Anyone here use Midi Quest Editor software?

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Anyone here use Midi Quest Editor software?

Post by lunabass » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:36 am

It almost looks a little too good to be true...an editor that integrates 100's of hardware synths straight into your sequencer like VST's

I have a Novation Nova and Roland D550 rack that I'd like editor software for.

What editors do people here use for their hardware?
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Post by chis » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:55 am

JSynthLib - works well with my Quasar and Pulse. Troublesome with my Microwave XT though - makes it crash when attempting sysex dumps. Shame JSL hasn't been updated for ages...

Soundtower Editors - various stand-alone editors for specific synths. Somewhat messy interfaces, but they work well.

Anything is better than Sound Diver, that's for sure. All that ever did was freeze up. :roll:
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Re: Anyone here use Midi Quest Editor software?

Post by orgul » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:03 pm

we need a sysex editing device in live 7 really bad!!!!

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Post by chis » Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:48 pm

Actually before that, I'd like to know if it's like to give CC's names. And possibly set templates: e.g. for tracks where I'm using my KS4, cc150 is filter cutoff, but for a Microwave XT it's cc50.
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Post by chis » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:06 pm

Anyone got an answer to this? I'd like to know!
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Post by XPM » Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:32 pm

I've posted this before, but to little response.
My idea which I would love to be implemented Live 7, would be to introduce a MIDI device in which you could select the MIDI controller numbers that are required fo your external synth and re-name them so that they are named after the functions that they control. You could also select the MIDI channel that you want to send out to, and an Audio channel to recieve the synths audio from, thus removing the need for a seperate MIDI and Audio track for using an external synth.
This could then be saved as a preset named after the synth that is set up for, and dragged onto a MIDI track in the same way as a vsti every time you want to use that specific synth.

A rather long and convoluted explanation, but I'm sure it wouldn't actually be that hard to implement.

Anyway, what do u think?

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Post by lunabass » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:58 pm

Does sound good XPM.

But in the mean time...has anyone actually tried Midi Quest?
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Post by bgone » Tue Jul 03, 2007 3:47 am

I always wanted midiquest but could never bring myself to part with the cash for it...it does seem like the perfect solution for outboard midi gear though...of course...now my gear collection is increasingly shrinking so i'm even less justified in buying it...

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Post by friend_kami » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:02 am

ive tried it but i couldnt get the hang of how the hell to program it properly.
me gots a casio cz-1000, but hell no all i could do was to make random patches. i think i missed smoething somewhere but it seems more like a hassle then a breeze to me anyways.
not to mention that the bloody tutorial file doesnt end up with the same results after doing the steps as you do. not even close.

woot.

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Post by lunabass » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:39 am

cheers bgone.
Midi Quest certainly sound a little too good to be true
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