GT-8 Weeeeee!!

NorioDS · 2010-06-22T15:23:56+00:00

Just got my GT-8 and I'm so excited! The sounds are amazing and there's just so much you can do with it. I'm sure I'll be overwhelmed for some time to come ? Downloading the manual now to see if I can start making sense of what buttons do what. Must say, I already love what little I've played with - awesome tool! Amazing tones!

NorioDS

Arjun Menon wrote Andrew Bryson, i'm sure, would be more than willing to give you pointers on that. I've heard Stratisfear get some amazing sounds out of his GT8 as well.

Yep, I heard Strat play at the GFSA Woodstock thing and his tones were amazing (as well as his playing) so I'm trying to bribe him with pizza and beer to come show me how to use the force ?

singemonkey wrote Just that I got the impression that you like the technological side of it and aren't such a Luddite as me and MIKA. ?

LOL - ja that makes sense. I was secretly hoping you meant that I'm amazing player and that you want to have my babies but, ja, I need to be more realistic about these things ?

I can't say that I "like" the technological side of it but I do have a natural knack for things that require any sort of programming. Not by choice, you understand, but by necessity. I would far rather pay someone else to figure all this shit out for me and I can just get on with playing, recording and writing music ?

Donovan Banks wrote the MIDI connector is what allows the pedal and pc to speak.I have the MIDISport Uno. Works very well.

How much do they go for? Are they easily available locally?

Donovan Banks wrote as for the editor, there are 2 available. here is one

Cool, will check it out ? Thanks!

Donovan Banks wrote as for recording with it, a simple stereo to stereo mini jack will do straight into your sound card from the phones output. just watch the levels and make sure your output is set correctly on the unit.

That easy? Even with a shitty onboard sound card?

BMU wrote Good stuff Norio. To start with you just plug that baby into your PC soundcard LINE IN and record man!! Start simple!

Sounds like a plan. Glad it can be so simple. I'm not really in a position to fork out any more cash on GAS for a while.

Donovan Banks wrote Once you change the drivers on any product called Uno it goes fine...

Bahahahahahaha!

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Norio wrote I'm trying to bribe him with pizza and beer to come show me how to use the force ?

Despite my Strats' cutaways, I'm currently seeing far too much of the fretboard inlays and not enough of the side markers, if you know what I mean...so if you make that a nice salad and some beer, I'm there.

NorioDS

Brendan, how about Nando's? They have an awesome Vitality meal that includes 1x chicken breast, 1x salad and 1x mielie. It's been my personal favourite since I started my eating plan. (Mediterranean flavour, mmmmmmm)

What beer do you drink? I drink Hunters Dry, and most guys don't, so I have to ask before I poison you with my girly drink ?

DonovanB

Norio it is that easy. because the impedance from the phones output is quite low it can handle. you just need to keep your recording level low so it doesn't clip.
as for the MIDISPORT I got mine for cheap I think. R200/300. But it is worth it because I can edit the GT8 patches on my pc or netbook even, and I can rig the GR20 to the pc to trigger midi for software like Reason etc. loads of fun.

NorioDS

Thanks Don - R200/R300 is reasonable. Sounds like good value. Thanks again! Exciting stuff, this!

Renesongs

Despite my Strats' cutaways, I'm currently seeing far too much of the fretboard inlays and not enough of the side markers, if you know what I mean...so if you make that a nice salad and some beer, I'm there.

LOL I have got to the point where I can comfortably play a lap steel with a strap standing up.

@Norio - There en excellent guidel called GT brilliance that you can find at BossGTCentral.com. another one of your best friends is going to be GT- Manager found at http://www.partheus.co.uk/ - enjoy

DonovanB

Renesongs wrote @Norio - There en excellent guidel called GT brilliance that you can find at BossGTCentral.com. another one of your best friends is going to be GT- Manager found at http://www.partheus.co.uk/ - enjoy

That's a good guide. Although it was more specific to those who went from the GT6 to GT8 but I found some very cool tips there. The Boss site has some cool patches for download as well.

mind you, of all I have read, I've achieved the best sound on mine from starting with nothing and adding slowly.

NorioDS

Thanks guys, will check 'em out ?

BMU

Yep it's that simple if you want to record just the guitar. Which is great. Hearing yourself play is a crucial training tool, it opens a whole new fascinating world of unbridled despair and embarrassment as I find out daily. ? (I think I recall a recording of you doing a Satriani style piece which sounded cool btw, I'm just joking around here.)

I'm assuming here you're monitoring through some other source like an amp... the sound coming back out your PC speakers will be delayed due to latency, that's why you need a low latency soundcard for any serious recording.

NorioDS

Using the amp to monitor is a great idea! I never thought of that!

I love recording myself for exactly the reasons you listed: it's an incredible learning tool. What sounds cool when you're jamming is often just a bunch of noise when you play it back to yourself.

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