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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FL Studio: Deciding the synthesizer for a notebased on its MIDI channel
Is it possible to, using a patcher channel, play notes of one midi channel through one synthesizer, and play notes of another midi channel through another synthesizer?
Example: I have a basic melody, ...
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How to render midi stems trough a single intrument track in Reaper?
I have a project in Reaper with 255 individual midi tracks all nested under a folder track on which I added Virtual instrument, to avoid aving to configure each track individually.
This way I can ...
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Choosing instrument played by midi pedalboard connected to keyboard
I got a 30 note pedalboard (with a 5-pin midi connector) that I want to use with my two keyboards (Yamaha P-155 and Kaway CA13) to play simultaneously on all three. The problem is that when I connect ...
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How to get Controller Assignments working with the Recorder part of Quick Sampler in Logic Pro 10.5?
I'm running into a weird bug/issue when mapping the record feature within Logic Pro 10.5's new quick sampler to a button on my midi controller:
I mapped the Record button to a button on my midi ...
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Logic Pro X : Select all the notes above a specific (reference) note
In Logic Pro X when you are editing in Piano Roll if you need to select all the notes following a specific (reference) note, you can do it by using the key command shift+F and shift+uparrow is used to ...
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Enable/Disable the Input of a Software Instrument in Log Pro X Using MIDI?
I'd like to be able to enable and disable a Software Instrument track's Input using MIDI in Logic Pro X. The idea is to be able to play live guitar with a Behringer FCB1010 (10 footswitches and 2 ...
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Metronome for the whole show with automatic midi synth switching. What's a good setup?
My band wants to improve our live shows and have a metronome set up for the whole setlist. We want the keyboard to switch sounds automatically on specific bars. The tempo switches even mid-songs, so ...
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Connecting Behringer Footswitch to Cakewalk DAW
I am using a Behringer FCB1010 midi foot controller and a Line 6 tone port UX2 audio interface (which my guitar is plugged into). While trying to assign a footswitch to a virtual pedal on cakewalk, an ...
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Ableton 10 : automate tempo without warping midi clip (like no-warp on audio)
I use ableton live 10 and I like to record things without metronome, then automate the master tempo accordingly.
This works really good with audio tracks (eg. a guitar or vocals) provided I de-...
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Is there an equivalent to "format painter" (Microsoft formatting tool) in Ableton when editing MIDI notes?
For example, I recently had a two MIDI chords. They were the same chord, but one was eighth notes and the other was quarter notes. Is there a quick way to apply the "formatting" (read: ...
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Ableton Live - expression pedal to affect currently selected track
I have the FCB1010.
I would like to press a pedal, which would switch to a track, and then, when I use the volume pedal affect only the selected track's volume.
Can this be done? It will be helpful to ...
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Logic Pro X not playing most software instruments
So, I've been using Logic Pro X for some years now, but since I updated my MacOS I've come across an issue I never had before.
Before updating my MacOS, Logic Pro X was working fine; I was mostly ...
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How do you implement control change messages using the mido library?
I am trying to write a major scale using the mido python library and then apply various control changes to it so I can see what difference it makes to the sound (for example the pedal).
This is my ...
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Acoustic Drummer Tempo to Pigtronix Infinity Looper?
Is it possible for a trigger to be placed on an acoustic kick drum, so that it sends a midi clock tempo to the Pigtronix Infinity Looper?
What gear might I need to accomplish this? I'm hoping to ...
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Move individual midi notes to the end of each note in Logic Pro X
Is there a function or method of moving a set of midi notes to their individual end note positions in Logic Pro X?
Ie. midi note A with length 10 should be moved to its end position (11), and midi ...
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MIDI file displays with treble staff only
I have a MIDI file, installed Sibelius intending to have Sibelius read the MIDI file and display it as sheet music. It does. But treble staff only; the lower notes are all on ledger lines. It's a ...
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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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LMMS MIDI notes don't stop
I don't know I'm right place but I connected my Casio ToneBank CT-670 to my DAW (LMMS 1.2.2) I can hear the notes I played but it does not stop. How can I set the DAW or the tonebank to sense my push ...
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Yamaha CLP-295GP: adjust “program change” parameter
I have taken the position of Organist/Pianist at my church and have “inherited” the Yamaha Clavinova CLP-295GP.
I am in the process of hooking up the organ (1100+ pipe with MIDI) and Clavinova to PC ...
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How to route midi to mauto pitch to control notes in audio
I want to add mauto pitch to an audio sample and then route midi information to mauto pitch for it to adjust the notes in the audio to, like in this video:
but with fl ...
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How to set Alesis Q25 to transmit on only single midi channel into Logic Pro
I've got an Alesis Q25 hooked up to my Mac running Logic Pro. Everything works great. What I want to do is send midi data from the Q25 on only one midi channel, so I can have another midi controller ...
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How to get more voices on Yamaha Arius keyboards?
I have a Yamaha Arius 144. It has a handful of voices preinstalled (harpsichord, vibraphone, etc). I'd like to get more, but I can't find any information about how to
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Routing General Midi drum kit to Maschine from Logic
I am using Logic Pro. I have imported a midi file. One of the tracks is the drum kit.
I have a plug in VST for a Korg Wave Station. If I select a drum kit from the Korg VST the drums play correctly.
I ...
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How can I assign randomly my midi inputs in ableton / maxmsp
I'd like to have a litlle program that would assign randomly (or partially randomly) my midi cc (from external keyboards and other midi devices) in Ableton and/or max msp.
Basically, every (or part) ...
