Boss Audio Systems GS-10 Switching the Driver Mode, Midi in Standard Driver Mode, Audio

Chapter 9 Using the GS-10 Connected to a Computer Via USB

Switching the Driver Mode

After first installing both the special and standard drivers and then switching the GS-10’s driver mode, you can switch between the special driver and the standard driver to use the one you need.

For more on installing the drivers, refer to “Installing & Setup the USB Driver” (p. 125).

1.Press [USB].

2.Press PARAMETER [ ] [ ] so that “Driver Mode” is displayed.

3.Rotate the PATCH/VALUE dial to set the driver mode.

Standard:

The standard OS USB driver is used in this mode.

Advanced:

The special driver on the included CD-ROM is used in this mode.

* This is set to “Advanced” when shipped from the factory.

4.Press [EXIT] to return to the Play screen.

*If the driver for the set mode has not yet been installed, at this point you need to turn off the power to the GS-10 and install the driver.

5.Quit any sequencer software and any other computer applications used by the GS-10.

6.Switch off the GS-10, then turn it on again.

The corresponding driver is installed on the computer.

MIDI in Standard Driver Mode

Normally, it’s better to use MIDI in the Advanced driver mode.

*With the factory settings, the Standard driver mode is compatible only with audio.

If “Standard” is selected as the driver mode with an OS standard driver that is compatible with both audio and MIDI data, you can use both audio and MIDI with the standard driver by making the following settings.

*It has been confirmed that standard Windows XP/2000/Me/98 and Mac OS X/9/8 drivers are not supported or that problems may occur due to their use.

1.Press [USB].

2.Press PARAMETER [ ] [ ] so that “Std.Drv Func” is displayed.

3.Rotate the PATCH/VALUE dial to set the standard driver function.

Audio:

Only audio is used.

Audio&MIDI:

Both audio and MIDI are used.

4.Press [EXIT] to return to the Play screen.

5.Quit any sequencer software and any other computer applications used by the GS-10.

6.Turn off the power to the GS-10, and then turn the unit on again.

*For more on installing the drivers, refer to “Installing & Setup the USB Driver” (p. 125).

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