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- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 19 Aug, 2004 from Toronto
Hi p7.
You could try Bidule.
http://www.plogue.com/?page_id=56
It can take the spectral information from an incoming audio signal and convert it to MIDI notes.
It may be messy sounding at first, but there is a way to control the sensitivity.
It also may not be the perfect solution for a guitar, but it can be a lot of fun.
I've been using it to get my theremin to play (sampled) guitar rifts and other sounds for years.
You could try Bidule.
http://www.plogue.com/?page_id=56
It can take the spectral information from an incoming audio signal and convert it to MIDI notes.
It may be messy sounding at first, but there is a way to control the sensitivity.
It also may not be the perfect solution for a guitar, but it can be a lot of fun.
I've been using it to get my theremin to play (sampled) guitar rifts and other sounds for years.
drab
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- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 19 Aug, 2004 from Toronto
Under the Spectral section select the 'FFT' module.
You can plug your audio input into the FFT module and it will convert it to the spectral information needed to connect to the 'Spectral to MIDI' module.
You can plug your audio input into the FFT module and it will convert it to the spectral information needed to connect to the 'Spectral to MIDI' module.
drab
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- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 19 Aug, 2004 from Toronto
Yah? 
Wow, I'm glad.
Let me know how it goes.
It won't really handle overlapping notes too well, since it only outputs one MIDI note at a time, but with the sensitivity setting, and maybe some other tricks (an expander?), you should be able to get it to respond to the attack of the string strike, and not so much the decay.
You know, I've got a bit of time today, so I'll try it out with my electric guitar too,.. maybe we can come up with something.
Wow, I'm glad.Let me know how it goes.
It won't really handle overlapping notes too well, since it only outputs one MIDI note at a time, but with the sensitivity setting, and maybe some other tricks (an expander?), you should be able to get it to respond to the attack of the string strike, and not so much the decay.
You know, I've got a bit of time today, so I'll try it out with my electric guitar too,.. maybe we can come up with something.
drab
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- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 19 Aug, 2004 from Toronto
Well, I played around with Bidule and my electric guitar today.
Haven't come up with a solution for when many notes are overlapping.
Thought maybe I had something when I put the spectral Magnitude Gate in to the signal flow, hoping that it would only allow notes over a cetain amplitude to be played, but it didn't really work.
The best solution I found was to change my style of playing, dampening the notes so that they don't overlap, or playing more slowly.
On the other hand, it is kinda interesting when notes do overlap.
Wish I could describe what is happening.
Sort of like the notes are bouncing back and forth rapidly.
Any way, this whole matter is probably a good question for the Bidule forum.
Still, best of luck.
aod
Haven't come up with a solution for when many notes are overlapping.
Thought maybe I had something when I put the spectral Magnitude Gate in to the signal flow, hoping that it would only allow notes over a cetain amplitude to be played, but it didn't really work.
The best solution I found was to change my style of playing, dampening the notes so that they don't overlap, or playing more slowly.
On the other hand, it is kinda interesting when notes do overlap.
Wish I could describe what is happening.
Sort of like the notes are bouncing back and forth rapidly.
Any way, this whole matter is probably a good question for the Bidule forum.
Still, best of luck.
aod
drab
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- KVRist
- 156 posts since 17 Feb, 2009
For a year i was trying this "audio to midi" thing with software. I ended up buying the hardware 
It costed me about 400euros but it saved me lots and lots of time and frustration.
But if it has to be software check out Melodyne Editor. I haven't checked it for real-time but i thing it's the most powerful in its kind.
It costed me about 400euros but it saved me lots and lots of time and frustration. But if it has to be software check out Melodyne Editor. I haven't checked it for real-time but i thing it's the most powerful in its kind.
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- KVRist
- 156 posts since 17 Feb, 2009
I bought the axon50. It does chords but it does not have onboard synth (like axon100 or the roland equivalent. They're not worth anyway). I use it with my vst synths and it does not have any latency (noticable anyway).
It'll boost you creativity, trust me. Just google it.
It'll boost you creativity, trust me. Just google it.