I need help to create the Legend of Zelda "get item" sound in MIDI [more inside]
posted by kaozity on Dec 6, 2009 - 7 answers

I'm making a sort of a jukebox using Ableton Live, and I have some fairly complex and specific needs for launching scenes. I thought I had the entire thing solved a few months ago, but now I can't figure out what I was thinking! [more inside]
posted by moonmilk on Nov 27, 2009 - 4 answers

Tips for finger-drumming? I have a Korg nanoPad and an Akai MPD-24, and I'm looking for tips, tricks and set-ups for using them to input drum patterns. [more inside]
posted by lekvar on Aug 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Can you or anyone you know read Korean? Our favorite dive bar bought a Taijin Media Ziller TKR-880 karaoke machine, but the manual and menus are entirely in Korean and we can't figure out how to transfer songs to the unit via USB. Here's the manual. Rick Astley needs your help!
posted by eamondaly on Jul 11, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm trying to get Ubuntu to see my USB mouse data as midi data--any ideas? [more inside]
posted by Squid Voltaire on Jun 29, 2009 - 3 answers

Is there any way to extract/copy the automation data (e.g. volume, panning in real audio or midi) from a music sequencer so that it can be displayed and analyzed as numerical data in another programme? Is there an indirect way to do the same thing by tracing the line in a graphics programme? [more inside]
posted by leibniz on May 14, 2009 - 9 answers

Is there a way to output midi data from MAC or PC so that I can have one in a series of LED lights light up when the corresponding note is played? I would like to learn playing keyboard by example, have seen the casio lighted keyboards, but I heard these keyboards cannot play midi's that I download online.
posted by mikesmeta on May 5, 2009 - 7 answers

Looking for monome-like musical toy recommendations. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Apr 2, 2009 - 11 answers

A family friend recently gave my kids a first generation iMac G3 (the bondi blue one). We've got loads of PCs around the house, but this is our first Mac. We also have a Yamaha P-120 digital piano. The kids are away for Spring Break and I'd love to surprise them by connecting the two so they can compose, experiment and generally mess around with music on the computer. The problem? Despite strong geekish tendencies, I know nothing about macs, midi or music. And googling isn't leading to anything particularly helpful for someone who knows zero about this stuff. [more inside]
posted by Hali on Mar 17, 2009 - 8 answers

Can I sing (or hum or whistle) into my computer and have it produce notated music? [more inside]
posted by Flunkie on Mar 11, 2009 - 5 answers

Great learning-to-read-music program for the Mac? [more inside]
posted by toastchee on Feb 28, 2009 - 1 answer

Looking for a software MIDI sequencer/DAW that meets my needs. [more inside]
posted by greenie2600 on Nov 7, 2008 - 7 answers

Where can I find a super-simple standalone MIDI sequencer? [more inside]
posted by dmd on Oct 3, 2008 - 6 answers

DoesorwhydoesntthisexistFilter: A very simple guitar synth. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Aug 10, 2008 - 19 answers

I have been using JamStudio for a while now to quickly throw together backing tracks to practice guitar with. This website is great and highly recommended, but I now want something similar but which is more powerful/flexible, has better audio quality and variety, and which will integrate with my recording software (currently Cubase). Midi based would be perfect. I plan to use this mostly for practicing, but also for some recording. [more inside]
posted by jpdoane on Jul 27, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a free application for OS X that will let me create and export midi files. [more inside]
posted by Camel of Space on Mar 19, 2008 - 6 answers

I have a cheap electronic keyboard. What are the odds of me being able to rip out all the parts except for the keyboard and use it as a standalone synth module? [more inside]
posted by RustyBrooks on Dec 6, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for (preferably software-based) audio and midi loopers, designed for real time use. [more inside]
posted by RustyBrooks on Nov 28, 2007 - 13 answers

