using a guitar to control xpand in real time ?

[Jayoel]

using a guitar to control xpand in real time ?

is this possible using a audio guitar to control midi in real time.

what I want to do is plug my guitar up to pro tools and use it live for gigs using xpand!.

[DigiTechSupt]

Yes, it's possible - you would need a guitar to MIDI convertor like the Roland VG series (or using the GK pickup with another convertor), the Axon or the GraphTech Ghost.

These will convert your guitar string vibration into MIDI signals, which you can then play through Pro Tools and control and MIDI synth, sampler or other device.

[Jayoel]

is there no software that can convert audio to midi in real time. ?

even if theres not is that not what an Amp sim is doing converting you audio signal into midi.

[flommer]

even if theres not is that not what an Amp sim is doing converting you audio signal into midi.

No, that's not what's going on behind the scenes.. An Amp sim is a signal processor, kinda like a guitar pedal.. audio goes in one end and comes back out the other side, but altered in some way..

Not sure about the realtime audio to MIDI, but I don't think this would give satisfactory results on guitar. All 6 strings can be doing different things ( a couple getting bent, a couple muted, a couple open, etc..) and a Guitar MIDI pickup and converter system (like Roland or AXON) allows all these things to get turned into MIDI data.. I think even deciphering chords would be difficult or impossible for a straight Audio to MIDI plug-in..

[Jayoel]

YAMAHA EZ-AG i think is the best option, http://www.ombmusic.co.uk/Yamaha%20EZAG.htm
like a ztar but cheaper.

not got £400 for a pickup for my guitar a ztar is grand plus but YAMAHA EZ-AG you can get for under 200.

[Jayoel]

just thought that as that has a midi out, YAMAHA EZ-AG

I would need a midi out to usb convertor to use with pro tools and xpand right ?

[Shawn Simpson]

That depends on which interface you have. Most of the current LE interfaces have a 5pin MIDI connection, so you could just use that. Otherwise, yes, you would need some sort of MIDI i/o to connect a MIDI device to your computer.

[Jayoel]

I got the mbox 2 mini when you first buy it you think that will be good enough and you learn how to use the program
and few months down the line you think why the [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep] did I not get the Mbox Pro.