Table Of Contents - Roland GR-33 Owner's Manual

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Contents
Getting Started ........................................................................................ 8
About the Guitar Synthesizer .........................................................................................................
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What You Can Do with the GR-33 ................................................................................................. 8
IMPORTANT NOTES ............................................................................... 9
Panel Descriptions ................................................................................ 1 O
Chapter 1 Producing Sounds .............................................................. 13
What You Need ................................................................................................................................ 13
Installing the GK-2A ..................................................................................................................... 13
Making Connections ...................................................................................................................... 14
Necessary Steps-From Powering Up to Performance ............................................................ 15
About Play Mode .......................................................................................................................... 15
Reset to Default Factory Settings (Factory Reset) ..................................................................... 16
Overall Settings for the GR-33 (SYSTEM) .................................................................................
17
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD Contrast) ........................................................ 17
Setting Input Sensitivity (PICKUP SENS) ................................................................................. 17
Matching Pitches of Other Instruments ..................................................................................... 18
Adjusting the Guitar Tuning (Tuner Function) ........................................................................ 18
Selecting the output device (OUTPUT SELECT) ...................................................................... 19
Turning off the guitar amp simulator (G.AMP SIM) ............................................................... 19
Playing the Internal Syn th Sounds with the Guitar ................................................................. 20
What To Do if There is No Sound When the Guitar is Played .............................................. 20
Chapter 2 Selecting and Playing Sounds (Patches) .......................... 21
What Is a Patch? ............................................................................................................................... 21
Rewritable Patches (User Patches) .............................................................................................. 21
Read-only Patches (Preset Patches) ............................................................................................ 21
Selecting a Patch .............................................................................................................................. 21
Using the Guitar (GK-2A) to Select Patches .............................................................................. 21
Using the Base Module to Select Patches .................................................................................. 22
Using the Base Module plus an External Foot Switch to Select Patches ............................... 23
Selecting Patches with an External MlDl Foot Conh·oller ...................................................... 24
Changing the Patch Order ............................................................................................................. 25
Chapter 3 Controlling Functions and Effects with the Base Module Pedals ..... 26
"Pedal Effect Mode": What It Is, and How to Call It Up ......................................................... 26
Getting the Same Effect While
in
Play Mode ............................................................................ 26
Turning Arpeggiator and Harmonist On/Off ............................................................................ 27
Changing Effects with the Pedals ................................................................................................ 28
Getting a Pedal Wah Effect (Wah) .............................................................................................. 28
Changing Pitch Dynamically (Pitch Glide) ............................................................................... 28
Holding a Synth Tone After the String is Stopped (Hold) ...................................................... 28
Calling Up the Tuner Function with a Pedal ............................................................................. 29
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