Connecting To A Computer; Installing The Usb Driver; Using The Gt-1000 As An Audio Interface; Connecting The Gt-1000 With An External Midi Device - Boss GT-1000 Owner's Manual

Connecting to a Computer

By connecting the GT-1000 to a computer via USB, you can do the
following.
5 Transmit and receive digital audio signals between the
computer and the GT-1000
5 Edit and manage patches, and display the "GT-1000 Parameter
Guide" (PDF file) on a computer using the dedicated software
5 Download patches from our dedicated BOSS TONE CENTRAL
website
& http://bosstonecentral.com/

Installing the USB Driver

You must install the USB driver before connecting to a computer.
Please download the USB driver from the website shown below.
Install this special driver before making a USB connection. For further
details, refer to the Readme.htm file that comes with the download.
& http://www.boss.info/support/
The program you need to use, and the steps you need to take to
install the USB driver will differ depending on your computer setup, so
please carefully read and refer to the Readme.htm file that comes with
the download.

Connecting the GT-1000 with an External MIDI Device

On the GT-1000, you can use MIDI to perform the following
operations.

Operations from the GT-1000

Operation Explanation
When you select a patch on the GT-1000, a program
change message corresponding to the patch number
Transmit program
you select is transmitted. The external MIDI device that
change messages
receives this program change message will switch to
the corresponding settings.
Operations of a [CTL] switches, or a footswitch or
expression pedal connected to the EXP/CTL 4, 5 jack,
Transmit control
are transmitted as control change messages. These
change messages
messages can control parameters on an external MIDI
device.

Operations from an External MIDI Device

Operation Explanation
When the GT-1000 receives a program change
Switch patch
message from an external MIDI device, the GT-1000
numbers
will change patches.
Receive control The GT-1000 can receive control change messages to
change messages control a specified parameter while you perform.
The GT-1000 can receive data that is transmitted from
Receive data another GT-1000 unit, or data that was saved on a
MIDI sequencer.
USB port

Using the GT-1000 as an Audio Interface

You can record the sound of the GT-1000 on your computer, or have
sound from your computer be output from the OUTPUT jacks.
* For details of the audio signal flow when connected via
USB and instructions on how to make settings, refer to "GT-1000
Parameter Guide" (PDF file).
* Refer to the instruction manual for the software you are using to
learn how to switch the input source of the software.
Making use of the GT-1000's dedicated software
You can easily download dedicated software from our BOSS TONE
CENTRAL website. For details on how to use the software, refer to the
Readme.htm file that comes with the download.
& http://bosstonecentral.com/
Using the dedicated software allows you to do the following:
5 Easily download patches from our BOSS TONE CENTRAL website.
5 Edit patch settings
5 Name patches
5 Organize patches in order and switch them around
5 Back up patches and system settings, and return to the backed
up settings
5 Display the "GT-1000 Parameter Guide" (PDF file) on your
computer
Connection example
GT-1000
Settings
1. Choose [MENU] 0 "MIDI."
2.
Use [1]–[6] knobs to specify the value of each parameter.
For details on MIDI, refer to "GT-1000 Parameter Guide)" (PDF file).
External MIDI device
OUT IN
IN OUT
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