How to use the BOSS GM-800 Editor, Roland Cloud and Zenology Deep Dive

Do only zenology patches work, not all of roland cloud? for example pro comes with full Juno, Pro Mars etc.

Yo he tenido año 2003 roland vg88, después en año 2013 roland gr 55 y después año 2017 boss gp10 ,y ahora noviembre 2023 boss gm 800 y me va mal latencia, hice actualización y varios reservas fábrica, no lo comprendo tuve que devolver y perder dinero, gracias un saludo .toco guitarra 40 años .

Por favor toca pach 65 boss gm 800,.....a mi me a funcionado lento notas fantasmas gracias

Hola he tenido que devolver mi gm 800 ,y he perdido tiempo y dinero,. Le he dedicado muchas horas a ver tus vídeos,
Pero la latencia es lenta ,para mi fue mejor roland vg 88. Por favor puedes demostrar la velocidad y la expresiones que usas con boss gx 100 , o boss gt 1000,
Pues estoy muy defeccionafo con roland gr 55 y boss gm 800 ,he perdido dinero tiempo,

does this work well with your fourths tuning?

i can't set logic pro to work with gk5. Can you help ?

Hi @Alex Hutchings , thanks for this it's useful. I'm trying to export an .svz sound from the Jupiter 8 soft synth into my Boss GM-800. I don't get an error and the export/import process succeeds. However the sound output by the GM-800 is not the sound exported by the Zenology Pro Plugin. It is just a generic sounding piano sound.
I read on a separate forum that in order to export sounds from the Zenology Soft Synth the expansion packs must be BOUGHT, not just part of the Ultimate subscription, which is what I have (the subscription). Is that correct? Do I need to actually purchase the expansion pack synths in order to export the sounds?
Thanks.

Can you please do a video on how you record the gm800 in logic pro ?

Got my gm800 the other and today tried to update firmware. Followed instructions to a T and it failed and now my brand new GM800 is a brick. And there is no way to reset it. Glad I payed $1100 for this

Spent all the money on this and the GK3 pickup and 13 pin cable. BiG MiStAke!

Boa tarde!
Você teria como testa-lo com o sistema sem fio da boss o wl-20l?

IM GETTING ONE
COREPUNK

Hi Sir the gm 800 is possible connect to other pedals, thanks

Very, very useful video, many congrats! I think it would be interesting to see the bossibility to drive the GM-800 via the 5-pin MIDI IN...I mean using a Jamstik studio guitar, or a Sonuus G2M...

can you turn off alot of the effects and just use...sax, fiddle, piano, etc?

Outstanding work, Alex. Thanks!

What I want to know is, where do you get one of those Metal Zone thumb drives? Great video, Alex! Appreciate the knowledge.

This may be a stupid comment but I am a sucker for new technology and purchased the new Boss Midi guitar when it came out. Do you think it would make sense to add the new pickup to the Boss Guitar and have both the internal synth sounds and be able to combine with the Boss GM 800. Just hate wasting money but this new synth is the bomb.

If it makes regular guitar and amp tones, lets see them!!!?????

Can you pse demo sax, flutes etc . What would a whole package including zenology cost. Does the GM800 come with the guitar pick up interface etc thank you great demo

Thank you for teaching me how to better my videos on this unit! I love your videos and to me you are the KIING of guitar synth on this wonderful planet Alex.

It would be great if Roland could enable the transfer of sounds and synth engines to this unit and their latest synths using a USB cable instead of faffing around with a thumb/pen drive.

Hi Alex, thanks for your video ! I bought the GM800 and it's incredible. I'd say there is only a minor issue with sensibility of the guitar pickup. Would you have some tips to share to improve the latency time occuring sometimes and also to get the maximum precision with notes when playing strings ? DId you have the same issue when setting up the product ? The precision is huge in your playing, I'd love to have the same! I guess it's more technical than musical for a video but it would help many boss gm800 users... Best, Benoit

does it have a built in violin patch? if not, can it be created? thanks!

Really appreciate the video. However, when I export tones from Zenology (in Logic Pro) following your steps, and transfer them to the GM800 via a USB stick, I get no sound. I've tried multiple tones with the same result.

How does the guitar to midi function? I'm looking for a system that I can use to teach online with and connect to a visualizer to display the specific frets and strings I'm playing to students.

Looks awesome and I want one, but I can't believe you have to use a usb stick to load sounds in 2023.

Would love to hear a demo of an Acoustic and nylon string classical guitar..

Demonstrating how authentic it can be..

Hi Alex, how many notes of polyphony? Thanks!

