Quick test of rock band 3 squier stratocaster guitar midi

YouTube Uploaded by hewstigator on Mar 7, 2011

"So I just bought this rock band 3 pro guitar, and viola, my xbox 360 decided to give me that infamous RROD 2 years out of warranty, sigh...

...feeling weird about throwing more money into another xbox (or a repaired one) I decided to do some preliminary messing around with the guitar's MIDI. Here, there is one track with the guitar doing rhythm work into a wurlitzer EP patch (it's not a great interesting sound, i know, but i use it to show that the polyphonic tracking is pretty decent), and then, just for kicks another track with the guitar controlling my new addiction, the mattson mini modular, with some impromptu knob adjustment and then adding an octave saw with the moogerfooger freqbox.

the guitar is nice in that it is $280 for a guitar midi controller. it is not so nice in that (a) it will not detect any bent notes, (b) accurate transient detection requires putting up the string mute (thereby making it not well suited for using both the guitar's audio output and the midi output at the same time), and (c) if you are plugged into a bright amp, you can hear the midi messages clicking away if it's on... oh also (d) sometimes, depending on what you're connecting to, having both the midi and audio connected will cause the midi generator to "go crazy".. i think it's a grounding thing...

all that being said, i think it's probably unbeatable at this price - the entire fretboard is wired so that each fret is divided into 6 contact points (one for each string) meaning that polyphonic note tracking feels perfect - with the caveat that since it doesn't use the audio for any pitch tracking, it will ignore vibrato, etc.

the guitar attempts to compensate for this by adding two axes of position detection - lifting the neck will send a scattered bunch of pitch bend signals, that, with smoothing, could be made usable. tilting the face of the guitar down towards the floor sends expression controller data which seems a little more smooth than the pitch bend... so in theory you could re-map those to get back some of the functionality you lose by not being able to wobble the strings around on their frets...?"

blue key & space heater

YouTube Uploaded by drmoonstien on Mar 7, 2011

drmoonstein on eBay

space heater.mov

Uploaded by drmoonstien on Mar 7, 2011

Update: some pics of the "heater" via this auction

Side Brain - Double Meaning

YouTube Uploaded by yeudaba on Mar 7, 2011

"Two short beats - one for the hippies, one for the hipsters.
Made on MLRV 2.1: http://parallelogram.cc/mlrv/

http://sidebrain.net
@sidebrain"

Sample Lab V 1.3 Update

"What's New in Version 1.3
• Punch-in loopbox style recording on each track allowing for recording layers of loops live.
• Beat recording with improved quantization.
• MIDI input support: trigger samples and record beats with a MIDI controller to get variable velocity and lower latency.
• Use MIDI to punch-in/out for pedalboard hands-free looping.
• Plug & play support for Akai LPD8 and Behringer FCB1010.
• New buttons: | button to start track from beginning to aid syncing and new buttons in the sequencer to reorder patterns.
• Many bug fixes and minor tweaks per user requests. Thanks for your suggestions and bug submissions."

Sample Lab is a full-featured sampler/sequencer made exclusively for iPad. With a professional set of features packed into a simple, multi-touch interface you can skip the learning curve and start making tracks within minutes.

• Record your own samples, or import wav & mp3 files using iTunes.
• Professional quality pitch-shifting preserves sample length and formants while giving you 2 full octaves from any sample; without chipmunking.
• Pinch-zoom precision sample editor lets you select your audio and drag it right onto a track.
• 8 stereo tracks @ 44.1kHz with per-beat volume and pitch control.
• Copy/Pasteboard support for sharing audio with other apps.
• Mixdown to WAV & upload to SoundCloud.
• Audio Multitasking: Sample Lab will continue to play audio after you switch apps.
• Multi-touch trigger pads for tapping in patterns or stand alone performance.
• 4 real-time DSP FX: compressor, bit crusher, resonant cutoff, and phaser.
• Multi-touch sequencer lets you build a composition with ease.
• Shuffle control for simple syncopation.
• More than 100 samples included to get you started.
• Punch-in loopbox style recording on each track allowing for recording layers of loops live.
• MIDI input support: trigger samples and record beats with a MIDI controller to get variable velocity and lower latency.
• Use MIDI to punch-in/out for pedalboard hands-free looping.
• Plug & play support for Akai LPD8 and Behringer FCB1010.

Sample Lab was made to fit into your live set. You can:
• Trigger samples or tap un-mute for percussive slam fading
• Slice up a beat
• Load a different composition or sample kit
• Control 8 FX parameters at once with X/Y axis controls
• Record and drop-in layers of beatbox or harmonizing vocals
...all without stopping the music.

For more info, check out the demo videos at http://samplelabapp.com

Send any questions, comments, suggestions to support@samplelabapp.com"

Sample Lab - fotoh LLC
iPads on eBay

Jomox XBase09 w/ the Missing Link, TouchOSC, Control

YouTube Uploaded by MissingLinkMIDI on Mar 7, 2011

http://wifimidi.com/

DX5 Electronic Devices EP Vol1

YouTube Uploaded by DX5 on Mar 7, 2011
Some synth spotting. DX5 brought us these great videos.

"Available at iTunes and on Amazon.
(Spotify updated album coming soon)

DX5 Jose Maria Bara Album promo. Includes (in order of appearance):
Spoken Words, Electron Chase, Random Trust, Batch, Slave to the Emax, Pipeline

All tracks composed by Jose Maria Bara."

BitBlob Original

via Bryan Bowman's Photos

Bleeplaps BitBlob

This is the Bit Blob Jr. The Bit Blob 2 comes in a a Pyrex beaker with... a blob?

Vermona M.A.R.S. with Controller

via this auction
"Vermona M.A.R.S. Synthesiser (1U)
Vermona M.A.R.S. Controllor (2U) (this was an optional extra at £150 with a total of 56 knobs!)

...from the manual;
The M.A.R.S. is a very flexible, monophonic analog synthesizer that builds upon the classic VCO - VCF - VCA structure.
It is able to generate all the typical lead and bass sounds with the desirable warmth and vintage character of old analog synths, as well as completely new sonic creations, thanks to its unique features.
For saving space in the studio or on stage, the M.A.R.S. is built into a robust, single rack-space (1U) enclosure. All parameters are controllable via MIDI, and for those who like to program with 'real' knobs, we offer the M.A.R.S. control - a special, optional rack-mountable programmer for the M.A.R.S. featuring 56 knobs!
Vermona has designed the user interface of the M.A.R.S. to be as simple and intuitive as possible. Using detented rotary encoders with built-in push buttons, in conjunction with a backlit, 2-line LCD display, programming is made fast and easy. A built-in auditioning feature lets you program new sounds without the need for any MIDI controller to be connected."

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JEN SX1000 Synthetone with Original Box & Patch Cards

via this auction

"Vintage analogue monophonic synthesizer in exceptionally good condition.
This particular example is circa late 70s/early 80s and comes with the original music stand and sound patch sheets that are like new.

Complete in its original box that is also in very good condition."

Gameboy DMG Classic Overclocked + Prosound mod (Green)

YouTube via Uploaded by frostedminipete on Mar 7, 2011

"Old gameboy with prosound mod added, along with a switch that overclocks the gameboy to around 4-5x normal speed."

Nintendo DSi on eBay
Nintendo DSi on Amazon