Roland GR-33 User Manual

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Chapter 9 Connecting to External Sound Generators and Sequencers
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Conversely, if there is a patch which should be played using 
only the external sound generator, just set the GR-33 patch 
“LAYER” setting (p. 51) to “Mute.”
* It’s not possible to alter the correspondences between Program 
Change numbers received by the GR-33 and the GR-33 
patches called up by these numbers. The At the time of 
purchase, Program Change numbers 1 through 128 are 
assigned sequentially to patches A11 through D84, and this 
cannot be changed.
If you wish to start by matching the transmit numbers and 
receive numbers, access the System mode function 
FACTORY RESET, select “PC Number,” and execute.
For more detailed information and instructions for this 
procedure, refer to “Re-assigning Program Change Numbers 
in the Order of Patches” (p. 97).
* Make changes in settings only when a MIDI loop connection 
is not being used.
Selecting Separate Sounds 
Programmed for Different Strings
It’s possible to set different Program Change messages sent 
to an external sound generator not only for each patch, but 
even for each string.
In step 3 of the procedure just described, “Changing the 
Program Change Number Sent to the External Device During 
Patch Selection,” set the [STRING SELECT] button to any 
string-number position other than “ALL” (such as 6-5, 6, 5, or 
the like), then use [VALUE] to make the change. This method 
makes it possible to change the Program Change number for 
just the string selected.
This also makes it simple to do unusual things like assigning 
a different tone to each of the six strings with the external 
sound generator. You can also mute out certain strings for 
the external sound generator by using the setting “OFF” for 
the desired strings.
* You can make settings for different strings for an external 
MIDI sound generator using the [STRING SELECT] button 
not only for Program Change messages, but for sending MIDI 
Bank Select messages as well (see the next section).
Selecting More Than 128 Tones 
(MIDI [CC0], MIDI [CC32])
When you use the GR-33 to select sounds on an external 
sound module that has a larger number of sounds than 
covered by the range of program change numbers (1--128), 
use MIDI Bank Select messages (control change numbers 0 
and 32) in conjunction with the program change messages.
* The “bank” referred to here is an extended Program Change 
message set forth in the MIDI specification, and has absolutely 
nothing to do with the GR-33’s bank number (the second place of 
the display that is, the “Bank” in “Bank Shift,” “Bank Up, and 
“Bank Down”). Care should be taken not to confuse the two.
The GR-33 also supports this function for sending Bank 
Select messages.
Sending MIDI Bank Select Messages
1. Select the patch whose setting you want to change, and 
press [COMMON] to enter Patch Edit mode.
2. Use [PARAMETER] to select “MIDI [CC0]” (Control 
Change number 0).
fig.9-06
3. Press [STRING SELECT] to select “ALL.”
fig.9-07
4. Use [VALUE] to set the value for the tone to be called 
up (Off, 0 to 127).
5. When you finish making the “MIDI [CC0]” setting, use 
[PARAMETER] to choose “MIDI [CC32]” (Control 
Change number 32).
fig.9-08
6. Press [STRING SELECT] to select “ALL.”
fig.9-09
7. Use [VALUE] to set the value for the tone to be called 
up (Off, 0 to 127).