Roland GR-30, Manual

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Page 2: ...and multiple pedal operations make the GR 30 great for live applications The operations of the GR 30 have been consoli dated to 2 easy to use dials to select various parameters and quick programming FEATURES 384 High Quality Sounds 128 User Patches 128 Preset Patches Arpeggiator designed just for guitar Synth Harmonist Intelligent Harmony from a single note Multiple Effects Chorus Flanging Delay R...

Page 3: ...DIT PLAY internal effects are temporarily switched off this is indicated when the green light comes on ARP HAR The green light turns on when Arpeggiator is turned on and the light shines red when Harmonist is turned on GTR ENV FOLLOW When settings to PLAY FEEL are made with either EF1 or EF2 the green light comes on indicating that the decay of the string vibration is being accompanied by a corres...

Page 4: ... these buttons to go through the different patches tones in sequence In the Edit mode press the buttons to change the settings values or options selected with the dials Pressing the button once increases the setting value by one When the button is held down the value continues to change If you then hold down the button at the same time the speed of this change increases Press the buttons in the re...

Page 5: ...ing which of the eight targets groups of settings 1ST TONE TONE MIX EFFECT and the like is to have settings acted upon This dial has no effect other than in the Edit mode 8 PARAMETER SELECT Dial This dial is used for determining which of the groups A to D will have its settings acted upon It is also used in other procedures such as adjusting pickup sensitivity and saving tones This dial generally ...

Page 6: ... 2A s S2 to go into Pedal Effect mode you can step on the switch to get performance effects such as wah pitch glide and hold Even in the Play mode these effects are enabled when dial 5 is pointing at PATCH INC DEC BY S1 S2 Additionally this can be used when calling up special functions to carry out operations such as creating Arpeggiator patterns changing Banks initializing or transfering system e...

Page 7: ...the other as a headphone jack When there is nothing connected to the GUITAR OUT jack the sound of the guitar itself is also mixed into and sent out with this output In order to have the sound of the factory installed patches play correctly use a stereo amplifier or stereo headphones if at all possible If you must use monaural headphones please be sure to turn the unit on while pressing Pedal 1 at ...

Page 8: ... 2A synthesizer driver sold sep arately The original GK 2 can also be used in the same way For connection to a commercial guitar which supports a guitar synthesizer consult the guitar s manufacturer or your dealer 16 MIDI Connectors MIDI IN OUT These connectors are for hooking up an external MIDI device with a MIDI cable Use this connection when you want the base module to control the sounding of ...

Page 9: ...y each string should be adjusted so that it is not too hot or too weak in amplitude 1 Use the Dial on the right hand side of the GR 30 to select PICKUP SENS 1 6 2 Press the EDIT PLAY button 3 Play a string fairly hard The number to the left of the display is the string num ber and the number to the right is the level of sensitivity 4 As you play the string the meter to the left of the display will...

Page 10: ... will appear in the middle of the LEDs Method 2 The tuner can also be accessed with the switch on the GK 2A pickup and Pedal 1 on the GR 30 This is great for live performance 1 Make sure the PARAMETER SELECT switch is not set to PATCH INC DEC BY S1 S2 2 While holding down the S1 button on the GK 2A pickup press PEDAL 1 marked TUNE This will access the chromatic tuner 3 Just like in Step 3 above tu...

Page 11: ...G PATCHES PICKUP METHOD The GR 30 is loaded with a wide variety of sounds including pianos strings horns bass guitars and much more You can scroll through patches in an up and down manner using the S1 and S2 switches on the GK 2A pickup To audition sounds do the following 1 Switch the dial located to the right of the GR 30 until it reaches PATCH INC DEC BY S1 S2 2 Use the S1 S2 switches to call up...

Page 12: ... that reproduces patterns similar to the right hand of a fingerstyle guitarist You can preprogram patterns and play them back while strumming a chord Here s a few patches that already include the arpeggiator A11 Classic Guitar H84 JC BS E31 Techno PLAYING THE HARMONIST The GR 30 has a synth harmonist that allows you to choose a key and add correct harmonies from a single note You can build up to 3...

Page 13: ... the middle of the LEDs 4 Press EDIT PLAY to Exit DEMONSTRATE THE PATCHES Check out just a few of the 128 amazing patches that include a wide variety of instruments These sounds were designed specifically for the guitarist To scroll through patches up and down using the Patch and buttons do the following 1 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT dial to PATCH INC DEC by S1 S2 2 Press the Patch button to scrol...

Page 14: ... THE ARPEGGIATOR ON AND OFF You can turn the arpeggiator On and Off for any patch by using the following procedures Method 1 1 Select a patch that uses the arpeggiator such as A11 2 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT dial to PATCH INC DEC 3 Press PEDAL 4 to turn the arpeggiator ON and OFF Method 2 1 Select a patch that uses the arpeggiator such as A11 2 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT dial to any position ot...

