Roland GR-33 User Manual

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Chapter 5 Setting/Changing Sounds (Patches)
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5
Selecting Wah Types (WAH TYPE)
There are 35 types, in seven groups, of wah effects you can 
get by stepping on and releasing pedal 1 in Pedal Effect 
mode, with differing ranges of tone change and different 
speeds, and along with one type of modulation (vibrato), 
there are a total of 36 variations of wah pedal effects.
Selecting Wah (or Modulation) Type
1. Select the patch whose effect type you want to change, 
and press [COMMON] to go into Patch Edit mode.
2. Press [PARAMETER] to select “WAH TYPE.”
fig.5-18
3. Use [VALUE] to change the setting.
* For a detailed explanation, see the subsequent section, “Wah 
Pedal Variations that can be selected in WAH TYPE.”
* When making settings, play the guitar with pressing pedal 1 
to try the effect.
4. Press [WRITE] to perform the Patch Write operation (p. 
* After performing the Patch Write operation, you will 
automatically return to Play mode.
* If you don’t want to save the Patch, press [PLAY] to return to 
Play mode.
Wah Pedal Variations that can be selected 
in WAH TYPE
The digit (1–5) at the end of the displayed type name 
indicates the speed at which the tone will change. When you 
step on and release the pedal, the numbers show, with “1” 
indicating the fastest tone change, and as these numbers get 
larger, the speed decreases.
fig.5-19
Wah1–5:
This adds an effect that resembles a guitar wah pedal to the 
synthesizer sound. With this unique effect added to the 
sound, stepping on the pedal gives the tone a brighter “wah” 
sound, and when the pedal is released, the sound becomes 
darker, with an “oww” sound. By repeatedly stepping on 
and releasing the pedal, you can get an effect that sounds like 
“wah wah wah.”
AutoWah1–5:
This is basically the same effect as the wah pedal (Wah 1–5), 
but rather than being applied with the pedal, with this novel 
method, the effect is automatically applied each time the 
guitar is picked. In this situation, the pedal still works to add 
affect, so you can use both of these options together. When 
combined with the Play Feel setting “Envelope2” on tones 
like Synth Bass, you can get a smooth “touch wah” effect.
For details on setting the “touch wah” effect, refer to 
“Following the Guitar Sound Shape (Envelope Follow)” (p. 
40).
Brightness1–5:
This controls only the brightness of the sound, without 
adding the characteristic sound of the wah itself. In all other 
actions, it is absolutely identical to Wah 1 to 5.
NarrowWah1–5:
This compresses the tone difference from stepping on and 
releasing the pedal to half the range of the normal wah (Wah 
1 to 5). In all other actions, it is absolutely identical to Wah 1 
to 5.
R.Wah1–5 (Reverse Wah 1–5):
This reverses the tones from stepping on and releasing the 
pedal in normal wah (Wah 1 to 5) (i.e. step 
 dark sound, 
release 
 bright).
R.Brightness1–5 (Reverse Brightness 1–5):
This reverses the tones from stepping on and releasing the 
pedal in the brightness setting (Brightness 1 to 5) (i.e. step 
 
dark sound, release 
 bright).
R.NarrowWah1–5 (Reverse Narrow Wah 1–5):
This reverses the tones from stepping on and releasing the 
pedal in Narrow (NarrowWah 1 to 5) (i.e. step 
 dark sound, 
release 
 bright).
Modulation:
When you select this setting, as you step on the pedal, then 
rather than a wah-type effect, a deep vibrato (wavering 
pitch) effect is added. Differing from the mood created by 
playing finger vibrato on the guitar, it gives a mechanical, 
synthesizer-sounding vibrato.
The speed and depth of the vibrato you get with this function 
is predetermined for each tone.
Examples of Wah1 to Wah5, Brightness1 to Brightness5, etc. 
(Changes over time)
Tone
Brightness
Press
Release
Time