Roland GR-50 - Basic Course Operations; Outline of the GR-50

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Safety Instructions4
Panel Description5
Patch Setting Chart7
Features12
Contents14
Important Notes16
Basic Course Contents19
Outline of the GR-5020
Guitar Controller and GR-5020
Tone21
Patches21
Multi Timbral22
Connections23
To Connect the GK-224
To Connect the GK-1 or G-Series Guitar Controller24
Preparing to Play25
Power-Up25
Output Adjustment of the Guitar Controller25
ROM Play25
Adjusting the Sensitivity26
When Using the GK-1 or G-Series Guitar Controller27
Adjusting the Divided Pickup27
Adjusting the Output Level27
Tuning29
Tuning the Guitar to the Pitch of the Internal Sound Source29
Tuning the Guitar to Another Musical Instrument30
Playing31
Patch Selection31
Patch Selection Using the Patch Chain Function32
Patch Selection on the GR-5033
Patch Selection from a Guitar Controller33
Number of Partials and Voices35
Patch and Timbre Displays35
Function Assignment to Guitar's Switches36
Switches Accepting Function Assignment36
Assignable Controls37
Control Assignment Procedure38
Switch Mode38
Advanced Course Contents41
Functions of the GR-5042
Three Ways of Using the GR-5042
Playing the Internal Sound Source Via an External Guitar42
Playing an External MIDI Sound Module43
MIDI Channel and Mode43
Advantages of Mono Mode44
When the GR-50 Is Set to MIDI Poly Mode44
When the GR-50 Is Set to MIDI Mono Mode44
Branch45
Examples46
Transmitting Control Messages from External Units46
Using the GR-50 as a Multi Timbral Sound Module47
MIDI47
Synthesizer Part48
Rhythm Part49
The Operation Modes and Basic Procedure50
Functions of Buttons52
Functions of String, Param A/B and Value Buttons54
Functions of the Guitar Switches During the Editing Mode55
Memory56
Data Which Can be Written in the Internal Memory or on a Memory Card56
Each Data Unit57
Patch58
Timbre59
Part Setting60
Rhythm Setup60
Patch Chain60
System Setup60
Temporary Memory61
When You Take a Editing or Writing Procedure61
Editing Tones Assigned to Strings62
Editing Tones Assigned to Parts62
Editing Timbres Assigned to Parts62
Patch Editing63
Patch Parameters63
Editing Procedure64
Patch Common Edit Mode64
Patch Internal Edit Mode65
Patch External Edit Mode66
Patch and String Copy67
Patch Common69
Patch Internal70
Mode Group70
Tone Mode70
Tone Mode Sensitivity71
Tone Select71
Output Level72
Pan72
Key Shift73
Fine Tune73
Chromatic Switch73
Patch External74
General Group74
Reverb Switch74
MIDI Channel74
MIDI Mode75
Bender Range75
Individual Group77
Program Change Number77
Transpose77
String Select77
Patch Writing79
Patch Chain Setting81
Overwrite Function82
Insert Function83
Delete Function83
End Function84
Patch Chain Writing85
Tone Editing87
Basic Concept of a Tone87
Partial and Structure87
Functions of the Structure88
How to Use each Partial88
How to Combine Two Partials88
Ring Modulator89
Partials89
Editing with the PG-1090
Timbre Editing90
Selecting a Tone to be Edited92
Editing a Tone92
Tone and Partial Copying94
Tone Copy94
Partial Copy95
Tone Parameters96
Common96
Partial Mute97
Partial98
WG Group98
PCM Wave Bank/Number100
Pitch ENV Group102
LFO Group104
TVF Group104
TVF ENV Group106
TVA Group108
TVA ENV Group109
Tone Writing111
Multi Timbre Setting113
Part Display113
Procedure114
Part Parameters115
Timbre Parameters118
Timbre Writing120
Rhythm Setup Parameters123
System Setup Parameters125
Control Assign Group125
System Group125
Control Channel126
Exclusive Unit Number127
Display Mode127
MIDI Control Group129
Control Assign130
Assignable Controllers130
Signal Flowchart131
Assignable Functions132
Controller Assignment Procedure134
Data Transfer135
Data Bloock for Data Transfer135
Data Transfer Functions137
Data Transfer Using a Memory Card137
Data Transfer with a Memory Card for Other than the GR-50139
Data Transfer Via MIDI141
Reference Contents143
LA Synthesis144
Three Elements of a Sound144
Key Point of Sound Creation145
Trouble Shooting149
Before Calling for Service149
Error Messages152
Appendix Tables155
Parameter Tables155
PCM Sound Tables158
Blank Chart160
Roland Exclusive Messages165
Data Format for Exclusive Messages165
Address - Mapped Data Transfer165
One-Way Transfer Procedure165
Handshake - Transfer Procedure166
MIDI Implementation Chart169
MIDI Implementation170
Transmitted Data170
Recognized Receive Data171
Exclusive Communication172
Specifications178
Index179

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