We will try to constantly put up more effect units. Press exit several times to return to the main menu. Gr55 guitar out to pod input, the gr55 gives you options of modelled, normal, or both guitars per patch, or as a global setting. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55.
Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer the roland gr 55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. With this layout, an osc interface, and of course a copy of touchosc, the user can easily and intuitively edit patches, or modify gr55 settings in realtime during performance. This is a file library, use rolands software to use the 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. Born in brooklyn, new york, on may 5, 1959, steve stevens first picked up the guitar when he was only seven years old. You can also find other commonly requested patches like clean, acoustic and alternate tunings.
A true guitar hero in every sense, hes even a playable avatar in the wildly successful video game guitar hero iii. The gr 55 from roland is a fast reacting and accurate guitar synthesizer for use with a gk3 pickup attached to any type of guitar gk3 not included. Pod hd500 as gr55 midi foot controller pod hd line 6. The roland gr 55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. Shop for the roland gr55 guitar synthesizer and receive free shipping on. The librarian download will provide instructions for uploading and offloading patches to and from the gr 55. Artist and collection patches and librarian gr 55 artist and collection patches can be found in the link. This is a compilation of patches made with the roland gr 55 guitar processor designed to elevate your creativity and playing experience. I have them connected via midi cable both set to midi channel 2. My guitar is a variax 500 with an additional gk3 pickup attached for the gr55.
My hd500 could be regarded as my master controller, as it controls all the presets in the variax as well as take care of changing the presets in the gr55. Hi all, i have a pod hd500 and roland gr 55 synth and trying to understand how to change patches on the gr 55 from my pod hd500. One resource for alternate patches or sounds is the gr55 guitar synthesizer artist patches page with many useful sounds designed by great guitarists like eric johnson, rob marcello and slash. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided pickup. The gr 55 is the best tracking midi guitar module for internal sounds that. Hi friends, i want to inform you about new site for sharing patches. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55 with your computer. In addition to settings determining the type of sound, a patch also contains effect settings. 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. The guitar tone isnt horrible, typical boss cosm amp modelling. Roland gr 55 artist patches guitar multieffects presets.
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. The gr55 allows you to have multiple guitar profiles so you can easily switch the gr55 to react to the acoustic differently than the electric. You can modify edit the settings of a patch, and save it as a user patch. Shame that i havent even started to programme my line 6 pod 500 hd yet. Showcases the gr 55 tracking setup using a bass guitar strung piccolo in gr 55 guitar mode. However it is quite noisy, and when you run it into a high gain amp on the pod, it generates noise and. I bought the helix rack mount and was really looking for a studio guitar rock sound for. The patches already built into the gr 55 are called preset patches. Hop over to the vguitar forums to chat about the gr 55, access other user patches, get tips and help, and more. 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. This allows the gr 55 to be a powerful audio processor and connects to the guitar using a pin midi cable. If you have any technical problems on the site, please contact me so i can improve the site and make it even better. Keep in mind that any effects you have patched in here will be heard in the signal chain before the rest of the internal gr55 effects.
Its 100% free and you only have to register if you want to rate or request patches. Guitar effect patches for zoom, digitech, korg, tc. A complete newbies question about roland gr 55 discussion in. Realtime editing and patch data backups, bulk patch editing. Roland gr55 training guide using the value dial, select the sound source you are connecting the gr 55 to. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer, black, gr55gkbk, with gk. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated artist tones and effects. To access the gr55s enormous palette of sounds, guitarists must use an instrument equipped with a gkcompatible pickup such as rolands gk3 divided pickup, which is available with the gr55 see dropdown menu to the right and select the with pickup option. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist patches. First backup your own patches and settings in the gr55 data stored on the usb stick 1. The gk pickup requirement is a drag but there really is no practical way to pull off what theyre doing any other way. Basic idea is to have patches for all guitar and bass processors at one place and to make it systematic, easy to use and very informative. I have recently decided that ill just use the delays on the gr 55 with my patches. Jeff loomis nevermore, sanctuary talks to roland about the gr55 guitar synthesizer.
