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Roland GR-20 Workshop Manual

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GR-20
Guitar Synthesizer
Getting Started with the GR-20
© 2006 Roland Corporation U.S.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of Roland Corporation U.S.
GR20WS01


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  • Page 1 Workshop ®ÂØÒňΠ® GR-20 Guitar Synthesizer Getting Started with the GR-20 © 2006 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation U.S. GR20WS01...

  • Page 2: Making Connections

    Making Connections collection of synthesizer sounds and sampled real-world instruments. You can also mix your guitar’s own sound with those in the GR-20 to create new timbres that are all your own. To avoid damage to your speakers or ears from unexpected loud noises, Each GR-20 Workshop Series booklet focuses on one GR-20 topic, and is make all of your audio connections before powering up the GR-20.
  • Page 3 GR-20’s mix. Selecting Your Output Type To get the best sound from the GR-20, set its output type for the device to You can also use the GUITAR OUT jack to send your clean guitar sound which you’ve connected it.
  • Page 4 Adjusting Levels at the Guitar Using the GR-0 Tuner While the GR-20 has its own overall output knob, you can also adjust the level of the GR-20 sounds and your guitar sound from the GK-3 and the While the tuner is on, your guitar and all GR-20 sounds are silenced.

  • Page 5: Selecting Patches

    Play the note again and watch the tuning indicators. messages. Selecting Patches When You’re Not Playing When you want to select a patch on the GR-20, you start by selecting the patch’s bank using the BANK knob. The indicator for the currently selected If the note’s: bank lights to show you where you are.
  • Page 6 In the default switch mode—Switch Mode 1—the GK-3’s DOWN/S1 and UP/S2 switches allow you to change GR-20 patches. Press the: To return the GLIDE and HOLD foot switches to their original settings, • DOWN/S1 switch—to select the next-lower-numbered patch.
  • Page 7 This is because when you’re working Try the first patch in this category: a really nice upright sound called with the GR-20, your guitar is not really acting as a guitar: it’s acting as a MIDI “Wood Bass. ”...
  • Page 8 Guitar and Bass Modes At the factory, the GR-20 is set up for being played from a guitar. However, it’s easy to configure it for use with a GK-3-equipped bass, so the lower notes you play result in sensible pitches in the GR-20 patches.