Connect the left and right main outputs of the gr 55 to two channels of the amp or pa. This album was recorded with my usual gear at the time. The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never. Tap into a creative universe for guitar and bass guitar synthesizer, vguitar. It caused gr55 no sound that the gr55 librarian wrote a patch including a drum kit to. Ok will have a go have you got those patches available to download. Click here to download 5,700 background textures and images, 6,800 truetype fonts and 1,980 sound effects.
The gr 55 has two distinct sections that you can combine and add effects to. Bass 214 fingeredbs 1 215 fingeredbs 2 216 fingeredbs 3 217 pick bass 218 fretlessbs 1 219 fretlessbs 2 220 finger slap2 221 return2base. A demo of the of the roland gr55 guitar synthesizers other patches built into the unit. Complete modelling sound chain guitarbasssyntheffectsamps from the vg99 including virtual tuning. Welcome to a groundbreaking new era in guitar synthesis. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided pickup and 1 year free extended warranty boss multiple effects guitar pedal with looper me80.
Make sure that you are connected to your amp or mixerpa using the lmono andor r output not the guitar output. 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. First, get your guitarbass ready in order to use the gr55, youll need a guitar or bass equipped with a divided pickup gk pickup, which outputs a separate signal for each string. Guitar 169 folk gtr 1 170 folk gtr 2 171 folk gtr 3 172 latin gtr 173 nylon gtr 5 174 ukulele 2 175 nylon gtr 5o 176 nylon gtr 6 177 steelstr. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided. Bassists can also use the gr55, by playing an instrument with a gk bass pickup fitted to it. May 23, 2019 the following is troubleshooting information if youre not able to hear synth sounds coming from the gr55s outputs. The triplecore generator houses a worldclass array of virtual guitars, basses, amps, and synth voices, enabling tones and textures that have. Official gr55 page at roland corporation download the roland gr55. Mar 05, 2011 a demo of the of the roland gr 55 guitar synthesizers other patches built into the unit. Weve heard from a few pin synth guitar players that certain roland gr55 sounds seem to track better than others that some have extra noise in them. Oct 18, 20 whether it was extreme amounts of latency, or the lack of authentic sounds, guitar synthesizers were destined for the clearance rack, at least until the gr55 made its way to the shelves. Guitar synthesiser roland gr55 or boss sy300 gearslutz. Simply put, the answer is yes as the gr 55 is fitted with midi in and out sockets, and in the studio this is incredibly useful as you can use your standard guitar skills to play software synths and other hardware synths.
Roland gr55 tracking with modeling tips sweetwater. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x 10. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer for over 35 years, roland guitar synthesizers have provided guitar and bass players with the means to coax astonishing sounds. In its simplest usage, the gr55 is a repository of some of boss best guitar effects like reverb, delay and chorus that sound great blended with your favourite guitar and amplifier.
Bass 210 acousticbs 1 211 acousticbs 2 212 acousticbs 3 2 string slap e. Roland gr55 manuals manuals and user guides for roland gr55. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. The gr 55 s 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. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada. Boss gr55 guitar synthesizer with gk3 pick up, black gr55gkbk. Although roland has tested numerous configurations, and has determined that on average, a computer system similar to that described above will permit normal operation of the gr 55 librarian, roland cannot guarantee that a given computer can be used satisfactorily with the gr 55 librarian based solely on the fact that it meets the above. 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. 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. Robert marcello demonstrates his collection of custom gr55 patches.
Heldensounds fur roland gr55 guitarsynthmodeler bonedo. The gr55 puts you instantly in touch with a huge library of amazing sounds. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist patches. Free sound effects archive want to download all the textures, fonts and sound effects on this site. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x v10. This is a file library, use rolands software to use the patches. Here are some sound samples recorded with my roland gr 55. Setting up and understanding the gr55 librarian installing and configuring the librarian 1 the gr55s librarian software is available on its downloads tab at. Download and install the gr55 librarian application. If you have a keyboard amp, such as a roland kc350 or other pro quality amp, or a pa. Added new 90 guitar and 18 bass patches as preset patch. In its simplest usage, the gr55 is a repository of some of boss best guitar effects like reverb, delay and chorus that sound great blended with your favourite. But it gets tons of use with the acoustic modeling and as a synth.
