Musical Instrument Digital Interface - an industry standard protocol allowing connectivity between different manufacturers' products, for direct control or later playback of devices.
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Importing MIDI into Reason 5
I have just upgraded from Reason 3 to Reason 5 (I know, I'm behind the times but I like programs that work).
In Reason 3, I would import a MIDI file (which I create with an external sequencer) then ...
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How can I manually emulate the sonic abilities of the NES?
I am interested in recreating chiptunes in a NES (8 bit) style
A google search has shown that the original NES had 2 pulsewave, a triangle, noise, some sort of sampling channel and that emulations of ...
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Exporting multiple tracks to MIDI in Ableton Live
I want to export my multi-track compositions in Ableton to MIDI to make them usable in Sibelius and to make them less susceptible to "ageing out" (what with proprietary project formats and all that ...
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How to route MIDI CC #7 to instrument instead of track
In Logic Pro 9, by default, the MIDI CC#7 is assigned to the volume of an instrument track.
I need to skip this assignment so the MIDI CC#7 goes directly to the virtual instrument.
How can this be ...
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Live control of rewired application parameter using MIDI controller in Ableton
I am running Reason rewired through Ableton Live. I would like to be able to control one of the parameters of a Subtractor Synthesiser within Reason whilst rewire is active. The actual parameter is a ...
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Adjusting MIDI latency in Ableton Live
When I record MIDI tracks in Ableton Live, is there any way to adjust it so the MIDI notes I record are automatically shifted to their correct positions, correcting for the lag time on my MIDI ...
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How do I sync a Mac and Windows laptop running Ableton Live?
A friend of mine and I want to jam together on our laptops using Live. I've got a Mac, and he's got a PC running Windows 7. Using MIDI to sync the two laptops is very unreliable; even with Live 8, ...
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Control Ableton Tempo from MaxMSP
My question is firstly- is midi cc information integer only. 0 - 127, but not 5.55
The reason I ask is that I'm trying to control the tempo in Ableton Live from MaxMSP Patch (not Max for Live).
I ...
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How to show track score as drum notation in Logic Pro?
If I opened a midi on Logic Pro 9 and had a drum track, how can I show the track's score in drums notation? I have trouble finding any documentations for it online and I can't seem to actually change ...
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Cubase and randomizing midi
I use a lot of VST's and midi. The problem is, my midi program (Guitar Pro) exports midi as it's written, all at the same constant volume and in 'perfect' time.
When I run a VST through, it's ...
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Multi ios devices for live performance
Who has experience or can link to someone who does with doing live performance using multiple wifi linked iOS devices and no PC? IOS has CoreMidi, so this is technically possible, but I wonder how ...
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Keyboard vs. MIDI controller for MIDI input
If I want to spend $150-250 on a keyboard, should I get a MIDI keyboard (like something from M-Audio) or an electronic keyboard type of device (like something from Yamaha)? Can most electronic ...
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Which music sw should I consider for aligning audio waveforms to MIDI piano roll, looping MIDI, managing program change, SysEx?
Which music software should I consider for aligning audio waveforms to MIDI piano roll, looping MIDI, managing program change, SysEx?
In my projects, I'd like to be able to:
see audio and MIDI ...
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Which software for adding triggers to an acoustic drum kit to make it into a USB drum kit?
I would like to turn an acoustic drum kit into a digital one, played through a PC. While the drum kit is being played on it would be good, to hear the drum kit act as a sequencer and here the samples ...
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Beatboxing to MIDI in realtime
I'm interested in having a live performance setup wherein I essentially beatbox into a microphone and have my beats sounded by a MIDI drum rack.
So I'm looking for software (whether a feature of a ...
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Audio effect: loop on a keyboard key
Using Mac/Linux/Windows SOFTWARE with an attached MIDI keyboard:
What's the simplest way to, on-demand in live performance, capture a 1-second recording from a microphone and then play it on a loop ...
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Is it possible to connect an Alesis DM6 to Reason and track drums?
I'm brand new to audio production as of this week and I could do with a hand! I know that the basic answer is 'yes' but I want to know how specifically I can make the connection, the only connection I ...
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What does the term quantization refer to?
Many DAWs have the option to "quantize" a set of notes. What does it do?
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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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Cubase, midi device and Latency
I hope someone can clear something up for me because internet research doesn't cover this exact question.
I am currently running Cubase with a midi keyboard (Akai MPK49) connected via USB. If I was ...
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How do I set a maximum duration for notes in command line TiMidity synthesis?
I'm using the following command to synthesize MIDIs:
timidity -A120 -a in.mid Ow2 -o out.wav
However, some of the notes drag on for longer than I'd like and leave a metallic sound. I'd like to add ...
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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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How to achieve best sound in MIDI playback
I have some midi files, and I'm playing them back with Microsoft GS synthesizer. Are there alternative synthesizers or methods for improving the sound reproduction to be more like real instruments?
