No problem rocker41. You'll be happy with your purchase I'm sure.

Well I got home with my new unit.  It is a little intimidating, sort of like the first time I loaded up sonar 8.   I have gotten it to barely communicate with sonar.  I am watching some youtube video's.  For some reason I thought it would be easier.  I think I am going to work on getting something hopefully easy like studio instruments to work for me.  I tried it with addictive drums and didn't have any luck.  I guess it is time to start watching video's then start reading.  I can say I think I will be 100% pleased with this unit.  I was really looking for something to help make drums a little easier for me.  I am 95% guitar player and 5% into the other things like sonar and now this new device.  So I just need just enough to get me by.  If this unit can help me connect with addictive drums and a few other plug ins then the rest is just gravy.  Thanks for all your support and help.  Now time to scower post and try to figure out how to get the "basics" of this thing down.  Thanks again

rocker41


Well I got home with my new unit.  It is a little intimidating, sort of like the first time I loaded up sonar 8.   I have gotten it to barely communicate with sonar.  I am watching some youtube video's.  For some reason I thought it would be easier.  I think I am going to work on getting something hopefully easy like studio instruments to work for me.  I tried it with addictive drums and didn't have any luck.  I guess it is time to start watching video's then start reading.  I can say I think I will be 100% pleased with this unit.  I was really looking for something to help make drums a little easier for me.  I am 95% guitar player and 5% into the other things like sonar and now this new device.  So I just need just enough to get me by.  If this unit can help me connect with addictive drums and a few other plug ins then the rest is just gravy.  Thanks for all your support and help.  Now time to scower post and try to figure out how to get the "basics" of this thing down.  Thanks again

Did you already install the drivers and insert a control map? If not I suggest you don't do anything but input notes.

I am making some headway now, I got several programs to communicate.  The first thing I did was go to roland and install the current drivers from there site.  I can't remember which switch I didn't have set correctly, I took the time a few minutes ago and took notes on all the postitions I currently have "roughly" working.  When I first hooked up I was only able to get the knobs to work and not the keys.  Once I pushed some button I started to have a little more control.  Lots to learn, but to have a little control over at something gives hope for a new day.  All in all a very good day for my studio.  Thanks again for all your comments. 

Here's a pointer: Open a soft synth upper right corner of soft synth, click the ACT button so that it's lit.
Now place your mouse on a knob or slider on the soft synth and move the knob or slider. Now turn a knob or move a slider on your PCR, click the act button off. You will receive a message box, click ok. You now have a knob or slider programmed.

By the way, it will remember everything (knobs and sliders that you program for each instrument.)

I just picked up a 500 at G.C. yesterday.  I'm going to hook it up today and hopefully I can get something to work.

Install the drivers, plug it in, load the Sonar bank into the active memory and then press the "Dynamic" button to the left of the jog wheel to get control of plugins etc. That's it - doesn't get much simpler.

I'm starting to think that we should have contacted GC and gotten a deal on a PCR group buy. :)
Oh yeah on another note, I woke up this morning to a box sitting on the counter in front of the coffee maker that was delivered yesturday...
Omnisphere
I know what I'm doing after work...

I don't understand. Why is it that the A-Pro has less features than the PCR and yet it's more expensive?