I want to buy a midi control surface (for use with Reason on my laptop, mostly live). But I want to try a bunch of them out in person. Where can I do this in southeastern michigan?
posted by Tlogmer on Sep 19, 2007 - 3 answers

What is the easiest way to have one program running in Mac OS X while another displays keystrokes in real time? I'll explain the details inside... [more inside]
posted by umbú on Jun 14, 2007 - 3 answers

MIDI-playback on a Yamaha Digital Piano: How do I get downloaded midi files to sound good? [more inside]
posted by mphuie on May 24, 2007 - 3 answers

I create loop-based MIDI music. I want to jam with a live drummer who can't play to a click track so I'll have to manually sync to him. Come!! Let us discuss tactics and tools. [more inside]
posted by Moistener on Mar 1, 2007 - 9 answers

I'm looking for an interesting and inexpensive MIDI instrument. [more inside]
posted by monkeymadness on Feb 16, 2007 - 15 answers

Please tell me everything you know about MIDI over Ethernet or MIDI over IP. [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Feb 11, 2007 - 14 answers

I'm looking for a good suggestion on a MIDI to DIN converter [more inside]
posted by vansly on Feb 2, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm looking to connect an Alesis QS8 keyboard to my iMac, with the intention of making some music. I'd like to do a bit more than use it as a simple MIDI keyboard, though. [more inside]
posted by hifiparasol on Jan 24, 2007 - 15 answers

All the Woz buzz reminded me of a program I ran on a Mac 128 at school. It was a music authoring toy, that let you build MIDI tunes by dragging notes onto a staff. I had so much fun with that thing! Any idea what it was called?
posted by owhydididoit on Oct 4, 2006 - 5 answers

Easily scrape-able sources of varying data on the web, ideally reflecting natural phenomena? I need some help finding sources. [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Jun 2, 2006 - 6 answers

So I finally got a midi cable and hooked up my keyboard to my computer for some home recording. It works swell, but I'm looking into a portable solution so I can take it along with my laptop. [more inside]
posted by pooya on Mar 24, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm looking for a tool similar to Noteworthy Composer in that I can open up MIDI files and extract sheet music from them, but I would like to be able to export the sheet music to an image format. Is there some sort of plugin or alternative software out there?
posted by Hot Like Your 12V Wire on Jan 24, 2006 - 6 answers

Anyone know how to use an Octapad?I have recently aquired a (used) Roland Octapad II, an old MIDI drum trigger set that looks like this, via eBay. I want to test it to see if it works, but I (presently) have no synth/drum machine or anything else with a MIDI IN to test it with. (more inside) [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Dec 7, 2005 - 4 answers

Is there a commerical version of something like this eDrum project? I've found severa "drum modules" that take input from drum trigger devices and turn them into MIDI, but most of them are quite expensive. I'm hoping this is because they include built in sound generation. I am simply looking for a box that will take trigger inputs and produce MIDI output for as little as possible.
posted by phrontist on Nov 9, 2005 - 3 answers

MIDIFilter: I recently had the good fortune to acquire four MIDI instruments: a Roland Juno 106 and three "modules" (synths w/o keyboards). I want to be able to control the three modules with either the Juno 106 or a MIDI controller (keyboard w/o a synth) or maybe even my Mac. (I use Ableton Live and Reason). [more inside]
posted by eustacescrubb on Oct 13, 2004 - 5 answers

Music software reccomendation needed: I'm looking for a very simple VSTi host application for Windows. All it needs to do is load a VSTi plugin and send external MIDI input to it - no sequencing, no effect chains. And, it needs to work on Windows 95. (There seem to be a few of these available for MacOSX, but Google doesn't give me any for Windows) Any suggestions?
posted by Jimbob on May 9, 2004 - 7 answers

So, I've decided to start writing songs. What MIDI programs do people recommend for beginners who want to experiment with scoring multiple parts? Ease of use is more important than sound quality, but some room to grow would be nice, as well...
posted by ph00dz on Dec 11, 2003 - 5 answers