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Contents

[f]

Panel

Description

...........

3,4

[2]Connection

................

6

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cee

Sek

ee

A

6

(2)Amplifier..

2.00

0020000-2..

6

(3)Control

Pedal...

2.2.0.0...

7

(B)JOperation

.................

8

*

Outline

of

the

GR-700*%

......

8

(1)Recallinga

Patch...........

8

Number

Pedal,

Bank

Pedal

....

9

(QVHOIG

ic

ik

ee

pee

ae

ees

10

(3)Guitar

Controller...

........

10

a.

Balance..............

10

b.

Master

Volume.

........

10

c.

Mode

Switch

..........

11

d.

Vibrato

Knob

and

e.

Touch

Plate..........

11

f.

Cutoff

Frequency

and

g.

Editknob...........

11

(AV

EGIL

Sos

d:

boy

wae

Gok

dg

ges

12

a.

Edit

Pedal

............

12

b.

Selecting

a

Parameter.....

12

c.

EditMap.............

12

d.

Setting

the

Data

Value.

...

13

e.

Editing

Cutoff

Frequency..

13

f.

Completion

of

Editing....

14

MTuning@...........

14

(5)Panel

Switches

...........

15

a.

Dynamics

Switch...

00...

15

b.

String

Selector

Switch

....

15

c.

Chromatic

Switch.

......

16

d.

Chorus

Switch

.........

16

e.

Mernory

Cartridge

Switch,

.

16

f.

Memory

Write

Switch...

..

16

(6)Write.

2

eee

7

a.

Memory

Write

Switch...

..

7

b.

Rearrangement

of

Patches..

18

(4]

Memory

Cartridge...

........

19

a.

Memory

Cartridge

Slot...

.

19

b.

Memory

Cartridge

Switch...

19

c.

Copy,

Save,

Load

.......

20

Problems

caused

by

your

improper

playing

manner...

..........

21

[6]

Programmer

PG-200/Synthesizer

Section

of

GR-700...........

22

DCO

had

sate

4

ee

RES

24

MCE

Girg.d

oath

whe

ee

27

WCE.

isan

dae

ses

ae

eee

28

ORO

a

Son

cite

ae

©

ents

eee

29

ENV..................

30

MIO

Gee

nt,

ow

sey

bee

eh

ee

gates

31

Specifications/Option

..........

32

*

Adjusting

the

output

level

of

the

Guitar

Controller

[{1]

Panel

Description

@

GUITAR

INPUT

MEMORY

CARTRIDGE

@Memory

This

is

to

insert

the

Memory

Cartridge.

(M16C)

@POWER

Power

Switch

Refer

to

“t!mportant”

on

P. 2.

1)

AC

IN

@AC

Inlet

This

is

to

connect

the

supplied

power

cable.

47

DYNAMICS

@Dynamics

Switch

(P.

15)

This

selects

whether

or

not

to

control

the

DCO,

VCF,

or

VCA

by

picking

intensity.

d®

STRING

SELECT

e@String

Selector

Switch

<P,

15)

By

using

this

switch,

you

can

select

whether

to

control

each

string

by

voice,

Hold

and/or

Pitch

Bender

data.

4

CHROMATIC

@Chromatic

Switch

(P.

16)

This

turns

on

or

off

the

Chromati

mode,

@®

CHORUS

Chorus

Switch

<P.

16)

Turn

this

switch

on

to

obtain

Chorus

effect

that

gives

spaciousness

to

the

sounds,

@1)

MEMORY

WRITE

e@Memory

Write

Switch

(P.

17)

Depress

this

switch

before

writing

a

timbre

into

memory.

@

MEMORY

CARTRIDGE

@Memory/Cartridge

Switch

<P.

25)

When

this

switch

is

set

to

the

Memory

position,

the

internal

memory

of

the

GR-700

is

ready

to

be

used.

With

it

set

to

the

Cartridge

position,

the

data

in

the

cartridge

is

to

be

ready.

@

LOAD,

SAVE,

COPY

(P.

20)

These

buttons

can

also

be

used

for

saving

or

loading

between

the

internal

memory

and

the

cartridge.

@TUNE

Tune

Knob

(P.

14)

This

knob

adjusts

the

pitch

o

synthesizer

within

the

range

of

cents

(+1/4

tone).

(6)

PROGRAMMER

Programmer

Connector

<P.

22)

Connect

the

Prograrnmer

PG-200

to

this

connector

by

using

the

6P

DIN

Cahle

of

the

PG-200

@

MIDI

OUT

@MIDI

Out

Connector

(P.

31)

By

connecting

a

MIDI

device

through

this

connector,

the

GR-700

can

con-

trol

any

MIDI

Instrument.

