Help with my Roland GR-55?

I'm trying to set up my new Roalnd GR-55 guitar synth to record my Midi tracks, and to save my life I can't figure this out. I normally use my Yamaha digital piano via midi cables to my Focusrite Saffire and it's pretty effortless. Here, I am using the GR-55's USB cable. But can I still use my Focusrite to handle the audio while my GR-55 handles the Midi? That's how I'm trying to do this - with the Saffire as my audio interface, and the GR-55 as my Midi device.

I can select both in my X1 preferences. Then on my Midi track I select the 55 (omni) as the input and (in this case) GPO as the output. But no matter what I do I can not get a sound from my instrument. If I click the keys within the GPO window itself I can hear it, just not when playing my guitar which is plugged into the 55. Hope all that makes sense. I'm positive it's something I'm doing wrong, but can someone perhaps walk me through the steps of getting this to work? And save me my sanity in the process?

Thank you!

Ok, thanks -  I'll try that. I think my machine is buggy. It will not save any of my patch changes. I'm just figuring this out as I'm giving it it's first good test drive tonight. But I can load a patch, change some things and save the changes to a user patch and when I go back to it - the patch is back to how it was before I changed it. Make sense? I'm going to shoot a video of it over to Sweetwater and see if they can tell me something.

I am NOT impressed with the unit yet. I consider myself a very clean player, and trying to play anything simple on that grand piano patch is impossible. I'll tweak on the settings some more. Hopefully I can get it to at least work in Sonar.

Thanks for your quick reply.

I dunno - I think my unit may be defective. Will you watch this 2 minute YouTube video I just uploaded that shows my problem? And let me know if you can reproduce the same issue.

(video has been removed - issue solved)

Have you ever used an Axon controller before?

No, have not had the chance. I've been through a GR-33, GR-20 and a GI-20, and now the GR-55. I've always thought the Axon seemed very intriguing.

"and trying to play anything simple on that grand piano patch is impossible"

How does it track using TTS-1 Nylon guitar?  Unlike the piano, this voice supports pitch bend.

I watched it.  But as Mr. Haas mentions in post #4, this is a common problem.  I suspect the issue is being worked.
I noticed parameter changes were being made with the pedal, does the unit not support a software package to allow editing via computer?

yepp.. just seen the video.. my "workaround" was to turn the volume of those "layers" to 0 and save it.. that works right out of the box..
you need to verify if the "ctl" button is assigned to sound 1 & 2.. it's a pita.. but that's how the designers wanted the device to work..
if you find the assignment..delete it.. and you can save the patch to your liking.. I haven't done any editing for 8 weeks.. I have to get used to it myself again..

yepp.. just seen the video.. my "workaround" was to turn the volume of those "layers" to 0 and save it.. that works right out of the box..
you need to verify if the "ctl" button is assigned to sound 1 & 2.. it's a pita.. but that's how the designers wanted the device to work..
if you find the assignment..delete it.. and you can save the patch to your liking.. I haven't done any editing for 8 weeks.. I have to get used to it myself again..


Yikes - that is a pita. Maybe I'll get used to it, but it sure seems to be more difficult than it has to be. But thanks for all your help.




Only reason I'm up is I got the graveyard this month....nice a quite don't have to deal with the heat during the day..

Funny - I'm starting nights on Friday - that's the same reason I'm staying up late. Trying to prepare for it! Thanks for your help.