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Stanford Lane
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Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2005 9:02 am |
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Yesterday I posted a question in the forum under the Eletronics section about using MIDI. I have a National D-8. The response that I received was great. However, the discussion mostly centered around the use of a Roland synthesizer with PSG's. Have any of you used MIDi with a 6 or 8 string non-pedal
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 8 Nov 2005 12:12 pm
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Stan,
Maybe it was a slow day on the Forum, some attention deficit disorder kind of phenomenon, or attentions were turned elsewhere, but I thought that you should have received at least some response. 
I have no experience with this, but this deserves a bump upwards.
Good luck,
Don |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Nov 2005 1:30 pm
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I would guess that not many people have used MIDI with lap steel. When I tried in the past, I found that the tracking isn't good enough to handle the pitch variations that a lap steel can provide. I've never had enough of an interest in following up based on the price of a Roland pickup and synthesizer.
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 9 Nov 2005 3:03 am
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basically MIDI is for keyboard type discrete pitches, and there have been some attempts to synthesize the glissando artificially...but i think it is more difficult, less predictable, to emulate the lap steel guitarist's left hand than a pedal steeler's. i would be interested to know if MIDI existed for the violin, for example
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Nov 2005 6:15 am
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Good job Basil, as you always do. I have been thinking about putting a GK-2 pickup on my little Artisan lap, this encourages me to do it. I now have it on a strat.
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Howard, 'Les Paul Recording, Zum SD12U, Carter D10 8/8, Vegas 400, Boss ME-5, Boss DM-3, DD-3, Fender Steel King, Understanding wife. http://www.Charmedmusic.com
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AJ Azure
From:
Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Nov 2005 10:03 am
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The key to good MIDI is also the instrument you try to emulate an dhow. if you want a synthy sound you ,use that but, if you want to sound like another instrument, you have to sue samples. It comes pretty close.I so orchestral mock ups when I work on ads, film,etc. and it's all about how you use the gear.
The current MIDI tech does work. it's not perfect but, it works.
A lot of people are opting for fibre optic bridge saddles rather than the Gk2 as well.
A desigenr just came out with a fiorewire based MIDI guiatr and another with USB. this will start cleaning things up. |
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Bob Martin
From:
Madison Tn
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Posted 11 Nov 2005 4:49 am
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Hi guys, very interesting thread I use a midi synth on my 6 string lead strat and have for over 20 yrs. Check out this firewire guitar its only a matter of time before this technology is ready for all steel string instruments (steel and lap steel) Just think of the ramifications no tracking issues no glitches no delays no nothing just clean pure digital signal being sent from each string to run synths and bypass midi.
http://createdigitalmusic.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=921 |
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