GW-8_Ver2.book 1 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Version 2 Supplementary Manual This document explains the functions that have been added in version 2.0. Please read this along with the GW-8 Owner’s Manual. Copyright © 2009 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
GW-8_Ver2.book 2 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Contents New Functions in GW-8 Version 2.0... 3 Creating a Song .............................. 23 Creating a User Style ...........................................3 Recording or Editing a Song .................................3 Other Added Functions.........................................3 Recording Your Performance as You Play ........... 23 Ways to Create a Song ...................................... 24 Before You Compose a Style ..............
GW-8_Ver2.book 3 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 New Functions in GW-8 Version 2.0 Creating a User Style • You can easily create a new Style by accessing the STYLE MAKEUP screen for an existing style, then changing the sounds or modifying the way the sounds are produced. • Dedicated MFX (Multi Effects) for Styles are now provided, allowing you to apply MFX to the sound of a style independently from the keyboard performance.
GW-8_Ver2.book 4 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Before You Compose a Style How a Style is Constructed For each of the three principal chords (Major, minor, and 7th), Checking the Settings for Each Part of a Division each Style contains four variations each for intro, main, fill-in, In the STYLE COMPOSER screen, press [ENTER] to access the and ending, giving a total of 48 accompaniment patterns. STYLE COMPOSER ZOOM screen. Each accompaniment pattern is called a “division.
GW-8_Ver2.book 5 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Before You Compose a Style Creating a User Style Broadly speaking, you can create a user style in either of the following two ways. Editing an existing style You can create a new User Style by changing the Tones used in a previously saved Style, adjusting the volume balance between parts, or adjusting the settings of dedicated Style effects.
GW-8_Ver2.book 6 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Editing an Existing Style Changing the Style’s Sounds (STYLE MAKEUP) Changing the Style’s MFX Settings (STYLE MFX) You can change the Tone used by each part of a Style, and Here’s how to change the effect settings or the amount of adjust the volume and effect balance between parts. chorus or reverb applied to the Style. The STYLE MAKEUP settings are applied to all divisions of a Part for which the same Tone is assigned. 1. Select a Style (p.
GW-8_Ver2.book 7 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Editing an Existing Style STYLE MFX SETTING screen From the STYLE MFX screen, press [ Parameter Style MFX Chorus Send Style MFX Reverb Send MFX Sw Value Explanation 0–127 Specifies how much chorus is to be applied to the sound that has passed through MFX. 0–127 Specifies how much reverb is to be applied to the sound that has passed through MFX. OFF, ON Specifies whether MFX will be used (ON), or not be used (OFF) for each part of the Style.
GW-8_Ver2.book 8 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Initializing the Style (STYLE INITIALIZE) Here’s how to delete the performance data from the Style, and initialize it to the specified values. 1. 2. ][ You can use either of two recording methods: realtime recording or step recording. Select the method that’s suitable for your situation. Realtime Recording Press [MENU] so the button is lit. Use [ Recording a Style ] to select “Style Composer,” and press 1.
GW-8_Ver2.book 9 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Parameter Value Explanation REPLACE New material is recorded as previously recorded material is erased. MIX New notes are recorded on top of notes previously recorded. Rec Mode OFF 1. If you want to create a new Style from scratch, initialize (p.8) the Style and then proceed to step 4. If you want to record using an existing Style, select the desired Style (p. 26 in the Owner’s Manual). No count-in.
GW-8_Ver2.book 10 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Parameter Value Parameter Explanation REPLACE New material is recorded as previously recorded material is erased. MIX New notes are recorded on top of notes previously recorded. Rec Mode Start Specifies the location at which recording will start (MEAS: BEAT: TICK). Key C–B Specifies the key to record. Octave -4–+4 Adjusts the notes during recording, in octave steps. You can assign the following Tones to each style part.
GW-8_Ver2.book 11 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style I The Relation between Note Value Length and Gate Time Saving the Style You Recorded The relation between the length of the note value and the A Style you’ve recorded can be saved as a User Style. gate time is shown below. Since the GW-8’s song The following content is saved. recorder uses a TPQN (Ticks Per Quarter Note; i.e., • Recording data for each Division resolution) of 120, a quarter note gate time is 120 ticks.
GW-8_Ver2.book 12 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style The STYLE COMPOSER ZOOM screen will appear. The GW-8 is able to display both uppercase and lowercase letters, but these are not distinguished internally. For example, suppose that a Style named “ROCK” has been saved. If you then record a different Style, assign it the name “rock” and then attempt to save it, “ROCK” and “rock” will be considered identically named styles, so a screen will ask you 5.