@Guitar

Input

Connector

¢P.

6)

Connect

the

Guitar

Controller

here.

he

50

Cartridge

Slot

<P.

19)

(®MEMORY

PROTECT

@Memory

Protect

Switch

<P.

19)

With

this

switch

set

to

on,

the

data

will

be

protected

from

accidental

loss.

@PITCH

@Pittch

Control

Jack

(P.

7)

By

connecting

the

Foot

Volume

to

this

jack,

the

Bender:

function

can

be

controlled

with

pedal

operation.

@)

OUTPUT

e@Balanced

Output

Connectors

(XLR)

(P.

6)

@LEVEL

e@Level

Selector

Switch

<P.

7)

This

selects

the

level

of

the

output

signal

from

the

Output

Jack

@.

OUT

PUT

eOutput

Jacks

<P,

7)

Through

this

jack,

synthesizer

and

guitar

sound

is

output.

@

GUITAR

OUT

Guitar

Output

Jack

<P.

6)

Through

this

jack

regular

guitar

sound

will

be

output,

ae

a

(®VCF

@VCF

Control

Jack

<P.

7)

By

connecting

the

Foot

Volume

to

this

jack,

the

Cutoff

frequency

of

the

VCF

can

be

changed

with

pedal

opera-

tion.

Ill

@

@

Display

(P.

9,

14)

This

shows

the

Bank

and

Patch

Num-

ber

of

the

patch

program

currently

used,

or

the

parameter

number

and

data

value

in

editing.

@)

NUMBER

PEDAL

(P.9,

14)

This

can

be

used

to

assign

the

number

of

the

Patch

Program

or

parameter

to

be

used

for

editing.

@HOLD

@Hold

Pedal

(P.

2)

As

long

as

this

pedal

is

being

de-

pressed,

the

sound

will

remain

at

its

sustain

level.

*This

Hold

effect

does

not

apply

to

the

Decay

sound

(=whose

sustain

level

is

zero).

@)BANK

@Bank

Pedal

is

used

to

assig

ber

in

memory.

14)

1e

Bank

Num-

QHEDIT

eEdit

Pedal

<P.

14)

This

used

for

edit

the

timbre.

Important

The

GR-700

is

designed

to

be

used

speci-

fically

with

the

Roland

G-series

Guitar

Controllers

for

most

integrated

guitar

synthesizer

system.

*If

the

output

level

of

the

Guitar

Cont-

roller

is

not

appropriate,

the

following

troubles

may

be

caused.

>

Exessive

Output

Level

When

played

hard,

the

pitch

gets

unstable.

The

sound

of

irrelevant

strings

are

heard.

Response

is

late.

>

Unsufficient

Output

Level

There

is

no

sound

heard

unless

you

play

the

guitar

hard,

The

sound

does

not

last.

if

you

are

annoyed

by

the

above

troubles,

adjust

the

output

level

as

instructed

in

“Adjusting

the

output

level

of

the

Guitar

Controller”

on

P.33.

If

those

still

remain

even

after

adjust-

ment,

refer

to

‘’[5]

Problems

caused

by

your

improper

playing

manner’

on

P.21,

Power

Supply

@The

appropriate

power

supply

for

this

unit

is

shown

on

its

name

plate.

Please

make

sure

that

the

voltage

system

in

your

country

meets

that.

@Please

use

the

different

socket

than

the

one

used

for

the

noise

generating

device

{such

as

monitor,

variable

lighting

system).

eWhen

setting

up

the

GR-707

with

an

ex-

ternal

amplifier

or

the

Guitar

Control-

ler,

turn

both

of

them

off.

@This

unit

might

not

work

properly

if

turned

on

immediately

after

turned

off.

lf

this

happens,

simply

turn

it

off

and

turn

it

on

again

a

few

seconds

later.

@This

unit

might

get

hot

while

operating,

but

there

is

no

need

to

worry

about

it.

Features

®@Processing

the

vibration

of

each

string

by

computer

and

controlling

its

synthe-

sizer

section,

the

GR-700

can

express

aven

subtle

playing

technique.

@Even

during

live

performance,

the

cur-

rent

tone

color

can

be

easily

edited

by

using

Pedal

Switch

and

guitar's

controls,

without

reaching

your

hands.

@By

using

the

PG-200

Programmer

(optional),

even

wider

variety

of

tone

color

creation

is

obtained.

@

The

Memory

Cartridge

allows

expansion

of

the

Memory

Capacity.

(up

to

64)

Location

@Operating

the

GR-700

near

a

neon

or

fluorescent

lamp

may

cause

noise

inter-

ference.

