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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/ >