Cool stuff. What's the mic into pd for?
Vocals? On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: > (Woops. Fixed wrong subject line.) > > Here's an old demo, an example of my use case, 1 guitar audio channel + > guitar midi note data: > MyLungsWereAchingForYou<http://musicdump.danomatika.com/New%20robotcowboy/tour%20demos/MyLungsWereAchingForYou-demo.mp3> > > The guitar in this case is a Casio DG-20 digital guitar (essentially a > Casio keyboard with a guitar fretboard interface). I have an analog > (regular) guitar + the guitar-midi converter box which functions > equivalently, although the DG-20 midi pitch tracking is faster. > > * 1 channel guitar into pd > * 1 channel mic into pd > * guitar midi output into pd > > All processing is done live in pd, then mixed down into stereo. > > The bass line root note is chosen based on the midi note data coming from > the guitar. No matter what key I play in, the bass line matches it. The > drums are tracked and generated lie in pd, using super simple drum synths. > The samples are triggered by the song tracking. > > On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those devices I mentioned are not merely pickups, they are little embedded > computers that calculate the pitch tracking for you and send midi note and > ctl change data. They were originally designed so that you could play a > midi synth with your guitar. They only output midi, no audio. You use the > regular guitar jack for audio. > > Nowadays, you can simply send the midi data into your computer and receive > it in PD. This is what I do. Again, I'm talking *only* about midi data. > This has nothing to do with 6 channel audio. My use case is to send the > guitar in as 1 channel (using the normal guitar jack output) and then > control synths, effects processing, etc with the tracked note data for each > string coming from the guitar pitch to midi converter. > > If you want 6 individual audio channels, 1 for each string in addition to > the tracked note value for said strings then by all means do as Rafael > suggests. However, if all you need is the tracked note values, but *do not* > need the individual audio channels, then I'm suggesting one of these off > the shelf pitch to midi boxes that already does this. > > On Mar 12, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Aaron L. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dan. > > Thanks for the info. I'm relatively new to this stuff and my use-case > ain't exactly conventional so forgive the 3rd degree...... > > But if I understand you correctly, you're saying that instead of having 6 > dedicated/discrete outputs from a hexaphonic pickup, the pickups referenced > in your email (the Shadow SH-075 and the Fishman Tripleplay) will > essentially do the "routing" on the fly? Based on pitch? > > Are they smart enough to determine 440hz on a 5th-fretted low-E string vs > an open A string? > > Also, wouldn't both the hardware (i.e the pickup used) as well as PD have > to be smart enough to do this? > > Thanks. > > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry, that *sigh* is condescending. Not my intention. I was thinking >> more about all the times we try to make things ourselves when an available >> solution already exists. I myself am guilty of this as much as anyone. A >> good mantra, at least in my media art circles, is "be lazy like a fox". :D >> >> On Mar 12, 2014, at 10:41 AM, Dan Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> *sigh* >> >> Pitch to midi guitar systems have been around since the mid 80s. If the >> OP only needs control data, there's no need to bring a dedicated computer >> and multiple channel sound card into the equation. I use a Shadow >> SH-075<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzsaZe2zQV4> which >> was built in W. Germany (!) in the late 80's I bought off of eBay and it's >> tracking speed is definitely acceptable, at least for what I do. There is a >> new guy on the block, the Fishman >> Tripleplay<http://www.fishman.com/tripleplay> which >> I'd like to upgrade to as it's standard USB midi so will work with PdParty >> and my iPad. Both of these are relatively small as compared the Roland's >> rack mount and stomp box offerings (why don't they shrink the GR stuff by >> now?). >> >> Just saying that not every nail needs the PD hammer. Forgive me if my >> understanding of the original question was wrong. >> >> On Mar 12, 2014, at 10:28 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> *From: *Rafael Vega <[email protected]> >> *Subject: **Re: [PD] midi question* >> *Date: *March 12, 2014 at 9:00:47 AM EDT >> *To: *"Aaron L." <[email protected]> >> *Cc: *pd-list <[email protected]> >> *Reply-To: *[email protected] >> >> >> You could also get a sound card with 6 analog inputs and connect each >> output of the microphone to an individual channel. This way you can do 6 at >> a time. >> >> >> -------- >> Dan Wilcox >> @danomatika >> danomatika.com >> robotcowboy.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------- >> Dan Wilcox >> @danomatika >> danomatika.com >> robotcowboy.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -------- > Dan Wilcox > @danomatika > danomatika.com > robotcowboy.com > > > > > > > -------- > Dan Wilcox > @danomatika > danomatika.com > robotcowboy.com > > > > > >
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