Realtime editing and patch data backups, bulk patch. The roland worldwide social network keeps you connected to the latest products, exciting events, and much more. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55 with your computer. Roland gr55 training guide using the value dial, select the sound source you are connecting the gr 55 to. The atlantis hexfx guitar is a high performance, professional electric guitar featuring our exclusive, patented lightwave analog optical pickup system technology. This is a compilation of patches made for the roland gr 55 guitar processor designed to elevate your creativity and playing experience. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55. As for sound, the triplecore generator houses a worldclass array of virtual guitars, basses, amps. The patches already built into the gr 55 are called preset patches. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated artist tones. As for sound, the triplecore generator houses a worldclass array of virtual guitars, basses, amps, and synth voices, enabling tones and textures that have never.
Roland gr 55 ultimate patches guitar multieffects settings presets. Before you start, check the system program version of your gr 55. How to rock out with alternate patches he was interested in buying a gr 55 guitar synthesizer but didnt like the factory presets and sent it back to the store hate it when that happens. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided. Update zeta violins are now compatible with the roland gr55 using the.
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. Guitar patches to sound like your favourite guitarist. Press page right button twice to select the sen sensitivity page. 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. Take an indepth look at the gr 55 guitar synthesizer. Herman li of dragonforce talks to roland about his musical beginnings, his influences, and using the gr 55 guitar synthesizer live and in the studio. With its various modeling, effects, and synthesis powers hidden in.
It is not uncommon for players to want to program their own sounds, as the factory presets are suggestions that show extreme uses of the gr 55 and. Rolands gr55 guitar synth is one powerful accessory for guitarists. Jeff loomis nevermore, sanctuary talks to roland about the gr 55 guitar synthesizer. These patches feature both keyboard and guitar sounds from 25 famous songs. I bought one on a friday afternoon, set up a few patches for myself, and played afternoon gigs on saturday through a pa and sunday through my aer amp one. It is an extremely powerful unit with over 900 tones in its memory. This system program updates your gr 55 to the latest version 1. To select a patch, press one of the sound style buttonslead, rhythm, other, or userand then turn the dial to select a patch in that category.
Its also the most accurate, thanks to newly developed pitchdetection technology. Roland gr 55 artist patches guitar multieffects presets. You can modify edit the settings of a patch, and save it as a user patch. Gr55 patch loader a realtime live midi patch file loading software. Roland gr 55 guitar synthesizer wgk3 divided pickup black gr 55gk new. These processors allow you to set typical guitar tones as well as. Hop over to the vguitar forums to chat about the gr 55, access other user patches, get tips and help, and more. With this layout, an osc interface, and of course a copy of touchosc, the user can easily and intuitively edit patches, or modify gr 55 settings in realtime during. Artist and collection patches and librarian gr 55 artist and collection patches can be found in the link.
Quick video about the connection options on the roland gr55 guitar synth. This unassuming piece of gear it only sports a few buttons and five main foot controls, started taking over my life 15 minutes just to test out a new sound design became 2 hours and 15 minutes later. In short, the possibilities are only limited by your imagination. This is a compilation of patches made with the roland gr 55 guitar processor designed to elevate your creativity and playing experience. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated artist tones and effects. Patches can be built that are a highly controllable blend of up to two tones, a modeled pickup sound, and the natural pickup sound of the instrument, plus amp models and effects. This allows the gr 55 to be a powerful audio processor and connects to the guitar using a pin midi cable.
Subin rhythm i arranged in garage band lead and bass tones are in roland gr55. Press exit several times to return to the main menu. Realtime editing and patch data backups, bulk patch editing. Connect the left and right main outputs of the gr 55 to two channels of the amp or pa. Preset and adding artist patches with gr 55 librarian application. If the gr 55 can track faster than that then im impressed and want to try it out for sure. The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features. Gr 55 floorboard is a small, easytouse application specially designed to offer you a midi editing tool for use with the roland gr 55 guitar synthesizer. Any product name or trademarks used by the users to describe.
