Using The Switches Of The Gk Pickup To Select Patches; Using The Foot Pedals To Select Patches; Using An External Device Via Midi To Select Patches; Using The Foot Pedal To Change The Pitch (Glide) - Roland GR-20 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 Play the Sounds!
Using the Switches of the GK
Pickup to Select Patches
In Play mode, you can use the UP/S2 button and DOWN/SI
button of the GK pickup to select the next or previous
number.
When you reach the upper or lower limit within a bank, you
will move to the next bank.
Using the Foot Pedals to Select
Patches
When shipped from the factory, the GR-20's two foot pedals
are assigned to the Hold function and Glide (Pitch Bend)
function respectively. You can change these assignments so
that the foot pedals will select patches.
For details, refer to Changing the function of the foot
pedais (SW MODE) (p. 26).
Using an External Device Via
MIDI to Select Patches
You can connect an external device (e.g., multi-effects unit) to
the MIDI IN connector, and select patches on the GR-20 by
operating the external MIDI device.
For details, refer to Using the GR-20 with a Multi-effects
Unit (p. 18).
Play the GR-20!
Let's get started playing the GR-20. Check the following
points.
1. Make sure that the СЕ-20 is in Play mode (the state it's
normally in immediately following power up).
In some cases, you won't hear any sound if the GR-20 is
not in Play mode.
2. Setthe select switch of your GK pickup to the "GK"
position (on the GK-2A, the "SYNTH" position).
If this switch is set to "GUITAR," the normal pickup
sound will be output. If this switch is set to "MIX," the
synth sound and the guitar normal pickup sound will be
mixed and output.
3. Turn the volume of the GK pickup to the right.
This volume controls the synth sounds of the GR-20.
Using the Foot Pedal to
Change the Pitch (GLIDE)
You can press the GLIDE pedal to change the pitch of the
currently playing synth sound smoothly.
The type of change will depend on the sound, and you can
also adjust the change to your taste (p. 22).
* The GLIDE indicator will blink while you are pressing Те
pedal.
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