Roland GR-1 - Page 22

5.
Playing
the
Internal
Synth
Sounds
with
Your
Guitar
ee
So. let's get some actual sounds out of this box!
© Check to make sure the GR - 1 is in the Play mode
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(2) Set the switch on the GK - 2 to "SYNTH."
(à Rotate the GK - 2 SYNTH VOL knob clockwise to increase the volume
(à Rotate the GR - 1 VOLUME knob to increase the volume.
Now everything should be ready to go. Play the guitar a lie: a Tone name will be c
d up in the
alphanumeric display and you will hear that Tone being played by the GR ~ P's internal synth. Tone
generator,
@ What to Do If There's No Sound
Check connections («7 P.1-3) and amp volume again.
€ To Output the Straight Guitar Sound and the Synth Sound
Set the GK - 2 switch to MIX. Ii it's set to GUITAR, only the quitar sound will be output and
the synth Tone generator will be muted.
if you want to use a separate amp for the straight guitar sound, use a stimdard cable to connect the amp
GR-!
to the GUITAR OUT jack on the rear panel of tb
@ Adjusting the Synth Volume
You can use either the GK - 2 SYNTH VOL knob or the VOLUME knob on the GR - 1.
Note ! The GR - 1 VOLUME knob controls the volume oi everything output through the OUTPUT
jacks and PHONES jack. If you are sending the straight guitar sound through the OUTPUT
jacks. the VOLUME knob will contro! the guitar volume and the synth volume simultaneously
{the volume at the GUITAR OUT jack will be unaffected), The GK-2 SYNTH VOL knob
controls only the synth volume.