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Ableton Live - Playing back MIDI tracks and freezes, replaying same note forever
So I'm playing a MIDI track in Ableton Live, and suddenly it starts replaying the same note forever. I've tried hitting stop twice, turning midi learning on/off twice, literally deleting the track, ...
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MIDI connection between drum kit and laptop not working
I have an electronic drum kit (Millenium MPS-100) connected to my laptop via a MIDI (5-pin) to USB cable (just a cheap cable, there's no brand/model on it). I can't seem to get any signal from the ...
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Casio CTK 451 - FL studio
I have the following setup:
Windows 10
FL studio 20
Casio CTK-451 with MIDI (Old keyboard)
I connected my Casio to my PC and launched FL Studio. The Casio is detected as a generic MIDI by FL studio. ...
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Issues mapping sample editing knobs from Korg volca sample to BeatStep Pro
I was able to map all of the sample slots on my Korg Volca sample to my BeatStep pro on the drums sequencer midi channels 1-10. I'm having a hard time mapping the knobs of the Volca Sample to the ...
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How to connect keyboard to external synth module through a DAW
I have a Yamaha DGX520, I am able to connect to LMMS (my current DAW) and obtain sounds through the computer through the MIDI-in option; however, I cannot seem to connect to my Kurzweil PC2R sound ...
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Ableton AlesisDM7 Midi Drims product sound but no notes
I have a drum MIDI controller, and I used to be able to record the hits into midi notes just fine. Now, it might record 1 in every 35 hits. All intended hits come through the speakers, but nothing is ...
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Converting Yamaha EX5 s1s files to MIDI
the diskette drive on my Yamaha EX5R synth has stopped loading files, even after I replaced the drive. I have the files backed-up but they are the S1S proprietary format. Is there a way to convert ...
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Cubase 10 Drum Editor Problem
I opened cubase 10 the other day and found that the descriptions of the drum set and notes for midi are missing from the left side of the editor where they should be. I cannot seem to find a way to ...
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Is there any way to change pitch bend wheel values in real time?
I have midi keyboard on repair (Evolution MK361-C) that has problems with Pitch Wheel. Pitch Wheel is not sendind accurate high values (7F as max) to computer, it sends maximum value of about 7A-7C.
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Controlling multiple CC channel with one automation curve
hope this finds you well.
Is it possible to have one automation curve that controls more than one cc channel?
Thanks in advance!
Best,
Markus
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How to assign a Launch pad to a specific key in Cubase
I have just bought a Novation Launch key mini with East West Gold orchestra and I was wondering if there is a way to set the launch pads to a specific pitch. This is so I can have the key switches of ...
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Setting up a digital drum pad to play notes chromatically
I'm going through the user manual for the software I received with the purchase of an MPD 226 digital drum pad. At this particular point in the manual I'm being told that after loading a bass sound I ...
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How to link instruments in a Sibelius arrangement to instruments in a soundfont file for playback?
I have some arrangements of handbell music in Sibelius 7 that I'd like to play back into a track for my handbell choir to practice to.
I purchased a high-quality soundfont (sf2) file of handbells with ...
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Syncing MIDI to Click Track
All my searches only gave me an explanation on how to sync external devices to a Sequencers / DAW (basically by playing a click track and feeding it to your device). I want to do the opposite. I'd ...
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Is there a bug in Event Float in Logic Pro X?
I have an Event List and Event Float open while working on my MIDI part. Here is what I have in Event List and how my first 1/4 of the bar look like:
So all thing looks nice, but here is what I'm ...
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Triggering a sequence on Mainstage and on a Analog Rytm with a Beatstep controller
I am trying to trigger (in sync...) a sequence on the playback software of Mainstage and another beat sequence on the Analog Rytm with a Beatstep controller (or any usb controller for that matter). ...
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Garageband with UVI Grand Piano
I'm trying to play a software instrument track on GarageBand and I want to use the excellent UVI Grand Piano for that. The problem is I could not get GaragaBand to recognize it as an external ...
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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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Midi controlled metronome?
For piano practice (Roland RD 88), I would like a metronome I can control with MIDI foot pedal/ switches (Roland FC-300). It's most important to me to adjust the tempo with an expression pedal CC, and ...
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Studio One: Map mixer faders to MIDI CC
Is it possible in Studio One to map multiple mixer channel volume faders to different MIDI CC messages, e.g. from an external fader controller?
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CC 102 -> channel 1 volume
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Volca Sample with Beatstep Pro as Master Clock and Keystep Pro as Slave
I just added a Keystep Pro to my setup and am having difficulties integrating it with my existing gear.
My setup looks like this (with a few noted differences) and everything is connected via MDI.
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How to Auto route Outputs for vocals in Ableton with a Midi Dummy?
here's my problem.
My band plays in bars every night and we have created Backing Tracks for all 300 Songs, some of them with Percusion Audio & Fx's... but 70% are just a Cue intro + the metronome.
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Roland RP401 - GM2 list
In the manual for my Roland RP401 digital piano it lists sounds for 1 to 41 for Other (sounds other than the piano sounds). For the rest it just shows that it is GM2 tones. I have found several lists ...
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Is it possible to connect an Android tablet to Cubase 10, to use it as a MIDI instrument?
I am using a Windows PC. I need a way to use my tablet as a drum machine. Is it possible to connect an Android tablet to Cubase 10, to use it as a MIDI instrument?
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Midi volume control
I am building a footswitch board for a software looper , and need to be able to change the volume on each of four channels . I can do it in a roundabout way by controlling the cursor on the GUI with ...
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wanting to connect new m audio keyboard via usb and midi to use Finale and Sonar
So both programms work via usb, but sometimes I need both programs open at once (one is music writing software, the other recording as you know). In this case I get the message that the port is in use ...
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