Table Of Contents - Roland GR-33 Owner's Manual

Contents
Getting Started ........................................................................................8
About the Guitar Synthesizer......................................................................................................... 8
What You Can Do with the GR-33 ................................................................................................. 8
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................9
Panel Descriptions................................................................................10
Chapter 1 Producing Sounds ..............................................................13
What You Need................................................................................................................................ 13
Installing the GK-2A ..................................................................................................................... 13
Making Connections ...................................................................................................................... 14
Necessary Steps-From Powering Up to Performance ............................................................ 15
About Play Mode .......................................................................................................................... 15
Reset to Default Factory Settings (Factory Reset) ..................................................................... 16
Overall Settings for the GR-33 (SYSTEM) ................................................................................. 17
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD Contrast)........................................................ 17
Setting Input Sensitivity (PICKUP SENS) ................................................................................. 17
Matching Pitches of Other Instruments..................................................................................... 18
Adjusting the Guitar Tuning (Tuner Function) ........................................................................ 18
Selecting the output device (OUTPUT SELECT)...................................................................... 19
Turning off the guitar amp simulator (G.AMP SIM)............................................................... 19
Playing the Internal Synth Sounds with the Guitar ................................................................ 20
What To Do if There is No Sound When the Guitar is Played .............................................. 20
Chapter 2 Selecting and Playing Sounds (Patches)..........................21
What Is a Patch?............................................................................................................................... 21
Rewritable Patches (User Patches).............................................................................................. 21
Read-only Patches (Preset Patches) ............................................................................................ 21
Selecting a Patch.............................................................................................................................. 21
Using the Guitar (GK-2A) to Select Patches.............................................................................. 21
Using the Base Module to Select Patches .................................................................................. 22
Using the Base Module plus an External Foot Switch to Select Patches............................... 23
Selecting Patches with an External MIDI Foot Controller ...................................................... 24
Changing the Patch Order ............................................................................................................. 25
Chapter 3 Controlling Functions and Effects with the Base Module Pedals .....26
"Pedal Effect Mode": What It Is, and How to Call It Up......................................................... 26
Getting the Same Effect While in Play Mode ............................................................................ 26
Turning Arpeggiator and Harmonist On/Off............................................................................ 27
Changing Effects with the Pedals ................................................................................................ 28
Getting a Pedal Wah Effect (Wah) .............................................................................................. 28
Changing Pitch Dynamically (Pitch Glide) ............................................................................... 28
Holding a Synth Tone After the String is Stopped (Hold)...................................................... 28
Calling Up the Tuner Function with a Pedal............................................................................. 29
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