Technical - Midi for idiot

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 12:02 PM

Many of the mudcat midi threads have already been linked as a search by Guest.

An off-site source I've found useful is MIDI Fanatic. Even if you don't find anything useful, you've gotta admire his sense of humor.

John

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: Giac
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 09:44 AM

LOL, Noreen. However, I prefer the hands-on sort, myself.

~;o)

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 09:42 AM

With the right instrument for INPUTS.

*G*

~S~

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: Noreen
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 09:09 AM

...need to generate MIDI massages ...

you can do that too?

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 08:14 AM

Bingo. Thank you, PP and Guest, I have found the very Q&A page I need. It was the underlying knoledge bit that was worrying me!

Ta very much, like.

Skipjack

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 08:04 AM

A google search for midi accordion brings up a lot of links, which may help.

A filter search here for MIDI also brings up a lot of more general information.

You'll need to do a bit of reading to find out what you want. Sorry, but there are too many variables and some underlying knowledge that is needed. I can't just give you a 'simple answer'

Happy reading!

Subject: RE: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: Pied Piper
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 07:56 AM

Hi Skipjack K8. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It's a system that allowes electronic instruments to be controled by external devices, such as a computer or another electronic instrument. More precicely MIDI is a series of instructions that the makers of instruments have agreed will tell those devices what note to play at what volume and with what sound. So if you want to get your Accordion to play piano sounds you need it to generate MIDI massages when you play a note. You then need an electronic instrument(keyboard or Sound module) to interprit the message and tern it into a piano sound. The difficult bit is getting the MIDI messages from your Accordion, if you could find a way of doing that then all you have to do is plug yourself into a sound module and of you go. To find out more about MIDI just enter it in your search engine; ther's lots out there. All the best PP

Subject: Technical - Midi for idiot
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 24 Sep 02 - 06:59 AM

So wedded am I to the tradition of acoustic music that I have let the electronic age completely pass me by. But now I suddenly want to get on the bus.

I have come across Midi in two different guises. One as jolly electronic tunes that I play along with on something called Cakewalk that Bill Sables gave me. The other was Phil Cunningham making piano noises come out of the bass end of his accordion. I asked him about it at half time, but it was something to do with wires and pedals, and leaving Violet at home.

Hopefully you are getting the picture of a very confused man struggling with the desire to have a piano fitted in his accordion, but without the first clue about what the hell Midi is.

Are there any websites that any kind soul can point me to that explain this stuff to electronic pygmies.

Skipjack