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    guitar midi synthesizer

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Actually, I don't think it would be the speed that would be the problem. If you were "really good" then most of the techniques that make for awesome guitar playing (artificial harmonics, standard harmonics, palm muting, scrapes, choice pick alignment, even simpler stuff like hammer-ons) don't have obvious equivalents in the MIDI specification so they wouldn't get transferred well or at all.

    Cubase SX3 - Help me get started

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    If there were a demo version, I would jump on it.
    No demo always struck me as kinda weird. But hey, I think Steinberg is doing ok on the business front, so I'm not going to question their marketing scheme.
    What's up with this demographic?
    Hmm. I’m not trying to be sarcastic or patronizing here, but I think it’s a little bit of jealousy. Jealousy that they probably had to work, save and sacrifice to get what you got for free (I know I did). Jealousy that you don’t have to deal with a buggy, clumsy dongle that’s only in place because of people doing exactly what you’re apparently unrepentantly attempting to justify. And with the current state of affairs, in order to get to get 90% of the stuff that’s out there, no one really has to work, save and sacrifice only to have to deal with buggy or complicated copy protection. But we do. Because it’s right. Because you get tech support. Because it’s illegal not to pay. Whatever. We all have our own reasons. With that in mind, surely you have to understand when people get riled up over this stuff.

    guitar midi synthesizer

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    Say for example I've got a presonus firebox, which has a mic hooked up to it that is placed in front of my guitar amp. Using a program like fruity loops am I able to digitally mix/synthesize the signal from the mic

    You'd be able to record the guitar into something like fruity loops, yes. But it's going to sound like a guitar. You can also skip the mic and just plug the guitar directly into the Firebox and record into FL. Again, it will just sound like a guitar. Of course once you get the guitar sound into FL you can apply whatever effects you want to it...but you still won't be able to easily make it sound like a piano.

    Similarly is it worth investing in a midi interface for my guitar?
    I agree with what's been said, get a keyboard instead (I'd suggest a midi controller rather than a digital piano or keyboard synthesizer, see below). It's much more precise and versatile for music making, which is why you see a lot of musicians using them. But, a midi guitar would be really fun to play with.
    I essentailly want to be able to play on my guitar and have the signal processed to sound like a piano for example.
    You'd have to get a midi guitar, or something similar, to do that. Let's clarify though: the sound that you play from the guitar won't be processed to sound like a piano. The sound from the guitar will be used to trigger piano sounds from your computer or synthesizer. I think some of the confusion may be with the prevalence of keyboards. Lots of the remixes here are made using midi controllers, which have keys like a piano, but are not pianos. MIDI controllers make no sound on their own. When a key is pressed, a signal is sent out (MIDI) which basically says "play this note at this volume for this long". Your computer or synthesizer then uses that message to trigger a sound (maybe a sound of a prerecorded piano playing that note, for example). What you're trying to do with the guitar would require the sound from your guitar to be interpreted as digital MIDI messages, and then to have those messages sent out in order to trigger sounds. With a MIDI controller, that first interpretation step is basically skipped, and that's the part of midi guitar that is, as has been said, difficult and experimental at best.

    Building a DAW on Ubuntu?

    in Music Composition & Production

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    it's running Vista64 and none of my external audio interfaces (even with Vista64 drivers) seem to work properly.

    It really sucks that upgrading your OS from XP (32bit) isn't a truly viable option by now. I paid for both the XP64 and Vista64 DVDs and they are both at home competing to see who can collect the most dust before I throw them away.

    And Ubuntu is my fav linux these days (Kubuntu actually) but I'll back up your Google findings and say that I wouldn't try to use it as my DAW's primary OS. My M-Audio FastTrack Pro works fine, but for the sequencers I've tried, most of my soundfonts don't work out of the box and I've never been able to get a VST to work.

    New purchases and the prospective outcome

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    I wonder if the problem goes away over time with continued use, or if you just have get used to it.
    Mine hasn't gotten any better in more than a year of playing it every day, although as I said, if you're not playing nuanced keyboard parts it does become less noticeable.
    The thing bugging me more at the moment though is that an AC adapter doesn't come as standard, and using USB kinda bugs me.
    Just curious. Assuming you're using it to control softsynths, why does usb as the power source bug you?

    New purchases and the prospective outcome

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Although I love the Axiom 61, there is a problem with the keys being "sticky" for lack of a better term. I can't find it now, but I remember reading an article where a guy took his apart to see what the trouble was, and it turned out to be a suction cup-like effect created by some of the lubrication on the keys. It's an annoying problem that gets less annoying with time, although you may find it a deal breaker if you play your keys delicately looking for nuance and subtlety. I don't have that much of a problem because 75% of my playing involves mercilessly bashing the life out of the keys.

    EDIT: Hope they fixed this in the axiom pro!

    Ableton Live 8.......omg

    in Music Composition & Production

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    I'm only going on because it frustrates me how many DAW manufacturers concentrate on adding all these great new features (and they are actually pretty cool) but then don't add such basic things as customizing your piano roll mouse commands.
    Meh, "basic things" are all relative. I could happily continue making music without a PRV entirely, but a well-oiled uber-capable PRV is your lifeblood. For that reason, I can't imagine a better sequencer than FL Studio for what you do, but good luck hunting :)

    OCR01798 - Final Fantasy VI "Purity"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

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    Good stuff ABG. I thought things got a little reverb/delay heavy around 2:10-2:35, even for the genre, but everything clears up nicely afterward. I agree with finn that the extended build up here is absolutely required to put one in the proper state of mind for rocking out :) Doesn't feel too long to me at all, BUT, since this mix is only 4:35 my biggest gripe is that the mix feels too short! When the claps drop out at 4:14, I want it to be a break before another build, not an outro. But it is what it is, and what it is is completely enjoyable. Nice work again.

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