Page 15: ...es Method 1 1 Select a patch that uses the harmonist such as A12 2 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT dial to PATCH INC DEC 3 Press PEDAL 4 to turn the harmonist ON and OFF Method 2 1 Select a patch that uses the harmonist such as A12 2 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT dial to any position other than PATCH INC DEC 3 While holding down the S2 button on the GK 2A pickup press PEDAL 4 This will turn the harmonis...

Page 16: ...d to call up patch E83 Rock Organ 2 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT to A 3 Switch the EDIT TARGET to 1st TONE 4 Press EDIT PLAY 5 Use the PATCH and to select tone number 34 Jazz Organ 6 Switch the EDIT TARGET to 2nd Tone and use the PATCH and to select tone number 93 7 Switch the EDIT TARGET to TONE MIX 8 Turn the STRING SELECT knob to string number 6 5 and use the PATCH and button to select L 2 for t...

Page 17: ... an 8 bar arpeggio pattern 8 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT to C 9 Use PATCH and to select Full for full note value 10 Switch the PARAMETER SELECT to D 11 Use PATCH and to select the desired tempo such as 70 12 Press PEDAL 1 to begin the metronome 13 Pick strings 4 3 2 1 then STOP 14 Press EDIT PLAY to return to the play mode 15 Switch PARAMETER SELECT to WRITE TO 16 Use the PATCH and buttons to sele...

Page 18: ...tuner a programmable effects chain manual mode an effects loop plus a built expression and control pedal that allow you to control up to 8 effects at once per patch FEATURES 15 COSM Preamps 14 COSM Speaker Cabinets Microphone Positions 28 Effects 14 Simultaneously 13 BOSS Overdrives Distortions Acoustic Guitar Simulator HRM Synth Waveforms Sound On Sound Delay Chromatic Tuner Expression and Contro...

Page 19: ...R COMP LM WAH LOOP OD DS PREAMP SP SIM EQ MOD DELAY CHORUS TREMOLO PAN REVERB MASTER PEDAL ASSIGN NAME PARAMETER JUMP EXIT WRITE MANUAL GROUP DEL INS CAPS TUNER BYPASS UTILITY 1 GLOBAL 2 METER 3 SYSTEM 4 MIDI 5 HR SCALE 6 OD DS CUSTOMIZE 7 PREAMP CUSTOMIZE 1 HARMONIST 2 FLANGER 3 PHASER 4 SUB EQUALIZER 5 SHORT DELAY 6 HUMANIZER 7 RING MODULATOR 8 VIBRATO 9 AC GUITAR SIM 10 GUITAR SYNTH 1 MASTER LE...

Page 20: ...ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION INPUT Jack INPUT VOLUME Knob OUTPUT Jacks L MONO R HEADPHONES Jack SEND...

Page 21: ...s will initialize a patch or series of patches If you want to change the second set of numbers in the right of the display press the PARAMETER RIGHT button and turn the VALUE DIAL For our purposes return the display to SYSTEM 4 5 5 4 Press WRITE and the specified area of data will be initialized The GT 5 will then be in its normal power on state USING THE CHROMATIC TUNER Use the following procedur...

Page 22: ... reach SP Speaker Simulator You have a choice between ALWAYS ON and PATCH DATA The patch data setting uses the type of speaker simulation that is programmed in the patch Keep in mind some patches in the GT 5 are programmed without speaker simula tion These patches may demonstrate a buzzsaw quality when played through a PA System For this reason I suggest using ALWAYS ON 4 Use the VALUE dial to sel...

Page 23: ...o select a BANK Number Press ped als 1 5 to select the bank 3 Numbers Once you select a bank the GT 5 shows a red blinking light on the pedal The GT 5 is now telling you to select a patch number Use the following procedure to select one of the patch numbers Press one of the five pedals to access a patch number Here s an example of the first patch in the GT 5 1 1 1 TUBE STACK This would be Group 1 ...

Page 24: ...e VALUE dial 3 Press EXIT 4 Press WRITE to save the changes into the patch SELECTING EFFECTS USING QUICK SETTINGS The GT 5 includes pre programmed templates for each of the effects This makes programming easy Use the follow ing procedure to select a quick setting 1 Press the Effect Select Button that corresponds with the effect you wish to modify 2 Press the PARAMETER left button to get to the fir...

Page 25: ...mall 1x12 to large 8x12 stacks Use the follow ing procedure to select a speaker model 1 Use the VALUE dial to select preset patch 111 TUBE STACK 2 Press the SP SIM button 3 Press the PARAMETER right button once to view the speaker cabinets 4 Turn the VALUE dial counterclockwise until you reach SMALL This is the first of the COSM speaker cabi nets 5 Turn the VALUE dial clockwise to scroll through t...

Page 26: ...s in live performance situations 1 Press the button on the top panel marked TUNER BYPASS 2 Play any string You ll notice the letter name of the string appear in the display When the middle box in the display is lit the string is in tune You can also refer to the red lights on the LOOP button and TREMOLO PAN button When both red lights are ON the string is in tune 3 When finished tuning press the b...

