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MIDI is it even Worth it? Frustrations Alright currently whilst recording i have to go through process's
creating 3 demos which leads up to tha last polished one The First one i create is MIDI, using midi voices etc... Sometimes during this process the demo sounds so good i want to keep it likes this Then i go to the second demo replacing some of the instruments with synths (plug-in) it kinda takes away from its production etc Adding Auutomated mixing etc and polishing it with effects The third if it even comes to the third is making all the instruments out of audio editing the piece for lyrics etc... the final peice would be the last portion but by this time the song sounds totally different from how it did in Midi which is kinda Frustrating! Now someone told me that their is away to record midi but I DON't KNOw HOW from my knowledge MIDI is silent and can only be activated if your midi controller is on once the midi controller is off it doesn't exist anymore now im no expert but thats really all i know is their a way i can just keep some midi tracks into the final production? in the paticular track im working on the main melody hook is using Stereo Gamelan Gonngs instrument which i can't find on my present synths this sound puts the whole song together HELPPPPP I really don't want to change it [Edited 12/13/04 18:28pm] | |
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MIDI is just a bunch of codes that tell the module/sampler/other MIDI controlled machines, what to do.
It IS 'silent'. it has no sound. Recording MIDI means recording those codes on a MIDI track, which after you can correct notes and do some editing to perfect the playing a bit more, and even choose a different sound that will play instead of the one you used while playing. There is no way to record MIDI as sound, for it has no sound. You can, however record the module that plays the sounds that the MIDI track is directed at. Just plug the audio outs of that module to your sound card, open an audio track and record it. | |
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Heavenly said: MIDI is just a bunch of codes that tell the module/sampler/other MIDI controlled machines, what to do.
It IS 'silent'. it has no sound. Recording MIDI means recording those codes on a MIDI track, which after you can correct notes and do some editing to perfect the playing a bit more, and even choose a different sound that will play instead of the one you used while playing. There is no way to record MIDI as sound, for it has no sound. You can, however record the module that plays the sounds that the MIDI track is directed at. Just plug the audio outs of that module to your sound card, open an audio track and record it. ahhh you might have so something thier..... and how do you do this wise one? wouldn't i need a mic? where do i plug in the audio outputs on my module? in Phones maybe sorry lol Im knew to recording sank you lol [Edited 12/13/04 19:17pm] | |
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Luv4oneanotha said: Heavenly said: MIDI is just a bunch of codes that tell the module/sampler/other MIDI controlled machines, what to do.
It IS 'silent'. it has no sound. Recording MIDI means recording those codes on a MIDI track, which after you can correct notes and do some editing to perfect the playing a bit more, and even choose a different sound that will play instead of the one you used while playing. There is no way to record MIDI as sound, for it has no sound. You can, however record the module that plays the sounds that the MIDI track is directed at. Just plug the audio outs of that module to your sound card, open an audio track and record it. ahhh you might have so something thier..... and how do you do this wise one? wouldn't i need a mic? sank you lol Well, most if not all instruments controlled by MIDI today have LINE outputs. No need for a mic. If you're using outboard, then plug from the Line Out of your outboard to the Line In of your soundcard. If you're using software instruments, then just expost that track as an audio file. how? depends which program you use. If you tell me exactly which tools you have (keyboard, keyboard model, sound card, recording software) I might be able to help explain with more details. | |
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Heavenly said: Luv4oneanotha said: ahhh you might have so something thier..... and how do you do this wise one? wouldn't i need a mic? sank you lol Well, most if not all instruments controlled by MIDI today have LINE outputs. No need for a mic. If you're using outboard, then plug from the Line Out of your outboard to the Line In of your soundcard. If you're using software instruments, then just expost that track as an audio file. how? depends which program you use. If you tell me exactly which tools you have (keyboard, keyboard model, sound card, recording software) I might be able to help explain with more details. Yamaha Keyboard model PSR - 275 (ack i know) CoreAudio | |
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oh and Logic 6 | |
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hmm...I'm not familiar with those.
OK, let's see. If you recorded your MIDI already, and using the sounds of your Yamaha keyboard, then what you do is this - The MIDI out of your sound card should be connected to the Yamaha MIDI IN. The Line Out of your Yamaha should be connected to the Line In of your sound card. Open an audio track in your recording software. set the input to the Line In of the sound card. The output of the Midi Track that was already recorded should be set to the MIDI Out of the sound card. Set the audio track on record. go to the beginning of the track and record the audio track. 
After recording the audio track you can unplug your keyboard. no use for it anymore  | |
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