If

so,

change

the

angle

of

the

GR-700.

eAvoid

using

the

GR-700

in

excessive

heat

or

humidity

or

where

it

may

be

affected

by

direct

sunlight

or

dust.

Cleaning

@Use

a

soft

cloth

and

clean

only

with

a

neutral

detergent.

@Do

not

use

solvents

such

as

paint

thin-

ner.

Repairing

@Save

the

necessary

data

onto

a

tape

or

cartridge

before

having

the

GR-700

repaired,

in

case

it

happens

to

be

erased

accidentally.

@}n

its

Chromatic

mode,

Chromatic

Scale

is

obtainable.

eA

large

LED

Display,

dust-proof

switches,

improve

accuracy

and

dura-

bility.

@

Provided

with

Remote

Control

function

for

DCO

and

VCF,

and

Stereo

Chorus,

etc,

wide

variety

of

synthesizing

is

available.

eThe

MIDI

Out

allows

the

GR-/00

to

control

any

MIDI

instrument.

(2)

Connection

(1)

Guitar

(2)

Amplifier

The

GR-700

can

be

set

up

with

any

of

the

Guitar

Controller

G

Series,

but

the

G-707

is

the

best

option

to

fully

benefit

the

advantages

of

the

GR-700.

Unlocking

Locking

C-24D

Cable

a

oe

Guitar

Amplifier

If

you

use

only

the

Output

Jack

@

,

mixed

sound

of

direct

guitar

and

synthe-

sizer

will

be

obtained.

If

using

two

ampli-

fiers

(stereo),

Chorus

effect

will

sound

more

effective.

Select

an

appropriate

out-

put

level

with

the

Level

Selector

Switch

43

depending

on

the

type

of

the

ampli-

fier

you

use.

(The

knack

is

to

select

the

position

that

allows

desirable

volume

with

the

amplifier’s

volume

and

the

Master

volume

set

to

5

to

7)

PA

Amplifier

6

For

setting

up,

use

the

supplied

connec-

tion

cable

C-240.

Also,

be

sure

to

make

all

the

connections

with

the

units

off.

GUITAR

INPUT

Through

the

Guitar

Output

Jack

@),

only

direct

guitar

sound

is

sent

out.

The

output

level

is

about

the

same

as

that

of

an.

usual

electric

guitar.

If

both

this

jack

and

Output

Jack

@%

are

used

at

the

same

time,

only

the

synthesizer

sound

is

out-

put

through

the

Output

jack

@.

The

natures

of

the

guitar

and

the

synthe-

sizer

sound

are

quite

different,

so

it is

better

to

use

an

appropriate

amplifier

or

speaker

respectively.

Monitor

7

(3)

Control

Pedal

>For

Synthesizer

Output

Keyboard

Amplifier,

Monitor

Amplifier

Vocal

Amplifier,

PA

or

Audio

Equip-

ment.

»For

Guitar

Output

Guitar

Amplifier

*It

is

possible

to

use

the

Normal

Out

of

the

Guitar

Controller

to

output

direct

guitar

sound,

but

using

the

Guitar

Out

of

the

GR-700

will

make

the

operation

more

comfortable.

Pitch

Bend

function

and

VCF

Cutoff

can

be

controlled

by

using

the

Boss

Foot

Volume

FV-200.

*Connect

to

the

Output

Jack

of

the

FV-200.

*Set

the

Minimum

Volume

to

zero.

The

Balanced

Output

Connector

(9

is

used

for

setting

up

with

the

Balanced

type

mixer

or

effect

unit.

If

both

this

connector

and

Guitar

Output

Jack

@,

the

connector

output

only

synthesizer

sound.

The

rated

output

level

is

fixed

+4dB(max.)/600Q2.

Also,

the

output

from

this

connector

is

transformless,

so,

to

convert

into

unbalanced

output,

open

the

2nd

pin

and

use

1st

and

3rd

pins.

In

monaural

set-up,

be

sure

to

mix

the

output

signal

of

the

two

channels

with

a

mixer.

*Remove

the

spring

holder

from

the

FV-200.

(Refer

to

the

operation

manual

of

the

FV-200

to

see

how

to

remove

it)

*While

not

using

the

FV-200,

unlatch

it.

*You

can

use

other

Foot

Volume

but

may

find

it

awkward

compared

to

the

FV-200

because

of

the

limited

control

range,

etc.

PITCH

VCF

OROKOROKe)

FV-200

[3]

Operation

sa

2)

a

re:

*

Outline

of

the

GR-700*

The

GR-700

is

a

6

voice,

fully

programm-

able

guitar

synthesizer

that

includes

Memory

Capacity

(RAM)

of

64

different

timbres.

