Provides an overview of key features, functions and operational tips. I can create unique sounds now with two synth modeling engines at one time. This article demonstrates a nice trick to rackmount the gr55 by roland. Together, these combined technologies allow you to create unique. Artist and collection patches and librarian gr55 artist and collection patches can be found in the link. In addition to settings determining the type of sound, a patch also contains effect settings. Here are some sound samples recorded with my roland gr55. Owners manual tone list patch list addendum gr55 bedienungsanleitung gr55quickstart.
Roland gr55 guitar synth users page posts facebook. One is the fasttracking, samplebased sound synthesizer section, the other is cosm guitaramp. This comprises a 6 channel pickup one for each string and a selector unit which can change volume, select patches, either the guitar original pickups, the gk3 pickup or both. You can modify edit the settings of a patch, and save it as a user patch. Mar 23, 2011 roland has three switches on the pedal for lead, rhythm, and other that contain a large repository of preset patches. Its also the most accurate, thanks to recently developed pitchdetection technology. Solution for roland gr55 not saving settings to a patch. Roland gr55 guitar synth gk 3 pickup not included click to zoom out. A loop i made at my church with the roland gr55, strat squire, and a keyboard. A demo of the of the roland gr55 guitar synthesizers other patches built into the unit. Roland and cosm are registered trademarks of roland corporation in the united states andor. But the full hand of his talents marks him as well as a gifted. Before you start, check the system program version of your gr55.
In its simplest usage, the gr55 is a repository of some of boss best guitar effects like reverb, delay and chorus that sound great. Buy roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black featuring pcm synthesizer and cosm guitar modeling, over 900 tones, 270 presets, lightningfast tracking, accurate pitch detection, multieffects, phrase looper, easy to use, usb connectivity. If changes are made to a roland gr55 patch, and after writing it to memory it doesnt retain the change, this quick walkthrough shows why. The roland worldwide social network keeps you connected to the latest products, exciting events, and much more. While i have no previous roland gk experience i do have a fair amount of pitch tracking experience with hardware effects such as boss oc2 analog mono octaver, boss se70 synth effects, boss vf1 synth effects, boss gt10b synth effects, sonuus b2m pitchto. His skill and stylistic range have made him a soughtafter tour and studio player for such artists as john corabi motley crue, bobby blotzer ratt, mike vescera yngwie malmsteen, tony montana great white, fergie frederiksen toto, george lynch dokken, twisted sister, sebastian bach skid row, stet howland. Its easy to use and easy to play with hundreds of great, readytouse sounds for rock or pop guitarists. Im new to this and trying to figure out how to download patches. Roland gr 55 guitar synthesizer the roland gr 55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. Roland also claim that the gr55 has significantly faster and more accurate pitchtracking than their previous gr synths.
Gr 55 requires an interface mounted on the guitar called a gk3. The roland gr 55 guitar synthesizer provides guitarists with an innovative fusion of guitar synthesis and powerful cosm guitar modelling. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada. Vg99 patches part 1 see 1st post in this thread to download all.
Bass 17 222 esoteric vibe pluckedstroke 321 mallet 152 e. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer sounds roland gr55 youtube. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x 10. If you edit one of the presets and try to save it, it will not change the preset but instead direct you to the user area. Making a pedal have the same operation for all patches. Gr55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr55 with your computer. Roland has finally heard their users and given them pretty much complete autonomy on the way their sounds are tweaked, triggered and even the routing paths. Here are the axe and gr55 patches that i used on the album. Robert marcello is a masterful guitar artist from sweden. This channel provides information of the roland s best quality electronic musical instruments. The gr55 lets you select preset patches from three sound. This allows the gr 55 to be a powerful audio processor and connects to the guitar using a pin midi cable. The roland gr 55 is a powerful guitar synthesizer with thousands of synth, guitar, and bass voices in an enormous builtin library, perfect for metal, fusion, and rock. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x v10.
