In the GR-55 there are 99 USER BANKS with 3 USER PATCHES per BANK available for customization.
This is a total of 297 USER PATCHES for customization and editing by the user.
USER PATCHES vs. SOUND STYLE PRESET PATCHES:
USER PATCHES [USER button] by default are identical to the 99 BANKS of PRESET PATCHES.
[SOUND STYLE buttons: LEAD/RHYTHM/OTHER] and are pre-programmed. Only the USER PATCHES may be edited and WRITE/saved.
SOUNDS STYLE PRESET PATCHES are editable but can't be WRITE/SAVED to a PRESET PATCH location, only WRITE/SAVED to a USER PATCH LOCATION (USER 01-1 to 99-3).
When creating a PATCH or making an EDIT [WRITE/SAVE] customized changes and save to a USER PATCH LOCATION.
The SOUND STYLE PRESET PATCHES are hard programmed and can't be DELETED, if a DEFAULT USER PATCH is DELETED and the original PATCH is desired, then WRITE/SAVE the corresponding PRESET PATCH back into the USER PATCH range. Simply select the PRESET PATCH and press WRITE once, then choose the USER PATCH destination, and press WRITE once more to confirm and save.
ADDING ARTIST PATCHES:
Place the ARTIST PATCHES over USER PATCHES in chosen USER PATCH LOCATIONS.
Use the GR-55 LIBRARIAN can be used to manage, organize, save and swap GR-55 USER and ARTIST PATCHES as a backup tool and repository for GR-55 user/artist patch content.
GR-55 LIBRARIAN
- Install the GR-55 LIBRARIAN computer application.
- Open the GR-55 LIBRARIAN application by double-clicking the icon shortcut.
- Turn on and connect the GR-55 with USB 2.0 A to B printer/data cable, directly to a USB 2.0 A compatible port on the computer, and in the main title menu under SETUP - SET UP MIDI DEVICES set the GR-55 INPUT: to GR-55 and OUTPUT: to GR-55 and press OK.
- In the MAIN LIBRARIAN window, press READ ALL, this will upload all current GR-55 PATCHES to the LIBRARIAN.
- Download the GR-55 ARTIST PATCHES from website.
For this example we selected the JEFF LOOMIS GR-55 Artist Patches. - Download and extract the JEFF LOOMIS.ZIP folder download, then open the JEFF LOOMIS FOLDER and look for the JEFF LOOMIS.g5l file (.g5l GR-55 LIBRARIAN FORMAT example).
Double click and open the JEFF LOOMIS.g5l in the GR-55 LIBRARIAN. - With the computer mouse select the first PATCH and SHIFT+ MOUSE SELECT to the last desired JEFF LOOMIS PATCHES and COPY them.
(Ctrl+C on WINDOWS / CMD+C on MAC).
Then PASTE these into the GR-55 LIBRARIAN PATCHES (Ctrl+V on WINDOWS / CMD+V on MAC), into the MAIN WINDOW and the desired PATCH LOCATIONS for the GR-55.
NOTE: the user can audition any track selecting PREVIEW BOX, it will load that specific PATCH to the GR-55 to audition. - In the GR-55 MAIN LIBRARIAN window, press WRITE SELECTED and the patches will be loaded into the GR-55 and will be recognized in correlating USER PATCH LOCATIONS.
- When GR-55 LIBRARIAN PATCH editing is complete, first soft eject the GR-55 from the computer and disconnect the GR-55 USB from the computer.
- Continue to test and play the GR-55 and newly integrated patches.