Jeff Sandys wrote:
> Bob,
> Why don't you just use the MIDI files on your laptop?
> With MIDI unlike mp3 you can change the tempo and
> transpose the key in a flash. If your playing with a
Yes, correct. But why would I use MIDI on the laptop. I still have to
convert them to some kind of audio. I could (easily) play the midi files
on the laptop out to a real synth ... but it's just as easy in that case
to stick the midi files on a memory card and plug that right into the
synth. One less piece of gear :)
> vocalist this is indispensable. And if your backing tracks
> are created with your MMA program then MIDI becomes
Of course they are :)
My vocalist either sings at my tempo and my key or shuts up (she's also
my wife, so I need to tone this down a bit!) ... seriously, everything I
do is well rehearsed and we figure out key/tempo well in advance of any
performance. I would never go on stage and "just wing" something and try
to figure a tempo/key out with folks watching.
> another way of showing off your talent. Most people
> don't like going to a concert to see a musician performing
> with an ipod, MIDI is much more live than mp3.
Not quite a concert ... just playing for a local dance (ballroom type)
instructors xmas party.
Like I said in another post, the quality of the internal soundcard audio
or the "ipod" sound is a bit on the muddy side. I've decided to just
continue to cart my synth (with the backing tracks in MIDI on a memory
card) around.
And, yes, it looks a bit more impressive :)
> -- Jeff Sandys
Thanks.
-- **** Listen to my CD at http://www.mellowood.ca/music/cedars **** Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bob@email-addr-hidden WWW: http://www.mellowood.ca _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-userReceived on Sat Nov 15 00:15:03 2008
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