Re: Sonuss G2M

[Mark Sottilaro <zerocrossing@gmail.com>]

:shrug: I don't know.  I owned a Yamaha G50 and I noticed higher
latency on lower notes.

My biggest issue with all pitch to midi converts (hex and mono) is
that they're all nice when you're clean picking, but try to do some
subtle stuff like a hammer-on ghost note and watch the  yodeling
begin. The G50 wasn't bad, but not perfect for sure.  In the end I
just got frustrated and begain using my guitar for guitar sounds
(crazy eh?) or heavily effected sounds.  Pod Farm has some awesome
synth models that track almost perfectly if you're not playing chords.
 Couple that with a Sustainiac or E-Bow and you're golden.

Can you really get a G50 sub $100 these days?  Wow.  What was deluxe...

I think about things like the G2M more as a fun little toy for
experiments, but nothing serious.  I think if I really wanted to dive
back into that world, I'd buy a Starr controller of some sort.  For
the time being my hunt-and-peck keyboard style seems to work better
than any midi guitar on my Novation SL

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:42 AM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> 
wrote:
> Well, I get to test out the Sonuss G2M some time next week.
> (I have this friend who can't order online).
> It certainly looks very usable looking at Matt's demo.
>
> I'll compare it with the Yamaha G50, which also has a mono input.
> (as well as Hex)
>
> Meanwhile, the G50 can sometimes be found 2nd hand and cheaper than the 
>G2M.
> It's rackmount, so lacks the G2M's weight/size/neat advantage,
> but it's a good purchase for midi-toe-in-water, especially as a
> hex p/u could be added later.
>
> Here's one on UK ebay
>
> 
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Yamaha-G50-Guitar-Midi-Converter_W0QQitemZ230342858477QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090514?IMSfp=TL090514135001r21098
>
> Mark Sottilaro wrote:
>>
>> That makes sense as you need at least a couple of wave cycles to
>> figure out a pitch.  Lower notes are going to inherently have more
>> latency.
>
> Actually the Axon technology can get it a bit faster than that by looking
> at the transient produced when the pick strikes the string. (G50 licenses
> Axon tech).
> This allows a quick guess which is then adjusted by pitchbend info if
> needed.
>
> I don't know if the G2M has something similar.
>
>
>
> andy butler
>
>