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Roland GW-8 User Manual

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Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY ........................... 3
IMPORTANT NOTES .................................. 5

Main Features.................................... 7

Panel Descriptions............................ 10

Front Panel ........................................................10

Rear Panel .........................................................12

Introduction ..................................... 13

About the GW-8 ...................................... 13

About Memory ...................................................13

Making Connections................................. 14

Connecting the AC Adaptor.................................14

Connecting External Equipment ............................15

Connecting a pedal and switch ......................15

Connecting a portable audio player to
the EXT INPUT jack .......................................15

Turning the Power On/Off ........................ 15

Turning the power on ....................................15

Turning the power off ....................................15

Adjusting the Display Contrast
([LCD CONTRAST] knob) .......................... 16
Listening to the Demo Song ....................... 16
Restoring the GW-8 to Its Factory Settings ... 16
Preserving Certain Settings Even When You
Switch Performances ([LOCK]) ................... 16
Input settings for the EXT INPUT jack........... 17
Basic Operation....................................... 17

Changing a Value ..............................................17

Moving the cursor ........................................17

Changing a value .........................................17

Main Screen ......................................................18

Keyboard Mode Functions................ 19

Playing Sounds from the Keyboard
(Keyboard Mode)..................................... 19

Using Single Mode .............................................19

Using Piano setting .......................................19

Using Split Mode ([SPLIT])....................................19

Changing the Split Point ................................19

Using Dual Mode ([DUAL]) ..................................19

Selecting a Tone ([TONE])......................... 20

Using the VALUE dial ....................................20

Choosing from the Tone list ............................20

Registering Frequently Used Tones or
Performances in a Button (FAVORITE Buttons)20

Registering a Favorite Tone/Performance .............. 20

Selecting a Favorite Tone/Performance ................. 20

Checking or Changing the Registered Bank ........... 20

Viewing or Editing the Favorite List ....................... 21

Switching to an Arabian Scale or
Other Temperament ([KEY SCALE]) ............ 21
Changing the Key Touch ([KEY TOUCH]) .... 22
Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps
(OCTAVE Buttons) .................................... 22
Transposing Keyboard Sounds and Songs
Played Back ([TRANSPOSE]) ..................... 22
Adding Harmony to the Upper Tone
([MELODY INTELLIGENCE])....................... 23
Using the Metronome ............................... 23
Other Functions ....................................... 23

Backing Track Functions................... 24

Selecting the Backing Types
(Style/Song/USB Memory Player) ........................ 24

Adjusting the Volume Balance between Backing and
Keyboard (BALANCE buttons).............................. 24

Adjusting the Tempo ([TAP TEMPO]) ..................... 24

Using the metronome .................................... 24

Style (Playing with an Accompaniment)....... 25

Playing Back a Style ([STYLE]) .............................. 25

Changing the Variations ............................... 25

Stopping a Style .......................................... 25

Adjusting the Part Balance ([PART VIEW]) ....... 25

Sync Start/Stop (SYNC buttons) ..................... 26

Saving the Current Settings in a Performance......... 26

Selecting a Music Style ....................................... 26

Selecting a Style .......................................... 26

Adding User Styles (Importing from USB memory) .. 26

Deleting a User Style .................................... 26

Back up User Style (Exporting to USB memory) ....27

Using the Recommended Sound Settings for a Style
([ONE TOUCH]) ................................................ 27

Other Functions Related to Music Style.................. 27

Song ...................................................... 27

Recording a New Song ([SONG REC])................. 27

Recording in the Main screen ........................ 27

Recording a specified Part (SONG TRACK) ..... 28

Re-recording Your Performance ............................ 28

Saving a Song ([WRITE])..................................... 29

Loading Song Data from USB Memory.................. 30

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