User manual ROLAND GR-20 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2004 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. [. . . ] 24) to write your settings into a USER patch. Adding a Distinctive Character to the Tone--RESO This controls the resonance of the filter within the sound generator. Increasing this setting will produce a more distinctive tone, while decreasing the setting will produce a milder tone. Adjusting the Pitch --TRANSPOSE The pitch of the synth sound produced by the GR-20 can be raised or lowered in one-octave steps relative to the pitch you play on your guitar. (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2) 21 Chapter 3 Editing The Sounds Selecting the Type of Glide Effect--GLIDE TYPE You can select how the pitch changes when you press the GLIDE pedal. Press the [GLIDE TYPE] button. fig. 3-03(GLIDE TYPE) u5­u8: GLIDE UP 5­8 d5­d8: GLIDE DOWN 5­8 The pitch will change one octave (up/ down) when you press the GLIDE pedal, and will return to normal when you release the pedal. Higher settings will shorten the time over which the pitch changes. V1­V4: VIBRATO 1­4 Pressing the pedal applies vibrato (an effect that changes the pitch cyclically). u1: GLIDE UP 1 d1: GLIDE DOWN 1 The pitch will change one semitone (up/ down) when you press the GLIDE pedal, and will return to normal when you release the pedal. 3. Press the [GLIDE TYPE] button or [EXIT] button to return to Play mode. 24) to write your settings into a USER patch. u2: GLIDE UP 2 d2: GLIDE DOWN 2 The pitch will change a whole step (up/ down) when you press the GLIDE pedal, and will return to normal when you release the pedal. u3: GLIDE UP 3 d3: GLIDE DOWN 3 The pitch will change a perfect fourth (up/down) when you press the GLIDE pedal, and will return to normal when you release the pedal. u4: GLIDE UP 4 d4: GLIDE DOWN 4 The pitch will change a perfect fifth (up/ down) when you press the GLIDE pedal, and will return to normal when you release the pedal. 22 Chapter 3 Editing The Sounds Selecting the Type of Hold Effect--HOLD TYPE You can select the type of hold effect you'll get when you press the HOLD pedal. 24) to write your settings into a USER patch. Selecting the Effect Controlled by the Expression Pedal--EXP PEDAL You can select one of the following as the effect controlled by the expression pedal. H1: HOLD 1 The notes that were sounding when you pressed the pedal will be held, and any notes you play while continuing to press the pedal will also be held. However, if you play any notes on a string that was already sounding, the previous note will disappear and be replaced by the newly played note. This lets you smoothly play notes located at different fret positions. H2: HOLD 2 The notes that were sounding when you pressed the pedal will be held as long as you continue pressing the pedal. Subsequent notes that you play while holding the pedal will not be heard. This lets you hold a chord using the synth sound, and play a melody using the guitar sound. H3: HOLD 3 The notes that were sounding when you pressed the pedal will be held as long as you continue pressing the pedal. Subsequent notes that you play while holding the pedal will sound but will not be held. (The notes that you can play afterward are limited to strings other than those that are being held. ) This lets you hold a chord using the synth sound on the low notes, and play a melody on the high notes. H4: HOLD 4 The notes that were sounding when you pressed the pedal will be held, and any subsequent notes you play while continuing to press the pedal will also be held. VO: VOLUME The pedal will adjust the overall volume of the synth sound. FL: FILTER The pedal will adjust the filter cutoff frequency of the sound generator, varying the tone. b1: PITCH BEND 1 When the pedal is pressed, the pitch changes up to a perfect fourth (max. ). b2: PITCH BEND 2 When the pedal is pressed, the pitch changes up to a perfect fifth (max. ). b3: PITCH BEND 3 When the pedal is pressed, the pitch changes up to one octave (max. ). 23 Chapter 3 Editing The Sounds b4: PITCH BEND 4 When the pedal is pressed, the pitch changes down to a semi tone (max. ). 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