Real-time midi input with guitar
I'm attempting to use my guitar to input Midi notes into Musescore in real time. I'm using MidiGuitar 2 and loopMIDI v1.0.13 but can't seem to get it to work.
Can Musescore record the MIDI notes using the above software?
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I believe with MuseScure 2.1 and ist new semi realtime MIDI input you don't need loopMidi
In reply to I believe with MuseScure 2.1 by Jojo-Schmitz
Anyone know if real-time Guitar audio-to-MIDI-to TAB is even possible?
I can't seem to verify if it's even possible.
Why? I'm a guitar player (not a keyboard player) . I need a tool that can transcribe notes and chords from my guitar into actual Guitar TAB and standard notation.
In reply to Anyone know if real-time by bsacco
In theory, it's possible to convert audio to MIDI and then to import than into a notation program and get readable music.
And in theory it's possible to recite a Shakespeare play into Siri and get a perfectly transcribed script.
In both cases, however, reality is different :-)
The best tool to transcribe music is the one between your ears :-). If you don't read standard notation, that's fine, you can enter your notes directly into tab, and MuseScore can convert to standard notation for you.
In reply to In theory, it's possible to by Marc Sabatella
Actually, MIDIGuitar2 by Jam Origin is pretty fantastic at tracking guitar to MIDI with little or no latency. Since they have that mastered, creating the translation to the fretboard is the next step and they are already working on it as I've read. So, I think we are very close to a real solution.
In reply to Actually, MIDIGuitar2 by Jam by bsacco
That's only part of the problem, though. The other parts are actually harder. But if you can get usable MIDI out of that, then you can certainly input it into MuseScore. The results just might not make much musical sense. Way too much information about what you are playing is not captured in MIDI to produce readable music. Like, is a given note better spelled F# or Gb, is it an eighth note or half note, is it part of the melody voice or part of an accompaniment voice, etc.
In reply to That's only part of the by Marc Sabatella
We have traveled to the moon, established "big data" and huge advances in Artificial Intelligence and you question our ability as a society to overcome Guitar-to-Midi-to-TAB? Really? You under-estimate IMHO. lol;) Cheers, Bob
In reply to We have traveled to the moon, by bsacco
Tab is easier than standard notation, I'll say that much.
But I'll also say they have been working on speech recognition for decades and Siri is still hit or miss at best. And the same is true of the technlogies you are asking about. You can do it today with MuseScore but results are not especially good.
No doubt these technologies will continue to improve though.
In reply to Tab is easier than standard by Marc Sabatella
I really need a Real-time, Guitar-to-Tab software solution like yesterday.
I sure wish Musescore could do it. Or for that fact....anyone!
In reply to I really need a Real-time, by bsacco
Again, it *is* already possible, if you don't results that are somewhat hit-or-miss. Have you tried it? Can you post a specific score you've tried it with so we can discuss what worked well and what didn't and how the situation could possibly be improved?
In reply to Again, it *is* already by Marc Sabatella
Well, I didn't even try since the solution was named "Semi-real-time." So, to me, that meant, play the lick on the guitar, then open the software and then manually input the note? I didn't make sense to me. Can someone post step-by-step instructions on how to play Guitar-to-TAB using MuseScore?
In reply to Well, I didn't even try since by bsacco
No, "semi-realtime" just means there are limitations. But you still get to play the lick and see it notated for you. See the Handbook under "Note Input" to learn hwo these modes work. In particular, see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/note-input-modes#realtime-auto.
A somewhat more powerful and flexible method would be to install sequencer software on your computer and use it to record your playing. Unlike notation programs, sequencers specialize in realtime processing, and the sequencer's quantizing and other features will probably be very useful in cleaning up your music in preparation for having it notated. You can then save as a MIDI file from your sequencer and load the resulting file into MuseScore. Results will almost certainly be better that way, but there will still be limitations, because MIDI simply was not designed to convey notation information.