Page 27: ...rom several types of Wah Effects You can use the built in expression pedal for controlling the WAH or use AUTO WAH which controls the effects automatically Preset 431 Vintage Wah Expression Pedal Wah Preset 445 Funk Rhythm Auto Wah HUMANIZER This effect is new from BOSS It actually allows you to use a combination of two vowels to create an effect similar to Wah and Phase Shifting simultaneously Pr...

Page 28: ... 4 Press the PARAMETER right button to access Guitar Synth WAVE and use the VALUE dial to scroll through the Square Saw Brass and Bowed waveforms 5 Use the PARAMETER right button to access the additional parameters and use the VALUE dial to edit 6 Press EXIT then WRITE to save your changes into the patch SOUND ON SOUND DELAY One of the more popular effects in the GT 5 is Sound On Sound Delay This ...

Page 29: ...ect MAX ON 4 Press PARAMETER right button to access the CTL PEDAL SOURCE mode the use the VALUE dial to select TOGGLE 5 Press EXIT then WRITE to save your changes into the patch COSM What is COSM COSM Composite Object Sound Modeling is a proprietary technology from Roland that electronically models or clones the world s greatest guitars pickups amps speaker cabinets microphones drums analog synthe...

Page 30: ...e direct unaf fected electric guitar source You can switch between out puts at the touch of a pedal and connect outputs sepa rately to other effects units or amplifiers for total sonic control and flexibility SPECIFICATIONS Nominal Input Level 20dBm Input Impedance 1Mohm Nominal Output Level 20dBm Output Impedance 1kohm Residual Noise Level 80dBm IHF A weighted typ BODY center Top center Controls ...

Page 31: ...ontrol SPECIFICATIONS Nominal Input Level 20dBm Input Impedance 1Mohm Nominal Output Level 20dBm Output Impedance 1kohm Equivalent Input Noise Level 105dBm IHF A weighted typ Controls Fuzz Tone Level Effect on off Indicator CHECK also serves as battery check indicator Connectors Input Output AC adaptor Power Supply DC9V Dry battery 6F22 AC adaptor Optional PSA Series Current Draw 6 mA Dimensions 7...

Page 32: ... a sweepable high speed LFO control allowing fuller control over tremolo speed SPECIFICATIONS Nominal Input Level 1Mohm Input Impedance 20dBm Nominal Output Level 1kohm Output Impedance 90 to 900 ms LFO Rate 90dBm IHF A weighted typ Residual Noise Level 20dBm Controls Rate Depth Wave Effect on off Indicator CHECK also serves as battery check indicator Connectors Input Output AC adaptor Power Suppl...

Page 33: ... guitar and its associated room ambience Dedicated 2x2 CHORUS effects for high and low fre quencies create a rich surprisingly natural chorus See the diagram Plate type REVERB has been optimized for acoustic guitar Both chorus and reverb are indepen dently switchable via an external footswitch The PREAMP section is equipped with a practical 4 band EQ and preamp level control allowing the sound to ...

Page 34: ...icators Input level Phase Magnetic Piezo Preamp Level Bass Middle Treble Presence Anti feedback Depth Frequency Effects bypass Acoustic Body Mic distance 2x2 Chorus Reverb Power Peak Effects bypass 2x2 Chorus Reverb Connectors Inputs Piezo Magnetic Insert 1 4 TRS Phone Outputs Phone L Mono R XLR 3 32 type L R Remote AC adaptor Power Supply DC9V Roland ACI or ACF Series Current Draw 300mA Dimension...

Page 35: ...d analog circuit technology as employed in the BluesCube series This faithfully emulates not only heavy distortion sounds but also the compression characteristics of overdriven high gain tube amps Speakers are custom designed and tuned by Roland Audio Development Corp U S A Features never before available in this class of amplifier Clean channel and super high gain lead channel can be switched via...

Page 36: ...ce Power with indicator Connectors Input Foot switch channel select Effect send Pre Out Effect return Main In External speaker Phones Power Supply AC117V 230V 240V Power Consumption 22W Dimensions 390 W x 260 D x 405 H mm 15 3 8 x 10 1 4 x 16 inches Weight 12 5 kg 27 lb 9 oz GC 405X SPEAKER BOX Speakers 12 cm 5 x 4 Impedance 8 ohm Connectors Input Dimensions 390 W x 260 D x 360 H mm 15 3 8 x 10 1 ...

Page 37: ... GROUP 6 GROUP 5 GROUP 4 GROUP 3 GROUP 2 GROUP 1 Bank 1 1 Bank 5 Bank 4 Bank 3 Bank 2 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 GROUP BANK NUMBER SYSTEM Patch 1 1 1 Group 1 Bank 1 Number 1 Patch 1 1 2 Group 1 Bank 1 Number 2 Patch 4 5 5 Group 4 Bank 5 Number 5 ...

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