Re: Guitar to Midi Converter

["Christo Jota" <chris@christojota.de>]

Yes, same with me. I used a Roland-Guitarsynthesizer for a long time and 
was
not very happy with it. Latency problems and you have to play very clean ,
very accurate to avoid wrong tones etc. Also it was
another additional equipement when playing live.
Too much stuff isnīt good for me. I like to keep it
simple (on stage and also at home).
So I guess this small Peterson Sonuus - box could be
a good compromise.
CHRISTO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Sottilaro" <zerocrossing@gmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: Guitar to Midi Converter


I spent years using Roland and Yamaha based MIDI guitar solutions with
limited success. The best thing I ever played with (but never owned)
was the Roland VG8, but that's not "MIDI" but instead uses the hex
pickup's output as something to put effects on (mostly amp models) and
not to trigger a synth.

Anyway, it always just felt to me like someone nagging me to sit up
straight and stop mumbling.  What if slouchy mumbling is my style? ;)
In the end I found that with a small amount of practice I was able to
get around on the keyboard in a fashion that actually worked better
than any guitar to midi solution. I didn't take to it right away
though, it was only after I played with a Novation controller that
actually had nice feeling aftertouch built in that I really took to
it.  Now I can't imagine using anything else.

M

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Matt
Stevens<mattstevensguitar@btinternet.com> wrote:
> I got one - demo
> ere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biGHEN0DWFk&feature=channel_page
> They track ok but it depends on the sound really
> Matt Stevens
> www.mattstevensguitar.com
> mattstevensguitar@btinternet.com
>
>
>
> On 20 Jul 2009, at 11:57, Christo Jota wrote:
>
> Being a big fan of Frippīs soundscapes, Iīm always
> trying to get close to his orchestral sounds with my equipement.
> I donīt use computer software for my loopings, just hardware:
> RC 50 and the Boss GT 8 - effectprocessor for guitar,
> and Micro-Korg synthesizer, Roland MC 303 Groovebox which has some
> cool Synth sounds too.
> I would like to control the synth sounds of the Micro-Korg and MC 303 
>with
> my guitar-
> cause Iīm a guitarist, not a keyboard player.
> I just noticed that there is this guitar-to-midi converter by Peterson
> Sonuus - G2M.
> I watched some you-tube videos and it looks quite well. I mean it just
costs
> 98 Euros. The only thing that worries me is that itīs just monophonic ,
> which
> means you canīt play chords with it, just single notes.
> What are your experiences with this converter? Do you know a cheap
> alternative
> with polyphonic possibilities ?
>
> Christo
>