Plug-in for letting your guitar control a plug-in synth?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 369 posts since 18 Apr, 2021
Does something like that exist?
I know there are ways of converting the signals from your guitar into digital signals used to control synths, I'm not going to spend a lot of money on external equipment though
I know there are ways of converting the signals from your guitar into digital signals used to control synths, I'm not going to spend a lot of money on external equipment though
- KVRAF
- 8425 posts since 2 Aug, 2005 from Guitar Land, USA
Audio to midi does that, there's Jam Origin MIDI Guitar-polyphonic
or for free there's Melda MTuner, enable the midi out monophonic only
or for free there's Melda MTuner, enable the midi out monophonic only
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 12850 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
If you don't need to do it live (think you probably do though..), but want a midi file of your playing, then this is excellent - best polyphonic conversion I've seen so far, and free.
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/0 ... udio-midi/
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/0 ... udio-midi/
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 369 posts since 18 Apr, 2021
Jam Origin has too much latency, and I can't get bending to work. When I bend a note it just jumps to the next, and when I play a note with vibrato it sounds awful. MOscillator, I found out, can follow the pitch of an instrument, bending notes and vibrato works relatively fine, and there's a lot less latency. It can't be used to control another synth though
- KVRAF
- 15190 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Thanks for this. I think that could come in handy, though I long ago abandoned guitar for any synthesizer control.donkey tugger wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:03 pm If you don't need to do it live (think you probably do though..), but want a midi file of your playing, then this is excellent - best polyphonic conversion I've seen so far, and free.
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2023/0 ... udio-midi/
To the OP, there will always be latency when doing this kind of conversion because the computer needs several full cycles before it can decide what note you’re playing and during the attack phase of a struck string, there a lot of noise. It’s not too bad on high notes, as the cycle is a lot shorter, but with low notes it becomes noticeable.
My advice is to abandon ship. Learn how to use a keyboard. It’s actually easier than guitar in many ways. The Hydrasynth is pretty affordable and had polyphonic aftertouch, which makes it more expressive in the way a guitar can be. If you really want the real deal, a Roli Rise or Linnstrument is fantastic and well worth the price.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 369 posts since 18 Apr, 2021
I have played heyboards since I was a kid, I know how to play. I might not be concert pianist material, I'm still quite experienced. I'm looking for a way around playing bass, mainly as I don't actually own a bass, and I'm also not very good on bass. The plan was to hook my guitar up to Wedge Force Keemun and use that through a bass amp plug in. I was also thinking of using it with physically modelled instruments or other types of synthezised or sampled stringed instruments
A better advice would be to learn how to play bass guitar better, which I actually might take up. It would have been fun to play the Koto or Shamisen as well though
A better advice would be to learn how to play bass guitar better, which I actually might take up. It would have been fun to play the Koto or Shamisen as well though
- KVRAF
- 8425 posts since 2 Aug, 2005 from Guitar Land, USA
I agree, they all have too much latency.
I like the Madcatz rock band mustang plastic midi guitar.
I like the Madcatz rock band mustang plastic midi guitar.
The only site for experimental amp sim freeware & MIDI FX: http://runbeerrun.blogspot.com
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- KVRAF
- 5183 posts since 22 Jul, 2006 from Tasmania, Australia
I use the MadCatz Fender Squier Rockband,
which I have dosed with a MIDI script.
It has a fret sensing fretboard, it's advantageous
I have the Mustang too, which also has a script from me
here's the mustang script as an .exe RunBeer, me awld mucker
I think it's more like a guitar with this one
==> https://drive.google.com/file/d/18QiUmq ... sp=sharing
which I have dosed with a MIDI script.
It has a fret sensing fretboard, it's advantageous
I have the Mustang too, which also has a script from me
here's the mustang script as an .exe RunBeer, me awld mucker
I think it's more like a guitar with this one
==> https://drive.google.com/file/d/18QiUmq ... sp=sharing
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- KVRist
- 40 posts since 26 Jul, 2021
Have you tried Modo Bass?YnJ wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 4:34 pm I have played heyboards since I was a kid, I know how to play. I might not be concert pianist material, I'm still quite experienced. I'm looking for a way around playing bass, mainly as I don't actually own a bass, and I'm also not very good on bass. The plan was to hook my guitar up to Wedge Force Keemun and use that through a bass amp plug in. I was also thinking of using it with physically modelled instruments or other types of synthezised or sampled stringed instruments
A better advice would be to learn how to play bass guitar better, which I actually might take up. It would have been fun to play the Koto or Shamisen as well though
- KVRAF
- 16621 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Great thread!
Play bass and use Melodyne to tighten it up. It's pretty amazing for that. For Koto or Shamisen, maybe check out the Strum features of the Keystep 37.
- KVRAF
- 16621 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Is the script available as just the MIDI, not an exe (for Mac users)?nix808 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 11:25 pm I use the MadCatz Fender Squier Rockband,
which I have dosed with a MIDI script.
It has a fret sensing fretboard, it's advantageous
I have the Mustang too, which also has a script from me
here's the mustang script as an .exe RunBeer, me awld mucker
I think it's more like a guitar with this one
==> https://drive.google.com/file/d/18QiUmq ... sp=sharing
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 369 posts since 18 Apr, 2021
No, I have plenty of bass plug ins though, the already mentioned Keemun, Native Instruments Scarbee MM and Scarbee Rickenbacker and Waves two bass plugins. My issue with all of these is not how they sound, it's that I play bass lines a lot more naturally on a guitar. I can cheat a bit and work around it, it's still a lot more practical to play bass lines with a guitar, or a bass I guess
I actually managed to get a natural bass sound, using the guitar to play and with no latency, using ReValver 4. I used one of their bass models, lowered the key one octave using their pitch effect, and ran it through a bass amp and cabinet. Without lowering the key it actually sounded great, when I lowered the key using the pitch shifter the sound deteriorated. Perhaps I can fix it with some EQ-ing though
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