MIDI and Computer Generated Music/Expert Profile
Expertise
MIDI, Digital Music Composition, Windows Digital Audio Software, Digital Audio Recording, Live Audio Engineering, MIDI Guitar, General Music Theory and Composition.
Experience in the area
- 25 years working with Computers and Digital Music.
- 10 years as a professional Live Sound Engineer.
- 5 years as a professional Studio Recording Engineer.
- 2 years as Creative Director of an internet-based Audio Production Company specializing in Sampling and Digital Audio.
Organizations
- Currently active as a Beta Tester for various Audio Software Companies.
- Regular contributor to various Software Support Forums.
Education/Credentials
- Dip. Technology Telecommunications Electronics (B.C.I.T.)
- A.A. Degree (U.B.C./S.F.U.)
- College Cert. in Jazz Guitar Composition (V.C.C.)
- College Cert. in Fine Arts (E.C.I.A.D.)
What do you like about this subject?
The ability to blend the creative, the scientific, and the technical.
Average Ratings
Recent Answers from jay
2009-06-01 CASIO CTK 611 as a Midi Controller:
Make sure you have the keyboard set for "Local Control OFF" ... set up a MIDI track in your DAW and assign the input to "OMNI" and channel = 1. Set your DAW to "Echo current MIDI track" (so any MIDI
2009-05-29 R8 midi:
I believe the R8 had MIDI so yes... you will have to buy two MIDI cables, plus a MIDI/USB interface (these can be ordered online from any music store such as Sweetwater). M-Audio makes some inexpensive
2009-05-26 MIDI:
Hi Tony, Sorry, I am not familiar enough with finale to offer a solution, and also, I am not really clear on what it is you are trying to do. In order for Finale to set a note "value" and by value
2009-05-24 Cracking and Sticking:
Hi Keith... Running audio, especially a software sampler, requires a few things hardware-wise that it is unlikely a consumer-grade Dell is going to give you. First, you need a fast hard drive... and
2009-05-22 M-Audio MIDISport UNO 1x1 and Korg X5D:
When you play the keyboard, MIDI is sent to software running on the PC, which then alters it according to the current track info and resends it to the Korg. So it sounds like you have different patch/bank/channel
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