Roland GR-20 User Manual

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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................2
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4
Introduction .............................................................................................5
Main Features.............................................................................................................................................. 5
Names of Things and What They Do.....................................................8
Front Panel................................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear Panel.................................................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 1 Play the Sounds! .................................................................11
Preparing Your Guitar............................................................................................................................. 11
Connections............................................................................................................................................... 11
Turning the Power On ............................................................................................................................. 12
Adjusting the Output Level .................................................................................................................... 12
Adjusting the Input Sensitivity (GK SENS).......................................................................................... 12
Tuning Your Guitar (Tuner Function)................................................................................................... 13
Specifying the Output Device (OUTPUT SELECT)............................................................................. 14
Selecting a Sound (Patch) ........................................................................................................................ 14
Using the Knob to Select Patches................................................................................................14
Using the Switches of the GK Pickup to Select Patches .......................................................... 15
Using the Foot Pedals to Select Patches..................................................................................... 15
Using an External Device Via MIDI to Select Patches ............................................................. 15
Play the GR-20! ......................................................................................................................................... 15
Using the Foot Pedal to Change the Pitch (GLIDE) ............................................................................ 15
Using the Foot Pedal to Sustain the Sound (HOLD)........................................................................... 16
Using the Expression Pedal to Modify the Sound (EXP PEDAL) ..................................................... 16
Turning the Power Off............................................................................................................................. 16
Chapter 2 Using the GR-20 with Guitar Effects..................................17
Connections............................................................................................................................................... 17
Switching between the Synth Sound and Guitar Sound .................................................................... 18
Using the GR-20 with a Multi-effects Unit ........................................................................................... 18
Channel (CH)................................................................................................................................. 18
Patch Link Setup (PATCH LINK SETUP) ................................................................................. 19
Chapter 3 Editing The Sounds.............................................................20
Selecting a Sound to Start From ............................................................................................................. 20
Use the Knobs to Adjust the Sound....................................................................................................... 20
Adjusting the Attack—ATTACK................................................................................................ 20
Adjusting the Release—RELEASE.............................................................................................. 20
Adjusting the Spaciousness of the Sound—CHORUS ............................................................ 20
Adjusting the Reverberation—DELAY/REVERB.................................................................... 20
Adjusting the Volume—LEVEL.................................................................................................. 20
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Roland GR-20 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	GR-20
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English