Roland GT-8 User Manual

Owner’s Manual
G6047002R3 ‘04-10-1
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• Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons.
[WRITE] WRITE button
[SYSTEM] SYSTEM button
• EXP pedal is an abbreviation of “expression pedal.”
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Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS GT-8
Guitar Effects Processor.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)
• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4)
These sections provide important information concerning the proper
operation of the unit.
Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of
every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in
its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient
reference.
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Roland GT-8 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	GT-8
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English

Summary

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

Always Observe the Following Safety Precautions

Lists critical safety guidelines for operating the unit safely.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Power Supply, Placement, and Maintenance Precautions

Covers safety guidelines for power, placement, and upkeep.

Main Features

Chapter 1 Playing Sounds

Making Connections and Powering Up/Down

Guides on connecting, powering on/off, and tuning the unit.

Chapter 3 Saving the Tones You Have Created

Patch Saving, Copying, and Exchanging

Details procedures for writing, copying, and exchanging patches.

Chapter 4 Introduction to Effects and Parameters

Core Effects: PREAMP/SPEAKER, OVERDRIVE/DISTORTION, DELAY

Introduces foundational effects and their parameters.

Chapter 5 Using Pedals to Control the Effects

Patch-Specific Controller Assignments

Guides on assigning CTL/EXP and variable parameters for individual patches.

Chapter 6 Creating Original Effects Types (Customize)

Customizing COSM Preamps, Speakers, and Overdrive/Distortion

Guides on creating custom preamp, speaker, and OD/DS settings.

Customizing Pedal Wah Settings

Details the process of creating custom wah effect presets.

Chapter 7 Other Features

Manual Mode for Effect Control and Guitar Tuning

Explains Manual mode for effect control and the guitar tuning function.

Chapter 8 Using the GT-8 with External MIDI Devices Connected

MIDI Settings Configuration

Details setting MIDI channels, modes, clock, and program change output.

MIDI Data Transmission and Reception

Program Change Map and MIDI Map Select

Changing Patches Using Bank Select Messages

Appendices

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Provides solutions for sound, patch, parameter, and MIDI problems.

Factory Reset and EXP Pedal Adjustment

Guides on restoring factory settings and recalibrating the expression pedal.