Re: Bassloop,the CD.

["sserendipity" <ssrndpty@hotmail.com>]

> Nonetheless, the GI-20 tracks as well or better than any other
> pitch-to-midi device I've tried. It follows bends and slides nicely.
>  From the few days experience I have with it, I'm estimating it
> outputs a midi note after about 3 cycles. For the lowest note on my
> bass, that's 40 milliseconds which is an awfully long time to wait

What gauge strings are you using? I would hazard a guess that thinner
strings, with a higher content of upper harmonics might make for a faster
attack. Chapman sticks, with much lighter strings than the equivalent bass
guitar, tend to have excellent midi response.

I've played touchstyle instruments that didn't glitch however I played -
very satisfying. I wish I could afford one...

bIz

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Stahl" <alex@pixar.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Bassloop,the CD.


> Hi,
>
> Sorry to say the laws of physics haven't changed all that much yet. I
> think that has something to do with why the V-Bass didn't have a
> built-in MIDI out and appears to track so much better-- the attacks
> (at least) are derived from signal processing instead of pitch
> detection/resynthesis.
>
> Nonetheless, the GI-20 tracks as well or better than any other
> pitch-to-midi device I've tried. It follows bends and slides nicely.
>  From the few days experience I have with it, I'm estimating it
> outputs a midi note after about 3 cycles. For the lowest note on my
> bass, that's 40 milliseconds which is an awfully long time to wait
> :-) But that's to be expected, and I am not even trying to use it for
> rhythmic attacks, but rather to trigger textural sounds that layer in
> with processed pickup signals.
>
> Yes, it requires a GK-compatible pickup with the lovely little 13-pin
> DIN connectors. I took apart a GK-2B and rebuilt it to fit the string
> spacing on my upright, and it works great for pizz but not arco (it's
> a magnetic coil so no wonder), and I'm building a GK splitter/router
> box now. I'm hoping to try a Lightwave optical pickup soon.
>
> -Alex S.
>
>
>
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Alex Stahl" <alex@pixar.com>
> >>  I like the "made in real-time" distinction somewhat more than the
> >>  "bass only" constraint, partially because I just got a new Roland
> >>  GI-20 pitch-to-midi converter and am having fun layering Korg Z1
> >>  sounds over the bass and might want to feel free to use that.
> >
> >Hi Alex,
> >
> >How do you like the GI-20?  (I assume it requires a GK-2B pickup?)  I
have an
> >old GM-70/GK-1 that is slow to track lower notes on my guitar due to
> >the physics
> >of lower pitches having longer wavelengths.  Has the software algorithms
> >improved to the point where the GI-20 can actually track well on a bass?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Bill
>
>