Questions tagged [midi]
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a protocol used to allow music hardware, software and other equipment to communicate with each other.
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GarageBand 2.3.16 (5293) skips the first note on the first playback of a section
I am using GarageBand on iPad with a hardware MIDI controller. I am having a problem that manifests in a similar way as well known early event issue (1, 2, 3) that affects all DAWs, where the MIDI ...
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Can I prevent Ableton resetting MIDI devices when another MIDI device is turned on?
I have a Lunchpad Mk3. If I switch it to (for example) sequencer mode, then turn on another midi device (a synth for example), the launchpad will go back to session mode. I've talked with Novation ...
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Playing steel drum on a keyboard
I'm playing a calypso number, and decided to use the steel drum (pan) sound from the GM (general MIDI) set of sounds available. The sound is pretty authentic, but I'm struggling to emulate the 'drum ...
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USB to MIDI hack?
I want to buy an electronic vibes set. Trouble is, its MIDI out also connects it to the power it needs from the computer.
I need it for gigs, so don't want to take any sort of computer with me - I ...
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Capacities of a MT-49 MIDI keyboard
I recently got this MT-49 MIDI Keyboard that I want to use as a controller inside softwares such as FL Studio.
But I was wondering, as it only has one MIDI output (MIDI out only, no MIDI in, and no ...
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Time stretching / slowing down part of a MIDI file
Let's say I have a MIDI file of a solo piano performance. There's a small section in the middle of the piece that's played a tad too fast and I'd like to slow down this part slightly (while not ...
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Using Velocity/Breath Control with a Vangoa EWI-100 and SurgeXT
I've been having trouble using this electronic wind instrument's breath control on Surge XT. I verified that it sends signals to my PC using the aseqdump command on Linux. The output is below.
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Can the headphone jack of a laptop send MIDI signals with a Jack TRS cable?
I'm trying to add new controls to a loop pedal that has a 3.5 Midi TRS input jack.
The pedal is the BOSS RC-500 and has all the necessary features to handle incoming MIDI signals.
I would like to know ...
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How to map notes to numerical values
I have a BASIC code that uses numerical values 1,2,3,...,15 for notes and values 2,4,8,16 for delays of each note.
Someone has written the pieces and I need to enter them in code. An example of a ...
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Cakewalk by band lab refuses to export sustain
I just recorded my MIDI keyboard with velocity and sustain into cakewalk. it seems to be recorded great, but when I export as MIDI, only the velocity works and there's no sustain effect. What am I ...
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How to force multiple midi parts to play in chorus for same notes?
I have written down the saxophone parts for an upcoming concert for practice in lilypond. The output should be pdf as well as midi. Everything works fine, except for one part, where one of the ...
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Using a Casio keyboard as midi controller for Grandorgue
My Casio CPS-101 has midi in/out/thru traditional 5-pin connections but has no (apparent) means of switching from 'normal' play mode to midi. I imagine access must be though a combination of ...
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Midi system connections
What could the possible MIDI connections be for linking the following hardware in order to get them all working together in unison?
controller(Midiplus EK490+)
drum machine(Roland TR-505)
sampler(...
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Unable to connect Yamaha P-35B to iPad?
I bought one of these dongles https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D6YG8GH?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details in order to connect my Yamaha P-35B (no computer port, only has the 5-pin MIDI ports) to ...
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What is the proper name of the "layered" sequencer in Roland Fantom series?
Complete beginner here.
I saw a demo of Roland Phantom-0x and usage of its sequencer (?) -- a person played for example some drums on a keyboard (I am not talking about numpad), it was recorded by ...
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MIDI clock sync and then decouple
I have a Native Instruments Maschine MK3 and an old Yamaha QY-70 sequencer I'd like to use for live performance. What I'd like to do is play a project on the Maschine, and then handover to the QY-70 ...
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I'm having difficulty comprehending the timing information presented in the CSV files of the MusicNet dataset
I'm working on a project using the MusicNet dataset, and I've encountered some difficulty understanding the timing information provided in the dataset. I've managed to decipher the instrument, note, ...