GW-8_Ver2.book 13 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Parameter Correcting the Note Timing (Quantize) This function corrects the timing of the performance data in the Value Note Range Min C– (Note Range Max value) Specifies the lowest pitch to be quantized. Note Range Max (Note Range Min value)–G9 Specifies the highest pitch to be quantized. specified region. 1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “1. Quantize” and press [ENTER]. Explanation 3.
GW-8_Ver2.book 14 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Parameter Value Data Type ALL, NOTE, MODULATION, PANPOT, EXPRESSION, REVERB, CHORUS, PC, PITCH BEND Specifies the type of data to be erased. Note Range Min C– (Note Range Max value) Specifies the lowest pitch to be erased. This is available only if Data Type is set to NOTE. Note Range Max (Note Range Min value) –G9 Specifies the highest pitch to be erased. This is available only if Data Type is set to NOTE. 3.
GW-8_Ver2.book 15 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Parameter From (MEAS: BEAT: TICK) To (MEAS: BEAT: TICK) 3. Value Explanation 0001: 01: 000– Specifies the beginning of the region to be copied. If you’ve selected ALL as the SOURCE part setting, this is shown as “- - -” and cannot be changed. 0001: 01: 000– Specifies the end of the region to be copied. If you’ve selected ALL as the SOURCE part setting, this is shown as “- - -” and cannot be changed.
GW-8_Ver2.book 16 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Inserting Blank Space (Insert) This function inserts blank space at the specified location. Shifting the Pitch (Transpose) This function transposes the pitches of the specified region. Performance data that follows this location will be moved back to make room for the inserted blank space. The performance 1. data will be lengthened by the inserted amount. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “6. Transpose” and press [ENTER].
GW-8_Ver2.book 17 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Modifying the Note Dynamics (Change Velocity) Parameter Value Explanation Note Range Min C–(Note Range Max value) Specifies the lowest pitch whose velocity is to be modified. Note Range Max (Note Range Min value)–G9 Specifies the highest pitch whose velocity is to be modified. This function modifies the dynamics of the specified region. 1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “7. Change Velocity” and press [ENTER].
GW-8_Ver2.book 18 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Parameter Value Parameter Explanation Value Explanation MSB (FROM) OFF, 0–127, ALL Specifies the MSB value that is to be changed. By choosing ALL, you can set more than one Style part to the same value. MSB (TO) OFF, 0–127 Specifies the new MSB value. Bias (TICK) -1920–1920 (TICK) Specifies the amount by which the gate times are to be modified, in units of a tick.
GW-8_Ver2.book 19 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Making Fine Adjustments to the Timing (Shift Clock) By using this function, events of the specified data type in the specified region and specified range of pitches can be shifted forward or backward. 1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “10. Shift Clock” and press [ENTER]. The STYLE EDIT SHIFT CLOCK screen will appear. It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation.
GW-8_Ver2.book 20 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Specifying the Time Signature (Time Signature) This function specifies the time signature of the Style. Editing a Style in More Detail (STYLE MICROSCOPE) MICROSCOPE lets you edit individual items of the performance data recorded in the Style, such as notes or 1. In the “Style Edit Menu,” select “12. Time Signature” and velocities. press [ENTER]. You can individually edit the following items.
GW-8_Ver2.book 21 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Viewing only the performance data you want to see 1. Measure: Beat: Tick 2. Bank select MSB/value Because many events are shown in the STYLE MICROSCOPE screen, it can be difficult to find what you’re looking for. By specifying that only certain types of performance data will be displayed, you can make it easier to view the data. It’s convenient to use this function when you want to view or edit only a specific type of performance data.
GW-8_Ver2.book 22 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Style Automatically Generating Style Data (EZ CONVERT) Using the Style data of a chord, you can automatically generate Style data for a different chord. This is called the “EZ 5. Use [ ][ ][ ][ ] to move the cursor to “EXECUTE” and press [ENTER]. EZ Convert will be executed, and Style data will be generated for the divisions of the specified chord. The Style data in the divisions of the specified DESTINATION chord will be overwritten.
GW-8_Ver2.book 23 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a Song You can use the GW-8’s 16-track recorder to create songs. 1 Recording Your Performance as You Play 4 2 3 5 6 You can record your keyboard performance while listening to 7 an accompaniment, and then listen to the playback of your 1. Song Name recorded performance. 2. Part: Part to record If you want to record the Style playback as well, turn [STYLE] 3. The Tone number for each Part on. 4.
