Selecting Patches: Four Methods; Using The Guitar (Gk-2A) To Select Patches; Using The Base Module To Select Patches - Roland GR-30 Manual

Selecting Patches: Four Methods

Using the Guitar (GK-2A) to
Select Patches
Sometimes (such as when you want to listen to all of
the patches one after the order) you will want to select
patches using only the guitar (GK-2A). In such cases,
follow the steps below. (It is unnecessary to touch any
pedal or anything else on the base module.)
1. In the Play mode, turn the PARAMETER SELECT
dial to PATCH INC/DEC BY S1/S2. Now you can
continuously switch patches with [S1] and [S2] on
the GK-2A.
<<fig. 2-3>>
S1
(Patch Number Down)
(Patch Number Up)
2. Pressing the GK-2A [UP/S2] once brings you to
the next higher patch; by holding the switch down,
you can switch continuously. Furthermore, when
the other button (here the [DOWN/S1] button) is
then also pressed, the switching occurs even faster.
Pressing the [S1] and [S2] buttons in the reverse
fashion will similarly return you to previous
patches.
Now, using the GK-2A buttons to switch patches, try
playing the guitar to listen to the patches in sequence.
<Using the Pedal>
With the GR-30 in the state just described, you can get
various pedal effects (explained later). For example
hold, pitch glide, and the like can be obtaind, by step-
ping on the base unit's four pedals. (For details, see
p. 24.) To indicate this status, when PATCH
INC/DEC BY S1/S2 is selected, the "PdL" display
appears (approximately once every four seconds),
showing the patches and their corresponding num-
bers.
Additionally, with the unit in this same status, an
external bank shift pedal can be used to change patch
numbers, both up and down, just like the [+] and [-]
buttons or the [S1] and [S2] buttons on the GK-2A.
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S2
When PATCH INC/DEC BY S1/S2 is selected, with
some patches, messages such as "C" may appear in the
display approximately once every four seconds while the
patch number is being displayed. This indicates the key
of that patch when the Harmonist function is turned on.
Using the Base Module to
Select Patches
Selecting with the Foot (Pedal)
When playing live or in the studio, by using the pedal
on the base module, you can instantly select one of
four patches from the same group or bank.
<To Use the Pedal for Calling Up Patches
from the Same Group or Bank>
1. In the Play mode, check to see if the PARAMETER
SELECT dial is set to PATCH INC/DEC BY S1/S2;
if so, turn the dial to another setting.
2. When you press pedals 1 to 4, you can instantly
select a patch from the same bank of four patches
in a group, with the number at the right in the dis-
play changing to show the number of the pedal
currently pressed.
<<fig. 2-4>>
<To Use the Pedal for Calling Up Patches
from a Different Group or Bank>
Used together with the GK-2A's [S1] button, you can
use the pedal function to switch patches.
1. While in the Play mode, press either pedal 4 or
pedal 3 while holding down the [S1] button on the
GK-2A. As long as the [S1] button is held down,
pedal 4 works as a [BANK ↑] (BANK UP), and
pedal 3 as a [BANK ↓] (BANK DOWN). The dis-
play starts to flash, and when you step on pedal 3
or 4, numbers for the bank digit (the middle num-
ber in the display) go down or up.