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What are the frequencies of MIDI notes C4 / C3 = 60 Roland vs Yamaha [duplicate]
this question which had marked mine for duplicate, has nothing to do with frequencies, at least in the answers. the image shows frequencies but I'm not sure what that means which is why:
I am confused ...
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Ableton routing MIDI file CC to synth parameter
I am fairly new to manipulate raw MIDI files, but I've had a couple of years of experience using Ableton.
I've been trying to generate some MIDI files using code (I'm using Julia with the MIDI.jl ...
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How not to sound midi without real instrument?
Everyone say to me that my music composition "sounds like old midi"
For example :
But... is it is possible to make a music without real instrument without ...
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Possible to reuse hardware remote assignments?
Is it possible to achieve both wah position control and wah bypass with the same expression pedal in Cubase 13 Pro (M1)? I’ve mapped the pedal to a quick control which is sent to Helix Native knob 1 ...
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Trying to parse lyrics from a midi file
I'm having a hard time trying to do something presumably very simple, and it's driving me mad.
I'd like to use javascript to extract from a midi file: lyrics + related time stamps.
Of course, I'd like ...
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How can I effectively route Stylus RMX channels to individual MIDI tracks in Ableton Live?
I'm currently facing challenges with routing separate Stylus RMX channels to individual MIDI tracks in Ableton Live in a well-organized manner. While I've followed tutorials to create a functional ...
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MIDI input "cool-down" problem
Essentially, I want to make recordings with my electric piano, using MIDI.
I connected my digital piano to my laptop with a MIDI to USB audio interface, and the following happened:
When pressing a ...
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How to identify the optimal SoundFont for a MIDI file?
When I come across a .mid file without any additional details, is there really no efficient way to determine the SoundFont with which it was created with/intended to be heard with?
For example any ...
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What kind of software do I need to make general MIDI playback on my computer sound better?
[No, I'm not asking for a specific recommendation.]
I'm writing some web-based software that uses the WebMidi API to output MIDI events which, somehow (sound card MIDI module?) turn into sound. It ...
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Connect keyboard and synthesizer via MIDI Thru
I have an old synthesizer with the five-pin MIDI In, Out, Thru connections. I also have a keyboard with only one USB MIDI port. How can I connect both to my audio interface (has MIDI In and Out) via ...
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How can I use Ultimate Guitar tabs for backing
I would like to record a song with tabs I find in ultimate guitar. It export tabs as GP5, but no midi files.
I want to record my guitar playing, but use drums/bass automatically generated via DAW.
I ...
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Will recording as MIDI lose the quality of a WAV?
I've played a couple of tunes of my electric piano, and have recorded them as MIDI files. I would like to convert them to a WAV format, but I'm worried for the following reasons:
By first recording ...
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Wireless Connection for Vortex and MicroFreak
I'm looking for a simple way to connect a keytar (Alesis Vortex) to a synth (Arturia MicroFreak) through wireless midi.
My first hope is that since the Vortex comes with a USB-A dongle I can use a ...
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Splitting MIDI Channels for Left and Right Hand on Yamaha Clavinova CSP-275 (Streamlight)
I recently purchased a Yamaha Clavinova CSP-275 digital piano that comes with the Stream Lights function. I've been trying to import a song (piano only song) into the piano for practice purposes. ...
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Tuning "Steinway Grand Piano" in Garageband midi library like a real piano
I would like to my midi in Garageband sound like a real piano .
I'm using the Steinway Grand Piano in the library, but it has no intonation and depth.
I tried adding some plug-ins and tuning ...
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Mapping pads to broken guitar chords with velocity sensitivity for live performance
I am a complete rookie to music theory nor do I know how to play a keyboard or guitar. I like to sing and perform therefore I need help to execute this, if at all it is possible:
Something along these ...
