Creating Your Own Favorite Tones (Patches); What Is A Patch; How To Switch Patches (Patch Change); Switching Only The Number - Roland GT-8 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2 Creating Your Own Favorite Tones (Patches)

What is a Patch?

The GT-8 can store 340 combinations (or "sets") of effects and
parameter settings. Each of these sets is called a "patch,"
with patches organized by bank and number as shown
below.
fig.02-010
Bank 85
Bank 36
Bank 35
Bank 1
User Banks (1–35)
Newly created effects settings are saved in the User banks.
Patches in these banks are called "User patches."
A "U" appears in the right display when a User patch is
being used.
fig.02-020d
Preset Banks (36–85)
The Preset banks contain effect settings that really help bring
out the special characteristics of the GT-8. The patches in
these banks are called "Preset patches." Although you cannot
overwrite the Preset patches with your own settings, you can
change (edit) a Preset patch's settings, then save the result as
a User patch.
A "P" appears in the right display when a Preset patch is
being used.
fig.02-030d
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How to Switch Patches
(Patch Change)
Patches are switched by selecting a "bank" (1–85) and
"number" (1-4). The bank and number appear in the GT-8's
display as shown in the following figure.
fig.02-040d
Bank
fig.02-050
* When selecting a patch, even if a new bank is selected, the
patch is not switched until you also choose the number. If you
want to be able to switch patches merely by selecting a
different bank, carry out the Bank Change mode (p. 72)
setting.
You can also switch patches with the PATCH/VALUE dial.
You can also set the unit so certain effects continue to be
used with a following patch after you switch patches. For
details, refer to "Keeping Effect Sounds Playing After
Patches Are Switched (Patch Change Mode)" (p. 71).

Switching Only the Number

fig.02-060
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1. Select the number of the patch you want to switch to by
pressing the corresponding number pedal.
The indicator for the pressed number pedal lights up,
and the GT-8 switches to that patch.
Bank–Number
Number