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Low-cost WEARABLE midi motion sensors

I'm interested in beginning performance in which the movements of my body generates MIDI to control a synthesizer. It appears that most "motion capture" MIDI devices are very specialized and ...
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How can I reproduce an XG voice faithfully in a Performance on Yamaha MU-100

Anybody an expert on the Yamaha MU 100? I bought a used one. I have a keyboard midi controller inputting into it, and it outputs directly to a speaker. I use it for live performance. When I go to the ...
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Traktor s2 controller and Kaoss Pad integration

Anyone know if its possible to hook up a Kaoss pad to a traktor s2 midi controller?
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USB-MIDI controller freezes when used with live-drawing software “Tagtool”

I do live drawing performances with the "Tagtool"-software (the old skool version: http://www.tagtool.org/wp/). It is a piece of software that allows you to draw using a drawing tablet and an ...
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1answer
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How do I examine controller data such as for the Sustain Pedal in Reaper?

I have Reaper 4.261 and am trying to view the controller data (specifically for the sustain pedal). I've tried reading the manual, but it didn't help much. How do I view the controller data in ...
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MIDI/OSC: Control Surface status

I'm new to MIDI and OSC, and I'm just wondering if it's possible to have software on a PC send data to a control surface rather than the other way around. Why? Here's a simple example: Let's say I ...
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How can I use the iPad as a MIDI controller directly via USB (with Reason or Ableton Live)?

Some apps allow to communicate via Wifi on a home-network, but I'm sometimes getting MIDI overflow errors in Reason. I'm guessing there will be lower latency delays if I use a direct connection via ...
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Is there a wifi MIDI controller keyboard?

I own a M-Audio Axiom which I plug into my MacBook Pro to use MainStage (part of Logic Studio). Recently I bought an iPad and downloaded some "controller apps". What most surprised my is that those ...
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How do I tell OS X that an arbitrary controller is a MIDI device?

I own a Novation Twitch, and Novation has released a "MIDI Programming guide". Tonight, I've been working on some Quartz Composer based visualizations, and naturally I wanted to add a component of ...
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Can I map coarse and fine tempo control to a single MIDI controller in Ableton Live?

One of the nice features of Ableton Live is its quick MIDI mappings. I can enter MIDI map mode and quickly assign an interface element to a knob or slider on a MIDI controller. I am trying to map ...
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Mapping Mod and Pitch bend controls to a knob in Ableton?

I'm in between full sized MIDI keyboards at the moment and picked up an Akai MPK Mini to use for the time being and as a travel controller. I love it but it's missing the mod and pitch wheels that ...
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Akai APC20/40 MIDI Control

The AKAI APC20 is a MIDI controller, which has controls that light up on it. The lights correspond to the status of a clip in Ableton, but is there any way to change these lights by issuing MIDI ...
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How to connect two (2) MIDI devices to an Audio Interface with only one (1) MIDI In port?

I have one large keyboard (Roland KR-370 [MIDI IN/OUT]) and a small one with pitch/mod wheel (microKorg [MIDI IN/OUT/THRU) and I'm trying to connect them to my Audio Interface (MOTU Traveler [MIDI ...
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Using an Electronic Drum Kit as a MIDI controller

I am trying to set up my Roland TD9KX2 for use as a MIDI controller with Superior Drummer 2.0 to do some recording. As I understand it, I need a DAW (thinking of trying REAPER). What cable do I need ...
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Cakewalk UM-3G MIDI Interface for midi drums

I'm going to by a MIDI drum set (probably Roland TD4KX2) together with Alesis Percpad. My aim is to connect both devices to my PC and use Superior Drummer for sound. I was thinking about buying an ...
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Keyboard in a musical pit band

I'm preparing the keyboard part for a local amateur musical and I'd like it to make use of a number of sounds. The keyboard that's probably going to be used is one of the standard consumer MIDI ...
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1answer
276 views

MIDI CC Button Settings on a Behringer BCR2000

I have a Behringer BCR2000 which has customizable midi cc buttons along the top just like the BCF2000. I was wondering if I could press button 1 and set midi cc #90 (or whatever number) to 0, then ...
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Does a Yamaha FC3 or Roland DP-10 pedal work in a Yamaha P200 foot controller plug?

I have a Yamaha P200 keyboard and I wanted to start using it as a midi controller. I've learned that the sustain input and pedal (FC4) currently only acts as a switch. I would like to use software ...