4 Sep
2009
4 Sep
'09
8:53 a.m.
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
Best,
dp
4 Sep
4 Sep
9:12 a.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
You can edit the sounds with it, or mix you track using the boss pedal?
\r
9:34 a.m.
Grammostola Rosea wrote:
Dave Phillips wrote:
Hi \r,
As far as I can tell it's purely an old-school editor/librarian, but
maybe there's a way to use the pedal for mixing. Btw, all communications
with the device occur over a standard MIDI connection. I tested it via
the MIDI ports on my SBLive, it works beautifully. Cross-platform, too.
Best,
dp
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
You can edit the sounds with it, or mix you track using the boss pedal?
\r
10:09 a.m.
On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:53:34 -0400
Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but
I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Fantastic - I've never gotten the most out of the GT6 I have because
of the learning curve on its interface. Can't wait to try this out.
Thanks for passing this along!
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======================================================================
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Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa
11:20 a.m.
Joe Hartley wrote:
On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:53:34 -0400
Dave Phillips <dlphillips(a)woh.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Joe,
Yeh, the GT-3's tiny window doesn't exactly encourage exploration. The
software exposes everything the unit has to offer, in a *much* more
amenable display. Have fun!
Best,
dp
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon
but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Fantastic - I've never gotten the most out of the GT6 I have because
of the learning curve on its interface. Can't wait to try this out.
Thanks for passing this along!
10:42 a.m.
On Fri, September 4, 2009 11:53, Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than if
you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
what? no support for my GT-5 ??? :(
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
11:24 a.m.
Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
what? no support for my GT-5 ??? :(
Hi Rui,
Maybe you should write to the author and see if he can whip one into
shape. He's hit all the other versions, the 5 shouldn't be all that
different from the others.
Or you can take the source code for one of his current versions and
modify it for the 5.
IIRC you've dabbled in C++ and Qt a little bit, yes ? ;)
Best,
dp
4:12 p.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
indeed, the gt-3 fxfloorboard is stuffed in qt4 alright, something that
i should try at home. as you ironically suspected ;)
wait, just read this:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/FxFloorBoard_Quick_start.htm
there's this subtitle:
"For the BOSS GT-3, *GT-5*, GT-6, & GT-6B"
omg! i'm already sensing something coming on the uber-procrastinator
backlog :))
thanks Dave.
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
what? no support for my GT-5 ??? :(
Hi Rui,
Maybe you should write to the author and see if he can whip one into
shape. He's hit all the other versions, the 5 shouldn't be all that
different from the others.
Or you can take the source code for one of his current versions and
modify it for the 5.
IIRC you've dabbled in C++ and Qt a little bit, yes ? ;)
11 Sep
11 Sep
6:18 a.m.
The first units of the GT5 had a somewhat faulty EPROM, or better say not
one that is able to be worked with remotely by the means of an editor/librarian.
Patch change and some other simple stuff could be achieved through MIDI,
but no patch edition. There was an EPROM upgrade in later units which took
care of that problem, but it's probably hard->impossible to find nowadays.
And replacing it doesn't seem to be a piece of cake neither.
If your firmware is 1.03 or below, no chance, you need 1.06 to make Patch
editing happen on the GT5.
To find which GT-5 software version you have, hold down the
NAME and PEDAL/ASSIGN buttons while switching on your GT-5.
Cheers,
Raphael ;)
Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
what? no support for my GT-5 ??? :(
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It doesn't work if it's not open."
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13 Sep
13 Sep
5:35 p.m.
R.Wolff wrote:
The first units of the GT5 had a somewhat faulty
EPROM, or better say not
one that is able to be worked with remotely by the means of an editor/librarian.
Patch change and some other simple stuff could be achieved through MIDI,
but no patch edition. There was an EPROM upgrade in later units which took
care of that problem, but it's probably hard->impossible to find nowadays.
And replacing it doesn't seem to be a piece of cake neither.
If your firmware is 1.03 or below, no chance, you need 1.06 to make Patch
editing happen on the GT5.
To find which GT-5 software version you have, hold down the
NAME and PEDAL/ASSIGN buttons while switching on your GT-5.
unfortunately my boss gt-5 is more than a decade old and in fact its
firmware is v1.03: the uber-procrastinator cannot be happier that this :)
i'll have to thank you for the precious info anyway.
Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
cheers
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
what? no support for my GT-5 ??? :(
17 Sep
17 Sep
10:18 a.m.
Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
Raphael ;)
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________________________________
"A mind is like a parachute -
It doesn't work if it's not open."
|- - - - - - - Frank Zappa - - - - - - -|
R.Wolff wrote:
I'm in the same boat as you then. Mine is über-old as well and when I first
learned about not being able to edit my patches on PC, I was a little sad.
But meanwhile my unit is half broken anyway. I stepped on one of the I/O jacks
on the back during a gig and broke the PCB inside. Even though a friend of mine
did a great job trying to repair/resolder the PCB, I can hardly use it anymore.
It still kinda works, but then there's also other problems like scratching I/O and
the like.
