[Rwp] Midi controllers and VST's

Sun Apr 17 06:57:41 EDT 2016

That's why I love to buy Yamaha products. The tech will stay on the phone 
with you patiently for even an hour teaching you where buttons are, etc. I 
have had excellent experience in that sense with Yamaha and Tascam. 
Occasionally you will get a tech who tries to resist by saying that -- oh 
well, we cannot give you more than that time, blah blah blah, but they 
always end up getting me going. I like to buy knowing that the company is 
willing to support their product in this way.

Rod Alcidonis, Esq.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Clement Chou
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2016 2:42 AM
To: Reapers Without Peepers
Subject: Re: [Rwp] Midi controllers and VST's

If you actually read the manuals of the system, it's very
interesting... because it actually states several times that the GK is
not a standard midi pickup. It works on a different system, but either
way is a good one. I'm going to go into my local store and renew the
warranty that expires in a couple weeks... and I'm going to see if I
can talk one of them into looking through it for me while I'm away.
Failing that, I'm going to contact the Roland head office in richmond,
because this really isn't a good show on their part for not offering
good enough tech support... because not everyone has the resources to
just look at a video and do exactly what it says. And at the end of
the day, it's all preference of course whether you like todeal with
plugins or live sound. I play live a lot, so cracking open the DAW and
dialing in my sound is just another way that helps my guitar playing,
as well. :)

On 4/16/16, TheOreoMonster <theoreomonster at reaperaccess.com> wrote:
> GK3 is actually a midi pick up as its converting the guitar pitch data 
> into
> midi data for the synth to use. the GK plug is proprietary to roland gear
> and others companies that license it however so yeah you can’t just plug 
> it
> straight into a computer.  roland once made a gk3 to USB midi interface
> which allowed you to do pretty much what i wanted so i could always grab 
> one
> of those off eBay if i go that route. Bummer about the local store, its
> stores like that why i do more shopping online these days lol. If you can’t
> support me what advantage do you have especially if i can avoid paying 
> sales
> tax on line. lol. Fortunately the one major music store around  where ei 
> am
> currently has knowledgeable staff.  The Pod HD may or may not be easier to
> navigate but i still find plug ins easier to deal with no memorization
> needed there and like i said sometime si only get to crack the  DAW open 
> on
> the weekends these days.
>
>> On Apr 16, 2016, at 3:44 PM, Clement Chou <chou.clement at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Done all that. lol the gr-55 is a great tool, and once I get it
>> calibrated it's going to be great... but the GK 3 pickup is not
>> actually a midi pickup, so you'll still need something to go through
>> to control those soft synthes with. And I went the store route
>> already, but unfortunately although the store I have around caries it,
>> noone seems to be well-versed in using it. And the pod HD series is
>> much easier to maneuver around... for basic tweeking and effects you
>> just use knows on the board, don't even need to go through menus.
>>
>> On 4/16/16, TheOreoMonster <theoreomonster at reaperaccess.com> wrote:
>>> When i had my PODX3 Live i used it in that way as an audio interface and
>>> etc. The  problem is like the GR55 it requires a lot of memorizing menus
>>> and
>>> buttons and etc and as someone who had a full time job and wasn’t using
>>> them
>>> for hours on end every single day the muscle memory for what was where
>>> didn’t build up and i spent too much time referring to notes to tweak
>>> stuff
>>> and not enough time playing. With Amp and effects plug ins on the
>>> computer
>>> there is nothing to memorize as i can see all the controls laid out in
>>> the
>>> program and manipulate them as needed. This just worked out to be easier
>>> for
>>> me. As for playing plugging into a real amp and twisting a few knobs
>>> works
>>> as well. Nothing against the POD stuff and i love what modern technology
>>> has
>>> given us but i just didn’t have the time to spend with it as a blind
>>> person
>>> to master it. As for the midi stuff i don’t use a lot of it but now that
>>> i
>>> have logic i am considering getting a guitar with a midi pickup again
>>> just
>>> to control some those soft synths but  more for using it as filler  or
>>> background parts in my more rock oriented products. The reason i avoided
>>> the
>>> GR55 the BG99  and the new Antares ATG1 floor processor is the
>>> calibration
>>> issue. I didn’t have eyes around to help me set it up either. The best
>>> thing
>>> i recommend doing in those situations is finding a local music store
>>> thats a
>>> dealer and buy it from them but ask them to assist in setting it up and
>>> etc
>>> before you leave the store if you get it from them.  Too late for this
>>> situation but something to consider for  future.  In this case contact
>>> the
>>> local music store and find someone who works there that sells that stuff
>>> thats familiar with it and see if they are willing to come out and help
>>> you
>>> with it or if you can bring it and get some assistance. You may want to
>>> sweeten the deal with some cash for their time as well.
>>>
>>>> On Apr 16, 2016, at 12:55 PM, Clement Chou <chou.clement at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ah yes. The Godin guitars... thought about one of those to go with my
>>>> roland, but that would've broken the bank... so here's hoping  I can
>>>> get calibration done some time in the near future so I didn't blow
>>>> $1000 on a synthe I can't get working right. sigh. In the meantime, I
>>>> think renting a midi controller is a good option... but still welcome
>>>> to any further thoughts / discussion!
>>>>
>>>> On 4/16/16, Chris Smart <csmart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> and, I'm glad to hear the GR55 is usable once you get things
>>>>>> calibrated. That's great to know.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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