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Re: OT MIDI Guitar/Controllers

At 05:06 PM 11/3/00 -0800, Mark Sottilaro wrote:
>......... I really wouldn't mind a total departure from guitar
>sounds, if the tracking was great and the response to subtle technique 
>was 
>good.

I don't think we'll ever see great response to subtle technique in
a Midi Guitar controller.  Even the term, subtle technique, itself
is up for interpretation.  What is important is what you expect out
of the MID conversion process and whether or not you are willing
to make use of the technology for what it can do.

I'm using a GR-50 which is probably about 10 years old technology
by now.  I think it's better than the Casio, and Yanaha IMG and
I think about the same as the newer Roland models.  Probably the
newer Axon units that have come out in the past 2 or 3 years are
better.  I haven't been able to find a place to go try one out
and compare.

Mind you, I'm not interested in the internal sound modules of any
of these, my main concern is their ability to convert and send midi
to the sound modules I choose to buy on their own merits.

I get best results when combining the actual guitar sound with the
synthesizer sounds.  It helps fill in the missed conversions and
mask the glitches while allowing the synthesizers to augment the
overall sound.  I find great use of the synths for building
loops of organized sound  - got some loop content in here :-}

Having said all this, I would suggest you subscribe to the digital
guitar mailing list at http://www.egroups.com/group/digital-guitar
It's not such a busy list but is more geared for this topic.

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