Guitar to MIDI converters

[civictiger]

Hey guys

so im going to be buying the ghost system for one of my basses, and then i'd need a 13-pin midi controller for it..
I was thinking the Axon AX100 MKII, BUT its been discontinued for agess, and the boss VB-99 is way to expensive..

does anyone know of any others that are within the £500 and below range??

[benebass]

Hi - I've always wondered if the Sonuus B2M is any good - no special pickup needed & £79 RRP (ex VAT): -

[url="http://www.sonuus.com/products_b2m.html"]http://www.sonuus.com/products_b2m.html[/url]

Cheers,

B.

[Matt Golgotha]

The Axon AX-50 or perhaps the GI-20. both are sub £500.

[civictiger]

is the AX 50 also discontinued, though? I seen it on a few sites flagged as that.

and regarding the Sonuus equipment, its got a little latency, especially on the E string anywhere below A, which isnt useful as I will need this live with as little latency as possible.. which is gonna dent my pocket in comparison!

[Matt Golgotha]

[quote name='civictiger' post='1037170' date='Nov 25 2010, 11:53 PM']is the AX 50 also discontinued, though? I seen it on a few sites flagged as that.

and regarding the Sonuus equipment, its got a little latency, especially on the E string anywhere below A, which isnt useful as I will need this live with as little latency as possible.. which is gonna dent my pocket in comparison![/quote]

There are still a couple of sites listing it for sale so might be worth ringing around. Failing that they still turn up on ebay.

[pete.young]

Graphtec hexpander? [url="http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=15"]http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=15[/url]

[civictiger]

[quote name='pete.young' post='1037453' date='Nov 26 2010, 09:44 AM']Graphtec hexpander? [url="http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=15"]http://www.graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=15[/url][/quote]


Thats what im getting mate, and then you also need a MIDI brain.
This Hexpander setup sends the signals from the piezo pickups to a MIDI controller via a 13-pin connection, and THEN the MIDI brain/controller sends out real MIDI information via a 5-pin MIDI output.. the Hexpander doesnt send out straight MIDI information, which is a shame.

[BigRedX]

For the lowest latency when playing live the only system really worth considering is the [url="http://www.industrialradio.com.au/index.php"]Industrial Radio[/url] one.

Alternatively you could do what Tony James of Sigue Sigue Sputnik did and learnt to play just in front of the beat to compensate...

[civictiger]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1037819' date='Nov 26 2010, 02:28 PM']For the lowest latency when playing live the only system really worth considering is the [url="http://www.industrialradio.com.au/index.php"]Industrial Radio[/url] one.

Alternatively you could do what Tony James of Sigue Sigue Sputnik did and learnt to play just in front of the beat to compensate...[/quote]

They use the same programmer that I will be buying and installing on one of my basses myself (althought they have pitch-detecting sensors in the neck which makes it better) and then I would have to buy a MIDI controller to make the connection to true MIDI (the graphtech doesnt pitch to midi in its true form, it sends "MIDI" signals to a true controller, which then sends actually MIDI signals to another source (in this case it will be my PC). I need a 13-pin MIDI controller input, with a 5-pin MIDI out.

I would love one of these basses though, they actually look really nice and the LCD screen looks cool!

Edited November 27, 2010 by civictiger