Roland GR-33 User Manual

Chapter 7 The Arpeggiator Function

* Alternatively, when one of the arpeggiator setting items

“HAR/ARP CONTROL,” “HAR/ARP SELECT,” or “ARP
PATTERN” are selected, you can use pedal 4 (CTRL) to turn
the arpeggiator on/off.

* The arpeggiator on/off setting is independent for each patch.

When you execute the Patch Write operation, the status at that
time (on or off) will be reproduced the next time you recall that
patch.

For each patch, either Arpeggiator or Harmonist can be
selected, but not both.

Even with a patch in which these are turned off, either
Arpeggiator or Harmonist is still selected. When the
Arpeggiator (Harmonist) is turned on, the display of the Play
mode shows “ARP” or “HAR” to indicate which one
currently selected.

fig.7-03

To use Arpeggiator with a patch for which Harmonist is
selected, follow the steps in the next section to set “HAR/
ARP SELECT” to an Arpeggiator value such as “Arpeggio
All.”

* If you try to change an Arpeggiator-related setting—“HAR/

ARP SELECT,” “ARP PATTERN,” or “ARP TEMPO”—for
a patch in which Arpeggiator is turned off, Arpeggiator will be
automatically turned on to let you check the new setting.

Selecting Tones to Be
Arpeggiated (HAR/ARP SELECT)

The EFFECTS “HAR/ARP SELECT” (Harmony/Arpeggio
select) parameter in Patch Edit mode determines for the
currently selected patch whether the 1st tone, the 2nd tone,
or an external sound generator is arpeggiated by
Arpeggiator. Try making changes to this setting for the
preset patches, and listen to the results.

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Selecting Tones to Be Arpeggiated

1. Select the patch for which Arpeggiator settings are to

be modified, and press [EFFECTS] to go into Patch Edit
mode.

2. Press [PARAMETER] to select “HAR/ARP SELECT.”

fig.7-04

3. Turn [VALUE] to select the desired Arpeggiator

setting.

For the Arpeggiator settings in “HAR/ARP SELECT,”
see the subsequent section, “Arpeggiator Settings that
can be selected in HAR/ARP SELECT.”

4. Press [WRITE] to perform the Patch Write operation (p.

36).

To move to a different Arpeggiator parameter, use
[PARAMETER] to select the desired parameter, and turn
[VALUE] to change its setting.

* 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.

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Arpeggiator Settings that can be selected
in HAR/ARP SELECT

Arpeggio All:

All tones from the internal sound generator and the external
MIDI sound generator are arpeggiated.

Arpeggio 1st:

Only the 1st tone of the internal sound generator is
arpeggiated.

Arpeggio 2nd:

Only the 2nd tone of the internal sound generator is
arpeggiated.

Arpeggio 1&2:

The 1st and 2nd tones are both arpeggiated. (The external
sound generator is not arpeggiated.)

Arpeggio Ext:

Only the external MIDI sound generator is arpeggiated.

Arpeggio Ext&1:

The 1st tone and the external MIDI sound generator are
arpeggiated.

Arpeggio Ext&2:

The 2nd tone and the external MIDI sound generator are
arpeggiated.

* You can also set the parameters that precede these—Harmony

All, Harmony 1st, ..., Harmony Ext&2—but choosing one of
these causes Arpeggiator to stop and selects Harmonist (p. 80).
Please note that if Harmonist is chosen, it is not possible to set
the “ARP PATTERN,” or “ARP TEMPO” parameters.