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Re: Roland GK cable noise issue



It tracks pitch. It's fairly basic at the moment but will continue to
develop it over the next while (probably over the summer at this
point). I can send it on to you, if you like.


On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, but driving MIDI instrument is no problem. I send that data
> over a USB cable and don't even need to have the volume up for the GK
> cable's "terror".
>
> Interesting that you are mentioning pitch tracking since that is what
> I normally use instead of the GR-55 :-)  Currently only in the AxeFx
> but in the past also in Live and similar apps. I'm subscribing to the
> M4L new patches library but can't recall having seen a "pitch tracker
> to MIDI" patch yet. Is that what your thing does? Or does it track
> analog amplitude directly to synth wave forms?
>
> Greetings from Sweden
>
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Ricky Graham
> <rickygrahammusic@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Do you want to drive synths in Live, Per? Might be able to send on a
>> monophonic pitch tracker M4L device for you. Not polyphonic (yet) but
>> a start. Let me know and I will send it on for you to test out.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think the GR-55 has great sounds and they sound even better when
>>> passed through the AxeFx. I only use synths though since I'm not so
>>> happy with the guitar mod/sim stuff. It's just just a matter of taste.
>>>
>>> Per
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:27 PM, mark francombe 
>>> <mark@markfrancombe.com> wrote:
>>>> Question: I know you are using the AxeFX now for guitar sounds, but 
>>>> how can
>>>> you use the guitar cable for using either the VG guitar OR internal 
>>>> effects
>>>> on normal pickup, UNLESS you use the GK cable? There are options for 
>>>> sending
>>>> the normal pickup out of the Guitar out socket, but then its too late 
>>>> right?
>>>> Damage Done?
>>>>
>>>> I too have a regular cable plugged in as well as the GK cable, cos I 
>>>> like to
>>>> use a few stomp boxes, so I have one mixer channel for a more regular 
>>>> guitar
>>>> set-up. But for using any tuning things on the GR55, you are gonna 
>>>> have to
>>>> come down the GK cable?
>>>>
>>>> However in answer to the question, I have had to buy a few GK cables 
>>>> in miy
>>>> time with Roland guitar synths, and I always have one completely new 
>>>> cable
>>>> still packages actually, ready for a break-up, it not like you can 
>>>> borrow
>>>> one off the sound guy can you?
>>>>
>>>> Of course you can JUST use the midi sounds from a guitar synth, but 
>>>> with the
>>>> GR55 you would be missing out more than half the box!
>>>>
>>>> I must say, that its taken me A VERY LONG TIME to get a good sound 
>>>> out of
>>>> it, all the git sims were so terrible, but suddenly now I have got a 
>>>> really
>>>> GREAT basic sound, and have been applying all my special FX to the 
>>>> same
>>>> basic patch, with AWESOME results!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure, I totally agree with that. I would never send the magnetic
>>>>> pickups through the GK shebang since it degrades the fidelity so 
>>>>> much.
>>>>> Only the synth string trigger data to drive synths are sent through
>>>>> that cable here. What's happening here is that when the cable moves
>>>>> synths get triggered just by data generated inside the cable. If you
>>>>> sit absolutely still it is silent but playing in a standing up
>>>>> position is impossible. I have all GR-55 settings correctly set up so
>>>>> it can't be that (using four different global settings each trimmed
>>>>> for a particular instrument's unique scale length and GK mic 
>>>>> placement
>>>>> related bridge position for every string). So it has to be the cable,
>>>>> doesn't it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Greetings from Sweden
>>>>>
>>>>> Per Boysen
>>>>> www.perboysen.com
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Simeon Harris
>>>>> <simeonharris40@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>> > i had problems with mine when i tried to send the magnetic signal 
>>>>> > down
>>>>> > it. in the end i used a standard cable for the mags. it's not 
>>>>> > shielded very
>>>>> > well
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On 19 Mar 2013, at 12:32, Per Boysen wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Hi,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I'm experiencing fatal noise issues with the Roland GK cable. If I
>>>>> >> move or touch the cable all hell breaks loose in the PA. Are these
>>>>> >> cables normally this sensitive?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Greetings from Sweden
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Per Boysen
>>>>> >> www.perboysen.com
>>>>> >> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mark Francombe
>>>> www.markfrancombe.com
>>>> www.ordoabkhao.com
>>>> http://vimeo.com/user825094
>>>> http://www.looop.no
>>>> twitter @markfrancombe
>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/24478662@N00/
>>>
>>
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