The first units ...
unfortunately my boss gt-5 is more than a decade old and in fact its
firmware is v1.03: the uber-procrastinator cannot be happier that this :)
i'll have to thank you for the precious info
anyway.
You're welcome ;)
Rui Nuno
Capela wrote:
> what? no support for my GT-5 ??? :(
cheers 
5 Sep
5 Sep
5:44 a.m.
On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:53:34AM -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
Wine??! Horrors!
I'd think the only worhtwhile alternative to a GT-3 would be to run Guitarix in Linux,
of course.
-ken
6:17 a.m.
Ken Restivo wrote:
On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:53:34AM -0400, Dave
Phillips wrote:
not necessarily wine. afaics, the stuff is cross-platform, qt4 for the
gui and rtmidi for the midi things, so that it can can be built and run
to linux natively (x11 and alsa midi).
in fact, there's a linux binary available from here
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/GT3-download.html
which seems to run just fine on my opensuse 11.1 (i386) note: it uses
statically linked qt4.5 so you don't have to worry about installing that
stuff either.
seeya
--
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc(a)rncbc.org
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
Wine??! Horrors!
I'd think the only worhtwhile alternative to a GT-3 would be to run Guitarix in
Linux, of course.
8:33 a.m.
Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
Ken Restivo wrote:
Just to clarify: I was referring to running Guitar Rig under Wine, not
the Fx Floorboards software (which, as Rui points out, runs natively
under Linux).
Best,
dp
On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:53:34AM -0400, Dave
Phillips wrote:
not necessarily wine. afaics, the stuff is cross-platform, qt4 for the
gui and rtmidi for the midi things, so that it can can be built and run
to linux natively (x11 and alsa midi). Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
Wine??! Horrors!
I'd think the only worhtwhile alternative to a GT-3 would be to run Guitarix in
Linux, of course.
8:38 a.m.
Ken Restivo wrote:
I'd think the only worhtwhile alternative to a GT-3 would be to run Guitarix in
Linux, of course.
From my article on Guitarix
(http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/introducing-guitarix) :
"... it's not a replacement for Guitar Rig
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Rig>, but it's a good start towards
a flexible and powerful guitar effects/amp simulation processor for Linux."
Guitar Rig is a finished commercial product with an impressive set of
polished features. I've tested the demos of different versions, it is
definitely cool stuff. Relatively speaking, Guitarix is just beginning
its development track, though I'll add that it's off to a wonderful start.
Best,
dp
10:31 a.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
Ken Restivo wrote:
Sorry, Ken, I looked at "GT-3" and saw "Guitar Rig". This gaffe
indicates a serious decline in my caffeination level, which I shall
remedy forthwith.
Ah, the blessed bean.
Best,
dp
I'd think the only worhtwhile alternative to
a GT-3 would be to run Guitarix in Linux, of course.
From my article on Guitarix [snip]
6 Sep
6 Sep
12:51 p.m.
Ken Restivo wrote:
On Fri, Sep 04, 2009 at 06:53:34AM -0400, Dave
Phillips wrote:
So, a GT-3 is better a PodXT or a price equivalent DigiTech unit?
Greetings,
I'm going to profile this software in LJ soon but I thought LAUyers
might like to know about now:
http://gtx.tinfoilmusic.net/
Very neat stuff. I tested it with my guitarist's GT-3, it's fantastic.
Considering that you can get a used GT for ~$100 - 150, you can buy one,
download this (libre, GPL'd) software, and you're ~$200 better off than
if you'd purchased Guitar Rig 3 (and had to run it under Wine). ;) <----
(That's a humor sign, just in case.)
Btw, the software is available for the GT-3/6/8/10/Pro and the 6b/10b
versions for the bass guitar. Kudos to Colin Willcocks for an impressive
job well done.
Wine??! Horrors!
I'd think the only worhtwhile alternative to a GT-3 would be to run Guitarix in
Linux, of course. 
7 Sep
7 Sep
9:42 a.m.
Ray Rashif wrote:
A GT could never rival a POD!
Someone else will
have to give the definitive reply to that one, Ray,
since I have no experience with a POD. However, I can tell you that the
combination of a GT-3 and the Fx Floorboards software is a wonderful
setup. I'm planning to buy a used GT-3 for US$85, not a bad deal. Used
PODs go for similar prices, and there's this e/l for control via MIDI:
http://llg.cubic.org/tools/qtpod/
I'm enjoying my friend's GT-3. I haven't owned a hardware guitar
processor for years, so I'm having some fun making my own fx patches.
Best,
dp
10:19 a.m.
Grammostola Rosea wrote:
Dave Phillips wrote:
Sure, I'll be glad to share anything I make. I plan to patch together
some modules for effects on my electroacoustic, I'm curious to see what
the GT can come up with. Meanwhile you can browse and download custom
patches here:
http://dryasser.tripod.com/main.htm
Best,
dp
I'm enjoying my friend's GT-3. I
haven't owned a hardware guitar
processor for years, so I'm having some fun making my own fx patches.
Which you will share nicely with us of course, and build a nice database
together ;)
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