A demo of the one and only bass synth the gr 55 from roland. Click here to download 5,700 background textures and. Users can easily integrate with their favorite digital audio workstation software, recording gr55 sounds as audio in the daw and using the gr55s superfast pitchtomidi capabilities to trigger midi sounds such as virtual synths and samplers with their guitar. Use the librarian application to load and transfer patches to and from the gr55. They show off the amazing versatility and wideranging sound capability of the gr 55, which provides both synthesizer voices and authentic guitar and amp tones using powerful onboard cosm modeling. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55 with your computer. Yep, you can attach a roland gr 3b polyphonic pickup to your bass and control the gr 55. Its easy to use and easy to play with hundreds of great, readytouse sounds for.
The gr55 is a guitar synthesizer that includes a wide variety of sounds. These patches feature both keyboard and guitar sounds from 25 famous songs. Realtime editing and patch data backups, bulk patch editing. Guitar synthesiser roland gr55 or boss sy300 the thing is, i really want to start using the guitar differently and would love to try either a roland gr55 or a boss sy300. We have 2 roland gr55 manuals available for free pdf download. 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. As for sound, the triplecore generator houses a worldclass array of virtual guitars, basses. Ive seen the comparison video roland made and they both look great for what i want but am struggling to choose between the two. The youtube videos of the gr55 do not give it any justice. When in bass mode, the gr 55 is set up to track the lower frequencies that come out of bass.
The gr55 is equipped with rolands industrystandard pin gk interface. Official gr55 page at roland corporation download the roland gr 55. Onstage or in the studio, you can instantly access the gr55s huge library of readytouse sounds, from pop to rock and beyond, with quickaccess category buttons. The gr55 features two independent synthesizer sound engines, each of which can access the same 910 voices, including pianos, organs, orchestral sounds, various synths and percussion. I play it through my tascam dp24 cd with roland stereo monitors apartment volume and the three synthesizers are fantastic, but there is something specaial with the gr55, it just sounds so good. The roland gk3 divided pickup is sold separately, or sold together with the gr55 in the gr55gkbk kit. When you dont have room on stage for a synth, just put it on the floor. I dont use my gr 55 with the amp models at all, being stocked up with other modelers that do a much better job zoom ms50g, line 6 hd 500 and 300, marshall jmd1. The librarian download will provide instructions for uploading and offloading patches to and from the gr55. Free sound effects fx library, free download grsites. The question often arises as to whether the gr 55 can be used with separate midi synths, sound modules or instrument plugins. Mar 23, 2011 bass players can use the gr 55 if they own a bass with an equivalent pickup and a pin output.
Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer sounds roland gr55 youtube. The first section is the cosm modeled guitar, which is not a synthesizer but enables modeled approximations of instruments including telecaster, stratocaster, les paul, es. This chapter explains how to make the necessary settings when using the gr55 for the first time. When you do this, you have to boot the gr 55 in bass mode you can select from bass or guitar mode in a system parameters page. These are the soudns that did not fall into the lead or rhythm category. How to sound like your favourite guitarists roland. Roland gr 55 training guide using the value dial, select the sound source you are connecting the gr 55 to. Press exit several times to return to the main menu. The roland gr55 guitar synthesizer is designed to expand the realms of your creativity while flirting with you inner music schizophrenia.
Vf1 synth effects, boss gt10b synth effects, sonuus b2m pitchtomidi fast tracking but wayyyyy too. For over 35 years, roland guitar synthesizers have provided guitar and bass. Artist and collection patches and librarian roland. It is possible to use a gr55 as an effect processor for a nongk equipped guitar, but to access the gr55s enormous palette of sounds, guitarists must use an instrument equipped with a gkcompatible pickup, such as rolands gk3 divided pickup. Jan, 2011 the gr55 is equipped with rolands industrystandard pin gk interface.
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