Roland GR-20 Owner's Manual page 28

Guitar synthesizers

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MIDI, or use it as an input tool for your sequencer.

The GR-20 lets you select either "Mono Mode transmission"

or "Poly Mode transmission" as the method it uses when

selected MIDI CH, six consecutive MIDI channels will be selected

automatically. For example, if MIDI CH is set to 3, the six channels

3-8 will transmit MIDI data for strings 1-6, respectively.

Since continuous pitch change data (MIDI Pitch Bend messages)

can be transmitted independently for each string, this allows you

to use performance techniques typical of a guitar, such as use of

the whammy bar and string bending.

The connected sound module must be а multitimbral sound

OPoly Mode transmission

Performance data for all strings will be transmitted on a single

MIDI channel. The selected MIDI CH will be used. Since the

entire guitar will use only one channel, this lets you conserve

MIDI channels. This also lets you control a sound module that

is not able to receive six channels simultaneously.

* However, if two or more strings are sounding, bend data will

not be transmitted; pitch change will occur only in semitone

steps. This means that the pitch actually being played by the

guitar will not be completely reflected by the synth sound.

Turn off the power of the GR-20, and hold down the

[EXIT] button while you turn the power on again.

MIDI

Interface

Use the [NUMBER/VALUE] knob to select the mode.

: MONO MODE

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* [f you are connecting the GR-20 to a sequencer, turn "Local

Control Off" (p. 30).

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