Roland GR-20 Workshop Manual
Roland GR-20 Workshop Manual

Roland GR-20 Workshop Manual

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GR-20
Guitar Synthesizer
Using the GR-20 with a Sequencer
© 2006 Roland Corporation U.S.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of Roland Corporation U.S.
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  • Page 1 Workshop ®ÂØÒňΠ® GR-20 Guitar Synthesizer Using the GR-20 with a Sequencer © 2006 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation U.S. GR20WS03...
  • Page 2: Hot Links

    You About MIDI, Sequencers, and the GR-0 can also mix your guitar’s own sound with those in the GR-20 to create new timbres that are all your own. If you’re experienced with MIDI and sequencers, feel free to skip this Each GR-20 Workshop Series booklet focuses on one GR-20 topic, and is section.
  • Page 3: Midi Channel

    On the Sequencer Side of Things MIDI Channel To connect your sequencer to the GR-20, the sequencer has to have a MIDI Select the basic MIDI channel on which you want the GR-20 to send and IN jack and a MIDI OUT jack. If you’re using a: receive data.
  • Page 4: Poly Mode

    The best way to solve this problem is to temporarily turn off the GR-20’s own Mono Mode response to your guitar by activating the GR-20’s Local Control Off feature. In Mono mode, each of your guitar’s strings sends its data on its own MIDI Here’s how:...
  • Page 5 Here’s why. When you select a new patch on the GR-20, the GR-20 transmits MIDI Bank If you want your sequencer to use a GR-20 patch, set the track’s output Select and Program Change values that identify the patch. You can record to the GR-20’s basic MIDI channel, which we described on Page 3.
  • Page 6 • When you stop playing a note—the GR-20 sends out a • Play as cleanly as possible—as always with the GR-20. If you do wind up note-off message. with extra or unwanted notes in the recorded sequencer track, you can •...
  • Page 7 When a storage-capable MIDI device receives the GR-20’s SysEx data, it saves it, and can then retransmit the data at a later date to the GR-20 for reloading. This allows you to keep a safety copy of the GR-20’s data, or to save different...
  • Page 8 GR-20 receives the data, its display shows “r.. ” When “Ld” returns to the display, press the GR-20’s WRITE button to store the received SysEx data. Power down the GR-20, and then turn it on again to return to normal operation. The End We hope you’ve found this workshop helpful.

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