About The absolute sound magazine
Roland 1987 NAMM Show brochure photo Introduction to the Roland GM-70: The Roland GM-70 was the first stand alone Guitar-to-MIDI converter built by Roland. Many longtime GM-70 users insist that the GM-70 is still the best guitar-to-MIDI converter ever built. Like other modules produced by Roland during this time, the GM-70 sports a smart fluorescent blue display, calling to mind high-end Lexicon units of the same period. The GM-70 is flexible and easy to use as well. This much can be said about the GM-70: no other Guitar-to-MIDI converter ever built offers as many features as the GM-70, yet no other converter is quite as slow as the GM-70. With the GM-70 you can control up to eleven possible MIDI parameters! That is four destinations for the four continuous controllers on the guitar, plus two possible destinations for the mode switch. In addition, the GM-70 has inputs for two more foot switches plus a Roland EV-5 foot pedal input. Then plug in the optional Roland FC-100, and you add an additional foot switch and EV-5 pedal input, for a total of eleven! The Roland GM-70: it goes up to "11." CV #3, the MIDI whammy bar found only on the Ibanez IMG2010, can be used "center" mode or "absolute" mode. In "center" mode, the whammy bar transmits values of 64 to 0 as the bar is pushed down, and values of 64 to 128 as the bar is pulled up. In "absolute" mode the whammy bar transmits values of 0 to 128, whether the bar is pushed down or pulled up. It still amazes me that the Roland GM-70 has such excellent support for the MIDI whammy bar found on the IMG-2010, but Roland never built its own guitar with a MIDI whammy bar. One final observation: when carefully calibrating my rig, I noticed that both the GM-70 and MC1 have a pretty coarse control resolution. Rather than seeing numbers smoothly scroll from 0 to 64, or 0 to 128, I would only see even numbers. I would have to say this indicates a lack of resolution in the GM-70 and MC-1 circuitry. Roland GM-70 Block Diagram.Links to more information: Music Technology Magazine article on the Roland GM-70 by Paul White Sound-On-Sound Magazine article detailed the history of Roland Corporation during the 1980s. Download the GM-70 Owner's Manual How to Reset the GM-70: Poly Mode – Power up holding PLAY,
Key features of the The absolute sound magazine that are enabled through these drivers include:
- Best Products - The Absolute Sound
- TAS Store – The Absolute Sound
- Buyer's Guide - The Absolute Sound
- About Us - The Absolute Sound
- December 2025 - The Absolute Sound
- Fall 2025 - The Absolute Sound
- Articles Archive - The Absolute Sound
Device has its own visualizer, which shows you where and how the effect is being applied on your overall frequency spectrum.At the end of the SubLab’s effects chain is a stereo-widening function. This feature fattens up your bass tone’s stereo width without sacrificing any of the strength or clarity of its mono signal. This technique is a bit of a trick on the ear and makes your bass tones sound fatter without letting them overwhelm other parts of the stereo image.Future Audio Workshop has included six free 808 packs with their download of the SubLab plugin. This collection is perfect for finding reliable analog quality samples on the fly while writing or arranging. These files range from smooth deep subs to crushed and distorted ones for a more abrasive low-end sound.For any producer that enjoys making music with visceral bass dynamics, SubLab is an absolute dream. The interface is beautiful and simple enough for novices to navigate. The generous selection of stock samples offers a terrific variety of kicks and one-hits ideal for building impactful drops and thumping backbeats.The SubLab plugin is compatible with Windows 7 or higher and macOS 10.10 or above. It’s available in VST2, VST3 AAX, or AU formats.More info: SubLab (40% OFF @ Plugin Boutique)More articles:Keys Magazine Releases FREE Sawrizor Lite SynthesizerArturia Releases Pigments 3 (€99 Intro Price & Free Update)Reverb Offers FREE Casio CZ1000 Synth Collection (WAV)Download FREE BPB Dirty Filter Drum Breaks By A.J. Hall SubLab Review 93% Fantastic SubLab is an absolute dream