Like

a

keyboard

synthesizer,

it

consists

of

DCO,

VCF,

VCA,

ENV,

and

LFO

sections,

and

32

kinds

of

parameters

(elements)

are

featured

to

control

each

section,

The

GR-700

adopts

a

unique

method

of

synthesizing,

that

is

editing

the

existing

patch.

You

are

to

assign

any

existing

patch

and

the

relevant

parameter

for

editing.

The

Display

Window

shows

the

parameter

number

and

the

data

value,

so

that

you

can

quite

easily

proceed

this

editing

operation.

Moreover,

it

features

Dynamics

function

that

controls

the

DCO,

VCF

and

VCA

by

the

intensity

of

string

picking,

and

the

String

Select

function

that

allows

you

to

select

which

of

the

strings

to

take

on

the

Hold

or

Pitch

Bender

effect.

(1)Recalling

a

Patch

Each

timbre

in

memory

has

a

number

(=Memory

Number).

|f

you

assign

the

appropriate

number,

the

patch

you

want

will

be

recalled

ready

to

be

used,

Also,

proceeding

Writing

procedure,

you

can

write

any

existing

patch

into

memory.

The

Memory

Number

is

the

combination

of

a

Bank

number

(1

to

8)

and

a

Patch

Number

(1

to

8).

That

is,

each

of

the

8

banks

has

8

patches

making

64

in

all.

>»

Four

main

Functions

of

the

GR-700.

1.

Recalling

a

preprogrammed

patch

from

memory

and

play

it.

2.

Adding

various

effects

to

the

timbre.

3.

Editing

the

existing

patch

and

create

a

new

timbre.

4.

Writing

a

patch

into

memory.

*Function

1

and

2

is

obtainable

in

Play

mode,

3

in

Edit

mode,

and

4

in

any

mode.

a

(IL

iT

A

I

e{LTT

TTT)

@

er

7

oe

eee

ee

is

Bank

5

and

Patch

Number

6.

9

Switching

the

GR-700

on

will

cause

its

that

Memory

Number

/-/

is

ready

to

Display

Window

to

respond

with

7-1

be

played.

and

select

the

Play

mode.

This

shows

[__Number

Pedal

@%),

Bank

Pedal

a

4

To

assign

a

Memory

Number,

use

the

ponding

Patch

Number.

To

assign

the

Bank:

and

the

Number

Pedals.

Pressing

Bank

Number,

press

the

Bank

Pedal

a

Number

Pedal

will

assign

the

corres-

then

appropriate

Number

Pedal.

[

‘Recalling

a

patch

(You

may

skip

this

and

go

directly

to

the

next

Assigning

a

Bank

Number

Assigning

a

Patch

Number

procedure)

ee

ee

eee

te

ee

ee

ee,

re

U

s

/

‘NA

)

/

—>

|}

(Edit

Mode)

———>

!

i

h

—————>

Playing

the

Cray

Mods

*

You

may

assign

either

Patch

Number

or

Bank

Number

first,

or

even

assign

only

one

of

them.

(2)

Hold

The

Hold

function

will

work

on

the

synthesizer

sound.

Pressing

the

Hold

Pedal

@

will

hold

the

sound

currently

in

use,

That

is,

the

sound

will

be

retained

at

its

sustain

level

as

long

as

the

Pedal

is

depressed.

On

releasing

the

Pedal,

the

sound

will

decay

strictly

in

the

set

release

time

of

the

Envelope

curve

without

affected

by

the

string

vibration.

Ens

re

ene,

Also,

the

Hold

effect

can

be

set

for

each

string

independently,

therefore

it

is

possible

to

play

other

string

while

listen-

ing

to

the

Hold

sound.

While

the

Pedal

is

being

depressed,

the

Display

Window

shows

1

-

1.

(3)

Guitar

Controller

*Refer

to

the

operation

manual

of

the

respective

Guitar

Controller

to

see

its

functions.

a.

Balance

With

this

knob

turned

fully

counterclock-

wise,

only

direct

guitar

sound

is

obtained.

Adjust

its

level

by

using

the

Master

Volume

b

and

the

volume

knob

on

the

amplifier.

{If

it

is

necessary,

tune

the

strings)

Sones

As

you

rotate

this

Balance

Knob

clock-

wise,

synthesizer

sound

will

be

increased

and

at

its

fully

clockwise

position,

only

synthesizer

sound

will

be

heard.

(If

you

use

two

different

amplifier

respectively

for

the

guitar

and

the

amplifier,

each

volume

can

be

independently

set.)

b.

Master

Volume

This

is

to

set

the

overall

volume,