Patch Link Setup (Patch Link Setup) - Roland GR-20 Owner's Manual

Patch Link Setup
(PATCH LINK SETUP)
Here's how to link the patches (sounds) of your multi-effects
unit with the patches (sounds) of the GR-20. This will cause
the GR-20 to automatically switch to the specified sound
(patch) when you change patches on your multi-effects unit.
1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT of your
multi-effects unit to the GR-20's MIDI IN.
2. Make sure that the MIDI transmit channel of your multi-
effects unit is the same as the MIDI channel of the GR-20
(p. 18).
3. Press the [SYSTEM EDIT] button a number of times until
the PATCH LINK SETUP/TRANSPOSE indicator lights.
fig.2-04(PATCH LINK)
4. On your multi-effects unit, select the patch for which you
want to specify a link.
* When you select a patch on your multi-effects unit, it will send
a "MIDI Program Change" message to the GR-20. The GR-20
will remember the content of this message, and will be ready
for you to specify the patch link setting.
* If two or more consecutive patch changes occur when you are
selecting a patch on your multi-effects unit, the GR-20 will
remember only the last-received MIDI program change.
5. Use the [BANK] knob and [NUMBER/VALUE] knob to
select the synth sound in the GR-20 that you want to use
with the effect you chose in step 4.
6. Repeat steps 4–5 to set as many links as you need.
7. Press the [EXIT] button.
You will return to Play mode, and the settings you made
will be stored.
* The decimal point in the display will blink while the setting is
being stored. Don't turn off the power during this time.
* If you turn off the power before returning to Play mode, your
settings will not be stored.
Chapter 2 Using the GR-20 with Guitar Effects
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