Roland GR-30 Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Roland GR-30. We have 4 Roland GR-30 manuals available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual, Manual

guitar synthesizer

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GUITAR SYNTHESIZER

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Roland GR-30 Manuals

Roland GR-30 Owner's Manual (111 pages)

Table of Contents

Roland GR-30 Manual (104 pages)

Table of Contents

Using the Unit Safely

Important Notes

Starting out

About the Guitar Synthesizer

What You Can Do with the GR-30

Panel Descriptions

Chapter 1: Producing Sounds

What You Need

Making Connections

Playing the Internal Synth Sounds with the Guitar

Chapter 2: Selecting and Playing Sounds (Patches)

What Is a Patch

Selecting Patches: Four Methods

Changing the Patch Order

Chapter 3: Controlling Functions and Effects with the Base Module Pedals

Turning On/Off the Arpeggiator and Harmonist Functions

Changing Sounds with the Pedals

Calling up the Tuner Function with a Pedal

Chapter 4: Three Basic Modes

Play Mode

Pedal Effect Mode

Edit Mode: What It Means, How It Works

Getting into and out of each Mode

Chapter 5: Adjusting Sounds (Patches)

Details of Putting a Patch Together

Saving Patches

1St/2Nd Tone

Selecting and Creating Synth Sounds

Tone MIX

Combining/Layering Two Sounds (Tones)

Common

Setting the Volume Level of each Patch (PATCH LEVEL)

Changing the Feel of a Performance (PLAY FEEL)

Changing Sound Placement (PAN)

Dividing Continuous Pitch Changes into Semitones

Chapter 6: Using the Built-In Effects

About the Effects Processors and Available Effects

Adjusting the Effects (EFFECT)

Temporarily Turning off Effects (EFFECT BYPASS)

What to Do if Built-In Effects Cannot be Heard

Chapter 7: Setting and Changing the Way Pedal Effects Work

Foot Pedal

Selecting Wah Types (WAH TYPE)

Selecting Pitch Glide Type (GLIDE TYPE)

Selecting Hold Type (HOLD TYPE)

Using External Expression Pedals (EV-5)

Chapter 8: The Arpeggiator Function

About Arpeggiator

Arpeggiator Application Examples

Effective Use of the Hold Function During Arpeggios

Changing the Sounding of Arpeggios

Copying Other Patch Arpeggio Patterns

Creating an Arpeggio Pattern

Chapter 9: Adding Harmonies in a Specific Key (the Synth Harmonist)

About the Harmonist

What You Can Do with the Harmonist

Operation

Chapter 10: Connecting to External Sound Generators and Sequencers

About MIDI

MIDI

Controlling an External MIDI Sound Device

What to Do if an External Module Doesn't

Chapter 11: Other Convenient Functions

Restoring the Settings to Their Defaults

Using the GR-30 as an Expansion Sound Device for Keyboards or Other MIDI Devices (Poly Mode Reception)

Using the GR-30 with a Number of Guitars

Terminating Transmission of the MIDI Controller No. 7 (Volume)

Chapter 12: Appendices

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Roland Exclusive Messages

MIDI Implementation

MIDI Implementation Chart

Parameter List (Blank Chart)

Index (WORDS/PANEL PRINT)