Can You imagine what EVH would have done with this if it existed in his day?

Nice one Alex. Thank you

Hi Alex, how do you transpose synth or piano into guitar tab?

Hi Alex! Great video. I got my GM800 last week. Just wondering if you have ever tried controlling the GM800 with an external keyboard controller via MIDI to make it function as a sound module.

Can you connect the GM 800 to Fractal Axe FX lll and use the Looper to record
From the GM 800. Thank you.

Hi Alex I would love a demo on the actual guitar tones in the GM thanks

Hi Alex. Thank you for your videos. You are an expert, so I direct my question to you about connecting the GM-800. I'm an acoustic guitarist. I have a wonderful Maton and he is the heart of my performances.
First question: how does the GK-5 work on an acoustic guitar?
Second question: I use the FX (formerly the SY-200) as backgrounds and sometimes as solo sounds. What is your idea how to connect the GK-5 and GM-800 so that I can use the acoustic guitar interchangeably with the effects from the GM-800 (e.g. flute solo, piano only) but also so that I can use the Maton signal with the background of the GM-800 (e.g. strings, pad ). It is important that both signals (from Maton and GM-800) go to my vocalizer, and then to the PA.
I hope you will find time to answer me. Regards and thank you 😄

It will be interesting using boss gm800, without computer for sound shaping and why not, with a MIDI keyboard. Many thanks😊

Great video to start off with Alex. Cheers!
Had a question base off of the Zenology but maybe off track with Roland technology? So will we be able to use other synth tones as specially Supernatural instruments or NI and other 3rd party software lists? I own the Integra 7 as well. And would like you input on how to best use it.. More so to be able to drop those tones into the GM 800. Or is the Zenology app exclusively the only way to down load. to the GM800. Hoping to not have to do the midi control and cable thing.

Good vídeo Alex i have a cuestion for you, if i want to use my gk3 with the gm 800 ill get the same beter tracking? Or i need to use the new cable for it? Cheer Man !

Hi Alex - could you confirm something for a bunch of us picking your vid apart on vguitar forums. You can only export Zen CORE sounds to the GM-800. If you have Zenology Pro, and you create a sound in the a model expansion, that can't be converted and exported to the GM-800 somehow, can it?

Still just sounds like a keyboard. Is the tracking any better than the SY-1000? The guitar synthesizer has not yet arrived it seems.

What’s the best boss product for guitar modeling with best electric and acoustic 12 string sounds? And has piano sounds??

Question: Apart from the synth aspect, will the 800 allow for independent assignment of standard effects to the "clean" sound of the guitar?

Can you use the gm 800 along with your live rig
I.e playing lead part on guitar rig and say a brass part together
Thanks great demo 👍

Hi Alex

If I used a midi out from my controller keyboard to midi in on the GM800

Can I access the patches immediately without changing settings plus I already have many svd file sounds I have already purchased ?


Forgive my midi ignorance. I was just thinking at least I can use it as a synth with a controller keyboard while I attempt to develop some guitar synth skills?

Cheers

Btw I love your videos man. 👍🏻

Hi Alex could you make a comparison between the sy 300 and gm 800 ? Pleeease also i wonder if Boss is going to release GK kit to install directly in a guitar also a wireless system for ge 800 would be very well apreciated. Cheers!

Hi Alex, cool demo, I also watched your demo at Andertons.
That Synth is amazing. And I saw you mentioning that „Adapter box“ for the older 13 pin Pickups.

So I‘d have a few questions..
I recently bought a GP-10 and a GK Pickup for my Stratocaster.

1. Is there a way to have that pickup connected to BOTH devices at the same time, so I wouldnt have to plug and unplug?
Like with a kind of adapterbox that you showed for 13-pin users? But combining them?

2. Is there or might there be any update to GP-10 firmware by Boss to make the GP-10s MIDI „compliant“?
At present one has to install drivers, which doesnt work with iOS devices.
That was a big disappointment, I have to admit.
I was planning on that.

Would GP-10 MIDI to the new GM 800 work?

3. Is there an update for the GP-10s pc soundeditor so one doesnt need to install the obsolete Adobe Air?

Thank you for reading, hoping for positive answers, best regards from Germany

drum machine in it ?standard kit?

What sound engines does it use? Midi(sampled sounds), synth(oscillators) or amp modeller?

Sy300 gets its sound from synth(oscillators) only.

But i liked the midi or sampled sounds of gr55?

So i am confused what are the sound engines that gm800 uses?

Is it just upgrade to sy300 or it has midi engine too like gr55 does?