I get the idea, and I KNOW this is wish list stuff and don't want to rain on the parade but ???

I watched all the videos and a couple things I'm trying to figure out. Not the least of which is the fact that this would get very expensive, very fast, to PAY those artists, technicians, and studios. I don't think many users here could afford it, I'm fairly well off and I'm certain I couldn't afford it.

I doubt artists are going to play your MIDI "score" (whether notated, "follow the MIDI" or combined) - for free. And the ones that WOULD do it for free are probably not at the skill level I want to record anyway. Besides, was your score and arrangement and nuanced MIDI recording of that instrument so good - that pro level player, or at least a player better than you, that THEY can play what you heard in your head?

I assume you can't play that instrument yourself, or at least can't play it that well, or you would have played it and recorded it yourself, would you not?

If that is the case, why is your arrangement for that instrument through a really good synth on your own PC (or even using high end external HW) going to be made that much better by another player, yes on a real instrument, who has to interpret your idea(s) of how it should sound?


And recording techs/engineers do NOT work for free, they need to put food on table just like the rest of us. Also studio time and equipment use is also not free, someone has to pay the freight for wear and tear of equipment used.

OK let's forget the REAL players above.

Even for second half of that video, the part about you sending MIDI data to some studio to have that MIDI file played by a real instrument, not to mention expertly mic'ed and recorded, thus allowing said studio to make a high quality audio recording for you.

How many MIDI compatible instruments exist besides a velocity key struck instrument such as that Yamaha MIDI piano. Yes there are possibly a few EP's and organs and yes, clearly, all existing MIDI HW boards (Roland, Yama, Korg, some MOOG, etc.) would work. But you can buy those boards and racks yourself, and probably in the long term cheaper then renting via a 3rd party studio.

But besides those, are there any REAL wind, brass, stringed, bowed, plucked, or even percussive sets so engineered and configured like that piano or any of the already MIDI ROMplers, sampler playback, analog or digital HW synths?

I'm trying to see how I could get my MIDI file arrangement of say a trumpet, guitar, violin, oboe, or even a jazz brush drum kit to be triggered and played: just the notes at proper volume (velocity) - FORGET nuances like vibrato, etc. - on a REAL trumpet, guitar, violin, oboe, drum kit?

Guitar: is that slide up one note or bend up one note? is that a hammer-on with pull-off or two fast picked notes? is that a pick up-stroke or down stroke?

Drums: - ride cymbal: play the edge or play center? For the bell on that cymbal is it high on the bell or low on the bell?

And even if those traditional non-piano instruments exist who gets to decide, direct and control which mic's, what type of mics, how far mic'ed, frankly, HOW it is mic'ed at all. Then which/what preamps, etc. get used for the recording.

Again great idea but I don't see home amateurs, semi-pros, typical working stiff full time music pros (who supplement income with teaching, brick laying, drug dealing, etc.) affording this.

I think this kind of thing is aimed at already PRO STUDIO use by other PRO STUDIOs - folks like Sony, Paramount, Disney, other well known labels, and by people at the level of PRODUCTION of say a Hans Zimmer or similar.

Just my 2 cents

Larry