The gr 55 is a guitar synthesizer that includes a wide variety of sounds. Here are some sound samples recorded with my roland gr 55. Robert marcello demonstrates his collection of custom gr55 patches. Users can easily integrate with their favorite digital audio workstation software, recording gr 55 sounds as audio in the daw and using the gr 55 s superfast pitchtomidi capabilities to trigger midi sounds such as virtual synths and samplers with their guitar. It needs to be paired with a processor such as the roland gr55 as shown below. Gr55 response slows down with usb connected to mac logic. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x 10. 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. First, you should check to see if there is a system level setting that is interfering with your settings. It seems that theyve made the gr 55 more of an allaround guitar device, with the gr guitar synth, gtstyle effects and vgstyle cosm modeling, all in one unit. In addition to settings determining the type of sound, a patch also contains effect settings. It is limited only but your imagination to create patches and with the assignable switching options you can switch tones in the patch, effects and all manner of param adjusts while using the patch sound. Born in brooklyn, new york, on may 5, 1959, steve stevens first picked up the guitar when he was only seven years old.
Atlantis hexfx pro package w roland gr55 willcox guitars. The hexfx technology in this instrument provides individual string outputs, along with a summed mono output, to a pin din connector. How to set the exp pedal to be wah in a gr 55 patch. He was interested in buying a gr 55 guitar synthesizer but didnt like the factory presets and sent it back to the store hate it when that happens. Rhythm by roland corporation published on 20226t05. 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 v guitar systems like the vg88, but it isnt a full v guitar system. The roland gr55 is the industry standard synthesizer for guitarists and now for violinists. Gr55 artist and collection patches can be found in the link bellow. Part 1 focuses on editing the pcm sounds, part 2 focuses on the model guitar. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada.
Eric johnson s 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. Rolands gr55 guitar synth powers unlocked with touchosc. Making connections to protect your equipment and your ears, start out with the gr 55 turned off, and turn. The roland gr 55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor.
This turbostart contains stepbystep instructions thatll quickly introduce you to some of the gr 55 s features. Legends of rock, where his performance was motion captured to record his movements for the game. The librarian download will provide instructions for uploading and offloading patches to and from the gr55. This channel provides information of the rolands best quality electronic musical instruments. This album was recorded with my usual gear at the time.
Provides an overview of key features, functions and operational tips. You can return patches to the gr 55 s memory by 1 opening the library 2 copying the desired patches into the main librarian window 3 sending them back to the gr 55 using the write all or write. Gr 55 requires an interface mounted on the guitar called a gk3. Use the librarian application to load and transfer patches to and from the gr55. In guitar mode, the gr 55 has 270 preset and 297 user patches. If you have a keyboard amp, such as a roland kc350 or other pro quality amp, or a pa. This is a file library, use rolands software to use the patches. I used to play a gr 55 using an inexpensive ibanez guitar that i bought specifically as a host for the divided pickup. In the gk set screen, use the cursor up or down buttons and the value dial to set the appropriate pu type pickup type and scale of the guitar you are using.
Showcases the gr 55 tracking setup using a bass guitar strung piccolo in gr 55 guitar mode. Its as about as fast as i can cleanly pick and still track correctly. Theres also a dedicated, free and open source editor for mac, windows, and linux. The gr 55 is an impressive guitar synth and guitar preamp, but its ui leaves much to be desired, and roland has stated that they will not be releasing a pcbased editor for it. The gr 55 is equipped with rolands industrystandard pin gk interface.
Rolands gr55 guitar synth powers unlocked with touchosc and. Guitar fx patches store guitar fx patchesguitar fx patches. A true guitar hero in every sense, hes even a playable avatar in the wildly successful video game guitar hero iii. How to sound like your favourite guitarists roland australia. In addition, 6channel guitar processing now becomes a reality vs stereo only in bossroland synths, as well as multichannel 26 outputs for psychoacoustic effects. I looked at the gr 55, when i was thinking about the gt10. Roland gr55 artist patches guitar multieffects presets. The gr 55 is going to be the flagship guitar synth unit for many years to come. In bass mode, there are 90 preset and 297 user patches. How to rock out with alternate patches recently, we received a call from the owner of a gkequipped stratocaster and a gr 09 guitar synth. A how to edit and create patches tutorial of the roland gr 55 guitar synthesize. 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. Download and install the gr55 librarian application.
It caused gr 55 no sound that the gr 55 librarian wrote a patch including a drum kit to the gr 55 s user patch. In the future, you can open this library and add or remove patches to keep all of your gr 55 patches stored in an order that makes sense to you. I literally had to hide my roland gr55 guitar synthesizer under the couch, safe from view. Gr55 guitar pickup input output fx loop mod with pictures. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist patches. Midi based app such as sampletank, ehx minisynth or garageband. This means you can create a custom guitar synth to suit your particular needs. 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. But the full hand of his talents marks him as well as a gifted songwriter.