019: Intro to MIDI, Part 2

[colashanacogh]

if i had recorded a piece of music in audacity and had an mp3 of it, then imported that mp3 into cubase would it be able to detect the notes and turn it into midi?

[RizzoAstronama]

@colashanacogh YESSSS then the magic genie will come out and grant you 3 wishes...its editing software not miracle/magic software...your best bet would be to export each sound as a WAV file and then you audio chopping

[CrappyCartoons]

Hey Alan I noticed on both videos you sometimes refer to velocity in terms of how loud or soft a note is played rather than how hard a note is played. Depending on the instrument playing back the midi data the timbre more than the volume is what is impacted by the velocity.

[fallofautumndistro]

You're quite right, and sometimes, it's just the "attack" that changes, but I haven't discussed timbre or attacks and releases yet, so I didn't want to confuse anyone.

[DoubleODude]

Great job Thank you.

[shessomickey]

Great video, Alan!

[tjbailey08]

so...freaking...cool...I'm currently saving the funds for this program. cannot wait. this is exactly what i need.

[punkslilncs]

There is a lot of I didn't realize.. I just play bass for fun.. I could never sit and do all this to it... Editing takes talent.

[popcornceilings]

heheh because you know that playing bass doesn't. ohhhh! I kid, I kid.

[jod3000]

Takes patience too... lots and lots of patience...

[CellPhoneMern]

once again, great video Alan. Im really enjoying these videos and ur book! Good Luck :)

[8Tails]

Yeah, I'm just going to start calling you "Mix Master Alan".

Also, I'm going to need to hear more of that Such Great Heights cover.

Awesome video. Makes me wish I had some pro software. :P

[MimsieSky]

you will hear the whole thing soon enough! :)

[8Tails]

WHOOOOO :D

[slashedsickness]

hey dude, I sing, but I have a cheap mic and can't afford a good one. Any suggestions on how to make it sound better?

[vukeidge]

Do you know of any free midi software?

[slashedsickness]

you can get fl studio for free. there are a ton of videos on here about it.

[thebandz]

is there an option where you can connect your instrument to the computer and play whatever and it records and shows the notes? and also send it to people? i want to teach a friend how to play something and i suck at teaching people to play something by word and hand =P

[artvandelay13]

great video! but again, has anyone heard of Magix Music Maker? It kind of looks like a cheaper version of Cubase (about $40) and I was wondering if it would be worth the money...

[jbdazen]

That's a Death Cab For Cutie song, isn't it? Or Postal Service. Ben Gibbard by any means :P Very informative. I'm glad I play most instruments though, because to be honest I hate approaching music this way. It's tedious and the result is never satisfying. For drums I use a step sequencer rather than editing MIDI data. Hey, I just got an idea for my video this week! :-)

[webdesignproject]

this costs so much!

are there any good free alternatives?

[jackeyramone]

This is great, im starting a music Tech Course, my favorite is Logic Pro 8 but for the course we have to use Cubase 4 they are practically the same though, although is there any of the stuff mentioned in this video not available on cubase 4? We just started the course and really want a leg up!

[songsfrompaul]

That was a great lesson in MIDI Alan - I could really do with getting into it... any ideas how much a standard copy of Cubase would cost me?

[BarryAldridge]

Great stuff Alan.

MIDI is really cool to use I find it tricky but I may give it another go one day once I find some time.

[ThePoelover]

We have a midi keyboard in our school studio.

I didn't understand it at all...I was confused when no sound came out.

Now I know what to do with it if I ever play with it again!

[hairsprayhaven]

do you only have the plug ins on cubase 5? i have cubase 4 but i havent encountered them before? ive also had mixed tracks set up with midi, instuments, and audio with it, but when i try to recod vocals it doesnt work!

what do you suggest? thanks :D

[fallofautumndistro]

Your vocals not working sounds like a routing problem with your mic, read through the manual that came with Cubase and make sure your ins and outs are connected properly. There will also be a chapter on the plugins. There should be some in version 4, maybe not all of them that are in 5, but some of them.

[hairsprayhaven]

ah k thanks alot for your help! :D

[prozamsta]

looks very good for now i'll just use garageband xD but if i got more into it i would definitely think of using this :)

[jadeddryad]

where can one look into getting Cubase 5 for there own personal use? id like to see what could do with it.

[jadeddryad]

and also if you would please tell cait that her vocals sound amazing i'd greatly appreciate it.

[fallofautumndistro]

You can buy it form musiciansfriend or zzounds or sweetwater. google any of those names and Cubase and you'll find the order page.

[jadeddryad]

thank you kind sir i shall see what i can see.

[DrAwkwardTurtle]

Wonderfully done Alan.

[fallofautumndistro]

Thanks Dr. Awkward.

[doctornoise]

it's fun to see this visually and to see just how much work there is to bring something like this together.

[xperpetualmotion]

Wow, this is really cool! The way you explained it is really clear, even for someone like me who doesn't know anything about recording music :)

[fallofautumndistro]

Happy to hear that, I know we have a lot of viewers that are just starting out with music, so I'm constantly afraid of going over their heads and frustrating them. I remember what it was like for me learning it all so, yeah. Yay.

[platospaceandtime]

it does it does...

[cathal99h]

Midi keeps sounding better and better