...is there a good one, where I can make crazy sounds, pads etc?
Cheers
Read about GRM Tools vol 2 in Future Music...hmmm..

iZotope Trash can make your guitar sound all kinds of things. There is also a new company called Nuton that is making an audio-to-MIDI plugin, so you can make your guitar control a synth... www.nuton.ca

Izotop Spectron is good too, especially in conjunction with Trash.

And everything Ohmforce, all at once

one i find really useful is VirtualCreations Funk FX...basically it's a funkadelic phazer/bit crusher..very cool, ,anc cheap to boot:)

I haven't really given the VirtualCreations stuff a try, mainly because I find their website so unfriendly. It looks nice, but it doesn't play nice. Not as bad as the (still not redesigned) Ohmforce site, but still trickier than I like.

I'm mainly a guitar player and I'm always on the lookout for plugs
form the FSU school of processing!! Pluggotic, Elogoxa, ArcDev,
Buzzroom, and ConcreteFX all have some really cool FREE plugs that
are great for guitar mangling!!

Cheers......CL

thx for the great info guys. I will take a look to all of them

Thanks for posting that Nuton link. I've always been interested in pitch-to-MIDI but not enough to cough up big bucks for the expensive hardware to do so. I'm going to watch 'em and check it out when it ships!

There is also this audio to midi 'Guitar Synth'
http://www.lateralsol.com/features.html

Raven wrote:

There is also this audio to midi 'Guitar Synth' http://www.lateralsol.com/features.html

Up to 60 days to check your credit card? Jeez! Most e-commerce sites take 2 minutes-at most! What do they do-walk to the Visa Centre?

dougbyf wrote:

Raven wrote: There is also this audio to midi 'Guitar Synth' http://www.lateralsol.com/features.html Up to 60 days to check your credit card? Jeez! Most e-commerce sites take 2 minutes-at most! What do they do-walk to the Visa Centre?

yeah but you can use it starightaway
its a time out demo you get which runs out after you guessed it 60 days if you dont input the new code they send you

and its cool


also isnt clone ensemble and aliensolo good for guitar to synth type stuff

vurt wrote:

dougbyf wrote: Up to 60 days to check your credit card? Jeez! Most e-commerce sites take 2 minutes-at most! What do they do-walk to the Visa Centre? yeah but you can use it starightaway its a time out demo you get which runs out after you guessed it 60 days if you dont input the new code they send you

The web site reads like they take up to 60 days to process your credit card. That means that they are either totally incompetent or else they need 60 days to do who knows what? Compared to other e-commerce merchants who validate credit cards right away, this sounds suspect. As an example, AAS validated my VISA for Tassman in about 1 minute. There is no excuse for 60 days.

I don't know what that 60 days thing is all about , a safe guard against
people using stolen credit cards maybe .

EDIT = Ahh I get it now , your card is processed straight away
but the software developer holds your reg key back for 60
days in case of card fraud resulting in them not getting paid
by reg-soft (but you can still use the software for 60 days without
the key .
: END EDIT

Anyway I purchased it without problem

Here what happend

The order is taken by RegSoft.com

I had this email straight after submiting my order

Quote:

Thank you for using RegSoft.com for your purchase of Guitar Synth. The Tracking Number for your order is #edited# Check your order status online at: http://www.regsoft.net/orderstatus.php3#edited# -Important Information About Your Order Once you clicked the Complete Purchase button on our order page, your order was assigned a Tracking Number. The Tracking Number for this order is #edited#. Please do not confuse this Tracking Number with a UPS or Federal Express tracking number, which tracks shipments made through these companies. This number does not correspond to any shipping company and does not imply that your order will be shipped. It is simply a number that RegSoft.com uses internally to locate your order before it has been processed. -What You Can Expect Your order has been submitted and is being processed. What exactly does that mean? Your credit card has NOT YET been charged, so within the next few minutes we will be submitting your order to our credit card processor. Depending on the result, you will either receive an email stating that your order has been approved or that it has been declined. In either case you will be receiving another email from us. -What To Do If You Don't Hear Anything From Us If you do not receive another email from us within a few hours, there may be a problem with your order. In that case, please visit the following link to obtain the status of your order: http://www.regsoft.net/orderstatus.php3#edited# From there you will be able to find the status of your order and learn how to proceed if there is a problem. -How Will The Transaction Be Completed? RegSoft.com handles the distribution of the registration information for this product. This means that once your credit card is authorized you will receive an email from RegSoft.com with instructions on how to obtain, unlock, or otherwise complete the registration of Guitar Synth. That email will contain a confirmation that your order has been authorized, in addition to a receipt for the order. If your credit card is declined you will receive an email from RegSoft.com stating the reason for the decline. NOTE: RegSoft.com provides the billing for Guitar Synth. We do not provide ANY technical support for the product. Please direct any questions about the use of Guitar Synth to the vendor at development@lateralsol.com. Again, Thank You for your purchase. Sincerely, The RegSoft Team