GW-8_Ver2.book 24 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a Song Upper/Lower MFX (p. 42 in Owner’s Manual) will apply only to the realtime performance of the Part (Upper Part or Lower Part) you play by hand. Be aware that Upper/Lower MFX will not apply to the recorded Song data. You can specify whether the metronome will sound during recording. See “Using the Metronome” (Owner’s Manual p. 23). Ways to Create a Song Broadly speaking, there are two ways to create a song.
GW-8_Ver2.book 25 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Editing an Existing Song Parameter Changing the Song’s Sounds (SONG MAKEUP) You can change the Tone used by each part of the song, and Value SOLO Explanation OFF, ON adjust the volume or effect balance of the parts. The settings in SONG MAKEUP are not applied to the data recorded in the song; rather, they are applied when the song is played back. 1. Select a song (p. 30 in Owner’s Manual). 2.
GW-8_Ver2.book 26 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Editing an Existing Song Value Parameter MFX Type Naming the Song Explanation Selects the MFX to use. You can then edit the parameter values. 00–78 3. Button You can access this screen from the SONG MFX screen by Song MFX Chorus Send Song MFX Reverb Send MFX Sw [0] (TYPE) [1] (DELETE) Deletes the character at the cursor location. [2] (INSERT) Inserts a space at the cursor location.
GW-8_Ver2.book 27 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song Initializing the Song (SONG INITIALIZE) Here’s how to erase the performance data from a song, and initialize it to the specified values. 1. 2. Recording a Song There are two methods of recording: realtime recording and step recording. Use the method that’s appropriate for your situation. When you edit the song data, the SONG MAKEUP settings will be lost. Press [SONG].
GW-8_Ver2.book 28 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 4. Use [ ][ ][ ][ ] to select a parameter, and turn the VALUE dial to edit the value. Parameter Value PART 1–16 TONE Selects a tone. Explanation Selects the part to record. REPLACE New material is recorded as previously recorded material is erased. MIX New notes are recorded on top of notes previously recorded.
GW-8_Ver2.book 29 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 4. Press [SONG REC] to change REC TYPE to “STEP REC.” Parameter Value REAL, 1–127 VELOCITY Pressing [SONG REC] will switch between REALTIME and STEP REC. You can also switch between REALTIME and STEP REC by 8. Use [ ][ Explanation Specifies the velocity of the notes that will be entered. Select “REAL” if you want the notes to reflect the actual force with which you strike the key.
GW-8_Ver2.book 30 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song The Relation between Note Value Length and Gate Time Saving the Song You Recorded The relation between the length of the note value and the Here’s how to save a song you’ve recorded. gate time is shown below. Since the GW-8’s song The following content will be saved. recorder uses a TPQN (Ticks Per Quarter Note; i.e., resolution) of 120, a quarter note gate time is 120 ticks.
GW-8_Ver2.book 31 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 4. If you’ve assigned the same name as an existing song, a screen will ask you to confirm that you want to overwrite the existing song. The GW-8 is able to display both uppercase and lowercase letters, but these are not distinguished internally. For example, suppose that a song named “SONG1” has been In the “Song Edit Menu,” Use [ ][ ] to move the cursor to the editing function you want to use, and press [ENTER].
GW-8_Ver2.book 32 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song Correcting the Note Timing (Quantize) This function corrects the timing of performance data in the specified region. 1. It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation. Erasing Unwanted Data (Erase) In the “Song Edit Menu,” select “1. Quantize” and [ENTER]. The SONG EDIT QUANTIZE screen will appear. This function erases performance data from the specified region.
GW-8_Ver2.book 33 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 3. Select “EXECUTE” and then press [ENTER]. It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation. Copying Performance Data (Copy) This function copies the performance data of the specified region. This is convenient when you want to re-use existing performance data. Deleting an Unwanted Region (Delete) 1.
GW-8_Ver2.book 34 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 3. In the SONG EDIT COPY =SOURCE= screen, select “DESTINATION” and press [ENTER]. The SONG EDIT COPY =DESTINATION= screen will appear. Inserting Blank Space (Insert) This function inserts blank space at the specified location. Performance data that follows this location will be moved back to make room for the inserted blank space. The performance data will be lengthened by the inserted amount. 1. In the “Song Edit Menu,” select “5.
GW-8_Ver2.book 35 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song Shifting the Pitch (Transpose) This function transposes the pitches of the specified region. Modifying the Note Dynamics (Change Velocity) This function modifies the dynamics of the specified region. 1. In the “Song Edit Menu,” select “6. Transpose” and press [ENTER]. 1. The SONG EDIT TRANSPOSE screen will appear. In the “Song Edit Menu,” select “7. Change Velocity” and press [ENTER]. The SONG EDIT CHANGE VELOCITY screen will appear.
