Boss GM-800 and GK-5

[TJontheRoad]

So there's no call home when connecting to use an editor? Wow. And these are true expansions correct, not just presets?

The GM-800 doesn't have WiFi. How's it gonna phone home? Once the sounds are in the box it's there till you delete it.

 

[Will Chen]

The GM-800 doesn't have WiFi. How's it gonna phone home? Once the sounds are in the box it's there till you delete it.

When connected to an online editor. But I'll take your word for it!

 

[dbagchee]

Hmm, according to this, subscription based downloads can’t be loaded into hardware:

https://support.roland.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042999652-ZENOLOGY-Can-a-Sound-Pack-Wave-Expansion-that-was-downloaded-using-a-Membership-subscription-be-loaded-into-a-hardware-product-

TJ, I wonder if it’s different licensing for you since you have the Phantom hardware?

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I've already been loading sound packs in my gm-800... have had 2 or 3 that wouldn't for some reason, also expansions won't load for some reason, keep getting errors but I'll keep trying. I have the $10 a month zenology pro option.

 

[dbagchee]

I've already been loading sound packs in my gm-800... have had 2 or 3 that wouldn't for some reason, also expansions won't load for some reason, keep getting errors but I'll keep trying. I have the $10 a month zenology pro option.

Cool, hopefully it works - there seems to be a slight mix of what level of compatibility Roland has with their various hardware - the MC101 doesn't support the Zenology Model Expansions for example (I really want that Juno-106 expansion on my hardware!) - so maybe with the GM-800 they are including more.

 

[TJontheRoad]

Just getting connected. Wiring is clunky as hell. I'm having some sound issues. Not sure yet what's happening. Need to go into my personal troubleshooting mode. I have an eye doctor appt today. I'll have to work on this later.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I'm setting up boss fs-5u switches for my stuff right now and labeling them with tape etc.. Got 6 of them. 2 of them will go with the boss sy-1000 as footswitch 3 and 4 and then it'll also have a foot expression controller. The gm-800 will have 4 fs-5u switches for ctl 3,4,5,6 since it doesn't have as many footswitches as sy-1000 has.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

At the time of this posting... I have other pedals around like line 6 helix, meris lvx, eventide h90, empress zoia, but didn't include them into the picture. Only thing that will change in the future will be me putting gk-5 pickup on the prs se guitar and getting a gkc-da converter instead of the gkc-ad, so i can play the sy-1000 and gm-800 together hopefully soon when the pickup comes.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Ok something that bugs me a little. When importing tones via usb memory, there's no way to know if you already added a tone from a certain sound pack unless you scroll through your list. Boss should implement some sort of error like "TONE ALREADY EXISTS" when trying to add something of the same name.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Ok so I opened zenology pro plug-in in my DAW and went through some SDZ sound packs and saved 7 zencore sounds from different sound packs into a bank of my own called "BROCKSTAR". Also threw in 3 JP-800 sounds from the plug in and it exported it to a svz file format on desktop. I popped it onto my usb stick, stuck it in gm-800, and 7 of them only showed. The 3 jp-800 didn't show up, so I'm assuming you cannot save anything from model expansion plug-ins?

 

[TJontheRoad]

Sadly the output is not working on mine. I even plugged in an external MIDI keyboard. Nothing happening

Display reads input is there but no output. GK CONNECT indicator on the GKC-AD is solid green. Tried balanced and unbalance output cable. Tried headphones. No go. Tried USB audio into Logic. Logic sees the GM-800 indicating the driver is installed properly, but still no sound. Also the GM-800 Tone Studio doesn't find the GM-800.

SY-1000 sitting next to GM-800 works fine with same cables. I don't yet have the proper GK digital cable. I tried 3 other plain old TRS cables. They all show as being connected on the GKC-AD and the GM-800 display reads input signal. I don't think that is where the issue lies, but I'll be glad to proven wrong soon. In the meantime, I'll keep debugging. Not the NGSD experience I was hoping for ;-/

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Sadly the output is not working on mine. I even plugged in an external MIDI keyboard. Nothing happening

Display reads input is there but no output. GK CONNECT indicator on the GKC-AD is solid green. Tried balanced and unbalance output cable. Tried headphones. No go. Tried USB audio into Logic. Logic sees the GM-800 indicating the driver is installed properly, but still no sound. Also the GM-800 Tone Studio doesn't find the GM-800.

SY-1000 sitting next to GM-800 works fine with same cables. I don't yet have the proper GK digital cable. I tried 3 other plain old TRS cables. They all show as being connected on the GKC-AD and the GM-800 display reads input signal. I don't think that is where the issue lies, but I'll be glad to proven wrong soon. In the meantime, I'll keep debugging. Not the NGSD experience I was hoping for ;-/

When trying midi keyboard, did you change the note source to midi under midi settings? I also changed all the other things to channel 1

 

[TJontheRoad]

When trying midi keyboard, did you change the note source to midi under midi settings? I also changed all the other things to channel 1

Yes, I did. No joy.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Sadly the output is not working on mine. I even plugged in an external MIDI keyboard. Nothing happening

Display reads input is there but no output. GK CONNECT indicator on the GKC-AD is solid green. Tried balanced and unbalance output cable. Tried headphones. No go. Tried USB audio into Logic. Logic sees the GM-800 indicating the driver is installed properly, but still no sound. Also the GM-800 Tone Studio doesn't find the GM-800.

SY-1000 sitting next to GM-800 works fine with same cables. I don't yet have the proper GK digital cable. I tried 3 other plain old TRS cables. They all show as being connected on the GKC-AD and the GM-800 display reads input signal. I don't think that is where the issue lies, but I'll be glad to proven wrong soon. In the meantime, I'll keep debugging. Not the NGSD experience I was hoping for ;-/

Sorry to hear you’re having issues.

 

[TJontheRoad]

Good news. I found my issue and fixed it. One of the short 13-pin Primova patch cables I bought wasn't agreeing with the GKC-AD. So, I swapped it with the other one I had going to the SY-1000. Now everything works. Cool beans :)

 

[paisleywookiee]

Good news. I found my issue and fixed it. One the short 13-pin Primova patch cables I bought wasn't agreeing with the GKC-AD. So, I swapped it with the other one I had going to the SY-1000. Now everything works. Cool beans :)

I personally delivered karma. Glad it worked.

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

I personally delivered karma. Glad it worked.

I had no idea you were so formidable.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I had no idea you were so formidable.

LOL I wish. I’d keep some of it for myself too, if that were the case.

 

[TJontheRoad]

I personally delivered karma. Glad it worked.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

That gif is hot