But roland has taken things a lot further with the gr 55. You can return patches to the gr55s memory by 1 opening the library 2 copying the desired patches into the main librarian window 3 sending them back to the gr55 using the write all or write. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer, black, gr55gkbk, with gk pickup. These are the soudns that did not fall into the lead or rhythm category. He was interested in buying a gr55 guitar synthesizer. Roland s gr55 guitar synthesizer, announced at the january 2011 winter namm show in california, is the first product to put both their pcm synthesis and cosm modelling technologies in a single floor unit. There is no flash card memory on the unit though it does accept usb sticks, check for the spec on the roland site. How to sound like your favourite guitarists roland resource. Robert bubby lewis, bass player for snoop dogg and lupe fiasco, talks to roland about the gr55 guitar synthesizer. Download exclusive artist patches and additional genrebased patches for the gr55 guitar synthesizer. Free shipping free tech support free 2year warranty. There are 270 preset factory patches and 297 user patches in the gr55.
A revolutionary fusion of guitar synthesis and powerful cosm guitar modeling. This is a driver for using the gr55 on mac os x 10. With groundbreaking features, the roland gr55 guitar synthesizer is the. It caused gr55 no sound that the gr55 librarian wrote a patch including a drum kit to the gr55s user patch.
Roland gr55 guitar synth with alex hutchings guitar synths. Recently, we received a call from the owner of a gkequipped stratocaster and a gr09 guitar synth. The gr55 is a guitar synthesizer that includes a wide variety of sounds. Roland gr 55 guitar synthesizer for over 35 years, roland guitar synthesizers have provided guitar and bass players with the means to coax astonishing sounds from their instruments. These are the soudns that did not fall into the lead or. This is the gr 55 driver for microsoftr windowsr 8 8. Connecting the gr55 to midi devices american musical supply. The roland gr 55 is still an awesome piece of gear that does what at least 5 pieces of top gear does. Hey all, been toying around with my gr 55 on gigs lately and i wanted to know if anyone on this forum still uses it. Determine which two user patches you would like to exchange, and then select one of the two patches by turning the dial.
Roland gr55 guitar synth gk3 pickup not included sweetwater. The patches already built into the gr55 are called preset patches. All of these may be downloaded at no charge and loaded into the user bank of the gr55 using the roland included gr55 librarian software, or there is an excellent shareware program for programming the gr55. Alex hutchings takes us through his live looping setup using the roland gr55 guitar synthesizer. With groundbreaking features, the roland gr55 guitar synthesizer is. Heldensounds fur roland gr55 guitarsynthmodeler bonedo.
If so, do you have any really good live lead settings high gain type patches hard rock solos, not metal necessarily. Roland gr55gkbk guitar synthesizer the roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. In order to use the gr55, youll need a guitar or bass equipped with a divided pickup gk. Its also the most accurate, thanks to newly developed pitchdetection technology. Eric johnsons stature as one of the premier guitar players in contemporary music is his artistic trump card, backed by a grammy award and five nominations, platinum album, top 10 hits like cliffs of dover, praise from critics and the esteem of his peers. When using patches which the pedalgk ctl ctl or exp sw parameter was set to each effect sw, editting the effect onoff parameter was not linked with the status of each effect sw. May 23, 2019 when you exchange patches, one patch swaps the location of the another chosen patch without writing over an existing one. As for sound, the triplecore generator houses a worldclass array of virtual guitars, basses, amps. The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. Rob marcello demos seven of his custom gr55 patches new sound possibilities. This system program updates your gr55 to the latest version 1. This is a file library, use roland s software to use the patches. Not only does it feature a good selection of synthesizer sounds, the onboard cosm effect modeling gives it the ability to create some sounds similar to vguitar systems like the vg88, but it isnt a full vguitar system.
In the future, you can open this library and add or remove patches to keep all of your gr55 patches stored in an order that makes sense to you. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer demo with alex hutchings youtube. The gr55s powerful triplecore engine comprises two pcm synthesizers with over 900 tones powered by the latest roland synthesis technology and cosm guitar modeling, featuring a virtual treasure trove of guitar, bass, amp, and synth models. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55 with your computer. Guitar patches to sound like your favourite guitarist. Im gr55 sind bereits fest voreingestellte preset patches. There is also a third party gr 55 patch editor that works well, allowing you to program patches in real time from your pc, laptop or mac. Using newly developed pitchdetection technology, the gr 55 has unparalleled tracking speed and accuracy making it able to capture even the fastest fretboard acrobatics.
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