Roland 2 manual

1 © 2009 Roland Corpora tion U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced in any f orm without the written permission of Roland Corpor ation U .S. GW8RN200 GW -8 Operating System V ersion 2.00 ®ÂØÒňΠ® GW -8 ReleaseNote[...]

2 About ReleaseNote Documents As part of our quest to crea te the best products possible, from time to time we provide operating system, or “OS, ” software updates that add new features and enhance a product ’ s fea tures. ReleaseNote documents present important background information to help you get the most from new key features . This Rele[...]

3 Downloading the V ersion 2 Updater The GW-8 is sold all over the world, and there are a few differen t versions of its software, each optimized for a specific geographic area. Only the software for the region in which you purchased your GW-8 will work in your unit. If you bought your GW-8 in the Western Hemisphere, you can download the correct up[...]

4 Updating Y our GW-8 to V ersion 2 What Y ou Need T o update your GW-8, you’ll need the GW-8 Updater Version 2.00 updater file— • you ’ve downloaded from RolandUS.com. a computer— • running W indows XP , Vista, or Mac OS X 10.4.3 or higher . a USB memor y stick • As always, we recommend using a R oland M-UF1G or M-UF2G USB stick. The[...]

5 What’ s New In V ersion 2? W e ’ll discuss all of the new GW-8 Version 2 features in this book let, but here ’ s a quick overview to get started. V ersion 2 has new st yle-playing features that make • the GW-8 even more music al and fun. Quick rhythm toggle— • Y ou can now toggle a st yle ’ s non-r hythm parts on or off by simply pr[...]

6 2 Press the ENTER button to reveal the ST YLE LIST screen. Press MENU to display the ST YLE FINDER screen. 3 The ST YLE FINDER screen makes it easy to find the style you ’ re looking for by sor ting the available styles the way you want to see them. T o sor t the styles by 4 number— • press the PIANO•0 button. name— • press the KBD/OR[...]

7 Selecting Chords Using NT A T o selec t style chords: Set the RX NT A channel parameter to the MIDI channel you’ d like to 1 use. The default channel is Channel 14. T urn the Rx NT A Switch parameter on. 2 Set your ex ternal MIDI controller to transmit MIDI messages on the 3 same MIDI channel you selected in Step 1. T o learn how to set your ex[...]

8 New World Styles V ersion 2 adds 16 new st yles in the W orld category to the GW-8. 181— • MariachiFies • 189 —LatinFolk 182— • MariachiRom • 190 —LatinP op2 183— • MariachiRad • 191 —Bolero 184— • MariachiT rad • 192 —Mambo2 185— • SonJarocho • 193 —ChaChaCha 186— • SonHuasteco • 194 —Bachata3 187?[...]

9 Style P arts Each style has eight instruments, called “ style par ts. ” The style tracks correspond to the eight style parts, with each track using its like -numbered style part ’ s sound. If you ’ve been using the GW -8 for a while, this may ring a bell, since a division ’ s eight parts are shown on the PERFORM MIXER screen like so: Al[...]

10 V ersion 2 adds an extensive suite of style- and song-track editing tools you can use when you’re done recording. See P age 23 for details. Realtime and step recording star t the same way—they go their own ways once you get to the Style Rec Standby screen. After initializing a st yle, you’ll find yourself on the STYLE COMPOSER screen. (If [...]

11 T ypically , you’ll want to set all of the style tracks in a style to the same key . Count In sets the number of beats, if any , you ’ll hear when you star t 7 recording your style track. Y ou can set it to OFF— • for no count-in. 1MEAS— • for a four-beat count-in. 2MEAS— • for an eight-beat count-in. W AIT NOTE— • so recordi[...]

12 Step Recording a Style T rack On the Style Rec Standby screen, set REC T YPE to STEP REC—the step 1 recording parameters appear onscreen. Begin by selecting the part—and corresponding style track —you 2 want to recor d. We ’v e selected the first accompaniment part, but you can selec t any of the eight style parts/tracks: Drums (shown as[...]

13 Y ou can change the NOTE, GA TE, and VELOCITY parameters at any step as you record. This lets you enter any kind of note you want. 7 Set up NOTE, GA TE, and VEL OCITY as desired. 8 Play the desired note or chord on the keyboard, or press the STRINGS/SCA T•3 button to enter a rest—the GW-8 records what you ’v e entered and moves you forward[...]

14 Press ENTER to display the ST YLE MICR OSC OPE screen. 4 This screen shows you a list of all of the MIDI events—including note events—on the track. If you find the list a bit overwhelming, you can filter out things you don’t want to see. Press the MENU button to open the VIEW SELECT window in which you can uncheck anything you’d like the[...]

15 Setting the Behav ior of Style P arts Press the ST YLE button, and then press P ART VIEW repeatedly until you see the ST YLE MAKEUP screen. The STYLE M AKEUP screen shows five parameters for each part, presen ted in a ver tical strip (press 6 to reveal the fifth parameter). Select any parameter , and then turn the V ALUE dial to set it as desire[...]

16 Initializing the GW -8 Song Initializing clears the GW -8’ s song memory , erasing the current song. If the song hasn’t been saved and you want to preserve it, save it as described on P age 29 of the GW-8 Owner’ s Manual , or P age 30 of the GW -8 V ersion 2 Supplementary Manual . T o initialize the GW-8 song: 1 Fr om the Main screen, pres[...]

