The GR-55 is an impressive guitar synth and guitar preamp, but it’s UI leaves *much* to be desired, and Roland has stated that they will not be releasing a PC-based editor for it. I recently developed a TouchOSC layout that serves as a patch editor for Roland’s GR-55. Probably looks totally ugly and primitive.”Īnd all this means you’ve got a powerful editor without the need for an iPad. “Yeah, sure,” you say, “it’s open source software. (There’s even a fresh Lion build for Mac users.) So, score one for the Roland user community stepping in and doing more than the actual manufacturer (and I haven’t yet seen any maker do a Linux version, or, for that matter, release their editor as open source). Marc Benigni used TouchOSC control software for the iPad and set up a template that makes all of that functionality touchable, direct, and accessible.īut wait - there’s more! There’s also a dedicated, free and open source editor for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Enter one user from the GR-55’s dedicated community of guitar synthesists. With its various modeling, effects, and synthesis powers hidden in layers of menus, navigating all those sonic capabilities can be a chore. Roland’s GR-55 guitar synth is one powerful accessory for guitarists – maybe a little too powerful.
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