Roland GR-33 User Manual

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Contents
Getting Started........................................................................................8
About the Guitar Synthesizer.........................................................................................................8
What You Can Do with the GR-33.................................................................................................8
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................9
Panel Descriptions................................................................................10
Chapter 1 Producing Sounds ..............................................................13
What You Need................................................................................................................................13
Installing the GK-2A.....................................................................................................................13
Making Connections ......................................................................................................................14
Necessary Steps—From Powering Up to Performance............................................................ 15
About Play Mode .......................................................................................................................... 15
Reset to Default Factory Settings (Factory Reset).....................................................................16
Overall Settings for the GR-33 (SYSTEM).................................................................................17
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display (LCD Contrast)........................................................17
Setting Input Sensitivity (PICKUP SENS) .................................................................................17
Matching Pitches of Other Instruments.....................................................................................18
Adjusting the Guitar Tuning (Tuner Function)........................................................................ 18
Selecting the output device (OUTPUT SELECT)......................................................................19
Turning off the guitar amp simulator (G.AMP SIM)...............................................................19
Playing the Internal Synth Sounds with the Guitar ................................................................20
What To Do if There is No Sound When the Guitar is Played.............................................. 20
Chapter 2 Selecting and Playing Sounds (Patches)..........................21
What Is a Patch?...............................................................................................................................21
Rewritable Patches (User Patches)..............................................................................................21
Read-only Patches (Preset Patches)............................................................................................21
Selecting a Patch..............................................................................................................................21
Using the Guitar (GK-2A) to Select Patches..............................................................................21
Using the Base Module to Select Patches ..................................................................................22
Using the Base Module plus an External Foot Switch to Select Patches............................... 23
Selecting Patches with an External MIDI Foot Controller ......................................................24
Changing the Patch Order.............................................................................................................25
Chapter 3 Controlling Functions and Effects with the Base Module Pedals
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“Pedal Effect Mode”: What It Is, and How to Call It Up.........................................................26
Getting the Same Effect While in Play Mode............................................................................26
Turning Arpeggiator and Harmonist On/Off............................................................................ 27
Changing Effects with the Pedals................................................................................................28
Getting a Pedal Wah Effect (Wah).............................................................................................. 28
Changing Pitch Dynamically (Pitch Glide)...............................................................................28
Holding a Synth Tone After the String is Stopped (Hold)......................................................28
Calling Up the Tuner Function with a Pedal.............................................................................29

Roland GR-33 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	GR-33
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English