Roland GP-8 Owner's Manual download pdf

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (separate sheet “Read Me First” and Owner’s Manual p. 15). 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 of your new unit, read the Owner’s Manual in its entirety. This manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

Owner’s Manual (this document)

Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to use the GP-10.

PDF Manual (download from the Web)

• Parameter Guide

This explains the parameters and audio signal ow of the GP-10.

• Sound List

This is a list of the sounds built into the GP-10.

• MIDI Implementation

This is detailed information about MIDI messages.

To obtain the PDF manual

1. Enter the following URL in your computer.

http: //www.roland.com/manuals/

2. Choose “GP-10” as the product name.

Owner’s Manual

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Turning the Power On/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Specifying the Output System (Sys: Output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Setting Up the GK Pickups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Basic Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Modeling/Poly FX/Alternate Tuning Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Modeling Settings (Mdl: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Electric Guitar (EG: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Acoustic (AC: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Bass (EB: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Synthesizer (Synth: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Poly FX (PolyFx: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Alternate Tuning Settings (AltTune: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

12-String Guitar Settings (12Str: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

String Bend Function Settings (StrBend: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Other Modeling Settings (Mdl: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Eects/Patch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Eects Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Preamp (Amp: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

FX (FX: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wah (Wah: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Chorus (Chorus: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Delay (Delay: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Reverb (Reverb: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

EQ (EQ: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Noise Suppressor (NS: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Foot Volume (FV: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Settings for Normal Pickup (Nrml PU: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Volume Balance of the Modeling and the Normal Pickup (Mixer: ) . .11

FX Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Patch Settings (Patch: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Patch Volume (Patch: Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Patch Tempo Settings (Patch: Tempo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

GK Set Selection for the Patch (Patch: GK Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Pedal and Switch Settings for Each Patch (Ctl: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Assign Settings (Asgn 1–8: ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Specifying the Output System (Sys: Output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Settings of the GK Pickups (GK: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

System Settings for the Pedals and Switches (SysCtl: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

USB Audio Settings (USBAudio: ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Guitar Performance MIDI Output Settings (MIDI: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Tuner Settings (Tuner: ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Adjusting the Display’s Contrast (Sys: Contrast) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Panel Lock Settings (Sys: Knob Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Auto O Settings (Sys: Auto O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Limiting the Patches Selectable in the Play Screen (Sys: Patch Extent) . . . . .14

Adjusting the Expression Pedal (Calibration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Patch Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Exchanging Patches (Exchange) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Inserting a Patch (Insert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Initializing a Patch (Initialize) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Error Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Cutting-edge modeling guitar powered by COSM

The GP-10 provides a wide range of modeling guitars powered by COSM technology, including Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, Jazz Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and Sitar. In

addition, it can also create new dimensions of sound that are unavailable from conventional electric guitars, such as a Wide Range model that gives you a fat sound while

preserving the wide range of a single-coil pickup, and a Bright Humbucker model that keeps the rich mid- and low-range of a humbucker while oering a crisp high end.

A variety of alternate tunings

You can choose from alternate tunings such as Drop-D, Open-G, and D-MODAL. Without swapping guitars or changing the string tension, you can instantly switch between

a wide variety of alternate tunings. There’s also a 12-string guitar mode. You can even use “USER” to specify your own tuning.

Powerful eects and amp modeling

High quality eects and amp modeling are built in. There is also a dedicated “Poly FX” specically for the GK pickup, which allows you to extract an independent string

signal for each string. This lets you experience completely new sounds that were impossible for a guitar of the past, equipped with a conventional pickup.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1

DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsBefore using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and

Page 2 - Connections

Eects/Patch Settings10Parameter ExplanationTypeMETAL ZONEThis models the sound of the BOSS MT-2.It produces a wide range of metal sounds, from old st

Page 3 - Initial Setup

Eects/Patch Settings11DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsEQ (EQ: )This adjusts the tone as a equalizer.Parameter Explanatio

Page 4 - Basic Operation Guide

Eects/Patch Settings12Example settingWhen a specic patch is selected, use the expression pedal to control the volume of the modelingSelect the patch

Page 5 - GK-3

13DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsSystem SettingsPress the [SYSTEM] button to edit.MEMOFor details on +/, marks, refer to

Page 6 - Bass (EB: )

Patch Operations14Adjusting the Display’s Contrast (Sys: Contrast)Parameter ExplanationContrast Adjusts the contrast of the display.Panel Lock Setting

Page 7 - Synthesizer (Synth: )

15DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsUSING THE UNIT SAFELYIMPORTANT NOTES WARNINGTo completely turn o power to the unit, pu

Page 8 - Poly FX (PolyFx: )

16TroubleshootingError Message ListMain SpecicationsMessage Meaning ActionMEMORY DAMAGED! It is possible that the contents of memory have been damage

Page 9 - Eects/Patch Settings

Page 10 - Reverb (Reverb: )

For the USADECLARATION OF CONFORMITYCompliance Information StatementModel Name :Type of Equipment :Responsible Party :Address :Telephone :Model Name :

Page 11

For EU CountriesFor China

Page 12 - Assign Settings (Asgn 1–8: )

2EXP 2/CTL 3, 4 jack (Connecting to External Pedals)ConnectionsOUTPUT jacksConnect these jacks to your guitar amp or to PA (LINE).* If your system is

Page 13 - System Settings

* 5 1 0 0 0 3 9 0 4 0 - 0 2 *InformationWhen you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your

Page 14 - Patch Operations

3DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsInitial SetupBefore using the GP-10 for the rst time, you’ll need to make the following

Page 15 - IMPORTANT NOTES

4Basic Operation GuideAdjusting the VolumeThis adjusts the volume.Selecting a PatchGuitar modeling, alternate tuning, and eect settings can be recall

Page 16 - Main Specications

Basic Operation Guide5DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsBasic Procedure for Editing the SettingsEditing the GP-10’s setting

Page 17

6Modeling Settings (Mdl: )Press the [MODELING/ALT TUNE] button to edit.* The parameters shown depend on the modeling type you’ve selected.MEMOFor det

Page 18 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Modeling/Poly FX/Alternate Tuning Settings7DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsSynthesizer (Synth: ) Parameter ExplanationTyp

Page 19 - For China

Modeling/Poly FX/Alternate Tuning Settings8Parameter ExplanationHold ModeSpecies the Hold eect controlled by the [CTL 1] [CTL 2] pedals.* In order

Page 20 - Information

9DeutschEnglish Français Italiano Español Português NederlandsEects/Patch SettingsEects SettingsPress the [EFFECTS] button to edit.* The parameters