Can I use my bass as a MIDI controller?

Any electric bass guitar can be used as a solo MIDI controller. No instrument modifications or special pickups required.

How do I convert my guitar signal to MIDI?

You can use either hardware or software (or a combination of both) to convert the sound of your guitar to a MIDI signal. This then means you can experiment with different tones and sounds not usually possible on guitar. Turn your guitar into a saxophone, piano, flute, drum kit or access a massive range of synths.

What is a MIDI bass?

what is MIDI Bass? MIDI Guitar is a revolutionary piece of software that converts your bass guitars analog audio signal into a digital MIDI signal. MIDI Bass removes the need for any kind of specialized hardware beside a standard guitar interface to connect your guitar to your computer.

How do I convert an audio file to MIDI?

As a quick recap, here’s how you do it.

1. Select the clip in the Session or Arrangement Views, or alternatively in Live’s browser.
2. Click the clip you want to convert to select it.
3. You’re done!
4. Click Pitch & Warp.
5. Select the track again.
6. Select Function>Extract MIDI.

How does a USB MIDI converter minimise latency?

The optimised USB MIDI interface further minimises latency by intelligently managing data packets and avoiding the inherent delays in the traditional MIDI hardware protocol. The MIDI converter architecture is very flexible and powerful comprising six zones (splits), each with configurable pitch bend, MIDI channel, transpose and other parameters.

Can a standard guitar be converted to a MIDI guitar?

The simplest way to convert a standard guitar into a MIDI guitar is to attach a MIDI pickup to it. These are devices that convert a guitar’s audio signal into MIDI data. Playing your guitar then sends note and controller data through the MIDI path to a MIDI-equipped synth module or processor.

How is a MIDI signal different from an audio signal?

MIDI stands for ‘Musical Instrument Digital Interface’. A MIDI signal is different from an audio signal as no audio information is sent by the device. Instead, it is a digital signal and sends a message to the receiving device, usually a computer or laptop. This signal is a series of 1s and 0s which tell the computer a number of things such as:

Why is there a delay on my MIDI keyboard?

Having the computer or laptop try and process audio and MIDI signals at the same time may be causing latency. If you aren’t recording from an external source, and simply want to record MIDI, go ahead and disable the Audio Input Device for a quick solution to this common problem.