herd left on the tt Tone and hard right on the 2nd Tone, Then when you play an arpaggio or other alternating string patiezn through a sterea system, the notes wil ehernate between speakers2. Transposing Synth Notes (Note Shift) 1 yeh abot it there are times eit ould Be handy 4 tanspone sath notes. For example how about wansposing dhe sp fats "Oc moe adding 2 synth pa that ifn above the evar pac On the GR-1. pit These tunsposing Feats eamosing che an independent ruth Tones sac each strine canbe sift y 2 iferent anna, lal uoer the name "Note Shit How to: Note Shift the Ist Tone| Press er (4) ines, and youll see the fofowing screen. The" 4" wil ash. @ press [ENTERVES] “his the seen We wa or siting the Ist Fane, so press io eter p— This valus can bs changed from -24 to +12 vith the VALUE [Nj and BES putione The" 4" wi stop Hashing, if you naw want set each string indhvidualy. skate Step @ Press the VALUE ING]or[DEC |button to increase or decrease the amount of shit ‘You can change the pie inthe display oser 8 rn F-26161 tsemsonest, Ta means you ean change the pte by 28 much a tonsa cele ®o. ‘This exis the Et ane and vturns yout the P ove got he pitch 361 the way you want. pt [ETAT wo 2) snes. mode Don't forget to gave the new settings using Paten Write (°7 P, 3-12. Transposing Synth Notes (Note Shit How to: Set_a Different Pitch for Each String [After completing Step @ above, continue withthe flowing procedure, © press Pananteve[HEXT]o seen sung lr whch you wantto make stings, The Note Sif screen wil he howe 3 fll: [fst Tone note shit amount fst sting) ne (e——— tt Tone note shift amount (second string) Pee D—— 121 Tone note shift amount (thied string} STRY Ge——— tt Tone note shit amount (fourth string) STRS (e—— 181 Tone note shitt amount (ith string) STRE Oe—— 1st Tone note shit amount fietn ating) ALL (+—— 451 Tone note shift amount (alt strings) ¥ Ifyou need to back up, use the PARAMETER [PREVIOUS Joutton D ater solecting a sving, press he VALUE | shift you want. ato to Get the amcunt of pen Tn this display you can set SG ina rege from -24 w +12 (semitones, That means you cen change the pith by as muchas tomecwo octave, Repeat Steps and wnt yo have set the pte fe siege ® wxnen you are snisnes. press [ENTNO] ‘This tees you tothe Play mee, ++ Dont forget to save the new settings using Patch Write {=rP. 3-14) vif each ating has a diferent setting, the “ALL” s 7 wil show the same sorting as the first string ony.2, Traneposing Synth Notes ‘Note Shi How to: Note Shift the 2nd Tone "is procedue ie Heme to that forthe Is Tone, except forthe very st pa T The* "wit es ® this time you need five prasses of the PARAMETER [NEXT] butten 10 selact tne following The" § "wit ash, ® From ner, follow on just as you cid with Step @forshe Ist Tons (=. 4-8) ‘And this applias fo the 2nd Tone es wel: dont forget to save your settings! See Psich Wete (2°P. 3-14), 4+ You ean change the 2nd Tone Note Shit value in the dsplay over tne range from -98 100 to 424, Thie meane, since these are In units of semitones, that you can shift the pitch own tise octaves or up two octaves2. Transposing Synth eter Wate Sift @individual String Note Shifting in Action! Here ure some practical exomples of ffcis you cam get using inva! string Nowe Shits, Example 1} Two-Handed Keyboard-Type “Fast Drop the ith snd sath strings down one vetave, 24 shown below, This will et yo pay the fh sd sith stings the same cong as 2 Fe-hand piano part ie he first secu foun tings ocd pues the ight nd phy the ‘so urn Chromatic on (=P. 4-180 Leap the pte rom drifting ening he wetags wil base no effect on te pli). This will hep ive the coud more of «Keyboard “fee i Sah [Tee [owen | mag ond] ese iwiee|-2t-2t o [oto To ‘Example 2) Speci Gutar Tunings at he Prass of a Pedal (One example of = special guar tuning is the “open tuning” Create Pao using @ uite-baed synth soon and she Note Shifi se wp asm ons of the tes Dal, Then, while laying Pet Mh effet oF plying in aa en tuning isi yo uses sada tuning, jot call up this Pate to goth ad jus etune your guitar with the press of @poual! Whe so cn this, However. Be ste the GK 2s set 0 "SYNTH" You wil not waa the scaight guitar sound a be head te same time San] Wh [oor | tee eecondl Ha] Taewl zt 2] 0 foto |= adie! @ |e T= P= Ler) er eter OF, you couts just tute the sath stg in Sting made. Open D Tuning Taam [ae [iovan [ie ocd a FETT ee SS a a Dor Via Wor festa or Evample 3) 12-8inng Guar Tuning With Patch ke this. you ca make a regula sin-stin sia Yd ke 3 12-sting. Dapeng the Path you selec, you could make Ht sound Tike 3 F2sting sects sis, or even make apa wiht Patch of your men tht sued ike no instrament on Earth! Both Tes should be Detuned lil for the best seslt «5 tion 4.4. A Litle More Defuil Abu Eating tsi2ad Tone Setting’ Sah | i [earn | ae Jeconal_ at] melo fofopeloto Ee | | | | |