4 minutes latter I had this email

Quote:

Thank you for using RegSoft.com for your online purchase of Guitar Synth. Please save this email message for your records. Your order has been Processed and Authorized. Your Order Number is #edited# Please note: The Order Number should not be mistaken for a registration code. You will be sent details of how you can download Guitar Synth within the next 48 hours.

6 hours latter I got this email

Quote:

Many thanks for your purchase of Guitar Synth. You can download the software from: www.lateralsol.com/regpage.htm using the download ticket:#edited# Any problems, please let me know. Regards Ian Mold Director Lateral Solution Ltd www.lateralsol.com

14 days latter I had this email

Quote:

This notification is just a friendly reminder (not a bill or a second charge) that on December 01, 2002 you placed an order for Guitar Synth. This order was paid using your VISA, whose last 4 digits are #edited#, and will be appearing on your billing statement shortly. The charge will appear as RegSoft.com, Inc. in the amount of $39.00 USD. This is just a reminder to help you recognize the charge. You will not be charged again.

And finally "60 days" latter I had this email

Quote:

Dear Registered User, You will soon require a registration key for Guitar Synth. Your payment details have been verified and so I can confirm your registration key is: #edited# Please keep this key in a safe place and treat it as confidential as the key is unique to you. You should only need to enter the code once. If you have any problems or general comments about Guitar Synth, please contact me at support@lateralsol.com Regards Michael Short Support Lateral Solution Ltd England.

thats what i was sayin
its only a safeguard there end and provided you aint usin a hooky(hot,bent,stolen)card you get your reg code before the time thing

everythins topsmartdonendustednoprobsnbobsyeruncle
and its quite a nice product too(provided you are better at guitar than me )

Ok, now we have got the retail issues out of the way. What is the product like? Does it do as it says on the tin? Latency? Tell us more. I'm interested, but currently a non believer in ANY audio-midi device.

Raven wrote:

I don't know what that 60 days thing is all about , a safe guard against people using stolen credit cards maybe . EDIT = Ahh I get it now , your card is processed straight away but the software developer holds your reg key back for 60 days in case of card fraud resulting in them not getting paid by reg-soft (but you can still use the software for 60 days without the key . : END EDIT

<excellent explanation snipped for brevity>

Your detailed explanation made it clear, the text on the web page did not. I also do not think that credit card fraud has anything to do with the 60 days. Other e-commerce sites don't do it, stores and restraunts don't do that. They all authorize within a few minutes in most instances. If you read your card holder agreement, it's up to the card holder to report lost or stoledn credit cards.

Besides all that rubbish, have you had a chance to work with the software for a while? What do you think?

Thx for the info Raven

Yes, would be nice to hear how it works

btw...I think it isnt a vst plugin....

Hi guys,
I released an Alpha version Nuton Musiciendoz, which is an audio-to-midi VST plug-in. The alpha version works OK, but I am currently working on making the whole detection algorithm more stable and accurate. (and less CPU hungry)

I will keep you posted when the Beta version goes out. It will certainly be the ultimate audio-to-midi solution...and for a very low price.

In the mean time, try Tuner EX!

I've been testing the Alpha version Musiciendoz and I can tell you that
it indeed tracks very well for a pithch2midi plugin. Much better than
KNZ Midifier. LatSol Guitar Synth is ok, but as it is NOT a VST pluggie
it's just not very useful for me. The big drawback for plugins of this
type IMHO is that they are only monophonic....good for lead lines
but chords are out of the question.

Cheers....CL