Owners Manual (GR-55_OM.pdf) - Roland

Settings for the Entire GR-55 (SYSTEM)
7. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the top screen.
The GK set you selected will be enabled.
* If the MASTER parameter GK SET (p. 58) is set to “SYSTEM,” the setting
you specified for the SYSTEM parameter “GK SET SELECT” (p. 74) will
take priority.
Switching GK Sets
Select a GK set (1–10) as described in steps 1–5 of “Setting the GK
Pickups (GK SETTING)” (p. 69).
* If the MASTER parameter GK SET (p. 58) is set to “SYSTEM,” the GK
setting that’s selected in this screen will take priority. You can also
select “1–10” to specify a GK set for each patch.
Renaming a GK Set
You can assign a name to each GK set.
By naming each GK set to identify the guitar that it’s for, you can avoid
selecting the wrong GK set when switching guitars.
1. Select a GK set (1–10) as described in steps 1–5 of “Setting
the GK Pickups (GK SETTING)” (p. 69).
2. Press the [ENTER] button.
3. Use the cursor [ ] [ ] buttons to move the cursor to the
character that you want to change.
4. Use the dial and the following buttons to change the
character.
As you continue turning the dial, the type of character will change in
the order of uppercase → lowercase → numerals → symbols.
Button
Description
Cursor [ ] (INSERT) Inserts a space at the cursor location.
Cursor [
PAGE [
PAGE [
] (DELETE)
] (A0!)
] (Aa)
Deletes the character, and moves
subsequent characters forward.
Switches between letters, numerals, and
symbols.
Switches between uppercase and
lowercase letters.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to rename the GK set.
You can specify up to eight characters.
6. Press the [ENTER] button.
The name will be finalized.
Specifying the Output Device
(OUTPUT SELECT)
You can specify the device (amp) that’s connected to the OUTPUT
jacks. The tone will be adjusted inside the GR-55 to ensure that the
optimal sound will be heard on the specified device.
For details on this setting, refer to “Specifying the Output System
(OUTPUT SELECT)” (p. 12) in the editing section.
Pedal and GK Control Settings
(PEDAL/GK CTL)
You can make the pedal assignments operate identically regardless of
the patch that is selected.
For details, refer to “Controller Assignments” (p. 61).
MIDI and USB Settings (MIDI/USB)
You can make settings for MIDI and USB.
For details, refer to “Connecting the GR-55 to MIDI Devices” (p. 67) and
“Connecting a Computer via USB” (p. 66).
GUITAR OUT Jack Settings
(GUITAR OUT)
The GUITAR OUT jack can output the normal pickup sound and the
modeling tone sound.
For example, you can play the normal pickup sound and the modeling
tone sound through your guitar amp, and play the other synthesizer
sounds through the PA equipment connected to the OUTPUT jacks.
Always Outputting the Normal Pickup Sound
from the GUITAR OUT Jack for All Patches
1. Set the system parameter GUITAR OUT–SOURCE (p. 80) to
“NORMAL PU.”
For details on setting the system parameters, refer to “Settings for the
Entire GR-55 (SYSTEM)” (p. 69).
Always Outputting the Modeling Tone Sound
from the GUITAR OUT Jack for All Patches
1. Set the system parameter GUITAR OUT–SOURCE (p. 80) to
“MODELING.”
For details on setting the system parameters, refer to “Settings for the
Entire GR-55 (SYSTEM)” (p. 69).
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