Roland GR-33 Owner's Manual page 5

Contents
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Chapter 4 Five Basic Modes ................................................................ 30
Play Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 30
Pedal Effect Mode ........................................................................................................................... 31
Patch Edit Mode: What It Means, How It Works ...................................................................... 32
System Mode .................................................................................................................................... 33
Procedures in Tuner Mode ............................................................................................................ 33
Getting Into and Out of Each Mode ............................................................................................ 34
Chapter 5 Setting/Changing Sounds (Patches) ................................. 35
Details of Putting a Patch Together ............................................................................................. 35
What is a "Tone"? ......................................................................................................................... 35
Recording and Settings of Each Patch ........................................................................................ 35
Making separate settings for each string (STRING SELECT) ................................................. 35
The Relationship Between Arpeggiator / Harmonist and Patches ......................................... 36
Saving Patches ................................................................................................................................. 36
Cautions When Saving ................................................................................................................. 36
Saving Patches From the GR-33 to Sequencers or Other MIDI Devices (Bulk Dump) ....... 37
Receiving previously saved system or patch data (Bulk Load) ............................................. 37
Naming the Patches (PATCH NAME) ........................................................................................
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Setting the Volume Level of Each Patch (PATCH LEVEL) .....................................................
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Changing the Feel of a Performance (PLAY FEEL) ................................................................... 39
Following the Guitar Sound Shape (Envelope Follow) ........................................................... 40
Increasing the Speed of Expression (Acceleration) .................................................................. 40
Changing Sound Placement (PAN) ............................................................................................. 41
Dividing Continuous Pitch Changes into Semitones (CHROMATIC) ................................ 42
When You Want to Make a Chord Resonate Beautifully ........................................................ 42
When You Want to Reproduce Piano-like Pitch Changes ...................................................... 42
Selecting Wah Types (WAH TYPE) ............................................................................................. 43
Selecting Pitch Glide Type (GLIDE TYPE) ................................................................................ 44
Selecting Hold Type (HOLD TYPE) ............................................................................................ 45
Using the CTRL Pedal .................................................................................................................... 46
Using the Expression Pedal ...........................................................................................................
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To Add Effects ............................................................................................................................... 47
To Switch Effects (EXP PEDAL) ................................................................................................. 47
Creating Synth Sounds .................................................................................................................. 49
Selecting the basic ingredient (tone) of a sound (SELECT) ..................................................... 49
Increasing/Decreasing Attack Time (A TT ACK) ...................................................................... 49
Changing Tone Release (RELEASE) ........................................................................................... 50
Changing Tone Brightness (BRIGHTNESS) .............................................................................. 50
Combining/Layering Two Sounds (Tones) ................................................................................ 51
Determining Which Tones Will Be Sounded (LA YER) ........................................................... 51
Applying Detune (Subtle Pitch Shift) ......................................................................................... 51
Transposing by Semitones (TRANSPOSE) ................................................................................ 51
Determining the Volume Balance of Two Tones (1:2 BALANCE) ........................................ 52
What to do When a Tone is Supposed to Sound, but Doesn't ............................................... 52
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