Audio to Midi hardware

[JoergieN]

Is there such a thing? I'm a huge fan of midi and I know how to convert audio to midi in reaper but there tends to be latency which is annoying. I was hoping to find a piece of hardware or a rack unit that could autotune and then convert the audio signal into midi. To be specific it would enable me to turn my guitar signal into a midi instrument.

 

[tempe]

I'm pretty sure Roland make a Midi Pick up for your guitar, no experience with it at all though.

 

[JoergieN]

Yeah I saw that a few years back but that's more of a synth, and you have to glue another pick up on to your guitar. And I'm pretty sure you can't use it with prefered VST instruments. Not really what I'm looking for

 

[jeb]

you can use the graphtec ghost system with the hexaphonic preamp. the piezos are in the saddles so no shitty looking addition on the guitar. I use the ghost system to get a piezo acoustic sound on my guitar. The product is awesome, and then you have to get a roland box, gi10 or gi20 (guitar to midi converter) there is an usb out so you can use it with the vsti of your choice!! I just need some cash and I'll add the hexaphonic preamp on my setup.

Graphtech

Roland Gi-20

 

[ahjteam]

I am buying this next month. I will make a review of it and tell you guys how it feels like and how accurate it is etc

 

[JoergieN]

Is that just a midi controller? Like are the frets just buttons?

 

[ahjteam]

 

[JoergieN]

Kinda cool. Still not what I'm looking for but interesting stuff. And Semper Fi to that man

 

[JoergieN]

you can use the graphtec ghost system with the hexaphonic preamp. the piezos are in the saddles so no shitty looking addition on the guitar. I use the ghost system to get a piezo acoustic sound on my guitar. The product is awesome, and then you have to get a roland box, gi10 or gi20 (guitar to midi converter) there is an usb out so you can use it with the vsti of your choice!! I just need some cash and I'll add the hexaphonic preamp on my setup.

Graphtech

Roland Gi-20

Oh snap I didn't even notice that post. I have to read through it all but that looks like it's pretty close to what I'm looking for. Thanks Joban!

 

[jeb]

I wanted the you rock guitar, until I saw that this thing is not velocity sensitive!! deal breaker


Check this video about the ghost system! god I want this thing!
In this video the guy use axon guitar to midi converter maybe this is less expensive than the roland one

Axon

 

[JoergieN]

Holy tits Batman! That is awesome! Although I feel like that whole thing can be done with just a rack unit, that thing is sick as dick. It shits on that stupid synth Roland came out with.

 

[jeb]

HAHAHA

+1

 

[BrettT]

 

[JoergieN]

Ding ding ding! We have a winner, that is exactly what I'm looking for. Still need to do some research to make sure I can plug it into my computer through usb and not have the need for a separate synthesizer. Man, how nuts would that be if you could just plug a microphone into an autotuner and then into that thing? That would mean someone who has never learned music can become a professional musician. Man Technology is nuts.

 

[jeb]

The Sonuus thing will work on your computer no problem with that!! you can use vsti.

There is a problem with this box, its mono note. You can't play 2 notes at the same time, so you can't play chord. One note at the time is no use for me unfortunately but its look like great for what it does.

 

[JoergieN]

You're right. That kinda makes the ghost system a better option. Because it would pick up notes from each individual string. You would most definitely want to put the guitar signal through an autotuner before it reaches the box. I could imagine that it wouldn't pick up the note if it was even there is the slightest bend in the string.