GW-8_Ver2.book 36 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation. Modifying the Note Durations (Change Gate Time) Replacing Performance Data (Global Change) This function replaces the specified MSB, LSB, and PC values with different MSB, LSB, and PC values. You can also apply a relative adjustment to the control values (Expression, Panpot, Reverb, Chorus) within the Song.
GW-8_Ver2.book 37 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 3. Select “EXECUTE” and then press [ENTER]. Parameter Value Explanation (Only when Data Type= NOTE or CC) It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation. If Data Type= NOTE: (Range Min Value)– G9 Range Max Making Fine Adjustments to the Timing (Shift Clock) By using this function, events of the specified data type in the If Data Type= CC: (Range Min value)– 127 3.
GW-8_Ver2.book 38 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song The performance data of the selected Source part will be lost. Data such as Program Changes will also be merged, so if the Source Part and Destination Part are using different Tones, the data resulting from the merge might not be played by the Tone you intend. 3. Select “EXECUTE” and then press [ENTER]. It is not possible to restore the data to its original state after executing this operation.
GW-8_Ver2.book 39 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song 5. 2. Move the cursor to Note, Program Change, Control Change, and Pitch Bend, and use the VALUE dial to add a check mark for types of performance data you want to see, and clear the check mark for types you don’t want to see. Use [ ][ ] to select the data that you want to edit, and use the VALUE dial to edit the value. You can use the [0]–[4] buttons to perform the following operations. Button Explanation 3.
GW-8_Ver2.book 40 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song Editing Data that Applies to the Entire Song (SONG MASTER TRACK) Explanation Button Pressing [0] (CREATE) will open the Create Event window. Type: You can edit individual MIDI events of the data that applies to the entire song (i.e., System Exclusive, Tempo, and Beat data). 1. Select the Song that you want to edit (p. 30 in Owner’s Manual). 2. Press [SONG]. 3. Press [PART VIEW].
GW-8_Ver2.book 41 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Creating a New Song System Exclusive messages, which serve in storing MFX and other settings for the GW-8, will be recorded at the beginning of the song. For this reason, please do not edit any System Exclusive messages other than those listed in the MIDI Implementation. The GW-8’s MIDI Implementation can be downloaded from the Roland website. 7. If you want to keep the edited Song, proceed as described in “Saving the Song You Recorded” (p. 30).
GW-8_Ver2.book 42 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Other Added Functions STYLE FINDER SYSTEM PEDAL The “STYLE FINDER” screen lets you sort the listed Styles in order of number, name, or tempo. (Owner’s Manual p. 46) This lets you quickly find the desired one of a large number of In the System Pedal setting, you can now assign BEND MODE Styles. to the pedal. 1. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ 3. Use [ Press [STYLE].
GW-8_Ver2.book 43 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Other Added Functions SYSTEM STYLE MIDI (NTA) You can receive program change messages to switch divisions How program changes correspond to a Style’s divisions of the Style, or cause program change messages to be transmitted when you switch divisions of the Style. You can also receive chord input from an external MIDI INTRO keyboard. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ 3. Use [ ][ and use [ ] to select “System” then press [ENTER].
GW-8_Ver2.book 44 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Other Added Functions Chord Zone (Owner’s Manual p. 39) A new “Chord Zone” parameter has been added to the performance settings, allowing you to specify the key range for chord detection. 1. Press [MENU]. 2. Use [ 3. Use [ ][ and use [ ] to select “Perform Edit” then press [ENTER]. ][ ] to select the PERFORM GENERAL screen, ][ ] to select “Chord Zone.” 4. Turn the VALUE dial to edit the value. 5.
GW-8_Ver2.book 45 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Error Messages Related to Creating Styles and Songs Message Edit Error! Meaning Failed to edit the Style/Song data. Action Make sure that the edit-related settings are correct. Make sure that division data exists for the chord you’ve specified as the source. EZ Convert Error! EZ Convert failed. Style Full! Recording is not possible because you have exceeded the maximum number of events that can be stored in a Style.
GW-8_Ver2.book 46 ページ ２００９年６月８日 月曜日 午前１１時５５分 Index B R BEND MODE ............................................................. 42 Bias .............................................................. 17, 35–36 Realtime Recording Song .................................................................... 27 Style ...................................................................... 8 Rec Mode ................................................... 9–10, 28–29 Rx NTA Channel ...................................
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