The GR-1 is a multitimbral synthesizer. This means that it can play back different instrument sounds on different MIDI channels at the same time. It has one Part dedicated to drums, three polyphonic instrument Parts, which play back any of the 400 Tones (200 internal and 200 on the optional SR-GR1-01 expansion board). In addition to these four Parts, the GR-1 can also play one Patch. The four Parts are set up in the EDIT RECORDER/PART mode. Let's access these Parts and select Tones for them to use with an external sequencer.

Front Panel Tone Select


1. From the PLAY mode, press the EDIT RECORDER/PART button.

2. Press PARAMETER PREVIOUS down one time to access the parameter for selecting the PART-TONE:
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EDIT MUTE CHO
PRT-TONE

3. Press ENTER to call-up PRT1.

4. Use VALUE to select an appropriate bass sound for your song. Pressing CURSOR > will tell you which Tone you have selected.

Note: While in the Tone Select screen, you are placing the GR-1 in MIDI Omni mode. This will take whatever notes are comming into the GR-1 on ANY MIDI CHANNEL and play them with the sound selected on this screen. When choosing Tones with this method, make sure to leave this screen after your choices have been made before returning to sequencing.

5. CURSOR < to return to the PART1 page and use PARAMETER NEXT to call-up PART2. Use VALUE to select a nice chord accompaniment sound for the 2nd Part.
6. Repeat the same steps for PART3 and select a nice melody/solo tone.