Has anybody tried MacOS Big Sur with GR-55 Floorboard?

Started by roadrashman, December 30, 2020, 10:26:32 PM

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roadrashman

I updated to Big Sur and can't access my GR-55 from the Floorboard app. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the old driver not communicating with the GR-55. I've been checking https://www.roland.com/global/support/by_product/gr-55/updates_drivers/ but Roland says that new drivers are "Under Testing." https://www.roland.com/global/support/support_news/20101100r/#guitarbass

Any word on the street on when or if there will be an update? Thanks.

gumbo

Quote from: roadrashman on December 30, 2020, 10:26:32 PM
I updated to Big Sur and can't access my GR-55 from the Floorboard app. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the old driver not communicating with the GR-55. I've been checking https://www.roland.com/global/support/by_product/gr-55/updates_drivers/ but Roland says that new drivers are "Under Testing." https://www.roland.com/global/support/support_news/20101100r/#guitarbass

Any word on the street on when or if there will be an update? Thanks.

The GR-55 Floorboard App comes from here :

Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

...it was built by our own member "gumtown" and has nothing to do with Roland, other than doing things better than they do....

I suggest you talk to him... ;)

HTH
Peter
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gvidelock

I upgraded to Big Sur a couple of weeks ago (with a bootable start-up disk for Catalina, just in case) and all I did was go to Roland/Boss and re-download and install the Catalina drivers. After that Floorboard for the GR-55 and BTS for the GP-10 and SY-1000 worked without any noticeable problem.

YMMV, but it worked okay for me. (I have a 2018 Mac-Mini, can't speak for other hardware).

   ...Gary
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Godin Spectrum SA
Godin Freeway SA
Fender Telecaster with Ghost and Hexpander
Fender Stratocaster with internal GK3 with Synth-Linx
Warmoth custom with internal GK3
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Roland GR-55
Roland GP-10
Katana 100W Head

roadrashman

It works now. I uninstalled the driver, then reinstalled it and after a restart, the Floorboard is up and running. Thanks Gary and Peter.

BasV

Hi, just tried to get my GR55 up and running with my iMac using floorboard, but nothing. I saw in this thread that a Roland driver needs to be installed. Installed the Catalina one, but nothing changed. No settings available in system preferences that would indicate Roland stuff being installed.
I assume it cannot be done on a new Big Sur installation ?

Cheers,
Bas

gumtown

If the Roland USB driver does not work on Big Sur for you, or you have an M1 based mac, then you can still use a compatible USB-Midi adapter and the GR-55 USB ports.
The Roland UM-One mk2 USB-Midi adapter works.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/