Originally Posted By: JimFogle
Pat,

You may also want to look at the Sonuus G2M. ++ Here ++ is a video showing the G2M with microphone/voice, electric guitar or therimm. There is also a bass specific version ++ Here ++ Both units are $79 and have built-in tuners.



actually, the G2M is what I ordered.

I talked to a Sweetwater rep on the phone today for quite a while about this application. The problem most people have when using a mic with a MIDI converter is that the human voice is really bad at achieving and maintaining pitch perfect tones, while MIDI conversion requires that.

But if you run the mic into a pitch correction device first, then run the pitch-corrected audio into the MIDI converter, that problem is largely solved.

And the same stepped autotuned sound that makes a voice sound unnatural will make the MIDI output sound more like an instrument (which is what I want for solos)

Part of the reason why Melodyne does a fairly good job of converting audio to MIDI is that it's generally been pitch-corrected before its exported as MIDI.

One ADVANTAGE of converting the voice to MIDI (as opposed to a guitar, for example) is that the voice doesn't generate accidental triggers like you get when you touch another string or don't get a clean pluck.

The Sweetwater guy asked me to make a video to demonstrate how it worked. If I actually do so, I'll post a link.

Last edited by Pat Marr; 03/09/15 07:50 PM.
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