Effective Use Of The Hold Function During Arpeggios - Roland GR-30 Manual

Effective Use of the Hold Function During Arpeggios

The hold effect obtained by pressing pedal 3 while in
the Pedal Effect mode can be used to bring about
chord progression without stopping or breaking the
rhythm marked by Arpeggiator.
When Arpeggiator is on, the effect of the Hold pedal
is applied only to arpeggios, which is different from
its normal behavior. This means that it can be used to
hold Arpeggiator's backing pattern while plucking
out the melody with other synth sounds (tones).
The GR-30 also has a latch hold that can be used to
continue arpeggios even after the pedal is released
(until the pedal is pressed again).
To select how the hold is applied, go into the Edit
mode and set the EDIT TARGET dial to "FOOT
PEDAL" and the PARAMETER SELECT dial to "C"
(HOLD TYPE). You can then use [+] and [-] to change
the display and choose the type of hold. (See " "
below for descriptions of the effects obtained with
various settings.)
After choosing the effect you want, set the PARAME-
TER SELECT dial to "WRITE PATCH?", and press [+]
and [-] simultaneously to write the patch.
Hold Variations Available When
Arpeggiator Is On
Any of the following four can be selected when
Arpeggiator is on.
• "dPr" (Damper)
• "SoS" (Sostenuto)
• "Lt.A" (Latch hold type A)
• "Lt.B" (Latch hold type B)
"dPr" (Damper)
Pressing the pedal and playing the guitar pro-
duces an arpeggio that is held even after the string
vibration attenuates. If the strings are played
again, this is reflected in the arpeggios.
Releasing the pedal ends the hold for the arpeggio.
(If the string has already stopped vibrating, the
arpeggio also stops.) this feature is used at times
such as when you want to change how arpeggios
are played without breaking the rhythm created
by Arpeggiator.
<An Example of Using Hold Set to "dPr">
You can also get the interesting effect described below
by steadily increasing the number of strings played
while Arpeggiator is on.
1. Choose patch E31 ("dPr" is used as the hold type).
2. Go into the Pedal Effect mode and press pedal 3.
3. Play one open string to start the Arpeggiator
rhythm.
4. Hold down the pedal and play another string to
change the rhythm pattern of the percussion and
synth bass sounds. Keep adding strings and
changing positions, and listen to the results.
"SoS" (Sostenuto)
Pressing the pedal during guitar play while arpeg-
gios are being produced causes the arpeggio being
played at the moment the pedal was pressed to be
held until the pedal is released. If a new string is
played while the arpeggio is held, this new perfor-
mance is not reflected in the arpeggio.
Using the "SoS" hold makes it possible to separate
the first tone and second tone — the synth sound
and the guitar sound — enabling you to play
melodies with arpeggio backing.
<An Example of Using Hold Set to "SoS">
1. Choose patch E14 ("SoS" is used as the hold type).
2. Go into the Pedal Effect mode and strum a suitable
chord.
3. While Arpeggiator is playing an ethnic percussion
rhythm, press the pedal.
4. The state at the moment of pressing arpeggio
(rhythm) is held. Playing the guitar during this
hold lets you combine melody and chords with a
sitar-type string-instrument sound. (What you
play is not reflected in the arpeggios until the
pedal is released.)
If you want to hold the synth sounds and arpeggios and
add a guitar-sound melody to this, set the Guitar/Synth
selector switch on the GK-2A to "MIX." The synth
arpeggios start along with the guitar chord played at the
first stroke, and pressing pedal 3 to hold this (SoS) lets
you overlay play such as a guitar solo until the pedal is
released.
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