Problem recording midi from GR=55

2013/12/27 10:44:49

scook
Try deleting the Cakewalk.ini and TTSSEQ.INI from your user directory\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\SONAR X2 Producer. Sonar will rebuild the files the next time it is run.

If that does not work, try re-personalizing SONAR by holding the CTRL and SHFT keys while starting SONAR.

+1 Try this

2013/12/27 10:58:21

mettelus

I also went digging on the GR-55 as I have never used it and found a thread on the vguitars forum specifically for folks having trouble setting up MIDI. They reference page 79 of the user manual as well. A couple things are not to transmit "Chromatic" from the unit, and to set the MIDI on the unit to "MONO" mode, which will send one MIDI signal per string. As you could not drive a soft synth with the input signal you were seeing on the meters, this may be a big reason why it did not record (i.e. it may not be a "standard MIDI" signal, but SONAR does see it).

The thread is at: http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=5220.0 and is Reply #3 by shawnb.

2013/12/27 11:10:54

mauryw

The USB connection will send a midi signal that SONAR sees. I will try your suggestions for the direct midi input.

Thanks!!!

2013/12/27 11:25:50

mettelus

Just in case, be sure to load the most recent drivers.

Also, page 79 of the user's manual makes reference in the GTR-MIDI worth noting:

STRING CH (1-11) Specifies the MIDI channel used to transmit guitar performance data. If MODE is set to “MONO,” the data will be transmitted using six channels starting with the channel you specify here. If it is set to “POLY,” performance data for all strings will be sent on the channel you specify here.

Based on what I read, it sounds like you need to set MODE to mono, CHROMATIC to off, and check the first STRING CH number.

In SONAR you will need six (6) MIDI channels to capture the MIDI. If STRING CH is 1, you will need 6 MIDI channels set to input MIDI channels 1-6 respectively.

2013/12/27 12:31:36

rsinger

mauryw
I am suing the Roland Quad core as my interface. The midi signal appears to rach SONAR as the icon in the sys tray lights when I strum the guitar. However, the fader meter in the midi channel, set to omni, record and echo input, does not register input and routing to the TSS does not register input. I am at a loss!

1) In Edit -> Preferences -> MIDI Devices -> Inputs, do you see your interface and is it selected?
2) In the track IN/OUT do you have the midi device above selected?

Robert

2013/12/27 12:51:33

rsinger

mettelus
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Based on what I read, it sounds like you need to set MODE to mono, CHROMATIC to off, and check the first STRING CH number.

Mono/poly is a matter of preference. I have mine set to poly mode. I used a JP 8080 for a long time and it didn't support mono mode. It depends on your playing style - if you play slide and you don't keep the slide orthogonal to the strings you'll want to use mono mode or if you play one string and slide some others. In poly mode, when you slide or bend, the bend information is applied to all notes sounding. If you play a double stop and bend one of the notes - that won't work in poly mode.

In terms of guitar technique mono would be the preference, but some synths may not support it or have other limitations when you try to use it.

Robert

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