The triplecore sound generator houses an array of virtual guitars, basses, amps, and synthesizer voices, enabling a. Here are some sound samples recorded with my roland gr 55. What happened to all of the beautiful guitar patches that roland created with the. In the 7 plus years ive owned the gr55 i have discovered a number of frustrating design flaws in the unit. Guitar fx patches store guitar fx patchesguitar fx patches.
Roland guitar specialist gundy keller demonstrates the roland gr55 guitar synthesizer at the 2011 winter namm show in anaheim, ca. The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. Titanic guitar cover with gr 55 guitar synth duration. Guitar effect patches for zoom, digitech, korg, tcelectronic, boss. Line 6 helix roland gr55 guitar synth synthesizer brian moore pin pin vg99 gr33. The gr55 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. One place for sharing all patches effects and processors. If you have a keyboard amp, such as a roland kc350 or other pro quality amp, or a pa. Pink floyd time guitar solo in hd, pod xt david gilmour patches.
This is a compilation of patches made for the roland gr55 guitar processor designed to elevate your creativity and playing experience. Use the librarian application to load and transfer patches to and from the gr 55. Help me decide pod hd500 or roland gr55 the gear page. How to connect your guitar to roland gr 55 without gk3. How to sound like your favourite guitarists roland. Download exclusive artist patches and additional genrebased patches for the gr 55 guitar synthesizer. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. Have about 20 go to user programmed voice patches, but have used more in the past. A complete newbies question about roland gr55 the gear page. Gr 55 requires an interface mounted on the guitar called a gk3. Controlling midi patch changes on the roland gr55 from. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada. See more of roland gr55 guitar synth users page on facebook. This album was recorded with my usual gear at the time.
Main difference between this and similar sites is that it is made for all processors and. Robert marcello demonstrates his collection of custom gr55 patches. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x 10. He was interested in buying a gr55 guitar synthesizer but didnt like the factory presets and sent it back to the store hate it when that happens.
One of the best solos you can learn, smooth and sweet. 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. The gr55 is equipped with rolands industrystandard pin gk interface. Any product name or trademarks used by the users to describe their patches are the sole property of their respective owners. Glenn delaune premium patches for line 6, fractal audio, bossroland, kemper, mooer. Here you can uploaddownload great sounding guitar effect patches. However if you load a drum kit preset on the gr55, the lowe. 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. The gr 55 is a guitar synthesizer that includes a wide variety of sounds. Herman li of dragonforce talks to roland about his musical beginnings, his influences, and using the gr55 guitar synthesizer live and in the studio. Its also the most accurate, thanks to newly developed pitchdetection technology. Essentially youre tricking the gr55 into thinking that its own modeling signal is coming from your regular guitar pickups.
Guitar patches to sound like your favourite guitarist. Legends of rock, where his performance was motion captured to record his movements for the game. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated artist tones. I was one of the first people to own the roland gr 55 guitar. Honing his craft while playing in manhattan, stevens recorded an unreleased album with his band, fine malibus, and also played as a session guitarist. What a value for my pod hd 500x your work is impressive. Connect the left and right main outputs of the gr 55 to two channels of the amp or pa. 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. Before roland released the gr55 i had been getting by with a 1997. The acoustic steel string guitar model is not very good, not a patch on the godin.
Function improvements added new preset patches added new 90 guitar and 18 bass patches as preset patch. Here is a list of all the available effect unitsamplifiers on the site. With the gr 55s map select parameter set to fix, the gr 55 changes patches in sequence with the pods. Its also the most accurate, thanks to recently developed pitchdetection technology. Kraft music roland gr55 guitar synth demo with gundy. There is no flash card memory on the unit though it does accept usb sticks, check for the spec on the roland site. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist.
Roland gr55 artist patches guitar multieffects presets. 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. I will post some better helix video in the near future. To get the gr 55 guitar models into the pod, the gr 55 has a guitar out which, as the name suggests, only carries a guitar signal. Rolands gr55 guitar synth powers unlocked with touchosc. Take an indepth look at the gr55 guitar synthesizer.
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