#Midi questions
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Hello, I'm writing because I think the question i have is hopefully a simple
one to answer. So here goes…
I'm an independant film/videomaker and well, I've pretty much
gotten the basics of these realms down as far as technical uses.
Anyway I'd like to expand my knowledge to the sound ( sound f/x
mostly) aspect of video right now. Here's what I'd like to do: I'd
like to find a program which would/will turn the Amiga I have into a
sound effects generator. I'd like to store f/x in the computer and
access them via a keyboard w/ midi interface. Is this idea feasible or
am I taking the wrong approach to this? Any help or a steer in the
right direction would be deeply appreciated since I've completed two
short videos and would like to spruce them up a bit in the sound
dept. Thanks ahead of time. Tony Teel [73732,1467]
I think quadra composer 2.1 does what you wanted but you only get 4
tracks.octamed v5 does the same thing,and you can write 4 sound and upto 64
midi tracks.you may be able to get 8 channel voices but you lose the midi in
capality in octamed.one way is to program the tracks 4 at a time in midi mode
and then playback as an 8channel octamed module file.
octamed version 5 is still available from devware video.it costs 50 to 70 bucks
a midi interface costsfrom 30 to 60 dollars and a midi keyboard from as low as
100 dollars to as much as 2000 dollars average being 350 dollars.there are
better things for the amiga that can do the same in 16bit but cost alot more
money.THe 16bit cards can be driven from bars n pipes pro 2.0,superjam,and the
registered version of symphonie which costs from 80 to500 dollars notincluding
shipping.the author of symphonie lives in germany and a sharewaere version
available in the midi/sound utils library.
Hi Tony,
how do I have to understand your question?
a) you want to store sound f/x (samples) in your Amiga which you want to
trigger 'live', i.e. while watching the video you press the appropriate keys on
your MIDI keyboard, the sounds being simultaneously recorded to your video
tape, or
b) you want to store sound f/x (samples) in your Amiga which you want to
trigger 'automatically', i.e. you determine beforehand the exact moment of the
video in which (a) certain sample/s is/are to be played and have the machine
later do everythingby itself?
a) is easy. You just need an Amiga sequencer/tracker program which supports
MIDI as well as samples (Dr.T's Tiger Cub or KCS, Blue Ribbon's Bars & Pipes,
Octamed, …) and off you go. What a coincidence – the May issue of Amiga
Format (UK mag, price L3.99) has Bars&Pipes Professional 1.0e on coverdisk so
you might want to try this.
b) is a bit more tricky. You need to be able to have your sequencer program
synchronize to the video. So you need a HiFi VCR and something to write a
timecode onto the mono track of the video tape, for example – Bars&Pipes Pro
plus, for example, Dr.T's Phantom SMPTE/MIDI interface box which works with B&P
(and, of course, Dr.T's KCS). I don't know whether Dr.T's actually still sell
the box – about half a year or so ago they had a kind of sale where they
chucked it out reeal cheap… Anyway, this combination will allow you to create
a sound effect list with 'frame accurate' timing which you will then mix with
the original video sound while copying the video from one VCR to another.
Cheers,
// Christian "ELP" Busse
\X/ near Frankfurt, Germany