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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In Ableton Live, can a parameter be mapped to midi messages from a midi track?
In Ableton Live, I'd like to use a midi track to toggle a parameter.
It seems like it should be possible to map a parameter to a midi note, say G2 on channel 1, and then have that map triggered from ...
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How do you sync a Roland Boss RC 300 Loop Station to external rhythm sources?
I'm looking for ways to fatten the sound of the combo I play with. But the band plays tight tempos in strict 32 bar choruses.
Is there any way to sync the Roland Boss RC 300 Loop Station to external ...
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Making midis off of real songs - syncing tempo
Occasionally throughout a song, the tempo will change by 2-3 BPM, completely throwing off the song. As a result, I have to put the tempo change in the midi itself to sync, but even then it's slightly ...
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What windows software to use to get nice instruments when I connected Casio Keyboard via USB? [duplicate]
How can someone who just connected a MIDI keyboard via USB to a Windows 8 PC take advantage of some nice instruments?
I installed MuseScore and can enter notes by playing on the USB-connected CASIO ...
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Sibelius midi export makes things complex
I have a simple song that when I export to midi becomes very complex. Could someone tell me what is causing Sibelius to do this?
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Looking for a trance gate midi device for Ableton Live/Max for Live
I am looking for a midi effect for Max for Live which allows the creation of arbitrary trance patterns. Something like the one embedded in FM8, just to be clear. Many people implement trancegates on ...
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How do I sync a Maschine instance on mac to a Maschine instance on pc?
My electronic group has been primarily an in-studio recording band, but are to the point where we need to take things live. Not really sure how to go about getting things going. One of the guys uses ...
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How to use MIDI keyboard for note input in Cubase?
I have a Yamaha YPT-220 and Cubase 7.5. I would like to be able to set up a configuration that would allow me to press keys on my keyboard and have it play through Cubase, using the selected ...
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Two consecutive midi note-on of the same pitch misbehaving
I am currently writing a haskell program that imitates the play of a human Guitar player and spits out Midi events. As a Guitar I am using a sampled Telecaster on Fluidsynth/Qsynth.
To mimick a slide-...
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What is the flash midi player used by musipedia?
Musipedia.org has a flash piano midi player on its site. What is the origin of this player? Is this something they created themselves or is a standard player available from elsewhere?
I ask because ...
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MIDI: How do I refer to (and search for) software that will play audio from a MIDI piano?
I have a MIDI digital piano that connects to a computer via USB (it also has a normal MIDI out port too) and I'd like to browse for software that lets me play music through my computer's speakers. I ...
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Ableton stores MIDI mappings but does not react to inputs
I am trying to use my MIDI board (Gordius LG2) to control events in Ableton Live, but it doesn't react to my inputs.
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I edit the midi map
I see that the mappings are stored (they appear on ...
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Some questions about prospects of using MIDI a keyboard with MilkyTracker
I have an electronic keyboard (Casio CTK-4000). I want to use it with MilkyTracker on Ubuntu. After connecting it to my laptop with a USB A/B printer cable and doing some aconnect routing, I was able ...
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Text above a stave in Sibelius sheet music. What does it mean? (~C 1, 64)
I keep seeing this text '~C 1, 64' or something similar above a stave, what does it mean?
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Very portable MIDI synth [closed]
I was planning to buy a very small MIDI keyboard (akai lpk25).
Of course to make it produce sounds, I would need to connect it (via USB) to my laptop.
Question: say one day I want to go to the park ...
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How to use my mac and MIDI keyboard as a simple always-on piano
I know how to use my MIDI keyboard in GarageBand for instance and play it with different instruments etc. But what I want is to be able to play a few notes here and there even when I'm in the middle ...
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How do I use my computer as an amp and effects processor
I have an electric guitar and an m-audio preamp-usb and would like to use my laptop to record music as well as listen to what I am playing. I would also like to use it as an effects processor. Ι have ...
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Are there any MIDI extensions that allow quarter tones?
It'd be nice to be able to use MIDI for more diverse music than just that based on western scales. Are there any MIDI extensions that support quater tones, or other sub-semi-tone pitch divisions? I ...
