USING THE UNIT SAFELY ....................................2
IMPORTANT NOTES ...........................................6
Starting Out
About the Guitar Synthesizer.............................7
What You Can Do with the GR-30......................7
Panel Descriptions .............................................8
Chapter 1: Producing Sounds
What You Need...............................................11
Installing the GK-2A....................................................................11
Making Connections ........................................12
Necessary Steps—From Powering Up to
Performance .......................13
About the Play Mode...................................................................13
Setting Input Sensitivity..............................................................14
Guitar Tuning (Tuner Function) ................................................15
Matching Pitches of Other Instruments....................................15
Playing the Internal Synth Sounds with the Guitar
...16
What to do if there is No Sound
When the Guitar is Played.......16
Chapter 2: Selecting and Playing
Sounds (Patches)
What Is a Patch? .............................................17
Rewritable Patches (User Patches).............................................17
Read-only Patches (Preset Patches)...........................................17
Selecting Patches: Four Methods ......................18
Using the Guitar (GK-2A) to Select Patches.............................18
Using the Base Module to Select Patches..................................18
Using the Base Module plus an External Footswitch
to Select Patches .............................................................19
Selecting Patches with an External MIDI Foot Controller
...............20
Changing the Patch Order ...............................21
Chapter 3: Controlling Functions and
Effects with the Base Module Pedals
“Pedal Effect Mode”: What It Is, and How to Call It Up
.....22
Getting the Same Effect While in Play Mode...........................22
Turning On/Off the Arpeggiator and Harmonist Functions
.23
Changing Sounds with the Pedals....................24
Getting a Pedal Wah Effect (Wah).............................................24
Changing Pitch Dynamically (Pitch Glide) ..............................24
Holding a Synth Tone After
the String is Stopped (Hold).........................................24
Calling Up the Tuner Function with a Pedal......25
Chapter 4: Three Basic Modes
Play Mode.......................................................26
Pedal Effect Mode............................................27
Edit Mode: What It Means, How It Works ........28
Getting Into and Out of Each Mode..................28
Chapter 5: Adjusting Sounds (Patches)
Details of Putting a Patch Together ..................29
Sound (Patch)—Composed of Two Tones ...............................29
Recording and Settings of Each Patch.......................................29
The Relationship Between Arpeggiator/
Harmonist and Patches .................................................29
Saving Patches................................................30
Assigning Patches Before Saving (WRITE TO...).....................30
Cautions When Saving................................................................30
Saving Patches From the GR-30 to Sequencers or
Other MIDI Devices (Bulk Dump) ..............................31
(1ST/2ND TONE)
Selecting and Creating Synth Sounds...............32
Selecting Tones: The Raw Material (TONE #)..........................32
Increasing/Decreasing Attack Time (ATTACK).....................32
Changing Tone Release (RELEASE)..........................................33
Changing Tone Brightness (BRIGHTNESS).............................33
(TONE MIX)
Combining/Layering Two Sounds (Tones) ........34
Determining Which Tones Will Be Sounded (LAYER) ..........34
Applying Detune (Subtle Pitch Shift)........................................34
Transposing by Semitones (TRANS 1ST/2ND) ......................34
Choosing Different Settings for Different Strings
(STRING SELECT) .........................................................35
Determining the Volume Balance of
Two Tones (1:2 BAL) .....................................................35
What to do When a Tone is Supposed to Sound, but Doesn’t
.........36
(COMMON)
Setting the Volume Level of Each Patch (PATCH LEVEL)
.36
Changing the Feel of a Performance (PLAY FEEL)
.....37
Following the Guitar Sound Shape (Envelope Follow)..........38
Increasing the Speed of Expression (Acceleration).................38
Changing Sound Placement (PAN) ...................39
Dividing Continuous Pitch Changes into Semitones
(CHROMATIC) .......40
When You Want to Make a Chord Resonate Beautifully.......41
When You Want to Reproduce Piano-like Pitch Changes .....41
Chapter 6: Using the Built-in Effects
About the Effects Processors and Available Effects
...42
Adjusting the Effects (EFFECT) ...........................42
Selecting Reverb Type (REVERB TYPE)...................................42
Selecting Reverb Levels and Times
(REVERB LEVEL, REV/DLY TIME)...........................43
Selecting Chorus Type (CHORUS TYPE).................................43
Temporarily Turning Off Effects (EFFECT BYPASS)
.44
What to do if Built-in Effects Cannot Be Heard..44
Chapter 7: Setting and Changing the
Way Pedal Effects Work
(FOOT PEDAL)
Selecting Wah Types (WAH TYPE) ....................45
Selecting Pitch Glide Type (GLIDE TYPE) ............46
Selecting Hold Type (HOLD TYPE) .....................47
Using External Expression Pedals (EV-5)
................49
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