RE: Guitar MIDI pickups

["Alan Kroeger" <nospam@akroeger.com>]

No problem there Mike those sites helped me a bunch when I still had some
MIDI Guitar equiptment. I think there weren't many systems out there with 
an
onboard converter module so, finding one used might prove difficult. I took
a look at one of the casios I found on ebay looks like the electronics took
up a lot of space in the instrument and might be quite a bit of work retro
fitting to another instrument (not impossible) It might be better to just
buy and use a Casio which is fairly dated technology. I had a Roland GI-20
for a while and it set me back a few dollars but, with that system I could
choose any sound module I wanted. I got tired of MIDI guitar and decided to
just go with DSP processors instead.


-----Original Message-----
From: mike feeney [mailto:feeneymike@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 1:44 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: RE: Guitar MIDI pickups


Well, I don't have anything yet - I'm just looking at the moment.

On eBay, there are a couple of Casio midi guitars with 5-pin midi out jacks
right on the guitar that (I
believe) have the converter right on board.  So, I assumed one could buy a
complete pickup/converter that just installed on the guitar itself.  The
search goes on... 

Thanks for the help.
Mike


--- Alan Kroeger <nospam@akroeger.com> wrote:
> I haven't got a clue as to what you actually have there but, pickups 
> don't put out MIDI notes they need a convertor between them and the 
> MIDI sound module. Does this pickup have an audio to MIDI note 
> converter with it?
> I might suggest you visit this particular Yahoo group 
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/midiguitar/
> maybe someone there knows
> more about this unit you have. The fellow that moderates that group 
> has a useful website too http://www.midiguitar.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mike feeney [mailto:feeneymike@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 12:50 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Guitar MIDI pickups
> 
> 
> What I'm hoping to find is one with a standard 5-pin midi out so that 
> i can just run it into my Mac and use the software synths I have on 
> there.  The Roland stuff uses a 13-pin thing, I believe...
> 
> Thanks for the help!
> Mike
> 
> 
> --- Edwin Hurwitz <edwin@indra.com> wrote:
> > A friend of mine just got the latest Roland setup
> (GR-20?). It was
> > about $650 and comes with the pickup and
> electronics. Everything you
> > need to get going right out of the box. It set up
> very easily on his
> > strat with no drilling.
> > I would imagine, though, that you might want to
> get some different
> > modules as the stock sounds are, well, stock.
> > 
> > He got his at Guitar Center in Arvada CO. JP
> always hooks us up!
> > 
> > 
> > HTH
> > Edwin
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 8:02 AM -0800 3/25/05, mike feeney wrote:
> > >I was just doing some casual browsing for a 5-pin
> > MIDI
> > >pickup for guitar, and have found several links
> to older models, but
> > >I can't find anything that is currently being
> produced.
> > >
> > >I found several that just kind of mount on under
> > your
> > >strap peg, not requiring drilling or anything.  A
> little clunky
> > >looking, but kind of cool in that Frankenstein's
> guitar kind of way.  
> > >=)
> > >
> > >Know of anything?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > 
> > --
> > 
> > Edwin Hurwitz
> > Boulder CO
> > http://www.indra.com/~edwin
> > http://www.cafemontalban.com Location Recording
> Services
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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