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G4G3 · Post by **G4G3** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:34 pm

Hi all, was wondering if there's a foot switch or pedal I can use to switch the tuning of the EZ-AG (+/-) instead of using my fingers? If not, can one be made? Thanks!!

G4G3 · Post by **G4G3** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:46 pm

What's the most easy and economical way if I wanted to get a much more realistic grand piano sound from the EZ-AG? I find the built in piano sound there not too convincing. Thanks again!!

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:45 pm

1) Some clever chap might be able to open up the EZ and physically solder a connector to plug in a pedal to act in place of the buttons. Such a chap would have to be much more clever (or brave) than myself to do so!

2) Look into freeware SoundFont2 players, such as the wonderful "sfz". Then look for free SF2 files, such as the aptly named "Splendid Grand".

- m

G4G3 · Post by **G4G3** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:40 am

Thanks for the info Mark, as I'm quite new to this, how do I put the SF2 file into the guitar?

spuddle · Post by **spuddle** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:52 am

Hehe, you don't put the sounds 'in' the guitar.

You use the guitar as a controller. As in you load up the soundfont in a relevant app like sfz+ and then send controller notes from the yamaha into the computer via a midi cable.

You see?

G4G3 · Post by **G4G3** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:58 am

Can I play "LIVE" then? Will the piano sound come out of the guitar speaker? Thks.

gaspard7733 · Post by **gaspard7733** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:05 pm

Hey,

ok this a newbie post... i don't know anything about anything.
I just want to do two things with my new ez-ag guitar...

I want on my mac computer (macbook pro) to control every virtual instrument in garageband and guitarpro... i know it's possible to use my ez-ag as a simple midi controller in this two program, i just don't know how...

And i want a really simple way to connect my ez-ag to windows xp and to use it to play some other sound... (like playing drums with it or do some cool stuff like here : http://www.andras-shimon.com/) i have midi-ox and YEZge but i am just lost... i need a tutorial or something...

By the way i connect my guitar to my computer with a yamaha ux16

I know all this can sound really stupid but i am good at guitar, not at computer...

Last thing... i am french so sorry for my bad english

Thank you

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:20 pm

G4G3 wrote:Can I play "LIVE" then? Will the piano sound come out of the guitar speaker? Thks.

Unfortunately, you cannot load new sounds directly on the guitar. You will have to play it through the PC via the MIDI Out port on the EZ.

Unfortunately, this would mean that you'd at least need a laptop to play live! (or your whole PC, if you can bring it)

- m

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:00 pm

gaspard7733 wrote:I want on my mac computer (macbook pro) to control every virtual instrument in garageband and guitarpro... i know it's possible to use my ez-ag as a simple midi controller in this two program, i just don't know how...

Well, there are no script solutions for Mac currently, so you're stuck with just plugging in through a MIDI port and using it as an input in Garage Band, etc.

(And no, I haven't a clue how to do this in Mac-land!)

And i want a really simple way to connect my ez-ag to windows xp and to use it to play some other sound... (like playing drums with it or do some cool stuff like here : http://www.andras-shimon.com/) i have midi-ox and YEZge but i am just lost... i need a tutorial or something...

I have no time to describe how to do this (I am moving 1000 miles away in two weeks!), but perhaps someone else here might help. Otherwise, you could probably go to the MIDI-OX forums to ask how to configure MIDI-OX for use in your sequencer. After that, it would be easy to use one of the script solutions.

- m

gaspard7733 · Post by **gaspard7733** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:40 am

OK i go to the midi-ox forums...

I think it can be a really good idea to put a "how to" step by step on this forum or in a website...

I don't have garageband for the moment, i am in singapour for some days so i am stuck with xp... and acid

And i don't find any solution...
I can't wait to play drums an saxophone with my ez-ag

By the way thanks for your help.

gaspard7733 · Post by **gaspard7733** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:46 pm

I don't find anything at the midiox forum... but i don't really know what i look for...
So i wait until i find a way to control the virtual instrument with acid and sfz...

If anybody can send me a working configuration for midiox (if i have to use that) i take it

(for garageband i see later...)

gaspard7733 · Post by **gaspard7733** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:11 am

another post... sorry...

I still don't know how to use my ez-ag with acid and sfz. I don't see anything in midi-ox. Nothing move in the port status... i found my yamaha ux16 adaptor... but nothing else...

I leave singapour tomorow and at least i want to be sure my ux16 working... is there a way to do that ?

thanks again and sorry for all this post...

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:41 pm

gaspard7733 wrote:I leave singapour tomorow and at least i want to be sure my ux16 working... is there a way to do that ?

In MIDI-OX, use the menu item: "Options|MIDI Devices..."

In the "MIDI Inputs:" box, click the name of the UX16 port to make sure it's hilighted. (If it's not there, then the port hardware driver is not installed correctly: reinstall the driver software.)

Click "OK".

Back in the MIDI-OX main window, use the menu item: "View|Input Monitor..."

A "Monitor - Input" window should pop up.

Now when you play the EZ, you should see MIDI data appear in the Monitor window!

Otherwise, check all the connections. You should be using the "MIDI Out" port on the EZ, and the "MIDI In" port on the UX16.

Good luck!

- m

gaspard7733 · Post by **gaspard7733** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:29 pm

thank you so much !!!
Ok i am stupid but i my mind out goes on out... so... lets just say it's working.

tanks again...

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:14 pm

Midiox won't do anything, you need midiyoke.

1.download midiyoke, install it.

2.you use the yamaha midi to usb cable i think, so install that driver

3.if you use an hta script, load it, for input choose your yamaha midi to usb driver thing and then for midi output in the script choose midiyoke 1

4.in acid(or savihost, any host at all)choose midiyoke 1 for midi input

5.thats it. if you use the stock soundcard, download asio4all until you have a need for pro equipment.

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