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Jörgen Andersson2-Nov-20 2:40

2-Nov-20 2:40

I'll have a look. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

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Slacker0072-Nov-20 2:15

Slacker007

2-Nov-20 2:15

I think honeythecodewitch has experience with MIDI development, etc.

I would include an inline notification for her, but I am a simple man, and don't know how to perform such things. Smile | :)

Jörgen Andersson2-Nov-20 2:46

2-Nov-20 2:46

You look up the profile, and immediately below "honey the codewitch - Professional Profile" you see the link @code-witch Smile | :)

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honey the codewitch2-Nov-20 3:13

2-Nov-20 3:13

*poof*

I've been summoned

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Jörgen Andersson2-Nov-20 3:17

2-Nov-20 3:17

Cool, didn't need to draw a circle or any scented candles at all. Smile | :)

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honey the codewitch2-Nov-20 3:19

2-Nov-20 3:19

They speed the process along. I answered you upthread. Again I recommend visiting flstudio.com for all of your MIDI sound making needs. You can make producer edition sound like just about anything, plus you can play around and do a lot more with it too. I don't know if it's overkill or not, but it's what i use.

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RickZeeland2-Nov-20 3:31

RickZeeland

2-Nov-20 3:31

FL Studio is rated highly here: Best-daws-for-beginners[^]

honey the codewitch2-Nov-20 3:38

2-Nov-20 3:38

It's also really amazing for automation. and you can make custom synths with it. so it's not limited to beginners. in some areas it just beats the snot out of other daws.

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Jörgen Andersson2-Nov-20 7:30

2-Nov-20 7:30

I just went through the features list, and if this is for beginners, I don't want the pro stuff. Laugh | :laugh:

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honey the codewitch2-Nov-20 3:15

2-Nov-20 3:15

Personally, I use a modest PC or laptop running FL Studio (great product!) and that way I can make those keys sound like whatever I'm feeling that day.

I'm sure there are MIDI synthesizers these days that take USB in but they're too newschool for me. I'm used to 5 pin dins on real hardware.

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Jörgen Andersson2-Nov-20 3:40

2-Nov-20 3:40

Well, that sounds like something to check.

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Maximilien2-Nov-20 3:47

Maximilien

2-Nov-20 3:47

+1 on FL Studio.

One cool thing about FL Studio is that all the updates are free once you buy it.

(I didn't update/check recently, is is still the case ? )

I'd rather be phishing!

honey the codewitch2-Nov-20 4:05

2-Nov-20 4:05

Yes indeed.

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kmoorevs2-Nov-20 5:06

kmoorevs

2-Nov-20 5:06

Quick question...how's the latency? I've tried UVI Workstation but the latency was noticeable enough that I gave up on it.

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honey the codewitch2-Nov-20 5:23

2-Nov-20 5:23

It depends on your hardware, but I use FL Studio with ASIO and that gives me a latency of about 6ms.

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Rick York2-Nov-20 5:09

Rick York

2-Nov-20 5:09

Here is a sampling of the MIDI modules that are available : Sound Modules | Guitar Center[^]. There is a wide variety in most of the price spectrum. I had a Yamaha model years ago and it was rather nice. It was essentially a DX-7 FM synthesizer in a tiny box. Today there is much wider variety.

Don't know anything about Bluetooth for this application.

I doubt your electric piano has external sound inputs. If it does Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

but it's unlikely to be particularly useful. Usually people get a small mixer with about four inputs.

Laptops are a viable option. There are a good number of synthesizer modules available. You can get practically an entire recording studio for a computer if you want to go that route. Macs are a much more prevalent platform for those applications but there are some for PCs also.

I can't give you any good recommendations because I have leaned away from keyboards the last several years and more towards stringed instruments.

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swampwiz2-Nov-20 15:48

swampwiz

2-Nov-20 15:48

Jörgen Andersson wrote:
This isn't the type of Midi with a five pin DIN-connector that existed when I was younger. No it's USB type B or even Bluetooth.
I don't have a clue where to start looking, but I know we have some musicians on the forum, so I though I can pop some questions here and at least get a few pointers in the right direction.

What would a reasonable setup be?

I had started a thread about going through a box of old cables (and other electronic stuff), and one of the cables was this 5-pin MIDI cable. Big Grin | :-D

At one time I was interested in MIDI technology, but now all I am interested in is getting well orchestrated MIDI files. In my collection of torrents, I've noticed one that had 380K MIDI files. WTF | :WTF:

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OriginalGriff1-Nov-20 21:57

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1-Nov-20 21:57

To horse! An electronic riverside swindler! (10)

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Nov-20 22:22

1-Nov-20 22:22

Wow - I understood it!!! No cheating! Never heard the word before of course...

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OriginalGriff1-Nov-20 22:29

OriginalGriff

1-Nov-20 22:29

So answer it! Laugh | :laugh:

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Nov-20 22:29

1-Nov-20 22:29

Working on clue...

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pkfox1-Nov-20 22:32

pkfox

1-Nov-20 22:32

If you know the answer just post it

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Nov-20 22:36

1-Nov-20 22:36

And you will proved tomorrow's clue? Smile | :)

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pkfox1-Nov-20 22:36

pkfox

1-Nov-20 22:36

if you like Big Grin | :-D

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter1-Nov-20 22:39