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How to change the current playing tone via MIDI
I'd like to be able to change the active tone of my digital piano while I'm playing it, using the MIDI interface.
I tried sending SysEx strings similar to the following but the piano kind of ignores ...
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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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Isolate Voice and Reduce Ambient Sounds
I am trying to record voice anywhere. That is why I need a way to isolate the voice and reduce ambient sounds such as cars or trains. Ideally I want to do this with an iPhone, which does not have a ...
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No output sound from midi in cubase
I just bought myself a Tascam US-122 for recording my music. Setting up and recording guitar bits was easy enough but now I'm trying to add some piano. For this I have a Roland (E-36) keyboard that I ...
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Ableton Live 8 MIDI tracks recorded without a tempo reference. Need export to Sibelius notation software
Having successfully extracted a midi performance from a pc circa 1986, into Ableton Live8, I now have copied each track into its own MIDI file and imported these files into the notation software I'm ...
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Midi Keyboard connected but no sound
I recently installed Reaper and have bought an Roland Um-One Midi cable to connect my Nord to the program.
I've installed the drivers, and now upon entering Reaper I've found that my midi keyboard ...
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Selecting a Master Mode program on a Yamaha MotifXS (SysEx command) from an iPad app
Anyone know of an iPad app that can send SysEx commands? The end result I'm looking for is this: I'd like to create a set list page where it would have the list of songs, and each song name is ...
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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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Can MIDI Designer control other iPad apps?
I installed MIDI Designer on my iPad, but I can't find any way to configure it to control another iPad app, such as Animoog or Samplewiz. Is that possible?
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Replace-recording for MIDI in Logic Pro
I'd like to be able to do the following:
Set recording quantization to 1/8
Loop an 8-beat region
Keep replace-recording until I like the tune
This breaks my creative flow.
I've tried every ...
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How to properly mix Superior Drummer 2.*
How do you mix Superior Drummer drums?
Do you use built-in mixer, or you use 3d party plugins?
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Emulating spoken and rap vocals in MIDI
I'm pretty sure that what I'm trying to do is impossible but I figured I'd try anyway. I'm making a MIDI file using tuxguitar I'll later export into Logic for refining, and there's rap/spoken vocals ...
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How to sync midi to audio - Logic 8
I've annotated an audio file with the beat locations. Now I want to create a midi file that is synced with the audio.
The annotation is in xml format, but I can easily turn it into a csv or other ...
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Is there software to capture and view raw MIDI data coming from a controller?
This is partially out of curiosity, and partly, potentially, useful.
The gist of what I'm looking for is an application (preferably OSX, though it wouldn't be a deal breaker to be Windows or *nix, ...
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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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How can I automate/loop signature changes in Ableton?
I'm trying to make a loop which has one bar of 7/8 and one bar of 4/4, but I don't want to have to manually do that (ie right-clicking the Arrangement View and changing sig) to several minutes' worth ...
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m-audio midisport uno not working
I am trying to run my Casio WK-1630 keyboard into my computer using an m-audio midisport uno. When I plug it into the usb port, one green light on the uno starts blinking. If I press a key on the ...
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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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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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Sustain pedal in a MIDI file
I recorded a piece with my keyboard (a Yamaha YPG-535). When I play it back on the keyboard, it sounded great. I put it on a flash drive in MIDI format and plugged it into my computer (Windows 7). I ...
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Sterling Audio ST51 Condenser Mic XLR cord doesn't fit all the way and won't work
So I bought a Sterling Audio ST51 Condenser Mic on Monday to record vocals for some of my songs.
the mic
I bought it used from Guitar Center but they said it worked fine and obviously tested it. As ...
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What equipment do I need to change a stage piano to play B3 organ?
I have a 200 korg stage piano and would like to add the B3 organ and other piano sound to my keyboard. Can anyone tell me how that can be done? What equipment do I need to do this and can it be done ...
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Synthesizer resources [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I want to learn how to make electronic music. Where do I start?
I'm interested in starting making electronic music. My problem is I have no clue where to start.
I know ...
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How does the MIDI data for polyphonic aftertouch differ from “normal” aftertouch?
From what I understand, aftertouch in MIDI is a parameter (like a continuous controller) that a synthesizer can respond to. I have heard that some keyboards can send polyphonic aftertouch data, where ...
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Gear needed to support Ableton or other software
I am interested in composing electronic music using a program like Ableton Live.
The array of choices in terms of midi interfaces and audio interfaces is overwhelming.
Here is what I would like to ...
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What is the midi format used on the Yamaha PSR-e423 portable keyboard?
The PSR-e423 has some features that only seems to work with some MIDI files, and not just the random ones I download from the internet.
Some formats have the ability to show the notes on the LCD ...
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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 ...
