This new layout is confusing me. Have all the former BOSE PA forums been consolidated into this single forum?
In any event, here is my question. I have an L1 Compact and a T4S mixer. A Roland GR-55 is in my future and I am wondering how to hook all 3 up. Also, is there going to be a conflict between the effects on the T4S and on the GR-55 and if so, how is that handled.
Thanks.
Hi John,
Thanks for your post, welcome to the new forum! Pro Portable threads have indeed now been migrated to the Bose Community - here's some more info on this:
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To answer your question, the 1/4" outputs from the Roland GR-55 can be plugged in to any of the input channels on the T4S.
For complete control of FX-processing via the GR-55, ensure the input channels being used on the T4S do not have any processing applied to them.
Alternatively, using the GR-55 with the T4S also gives you the option to 'double-up' on FX. For example, you could use one delay setting on the GR-55, together with a different delay setting on the T4S for enhanced spatial effects.
Hope this helps!
Thanks. Is that a TRS cable from the GR55 to the T4S?
The T4S is TRS or TS input. I took a quick peek at the manual to see if the GR55 has 1/4” TRS or just TS and it didn’t explicitly say one way or the other. Since it says to connect to a guitar amp, I would assume TS from the GR55 especially from the single guitar out.
While you can mix effects and such between the T4S and the GR 55, the risk is getting enmeshed in a dizzying array of options. The GR55 by itself offers a lot of capability at the cost of complexity. I would recommend staying away from a mix and match approach at least initially so you go to one centralized place for your settings. Perhaps stay with the GR55 until you get comfortable with it enough to branch out from there. Certainly go through the T4S, just don’t go too deep into additional settings.
Keep in mind the GR55 is not just a guitar synth like previous Roland guitar synths. It’s has synth sounds, but also, guitar, amp, looping, and amp speaker modeling on top of it all with a dizzying array of settings at each point. Furthermore, in a given patch, using the attached pedal you can mix 2 completely different settings and mix those settings such as a modeling of a Martin D-28 with a Les Paul through a Marshall stack or solo cello with orchestral strings.
Not to say any of this is bad, just it’s a lot to absorb. I really like my GR55. I just can’t imagine at this point in my learning journey adding in additional settings of the T4S. But that’s just me.
The GR55 does indeed offer a lot, and would certainly give you more than enough FX-processing options. As CityFolk mentions, it would probably be wise to leave the channels on the T4S FX-free, at least while you're still getting to grips with your new equipment.