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realtime MIDI input visualization as staff notation
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:02 pm
by kensuguro
anyone know of a sequencer or any program that takes MIDI input and just puts it on staff notation? I'm trying to go through a bunch of stuff in notation, and all I want to do is make sure I'm playing it right. I recall something that did this.. but that memory's like.. "something I've seen once, in my entire lifetime" kinda thing..
edit:
k, there's an object in max/msp that does this.. still it'll be nice if there's a more lightweight solution..
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:24 pm
by BingoTheClowno
What sequencer are you using? All should do that.
MusicMasterWorks is a cheap (30-40$) MIDI sequencer that does it.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:38 pm
by hubird
yes, f.e. Cubase does that

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:03 pm
by kensuguro
what? cubase does that? What I meant was something like MIDI monitor, that just puts nots on staffs.. kind of hard to put in words...
here's the max executable I made.. run the staffvisual.exe, double click on notein module to select which MIDI port to monitor. Basically I was looking for something to do exactly this, but a bit more plugin like, or a light weight standalone. But for now, this is perfect.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:58 pm
by emzee
Hi Ken ...as Hubird said.... Cubase has the "Notation" function. Whatever is sequenced is notated at the same time. Have a look up at the top toolbar.
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:20 am
by hubird
thanks for confirmation

I did and checked it once...in prehistorical times, on a very very old Cubase on Atari!
It was fun to see those bars filled with the nonsense I just played

I new somehow that function still is there, it has to, for all those modern componists working with notes and 'orchestral' setups.
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:42 am
by kensuguro
people should start teaching the piano roll midi matrix instead of all this tadpole nonsense. And teach kids about how important trackers were for the demo scene. (lol)
I know the notation menu option you're referring to notates to staffs, but I was looking for a realtime monitoring thing so I can see the specific chord I was playing, on staffs. (so there's no time axis, just whatever I'm playing, always notated as quarter notes)