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Trouble getting Finale and Cakewalk to agree on midi file tempo
I have a score that I created in Finale. I'm working on creating an audio sample of it. Some parts of it (the strings) sound good using the sound libraries within Finale but other parts (the chorus) ...
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Lilypond: how to engrave a break between choruses and output a single MIDI file?
I'm studying melodic structures in jazz solos, and am using Lilypond to annotate characteristics such as chord tone, non-chord tones, and enclosures. I've written a Python script to automate the ...
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Ableton - exported mp3 does not include MIDI tracks
I have a project in Ableton with some MIDI tracks and some audio tracks. They both play when I listen to the track in the Ableton, so all the tracks are turned on with proper levels.
When I export the ...
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Lilypond midi volume mix between chord progression and melody
I'm writing python code to automatically annotate jazz solo transcriptions (with their corresponding chord progressions) and to produce midi output using Lilypond. I'd like to instruct Lilypond to ...
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Standard sheet music file
I am working on a project that converts raw sheet music into MIDI, mp3 files. I did this because right now many of the sheet music players I have heard are very bad and I think I can do better. In ...
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Set special reverb in midi player/editor which is oriented to midi reverb event
I am looking for a way to play midis with a special reverb in a midi player or editor.
I'm working on a patch for a videogame which fixes its midi based music (it's buggy in the original game). Among ...
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what types of equipment do i need to rapidly produce songs with keyboard instrumentation, USB microphone vocals, and multi-track recording? [duplicate]
I'm confused about the "tools" I need and what all is done by the synthesizer workstation vs laptop software.
I will create percussion and rhythm tracks with a keyboard synthesizer, do ...
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How to access the lower manual and pedalboard on setBfree Organ emulator
I installed the organ emulator setBfree on a Debian GNU/Linux System.
I run it with Jack connected to the simple USB MIDI controller keyboard. This is working fairly well to connect to the upper ...
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Is there a drum module that doesn't have sound banks, just sends the MIDI signal out through USB or Bluetooth?
I bought a used Roland TD-4KP with added mesh pads and cymbals.
The things is that the TD4 module that comes with it doesn't have the aux input for a 3rd cymbal, and some pads, like the toms, have a ...
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How can I translate a song originally written for 5 octaves to be playable with only 3 octaves while still sounding good?
I'm working on a script to translate midifiles into button presses in a game (scum) where I can play an instrument. However, the game only allows me to play with 3 octaves. As someone with no ...
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Mimic special midi reverb event that gets quieter the higher it is set to
I am looking for a way to play midis with a special reverb in a midi player or similar.
This reverb, which was used in a Nintendo 64 game, uses a special reverb technique that seems to be a ...
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Midi velocity for multiple simultaneous notes
If I have multiple note-on MIDI messages occurring at the same time (simultaneously as a chord) should I be concerned about the velocity applied to each note-on to avoid things like clipping and other ...
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Some intuitions about Disklavier
I am working on a project which involves using a Disklavier, unfortunately at the moment I have no possibilities to play around with one myself and to try things out on a Disklavier. I was wondering ...
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How do you convert a midi file to a guitar sound?
I have made some guitar transcriptions that I would like to sell online. Guitar Pro 5 allows me to export the score to MIDI. I would just like to know what a good way is to get a guitar sound from ...
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How can I split a sound into sinewaves, with each sine note being a different part of the overtone series?
I'm attempting to make a fake choir sound out of sine waves. For the past 5 years, I have been playing around with onlinesequencer.net. It's a very simple and limited online midi music making website ...
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1-byte MIDI messages through USB-MIDI converter
I have a "Fore" USB-MIDI converter and I suspect it is not properly handling the 1-byte MIDI messages that my Windows PC-based sequencer is sending. The codes are 0xf8 (timing code), 0xfa (...
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Extracting music features from MIDI, storing them in arrays, making new MIDI file from extracted features, how do I get output as similar to original?
I have extracted notes, chords, rests and time signatures from parsed MIDI file. Storing them and again playing them back, I still cannot get the original speed and mix of sounds. What am I doing ...
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