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Hello and voice-to-MIDI

Hello and voice-to-MIDI

2008-03-30 by Michael Carlson Music

Hi everyone,

I am new to this group.  I am a vocalist and keyboardist in the  
Sacramento area of California.  Most of the performing I do is in  
church settings, but i also have a jazz a cappella group that I am  
directing.  We sang last week at a pub in Sacramento and it went  
really well.

Lately, I am working on gathering some equipment to experiment with  
voice -to-MIDI technology.  I just bought a Roland VP-70 and got it  
last Thursday, and will be experimenting with it.  I don't want to go  
the software route just yet, and hope to gather some hardware units,  
get a functioning pitch-to-MIDI system, then start using it with live  
looping to create full arrangements and sing over them.

does anyone have any pearls of wisdom for me in this pursuit?  I've  
heard that the Voicetracker is probably the best pitch-to-Midi device  
ever made, and have put an offer on one that currently resides in  
Germany.  Does anyone else have one lying around that you would be  
willing to part with?  or, does anyone have experience with other  
pitch-to-MIDI devices that they have found successful using voice?

Thanks.

Michael C.

RE: [vintagesynthrepair] Hello and voice-to-MIDI

2008-03-30 by Scott Nordlund

You should be able to get a Breakaway Vocalizer 1000 for not a lot of money (under $75 or so). They occasionally come up on ebay. I can't speak for how well they work, but it should be a reasonable introduction without much financial risk. Incidentally, they use the same Ensoniq DOC chip as found in the Mirage and ESQ-1/SQ-80, as well as the Apple IIGS.
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To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:53:22 -0700
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Hello and voice-to-MIDI

Hi everyone,

I am new to this group. I am a vocalist and keyboardist in the
Sacramento area of California. Most of the performing I do is in
church settings, but i also have a jazz a cappella group that I am
directing. We sang last week at a pub in Sacramento and it went
really well.

Lately, I am working on gathering some equipment to experiment with
voice -to-MIDI technology. I just bought a Roland VP-70 and got it
last Thursday, and will be experimenting with it. I don't want to go
the software route just yet, and hope to gather some hardware units,
get a functioning pitch-to-MIDI system, then start using it with live
looping to create full arrangements and sing over them.

does anyone have any pearls of wisdom for me in this pursuit? I've
heard that the Voicetracker is probably the best pitch-to-Midi device
ever made, and have put an offer on one that currently resides in
Germany. Does anyone else have one lying around that you would be
willing to part with? or, does anyone have experience with other
pitch-to-MIDI devices that they have found successful using voice?

Thanks.

Michael C.


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Re: Hello and voice-to-MIDI

2008-04-01 by dwcalifornia

Thanks, Scott!

I'll keep an eye out for a vocalizer.  

I've got a Roland VP-70, and some singing friends and I had a lot of fun with it tonight.  
our soprano was singing an awesome fretless bass part, and the bass and i were singing 
saxophone.  Now if i could just get three more of these things. . .

Michael C.

--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Scott Nordlund <gsn10@...> wrote:
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> You should be able to get a Breakaway Vocalizer 1000 for not a lot of money (under $75 
or so).  They occasionally come up on ebay.  I can't speak for how well they work, but it 
should be a reasonable introduction without much financial risk.  Incidentally, they use 
the same Ensoniq DOC chip as found in the Mirage and ESQ-1/SQ-80, as well as the 
Apple IIGS.
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> I am new to this group.  I am a vocalist and keyboardist in the  
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> Sacramento area of California.  Most of the performing I do is in  
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> church settings, but i also have a jazz a cappella group that I am  
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> directing.  We sang last week at a pub in Sacramento and it went  
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> really well.
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> Lately, I am working on gathering some equipment to experiment with  
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> voice -to-MIDI technology.  I just bought a Roland VP-70 and got it  
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> last Thursday, and will be experimenting with it.  I don't want to go  
> 
> the software route just yet, and hope to gather some hardware units,  
> 
> get a functioning pitch-to-MIDI system, then start using it with live  
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> looping to create full arrangements and sing over them.
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> does anyone have any pearls of wisdom for me in this pursuit?  I've  
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> heard that the Voicetracker is probably the best pitch-to-Midi device  
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> ever made, and have put an offer on one that currently resides in  
> 
> Germany.  Does anyone else have one lying around that you would be  
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> willing to part with?  or, does anyone have experience with other  
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> pitch-to-MIDI devices that they have found successful using voice?
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Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Hello and voice-to-MIDI

2008-04-01 by Philip

Throw my roland SPV-355 in the mix and you'll be
laughing hehe


--- dwcalifornia <music@...> wrote:

> Thanks, Scott!
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> I'll keep an eye out for a vocalizer.  
> 
> I've got a Roland VP-70, and some singing friends
> and I had a lot of fun with it tonight.  
> our soprano was singing an awesome fretless bass
> part, and the bass and i were singing 
> saxophone.  Now if i could just get three more of
> these things. . .
> 
> Michael C.
> 
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, Scott
> Nordlund <gsn10@...> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > You should be able to get a Breakaway Vocalizer
> 1000 for not a lot of money (under $75 
> or so).  They occasionally come up on ebay.  I can't
> speak for how well they work, but it 
> should be a reasonable introduction without much
> financial risk.  Incidentally, they use 
> the same Ensoniq DOC chip as found in the Mirage and
> ESQ-1/SQ-80, as well as the 
> Apple IIGS.
> > 
> > To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> > From: music@...
> > Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:53:22 -0700
> > Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Hello and
> voice-to-MIDI
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> >             Hi everyone,
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> > I am new to this group.  I am a vocalist and
> keyboardist in the  
> > 
> > Sacramento area of California.  Most of the
> performing I do is in  
> > 
> > church settings, but i also have a jazz a cappella
> group that I am  
> > 
> > directing.  We sang last week at a pub in
> Sacramento and it went  
> > 
> > really well.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Lately, I am working on gathering some equipment
> to experiment with  
> > 
> > voice -to-MIDI technology.  I just bought a Roland
> VP-70 and got it  
> > 
> > last Thursday, and will be experimenting with it. 
> I don't want to go  
> > 
> > the software route just yet, and hope to gather
> some hardware units,  
> > 
> > get a functioning pitch-to-MIDI system, then start
> using it with live  
> > 
> > looping to create full arrangements and sing over
> them.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > does anyone have any pearls of wisdom for me in
> this pursuit?  I've  
> > 
> > heard that the Voicetracker is probably the best
> pitch-to-Midi device  
> > 
> > ever made, and have put an offer on one that
> currently resides in  
> > 
> > Germany.  Does anyone else have one lying around
> that you would be  
> > 
> > willing to part with?  or, does anyone have
> experience with other  
> > 
> > pitch-to-MIDI devices that they have found
> successful using voice?
> > 
> > 
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> > Thanks.
> > 
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> > Michael C.
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