User manual ROLAND GS-500

[. . . ] **) indicate pages in this manual to which you can refer. Copyright © 2003 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION. USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly. * Material damage refers other adverse effects respect to the home furnishings, as well animals or pets. [. . . ] Note # 05 02 04 07 Key F-1 D-1 E-1 G-1 Function Transport | Reset Transport | Stop Transport | Play Transport | Record 17. The "Key Bindings" dialog box will close, and the settings will be completed. Section 8 77 Chapter 9 Using the GS-500 Connected to a Computer Via USB Before Connecting with USB With the GS-500, you can use USB to transmit both digital audio signals and MIDI messages between the GS-500 and your computer. This requires installation of a USB driver on your computer so that it can work with the GS-500's driver mode settings. For instructions on installing the driver, please read "Installing & Setup the USB Driver" (p. 125). fig. 09-009 Setting USB-Related Functions Adjusting the Recording Level (Output Level) This adjusts the volume level of the digital audio output to the USB and DIGITAL OUT connectors. Press PARAMETER [ displayed. fig. 09-010d ][ ] so that "Out Levl" is Computer 3. Press [EXIT] to return to the Play screen. Adjusting the Playback Volume Level (Input Level) This adjusts the volume level of the digital audio input from the USB connector. Driver Mode The GS-500 features two operational modes, one mode that uses the special driver on the CD-ROM included with the GS-500 and another mode that uses the operating system's (Windows/Mac OS) standard drivers. The special driver provides high-quality sound and stable timing for audio recording, playback, and editing. In addition, the driver enables you to control the GS-500 with MIDI messages and connect external MIDI devices to your computer. 1. Press PARAMETER [ Level" is displayed. fig. 09-020d ][ ] so that "Input 3. Press [EXIT] to return to the Play screen. 78 Chapter 9 Using the GS-500 Connected to a Computer Via USB Enabling and Disabling the Direct Monitor Command This setting determines whether or not the command (the Direct Monitor command) controlling the Direct Monitor (described later) setting is enabled. 125). 80 Chapter 9 Using the GS-500 Connected to a Computer Via USB Recording the GS-500's Output with a Computer Set your application (such as a sequencer) so that the audio input port it uses is the GS-500. You can freely set the point in the signal chain from which to extract the signal to be sent to the computer with Effect Chain (p. For example, by setting this so that the computer records the signals as they are at the beginning of the chain, you can record the sounds without any effects added while you listen to the performance with the effects applied from the speakers. If you are using the software to send the audio data through, set Direct Monitor (p. 79) to Off. Running the GS-500 from a Computer You can use USB MIDI to run the GS-500 from your computer. 146), the MIDI connectors used for operation of the GS-500 switches from MIDI IN/OUT connectors to the USB driver's "GS-500 Control" MIDI ports. Set your editor and sequencer MIDI input and output ports to GS-500 Control. For more on MIDI-related settings, refer to "Chapter 8 Using the GS-500 with External MIDI Devices Connected" (p. 68). Using the GS-500 As a MIDI Interface When the GS-500 is set to the Advanced driver mode (p. 146) and connected via USB, you can use the GS-500's MIDI IN and OUT connectors to connect your computer to external MIDI devices. Set the input and output ports used for the computer's MIDI applications to GS-500 MIDI In/Out. Applying Effects with the GS-500 to a Computer's Audio Playback Set the audio output port used by applications to the GS-500. [. . . ] 79 USB (Bass) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 81 USB (Gtr/Mic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 81 USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 User Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]