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Re: Bassloop,the CD.
Hi,
Sorry to say the laws of physics haven't changed all that much yet. I
think that has something to do with why the V-Bass didn't have a
built-in MIDI out and appears to track so much better-- the attacks
(at least) are derived from signal processing instead of pitch
detection/resynthesis.
Nonetheless, the GI-20 tracks as well or better than any other
pitch-to-midi device I've tried. It follows bends and slides nicely.
From the few days experience I have with it, I'm estimating it
outputs a midi note after about 3 cycles. For the lowest note on my
bass, that's 40 milliseconds which is an awfully long time to wait
:-) But that's to be expected, and I am not even trying to use it for
rhythmic attacks, but rather to trigger textural sounds that layer in
with processed pickup signals.
Yes, it requires a GK-compatible pickup with the lovely little 13-pin
DIN connectors. I took apart a GK-2B and rebuilt it to fit the string
spacing on my upright, and it works great for pizz but not arco (it's
a magnetic coil so no wonder), and I'm building a GK splitter/router
box now. I'm hoping to try a Lightwave optical pickup soon.
-Alex S.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alex Stahl" <alex@pixar.com>
>> I like the "made in real-time" distinction somewhat more than the
>> "bass only" constraint, partially because I just got a new Roland
>> GI-20 pitch-to-midi converter and am having fun layering Korg Z1
>> sounds over the bass and might want to feel free to use that.
>
>Hi Alex,
>
>How do you like the GI-20? (I assume it requires a GK-2B pickup?) I
>have an
>old GM-70/GK-1 that is slow to track lower notes on my guitar due to
>the physics
>of lower pitches having longer wavelengths. Has the software algorithms
>improved to the point where the GI-20 can actually track well on a bass?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bill