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The program is called Melodyne



Thanks Bob. I remember now. It has been over a year since I was researching Melodyne, Finale and Silebius and I could not remember the name (work has filled my brain pretty much since then). When I finally found the link I went with celemony without digging farther figuring the link would make it clear to anyone interested.

I have definitely decided on BIAB\RB after hearing this link last night. Nice playing by the way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VxCPlfV1lA
I will probably get a GK-3 pickup to put on the Gibson ES345 and feed it into a simple Midi Interface like the GI-20 (same as on the recording in the link). The cheaper the better. I am trying to figure out if my computer needs anything special to receive the Midi signal from the Interface. If it does I have to delay until I upgrade my machine since I have to do that anyway.

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Audio to midi conversion programs have been talked about for years and there's been a lot of vaporware floating around but nobody has managed to really nail it yet


I am not sure if the G2M Guitar to MIDI converter is classed as an "Audio to Midi Conversion" since it does only single notes but I saw 3 demos and it seems that if you play the guitar properly it works fairly well. I am wondering if I can make due with just this box (for now at least) with nothing more than a BIAB purchase.

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Brent Mason



Brent Mason. Interesting you should mention that name. I mentioned I program. Upon starting to play guitar again, I created a database of interesting guitarists I have discovered (200+ now). I just put Brent in (very good player). I can't resist mentioning that, of all the 200+ guitarists in there, Scotty Anderson amazes me the most. If any guitar players are reading this and have not heard Scotty check him out on YouTube. If you watch all his videos (about 45 I think) you'll eventually discover he is doing several things new that I have never seen before (stretch cord voicings with the thumb out front from under the neck rather than over, tremolo skimming with a thumb pick like a flat pick while also finger picking at very high speed) - technique to burn - amazing. Maybe getting off topic is not cool on this forum so I will stop here.

It appears my search is done now. I think for a guy who use to play 6 to 12 hours a day during ages 15 to 25 and now has dropped to only 1 hour (and when I find time and players to jam with maybe 2/3 hours) going the Finale route may be a bit too pricey to justify. Like I said in my first post. I am revisiting my youth (but not moving in).

Thanks again guys,
John

Last edited by bowlesj; 07/07/12 11:34 AM.
John Bowles
My playing in my 20s:
https://www.reverbnation.com/johnbowles