possibility for Roland GR-55

Started by Syntheside, May 10, 2016, 01:27:39 AM

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Syntheside

I was just curious can you use a Midi keyboard controller to control sounds from Roland GR-55  ???

gumtown

No, It is a feature deliberately left out of the GR-55,
so it can not be used as a midi sound module.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

Autana

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Quote from: gumtown on May 10, 2016, 02:17:19 AM
No, It is a feature deliberately left out of the GR-55,
so it can not be used as a midi sound module.

Absolutely and sadly true.  Fortunately you will found here in VGF tons of useful information and resources for get the best of your GR-55. For example, Gumtown editor GR Floorboard, created by his own initiative to meet another very serious omission of Roland, not providing an editor for the GR-55  https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=2951.0

QuoteThe GR-55 cannot be used as a sound module, triggered from external MIDI messages. That is, you can't send it MIDI to trigger the synth sounds....\ you CAN send it MIDI to control effect and synth parameters...but the GR-55 doesn't act as a sound module.


Quote from: Autana on April 14, 2016, 07:31:35 AM
As with any MIDI controller, you can use GR-55 to transmit information via MIDI OUT of the notes you play with your GK guitar as MIDI data, but unlike a "normal" module or MIDI keyboard, the GR-55 can not play back their own PCM sounds, using the previously recorded MIDI (nor in real time, via MIDI monitor thru) because MIDI IN note information access is blocked in GR-55.

Of course you can record directly the audio output of the GR-55 PCM tones on your DAW.  But there are other alternatives, not so instant ready, but very interesting to record and edit separate guitar strings audio and then return to the GR-55 :

RMC Fanout / Break out boxes for creative uses.
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BILLBAX_UK - mini GK 13 breakout cable.
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