MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI
(c) 2017 by SINEGA GmbH
www.gesini.com
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1.
Mandatory Requirements for the work with GESINI
1.1.
OS Version of the BK
The Operating System (OS) of the BK must be V1.07. If you are using a former
version of the OS, please upgrade your BK to V1.07. Further information on how to
check the version of the OS and on how to upgrade the OS can be found in the
Owner's Manual of the BK. This manual is provided by Roland for each BK.
1.2.
Version of
GERD
If you start
GERD
and go to the menu "Help" and select the item "About …" you will
see a dialog. This dialog informs you about the version of
GERD
you are using.
If the user name shown in the “About” is “Free Demo User”, you are using a free
demo version of
GERD
with
disabled
USB/MIDI communication. This version can be
used to see the workflow, the dialogs, the options, the displays, etc. - but it cannot
communicate with the BK.
1.3.
Roland's Arranger Drivers for Windows
If you connect your BK via MIDI to your PC, you must install the appropriate drivers
for Windows to enable the communication via USB between the PC and the BK.
Roland offers on the website http://www.roland.com (or on any other local website),
the 32 and 64 bit "Arranger Drivers" for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. Please make sure
you installed the latest driver for your operating system successfully. If the drivers
are not installed,
GERD
will ask you to install them during the installation of
GERD
.
2.
Possible Problems with the Communication between BK and PC
2.1.
General
If the BK was switched on some time ago, it might be in an operation mode not
suitable for the communication with a PC. Therefore we recommend the following
procedure to initialize the communication between PC and BK:
1.
Start the PC and the controller keyboard.
2.
Wait till the controller keyboard has booted.
3.
Switch on the BK. Very short after the BK booted successfully, press some
keys at the controller keyboard to send some MIDI messages to the BK.
4.
If the BK receives MIDI messages during the first seconds/minutes after it
booted, the BK starts the 'Connection Wizard'.
5.
Do
not
select anything at the BK during the countdown for the 'Connection
Wizard' (you can play keys on the controller if you want but do not touch the
BK or press any button on the BK)
6.
After the countdown for the 'Connection Wizard' is completed (and no wizard
mode was selected), the BK should be able to communicate with the PC and
the controller without any problems (e.g. if your MIDI channel for UP1 is set
to 4, you should be able to play notes on the BK if your controller transmits on
MIDI channel 4, etc.).
