PLEASE SEE THE NEWER VERSION OF THIS LAYOUT HERE with several upgrades by the same author, G. Assink
Download: Roland GR-55 + Line6 X3 Controller Layout for MIDI Designer Pro (iPad)
With this MIDI Designer layout you can change pre-sets on the Roland GR-55 synthesiser and another midi controlled instrument simultaneously by clicking just 1 button.
The other instrument in this template is the Line6 X3 Live but you could adjust the template to control another midi controlled instrument.
Why?
When I’m on stage, I want to switch pre-sets during or between songs. This took me far too long to do so. So I build a template to switch pre-sets on the GR55 and the X3 simultaneously. MidiDesigner 1.7 made this possible.
On the GR55 you can select any of the 657 pre-sets you want. The pre-sets on the X3 are limited to the 128 user pre-sets.
The template opens at the “Navigation Panel” From here you can select :
PRESETS GR-55+X3 –
This opens the screen for 20 adjustable song/sound controllers for the GR and the X3 simultaneously.
PRESETS X3 Live –
This opens a screen to select one of the 128 user pre-sets on the X3 only.
PRESETS GR-55
Opens the screen to select one of the 297 user pre-sets of the GR-55
Extra buttons to jump directly to the fixed LEAD RYRHM or OTHER pre-sets.
TUTORIAL – Info and instructions
Used midi channels:
GR-55 ch 1
X3 ch 5
iOS 8.1 does not support as many midi interfaces with a USB camera adaptor as it used to be. I used "ALESIS dock 1" and a "ESI nTour". They work fine. The "dock 1" does not support SysEx massages. (I think the "dock 2" does.) This template does not use SysEx massages.
Hardware setup:
The midi out from the iPad is connected to midi in of the X3, Midi out/true of the X3 is connected to midi in of the GR-55.
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Tip: After the renaming of the selection buttons, set the template to 'read only'. To do so, tap the 'more' button -> 'Design'-> 'lock' button. make all options active or select 'Design Mode locked' in the config/options screen.
PS1 : In this template you will find some of my user pre-sets adjusted to my gear. This will not give the same sound on your gear.
PS2 : The patch volume slider for the GR-55 works only when the according pre-set in the GR-55 is set to "Patch volume is CC# 80".
To do so, select 'edit' on the GR, go to 'Master', 'Assign' tab '4' or higher.
Ajust the parameters to:
SWITCH ON
TARGET Patch Patch level
(last option so it takes a lot of wheel turns to get there)
TARGET MIN 0
TARGET MAX 127
SOURCE CC80
Source MODE Moment
ACT RANGE Lo 0
ACT RANGE Hi 127
I hope you enjoy this layout
Screenshots below
Greetings,
Geer
User
Lead
Navigation
SongSound GR-55 and X3
X3-User
