Setting The Key (Harmony Key); Changing The Key From An External Pedal Or Other Device With Midi Note Messages (Harmony Remote) - Roland GR-33 Owner's Manual

Chapter 8 Adding Harmonies in a Specific Key (The Harmonist)

Setting the Key (HARMONY KEY)

The "HARMONY KEY" setting selects the key in which the
patch's melody is to be played, such as C or Gm (G minor).
Setting the Harmony Key
1. Select the patch for which the Harmony key setting is
to be modified, and press [EFFECTS] to go into Patch
Edit mode.
2. Press [PARAMETER] to select "HARMONY KEY."
fig.8-09
3. Turn [VALUE] to select the desired value.
For the possible values of HARMONY KEY, see the
subsequent section, "Harmonist Setting Values that can
be selected in HARMONY KEY."
4. Press [WRITE] to perform the Patch Write operation (p.
36).
To move to a different Harmonist parameter, use
[PARAMETER] to select the desired parameter, and turn
[VALUE] to change its setting.
* After performing the Patch Write operation, you will
automatically return to Play mode.
* If you don't want to save the Patch, press [PLAY] to return to
Play mode.
Harmonist Setting Values that can be
selected in HARMONY KEY
The values that can be chosen for HARMONY KEY are as
follows.
C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, and B
Cm, C#m, Dm, D#m, Em, Fm, F#m, Gm, G#m, Am, A#m, and
Bm
* If "Diminish" has been selected for the "HARMONY
STYLE" setting described earlier, the harmony remains the
same no matter what "HARMONY KEY" setting is selected.
(The harmony is fixed at a diminished third above the melody.)
About the Key Display
In patches where Harmonist is chosen, you can check the
selected key in Play mode without having to enter Patch Edit
mode to access the "HARMONIST KEY" seting screen.
fig.8-10
When "HARMONY STYLE" is set to "Diminish," "dim" is
displayed instead of the selected key.
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Changing the Key from an External Pedal
or Other Device with MIDI Note Messages
(HARMONY REMOTE)
The Harmonist key (HARMONY KEY) can be changed at
any time during a performance by sending a MIDI note
message to the GR-33 from an external MIDI device such as
optional FC-200 MIDI foot controller or PK-5 MIDI pedal
keyboard.
The parameter that determines whether this function is
enabled or disabled for each patch is "HARMONY
REMOTE" (harmony key remote).
Changing the Harmonist Key with an
External MIDI Pedal
1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector
on a MIDI keyboard, FC-200, or the like to the GR-33's
MIDI IN connector.
2. Set the MIDI send channel of the external device to the
same MIDI channel as the GR-33 (p. 86).
3. Select the patch with which you wish to use the remote
key function, and press [EFFECTS] to enter Patch Edit
mode.
4. Press [PARAMETER] to select "HARMONY
REMOTE."
fig.8-11
The current setting will be shown on the display. "On"
signifies that the remote function is on, and "Off" means
that it is not.
5. Turn [VALUE] to select "On."
6. Press [WRITE] to perform the Patch Write operation (p.
36).
To move to a different Harmonist parameter, use
[PARAMETER] to select the desired parameter, and turn
[VALUE] to change its setting.
* After performing the Patch Write operation, you will
automatically return to Play mode.
* If you don't want to save the Patch, press [PLAY] to return to
Play mode.