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Is there such a thing as a silent drum set?
One can learn to play the piano on an electronic or midi keyboard with closed headphones without waking up the roommate. Is there anything equivalent for drumming? Some sort of nearly silent drum ...
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How can I make my keyboard sound like a Hammond organ?
I have a keyboard. It can play the basic MIDI sounds. I would like it to have a Hammond organ sound. Since I'm not sure if I can upload new sounds to its MIDI bank, I'm looking for a way to 'effect' ...
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Transcribing a Standard MIDI File to sheet music
I have a couple of nice guitar midi files that I would like the scores for; is there any software out there that can do this sort of conversion, and output it as a PDF file?
Thanks
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Is there any algorithmic way to split a piano MIDI into left and right hand parts?
Equivalently, how can I split notes across a staff in the most "correct" way?
Something simple would be to just split the parts across a particular note (i.e., middle C), but this would be much less ...
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What keys are associated to what drums when connecting keyboard to Roland electronic drum via MIDI?
How do I know which key to press on my keyboard to get the kick drum or the cymbals for example ?
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Aiding the transcription of naturally occuring sounds. e.g. Horse whinnying, bird singing, etc
I edited the question extensively. The comments helped me to phrase it to reflect more what I really wanted to ask.
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I don't have perfect pitch and badly trained and imprecise ...
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How does sending MIDI over USB compare to using a dedicated MIDI interface?
Is there an informed comparison between sending MIDI over USB versus directly from MIDI interface on an expansion card - would a MIDI interface on a sound card provide some useful system enhancement ...
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Driving a Novation UltraNova synth via a Yahama synth guitar (G10 ?)
Would it be possible to play on a Yahama syntheziser guitar, and get the sounds and instruments to actually come out of the sound bank of the Novation UltraNovation synthesizer ?
(please feel free to ...
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Find LSB/MSB values for voices in Yamaha CP5's MIDI implementation
I got Yamaha CP5 and I try to define banks so that I can use its instruments from the computer (using the Rosegarden sequencer). Each bank should be specified by a MSB/LSB combination. The data list ...
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How to use MIDI and electronic drumset
I have an electric drumkit (Roland V-drums TD9-kx) and it has a MIDI-out. I also have a Tascam interface (US-122MKII). I have used these two to record songs, but I recorded via an audio input. For ...
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Advice on writing a midi file from almost complete sheet music
I want to convert a song to a midi file. The sheet music I've found on the internet for this song is almost complete. It's missing a few notes that I can hear when I listen to the song. I can just ...
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What device to buy nowadays, for adding drum sounds to songs? [closed]
(the title needs to be reprhased somehow...)
I currently own :
- a Godin guitar
- a Roland GR-20
- a Novation UltraNova
- a Yamaha V50
- a computer :)
What device would it be the most wise to buy to ...
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How to convert recorded Piano music to midi?
I have recorded the output of an in-built track on my keyboard. It has a few instruments playing in the background, but I am interested in just the piano. How should I convert the recorded .mp3 file ...
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Software for jamming with midi keyboard
Do you know of any software that runs in the background of the computer and allows me to play tunes with my midi keyboard (keystation 88es)? I have noticed the steps required for me to open a program ...
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Extract midi files from Roland electronic drums
I was wondering whether it is possible to 'download' all the midi files (songs and especially kits (individual sounds)) of Roland V-drums.
Thank you
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Free MIDI editing software with a Piano Roll view [closed]
I've been combing the web for a good, free MIDI editing software, but I haven't found anything yet.
The main criteria is that it's free. I don't want anything complex, but I need multiple tracks and ...
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Is there a device to get electronic drum triggers by Midi to the PC without the need of an expensive drum module? [closed]
I currently have a Roland TD-7 electronic drum kit module, but it's quite old, from 1994, and she's fighting her last fights.
It has inputs for 8 pads plus the Kick and the Hihat pedal, but as I no ...
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In Apple Logic 9, what are “GM Device” tracks?
I'm trying to open a MIDI file in Logic Pro 9, and the tracks are being placed on "GM Device" tracks, which don't have any inserts, meaning I cannot add instruments or effects to them.
What are these ...
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Is there an iOS app that can be used for simultaneous audio and midi output in a live stage environment?
Currently, I'm using an iPad and the built-in Music app to play backing tracks. It's great, but when it's time to play a new song, I have to use a separate device that outputs a midi clock to let the ...
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Godin Multiac Nylon : how well is that guitar adapted to classical guitar players?
I would like to know if that guitar is totally replication the string length, distance and feel of a classical guitar.
And also get any opinion you may have on it.
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is there a standalone pad controller for samples? [closed]
Im looking for a standalone pad controller to load and play my own samples on. Something like the Novation Lauchpad. The Novation Lauchpad must be connected to computer with Albeton Live to play the ...
