Owner's Manual - Roland

System Settings
Settings that affect the entire operating environment of the
GW-8, such as tuning and MIDI message reception, are
referred to as “system settings.”
How to Make System Settings
([MENU])
1. Press [MENU].
2. Use [ ] [ ] to select “System” then press [ENTER].
3. Use [ ] [ ] to select a page, and use [ ] [ ] to
select the parameter that you want to edit.
For details, refer to “System Parameters” (below).
4. Turn the VALUE dial to edit the value.
5. When you’re finished making system settings, press [EXIT].
System Parameters
SYSTEM GENERAL
Parameter Value Explanation
Master
Tune
Local
Switch*
System
Transpose
Bend
Mode
Screen
Saver
Time
415.3–
466.2Hz
Adjusts the tuning of the entire GW-
8. The displayed value is the
frequency of the A4 key (middle A).
OFF, ON Refer to “Local Switch” (p. 43).
-6–+5
NORMAL
CATCH+
LAST
OFF, 5,
10–60
(min)
Transposes the pitch of the GW-8
in semitone steps.
The pitch bend lever will operate in
the conventional way.
If you play a note when the pitch
bend lever is already moved to one
side, the pitch will sound as though
the lever were in the center position.
When the lever passes through the
center position, it will once again
begin affecting the pitch. This will
apply only to the most recently
played note. You can use this to
simulate the double-bending
technique of an electric guitarist.
Set the time (minutes) until the
screen saver begins working. If this
is “OFF,” the screen saver will not
appear.
USB
Driver
SYSTEM PEDAL
VENDER,
GENERIC
Refer to “Making the Settings for
the USB Driver” (p. 45).
Parameter Value Explanation
Pedal
Assign
Selects the function that will be controlled when
you press a separately available pedal
connected to the CONTROL PEDAL jack.
EXPRESSION
CHORD
OFF
CHORD
TOGGLE
SOSTENUTO
SOFT
ROTARY
SLOW/
FAST
START/
STOP
BASS
INVERSION
PUNCH
IN/OUT
The pedal will function as an
Expression pedal.
Chord detection in the Lower Part
area of the keyboard will be off
while you hold down the pedal,
allowing you to perform using the
entire keyboard. The setting will
return to its previous state when
you release the pedal.
Chord detection in the Lower Part
area will turn off when you press
the pedal, allowing you to perform
using the entire keyboard. The
setting will return to its previous
state when you press the pedal
once again, so that chord detection
will be on for the Lower Part area.
The pedal will function as a
Sostenuto pedal. When you press
the pedal, notes that are already
being held down will be sustained.
(This function can be used only for
the keyboard part.)
The pedal will function as a Soft
pedal. Notes you play while
holding down the pedal will have a
softer tone. (This function can be
used only for the keyboard part.)
The pedal will switch the speed of
the rotary effect. This is valid only if
the ROTARY type is selected for
MFX (p. 42).
The pedal will start/stop the
backing or song playback.
The pedal will switch the Bass Inversion
function on/off (p. 39).
The pedal will control punch-in and
punch-out during song recording
(p. 29).
46