17 T o star t a new song using a style: Press the ST YLE button so it lights, and select the style 1 you want to use. It’ s easier than ever in V ersion 2 to locate just the style you want, using the new STYLE FINDER screen. See Page 5 for details. 2 Press the SYNC ST ART button so it lights. Press the SONG REC button so it flashes—the GW-8’ [...]

18 There are lots of other settings on the SONG TRACK screen we’ll describe later on. Y ou can adjust these settings now or later , but we think it’ll all make more sense for you as you learn the SONG TRACK screen if we don’t dig into the details right now . Press the SONG REC button so it flashes and shows the Rec 5 Standby screen. Here , w [...]

19 Once you ’ve got the Song Rec Standby parameters set as desired—and the SONG REC button’ s flashing—you ’ re ready to recor d. What happens when you pr oceed t o the next step depends on ho w y ou’v e set the C ount In parameter above. If you ’ve set it to OFF— • recording will star t immediately . 1MEAS or 2MEAS— • your co[...]

20 T icks are subdivisions of a beat. There are 120 ticks in a beat, starting at Tick 000. Sixteenth notes occur every 60 ticks. When you’re recording the first track of a song, Start is set to Measure 001 , Beat 01 , and Tick 000 . 1 Set the Song Rec Standby parameters as desired. Press the ST ART/STOP button to begin step recor ding— 2 the SO[...]

21 Editing Indiv idual Song and T r ack Events V ersion 2 provides a pair of screens that let you edit a song in ver y precise ways . The screens operate the same way , but do different things. T he SONG MICROSC OPE scr een— • allows you t o edit tracks on a note-by-note , or MIDI event-by -event, level. SONG MASTER TR A CK screen— • allows[...]

22 • move an event— select it and press GUIT AR/BASS•2. This opens the MOVE EVENT window in which you can set the event’ s new location. • copy an event— select the event and press STRINGS/SC A T•3. paste a copied event— • press SAX/STRINGS•4 and select the location at which you’ d like the copied event placed. Press EXIT to l[...]

23 New Style T r ack and Song T rack Editing T ools V ersion 2 comes with a comprehensive collection of editing tools you can use for editing both style tracks and song tracks. Each tool has its o wn parameters that set up how the tool works. ( W e ’ll discuss these parameters below .) Most of the tools operate in the same way . T o begin editing[...]

24 Quantize Parameter: What It Sets: Range: Division (style only) The division whose notes are quantized INT1-4 • MAIN1-4 • FILL1-4 • ENDING1-4 • R esolution The type of notes that form your rhythm grid 1/4, 1/8, 1/8T (“T riplet”), 16, 16T , 32, 32T , 64 Strength The amount of rhythm- correction applied. 100% moves notes all the way to [...]

25 Delete Delete removes a specified time region from a track, moving all subsequent data for ward in time by the deleted amount. Delete Parameter: What It Sets: Range: P art The track whose data is deleted Style— • ADrum, ABass, Acc1-6 Song— • ALL, 1-16 Chord (style only) The chord type whose data is deleted Maj, Min, 7th Division (style o[...]

26 DESTINA TION Parameter: What It Sets: Range: Into In measures, beats, and ticks—the location in the destination track at which the copied data is pasted beginning of destination track to end (depending on copied material) Copy mode In measures, beats, and ticks, the beginning and end of the time region in the track to be copied Replace— • [...]

27 T ranspose Parameter: What It Sets: Range: From, T o In measures, beats, and ticks, the beginning and end of the time region in the track to be transposed beginning of track to end Note Range Min, Note Range Max The lowest and highest notes to be transposed C- to G9 Change V elocity Since velocity is the speed—and thus the f orce—with which [...]

28 Change Gate T ime This allows you to increase or reduce the length of the notes throughout an entire track, or in a por tion of it. Change Gate Time Parameter: What It Sets: Range: P art The track whose note lengths are changed Style— • ADrum, ABass, Acc1-6 Song— • ALL, 1-16 Chord (style only) The chord type whose note lengths are change[...]

29 Global Change Parameter: What It Sets: Range: P ANPOT Raising or lowering of recorded MIDI stereo P an values -127 to 127 REVERB Raising or lowering of recorded MIDI Reverb Level values -127 to 127 CHORUS Raising or lowering of recorded MIDI Chorus Level values -127 to 127 Shift Clock Using this tool, you can move various types of data in the en[...]

30 Exclusive Style T r ack Editing T ools Style Part Length Y ou can reset the length of a track using this tool, causing it to loop back to the top sooner or later than it currently does. Style Part Length Parameter: What It Sets: Range: PA R T The track whose length is changed All, ADrum, ABass, Acc1-6 Division The division whose length is change[...]

31 V ersion 2 Style T r ack and Song-T r ack MFX Effects In V ersion 2, the GW-8 MFX (for “multi-effects”) are available for st yle tracks and song tracks. ( The Upper and Lo wer par ts use their own MFX as always .) The MFX for a style or song is available to all of the style’ s or song’ s tracks. Setting Up Style- and Song-T rack MFX The [...]

32 The System P edal Setting With V ersion 2, you can switch pitch-bend modes using a foot pedal such as Roland’ s DP-2 or DP-10, or a BOSS FS-5U. T o set this up: On the Main screen, press MENU to display the T op Level menu. 1 Select System, and then press ENTER. 2 Press 3 4 repeatedly to display the SYSTEM PEDAL screen. Set Pedal A ssign to 4 [...]