On Jan 16, 2009, at 9:54 PM, Arthur Ness wrote:
You mean you want to make a midi file by playing the notes into the computer on the lute? I read a review (now many years ago) in the Boston Globe that had very nice things to say about G-Vox, a system for midi-input using (I think) an acoustic guitar. I see it mentioned every now and then on guitar lists. I was thinking how easy that would make to input lute music by playing from tablature. In a few years we could have the whole damned repertory in a computer database. See http://www.gvox.com/
Gvox seems to be the company name. Are you referring to their sequencer Master Tracks Pro? I already have a midi sequencer (Digital Performer) that can convert acoustic audio tracks into midi. It works, ... uh, moderately well, with a lot of tweaking depending on source material.
What I was hoping for is a midi hex pickup for lute for live performance. Now that I am not using octaves on my 6th course on my main Ren instrument, I thought the feasibility of this might have gone up a notch (as opposed to having octaves).
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