Guitarists! GB + Boss DR-5 = Winning Combination
Hey Fellow Guitarists,
Something I discovered over the weekend and wanted to share...
If you are like me, you learned how to play guitar first, then went into electronic music. To use GB, I have a little Korg keyboard I use as a MIDI controller. It works perfectly, but it does take a long time because I always think in terms of a fretboard, then I have to translate that into black and white keys.
I also have a little Boss DR-5 drum machine. I plugged that into my MIDI port and it works flawlessly as a controller with GB!
The Boss DR-5 "Dr. Rhythm Section" is a little drum machine Boss made a few years back, specifically with guitarists in mind. THE KEYS ARE LAID OUT LIKE A FRETBOARD! I know exactly where everything is and it has made recording a lot easier.
The bad news is that Boss stopped making these a few years ago, but you can still find them relatively cheap on eBay. Here is the Boss page about the product:
http://www.bossus.com/index.asp?pg=1&tmp=54
It also has a built in drum machine, synth, and a 4 track sequencer. The drums sounds are just ok, but many of the synth sounds are nice. I like to take it with me when I travel...it's almost like a musical sketchpad.
That's all...I just wanted to tell other guitarists about an alternative MIDI controller for use with GB.
Something I discovered over the weekend and wanted to share...
If you are like me, you learned how to play guitar first, then went into electronic music. To use GB, I have a little Korg keyboard I use as a MIDI controller. It works perfectly, but it does take a long time because I always think in terms of a fretboard, then I have to translate that into black and white keys.
I also have a little Boss DR-5 drum machine. I plugged that into my MIDI port and it works flawlessly as a controller with GB!
The Boss DR-5 "Dr. Rhythm Section" is a little drum machine Boss made a few years back, specifically with guitarists in mind. THE KEYS ARE LAID OUT LIKE A FRETBOARD! I know exactly where everything is and it has made recording a lot easier.
The bad news is that Boss stopped making these a few years ago, but you can still find them relatively cheap on eBay. Here is the Boss page about the product:
http://www.bossus.com/index.asp?pg=1&tmp=54
It also has a built in drum machine, synth, and a 4 track sequencer. The drums sounds are just ok, but many of the synth sounds are nice. I like to take it with me when I travel...it's almost like a musical sketchpad.
That's all...I just wanted to tell other guitarists about an alternative MIDI controller for use with GB.
