[SOLVED] MIDI sound quality issue
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[SOLVED] MIDI sound quality issue
Hello
I'm using Ardour with my Korg Monologue. I can record via MIDI ok but when I play back to the synth the sound is similar but lacks the complexity of the original sound. The original sound is a squelchy acidy sound and the playback is just a drone. It's as though some MIDI data regarding the original sound is not being recorded or played back.
I also looked at the global MIDI settings on the synth and nothing seems amiss.
Thanks for reading
Chris
I'm using Ardour with my Korg Monologue. I can record via MIDI ok but when I play back to the synth the sound is similar but lacks the complexity of the original sound. The original sound is a squelchy acidy sound and the playback is just a drone. It's as though some MIDI data regarding the original sound is not being recorded or played back.
I also looked at the global MIDI settings on the synth and nothing seems amiss.
Thanks for reading
Chris
Last edited by chrisdaw on Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: MIDI sound quality issue
I should just say I'm recording the synth playing a sequence... perhaps this is where the misunderstanding is...
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Re: MIDI sound quality issue
MIDI should have nothing to do with the sound, as the synth probably is sending Note on/off messages. That said, have you tried a different sequencer like Qtractor?
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Re: MIDI sound quality issue
Also tried Waveform DAW, same result. I'm guessing stuff like motion data is not MIDI data.
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Re: MIDI sound quality issue
My M-AUDIO CODE61 has several MIDI"channels" that can be connected:
Maybe your Korg has them, too, and you have to connect all of them to your DAW to get the modulation data.
Maybe your Korg has them, too, and you have to connect all of them to your DAW to get the modulation data.
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Re: MIDI sound quality issue
Yes mine has 2 input channels and 2 output. So how do I get these working together? Thanks
Re: MIDI sound quality issue
Um ok you set each channel to its own track and record all together. Then set the track outputs accordingly on playback. My faith in MIDI is restored
(This works fine in Waveform but not in Ardour)
(This works fine in Waveform but not in Ardour)
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Re: [SOLVED] MIDI sound quality issue
Can't you simply connect all of them to your DAW, e.g. with Qjackctl and record/play a single track with that data?
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Re: [SOLVED] MIDI sound quality issue
If you were twisting the knobs in real-time, I think it would be coming in as MIDI CC data (not note-on/note-off). Maybe you can enable that in Ardour? However, I don't know if the Monologue's motion data recorder plays back MIDI CC through its MIDI out, or if it only does that internally.
I don't know how to record CC data in Ardour (I've hardly used Ardour), but I know when I use, ie, Pure Data, I can see the results of my knob-twisting in real time, and can readily go computer -> Korg, and Korg -> computer with all of that detail.
edit: I guess the Monologue does send out the CC data from the motion sequencer, since you've got it working in Waveform!
I don't know how to record CC data in Ardour (I've hardly used Ardour), but I know when I use, ie, Pure Data, I can see the results of my knob-twisting in real time, and can readily go computer -> Korg, and Korg -> computer with all of that detail.
edit: I guess the Monologue does send out the CC data from the motion sequencer, since you've got it working in Waveform!
Re: [SOLVED] MIDI sound quality issue
Please ignore my previous post.
In Waveform I just use the MIDI 2 input with "Record MPE to Note Expression" off. After recording I found I had to reselect the program on the synth for the sound to playback correctly... this is why I thought it did not work before! (whenever MIDI goes haywire I need to do this)
Also got it working in Ardour once I realised it doesn't like both MIDI input and output selected for a track at the same time. Again reselecting the program on the synth is required.
MIDI 1 input is not needed (I did read somewhere it may refer to the 5 pin DIN MIDI, I'm using USB MIDI)
At the moment I'm liking Waveform more, the MIDI track editing is awesome
In Waveform I just use the MIDI 2 input with "Record MPE to Note Expression" off. After recording I found I had to reselect the program on the synth for the sound to playback correctly... this is why I thought it did not work before! (whenever MIDI goes haywire I need to do this)
Also got it working in Ardour once I realised it doesn't like both MIDI input and output selected for a track at the same time. Again reselecting the program on the synth is required.
MIDI 1 input is not needed (I did read somewhere it may refer to the 5 pin DIN MIDI, I'm using USB MIDI)
At the moment I'm liking Waveform more, the MIDI track editing is awesome
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Re: [SOLVED] MIDI sound quality issue
You might like Qtractor's MIDI editor as well.
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