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guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:05 am
by kilowogster
Anyone know if there's any software out there that can analyze incoming audio signal, in this case from guitar, and convert it to midi notes on the fly, essentially allowing you to use your guitar as a midi controller? I know there's pickups that are designed to do this, but it should be at least theoretically possible to do this on the software side, depending on how good the audio analysis algorithms would be.
mostly just wondering out of curiosity, although it would be pretty rad if i were able to occasionally use a guitar to control some VSTs and ableton instruments live.
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:54 am
by doogs
Yeah, this has been on my wishlist for a whiles now - I know there are hardware alternatives out there, but (like you say) it seems a software solution should be possible.
My fingers are crossed for some crafty M4L user to put something together....
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:16 am
by dtlj
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:54 am
by chelemasty
Check this You Rock Guitar out. I'mma get one of these when it comes out on Feb 10 this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSaKhNsUhQo
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:51 pm
by doogs
Nope, that's a midi pickup.
After a purely software solution.
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:57 pm
by doogs
More like this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiEBN17ZnNI
I think it sounds so crazy cause the guy is feeding it japanese vocal samples.....but it seems to work in real time - would be interested to hear the results if he fed it regular old a guitar sample.....
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:56 pm
by kilowogster
wow, yes that audio to midi transcriber would be amazing! Does this dude have that available for download? can't seem to find it on his blog...
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:27 am
by yur2die4
It is neat seeing programs try to convert the harmonics of sound into some kind of rapid-fire midi sequence, but He never once played anything completely dry. I'm curious as to weather it works more like a midi-vocoder type deal (which would explain why the syllabance isn't there) or ..well, i don't know haha. It sounds very cool and exciting as an effect (i'd even want to use something like that, seen it on player-pianos also haha), but musically a bit static and novelty =p
Looking at "similar videos" this particular one seemed more accurate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTl3C26v ... re=related
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:18 am
by invidia
you can try to use the "fiddle~" object in pure data.
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:02 am
by Pasha
Wow. Do they ship in Europe?
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:15 am
by chelemasty
Pasha wrote:
Wow. Do they ship in Europe?
Yeah they will. They're still finding a distributor to make the shipping cheaper.
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:43 pm
by yur2die4
After seeing that link, and researching those midi guitars, I'm quite sold on the idea. I wonder what kind of midi editing is possible?? (triggering the fretboard without having to use the strings????) Considering that you can hit multiple frets on the e-string, you would think it was a possibility through some sysex mojo.
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:09 pm
by doogs
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:10 am
by chelemasty
doogs wrote:
Good God No...thanks.
Well, nobody is pushing you. I'm just sharing it. This is only for those whose open. And to me, this is more recording friendly than any other guitar or MIDI-guitar out there yet. ^_^
Re: guitar as a midi controller
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:31 pm
by Pasha
chelemasty wrote:doogs wrote:
Good God No...thanks.
Well, nobody is pushing you. I'm just sharing it. This is only for those whose open. And to me, this is more recording friendly than any other guitar or MIDI-guitar out there yet. ^_^
Today's cost for a MIDI implant are about 549 EUROS (Roland GR-20 + GK3 Pick Up) and you are not 100% sure of the result.
By using this 'gamelike' controller you will spend less than half and be sure it works, or so it seems...
