So yeah - not really using it the way it was intended, but it's working for me (and working well). Add in one or two synth voices and the possibilities are endless. I use the nylon string models a lot (even when I'm playing nylon) as if you shift the low strings down an octave it gives you a very good upright type sound. My original request was probably worded badly.
Roland gr 55 patches Patch#
If you are looking for a patch editor there is a very good free one called the GR-55 Floorboard.
Roland gr 55 patches manual#
If I want a mandolin and bass sound together I'll model an acoustic and shift the lower two or three strings down an octave and the top three or four up an octave. ToneName Ac.Piano 01 St.Piano 1 Ac.Piano 02 St.Piano 2 Ac.Piano 03 St.Piano 3 Ac.Piano 04 St.Piano 4 Ac.Piano 05 St.Piano 5 Ac.Piano 06 Brite Piano Ac.Piano 07 Stage Piano Ac.Piano 08 Honky Tonk Ac.Piano 09 LoFi Piano Ac.Piano 10 Piano 1 Ac. The manual & patch map are available from Roland. If I want to model a 12-string, I basically just model a Nashville strung/tuned acoustic or electric guitar sound and layer it with the real guitar sound. What youll see is a variety of generically named patches in the beginning. Robert Marcello demonstrates his collection of custom GR-55 patches.
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3 Click on Write Allor select only the desired new patches, and then click on Write Selectedto load the patches into the GR-55’s User memory. 2 Copy and paste its patches into the Librarian’s Main window. To select a patch, press one of the SOUND STYLE buttonsLEAD, RHYTHM, OTHER, or USERand then turn the dial. Loading Your Downloaded Patches Into the GR-55 1 Open one of the new GR-55 library files you downloaded. In Bass mode, there are 90 Preset and 297 User patches.
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In Guitar mode, the GR-55 has 270 Preset and 297 User patches. I always run the guitar's piezo sound through a different system (and with electric guitar I run the synth, piezo and magnetics all through different systems). While I have no previous Roland GK experience I do have a fair amount of. A patch is a collection of effects, tones, and settings stored into one location. Together with a pair of kick triggers and a drum module, this lets me fake a full band in solo/duo playing situations (which are the majority of gigs in my part of the world). I use mine nearly every day, but I'm the lead patches are not my focus - I'm using it mostly with piezo equipped nylon or electric guitars to layer modelled bass parts and synth key parts on top of the guitar (I have real guitars, so I don't see the point of modelling them).