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Play drums with a MIDI keyboard
How could I use my Novation Ultranova to play various types of drums with the keyboard ?
(it does not contain any drum sound)
Do I need additional hardware or simply a software with samples?
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Import a MIDI drum track into a Digitech RP255 multi effects pedal?
I just got a Digitech RP255 multi effects pedal with a built in drum machine. Is there any way to import a MIDI drum track into the pedal? There are around 90 or so drum track samples built in, and I ...
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Software for virtual midi device?
I have software that supports input from a midi device (Plugging a keyboard into pc to record MIDI audio).
I have recorded a few MIDI files on my keyboard, but I don't have the keyboard anymore.
Is ...
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Using a MIDI-Out port that has been physically plugged up
A little while ago, I purchased a Huntington KB61 electronic piano.
At the moment, it cannot hook it up to my computer as a MIDI input keyboard.
When I purchased this, it wasn't such a big deal, but ...
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Is there a MIDI music notation program (e.g. Finale) that automatically detects rhythm?
I want to notate some piano songs that I have written. My problem is that I can't find a program that will record the pitch and the rhythm of the note. In every program that I've seen, you have to ...
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Recommendation for a MIDI controller keyboard with 88 keys and piano-weighted action [duplicate]
I'd like to buy a keyboard instrument with a piano touch, 88 keys, and a midi output, and otherwise extremely minimal features (no built-in speakers or sound synthesis, etc.).
I'm hoping this will ...
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What file format does timidity's -Z (or --freq-table) option require?
I'm trying to figure out how to use the "-Z" (or "--freq_table") option of timidity to assign specific frequencies to midi note numbers, but there is no clear documentation online.]
How do I specify ...
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Minimal MIDI digital piano
I'd like to buy my first keyboard instrument. I want a piano touch with 88 keys and MIDI output and otherwise extremely minimal features. I'm hoping this will allow me to experiment with different ...
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What happens technically when you accentuate on a time-signature?
When you have a 4/4 time signature you typically accentuate beats "1" and (minorly) "3" for every measure. On a piano, what does that mean technically? Is beat "1" just louder or is it also a (little) ...
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Roland BK-5 backing keyboard
I have a Roland BK-5 keyboard. What is required to have the keyboard automatically change chords on backup rhythms when I play my guitar and change chords? Can it be done?
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Real Time MIDI Controlled Accompaniment [closed]
I'm part of a small theater group looking to add some big sound to our small orchestra. I was wondering if anyone knew of a software package that would allow an artist to record an instrument, say a ...
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Achieving consistency with pad controllers
I've just recently bought a velocity sensitive pad controller for finger drumming, sequencing, etc. I'm rapidly finding that I have great difficulty playing notes at a consistent velocity. I'll tap on ...
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What kind of converter do I need to go from a Yamaha-p105 'USB to Host' to standard MIDI?
I have a Yamaha P-105 piano and an Alesis drum machine.
The Yamaha has an out 'USB to Host' for connecting to a computer's USB port.
I want to use the keyboard to control the sounds on the Alesis ...
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Keyboard or midi controller for learning to play? [duplicate]
I am an adult looking to learn to play music. I would like to learn to play a synthesizer but they are a bit expensive to try a new hobby on. I'm looking around the $100 range for my starter ...
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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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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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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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Aiding the transcription of naturally occuring sounds. e.g. Horse whinnying, bird singing, etc
I don't have perfect pitch and badly trained and imprecise relative pitch. I only started two years ago to learn musical notation as a hobby and writing little stuff for myself and friends (For ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Linux compatibility with CoreMIDI network protocol?
I have been spoiled by the ease with which I can connect my iPad up to MIDI applications on my Macbook using the native support for midi-over-the-network provided by the CoreMIDI subsystem in both OS ...
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Get rid (or die trying) of latency when using a MIDI instrument
I'm using Logic Pro (I have Snow Leopard) and I have a Korg R3 and a VB-99 as music instruments...
I use usb connection on both and I would like to have suggestions and ideas to get rid of the latency ...
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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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