Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2 Manual Pdf

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Most of the articles I’ve written for The Pro Audio Files have been based on synthesis in the analog and digital realms. But a large part of my creative practice includes live guitar performance and processing, so I thought I’d offer some insight on my efforts to create a synergy between these sonic worlds.

My first experience with MIDI guitar was with a Roland MIDI Guitar system I borrowed from a friend sometime in the late 80s (don’t recall the exact model). It involved a MIDI pickup that needed to be attached to your guitar which plugged into a box that acted as a sound module and interface. Although it was novel and fun to play with for a while, due to the many stuck notes, latency and bad tracking, it soon became more trouble than it was worth. Also, I hated the idea of attaching anything to my guitar.

A few years ago I came across Jam Origin’s MIDI Guitar plugin (which also comes as a standalone application) and was immediately impressed. The application requires no additional hardware or attachments. Instead, the software is optimized through intelligent algorithms that are incredibly effective at tracking direct audio input, specifically from a guitar or bass.

With proper buffer settings in the DAW of your choice (I’m using a buffer size of 128 samples at 48k/24 bit) the round trip latency is about 6 ms (3ms input + 3ms output) on a MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7. This still may seem high and take some getting used to for some. Here are some ideas I’ve developed to tweak my sound and the playability of the setup.

The MIDI Guitar 2 main interface

Blending Wet and Dry

Part of the magic comes when you combine the dry guitar signal (and by dry here I mean guitar only with audio-based processing) and the MIDI-driven signal, which could be a virtual instrument track (or external MIDI instrument) triggered by the Audio-to-MIDI conversion performed by the MIDI Guitar software. This approach allows for the transient attack of the direct sound to come through while enriching the sustained sound with synthesized content.

A mixing analogy would be the New York compression technique, where a dry track is combined with a highly compressed version of a duplicate track in a parallel compression scenario. In the case of MIDI guitar tracking, the attack helps the player feel more connected in a tactile way to the sound being produced, a necessity for inspired performance.

Choice of sound

The choice of synth voice is crucial. Some synth sounds are not suitable for this context due to factors like extreme attack times (too long or too fast), or they simply don’t contribute to the tone in a way that compliments your aesthetic. You may want to have different guitar sounds matched with certain synth voices.

Layering multiple synth voices or instances can also be extremely fruitful in developing rich textures. I recommend finding a virtual instrument that offers a variety of choices. Start by ferreting out a list of possible presets that work well right out of the box. Whittle down that list to a handful of decent sounds and tweak them to make the sounds your own.

At the moment I’m using four instances of the Arturia Analog Lab plugin which includes emulations of various vintage analog synths.

Muted Trumpet Sound

Woodwind Sound with a nice dynamic swell on the sustain

Of course driving external synths via MIDI is a possibility as well. But due to the nature of my particular setup, using soft synths is a better approach. Mostly because it’s far easier to change sounds on the fly in a DAW and I don’t want to tie-up my external analog gear which I use in other ways during a live performance.

Polyphony and String Bends

One of the main problems with the hardware converters I’ve used in the past had been tracking. While current hardware versions are probably much better, I can definitely vouch for MIDI Guitar’s tracking capability on the whole. Although it can be a matter of choosing the right synth sound and wet/dry blend, I find the polyphony to be surprisingly accurate. In some situations, you may find that using a polyphonic setting in MIDI Guitar works best with a monophonic synth voice. Experimentation with voice choices and polyphony is key and will yield fruitful results.

What is really impressive is the accuracy of the string bend conversion which picks up everything from subtle vibrato to very wide intervallic extremes. It should be noted, however, that to get the best results you need to match the pitch bend settings in the synth voice with the settings in MIDI Guitar to make things align nicely. Once dialed in, it really feels and sounds like a single multitimbral instrument.

Of course, nothing is perfect, and you will experience tracking errors and wrong notes occasionally. The setup does require some adjustments in sensitivity parameters and requires more accuracy in your playing style. Don’t expect sloppy playing to be corrected or textural effects like string scrapes to be reproduced in any musical or analogous way.

Onboard Sounds, Amp Simulation and Effects

MIDI Guitar comes with various amp simulations and effects for the dry guitar input so that in theory you could use the standalone application by itself. Indeed this should also improve latency. Admittedly, I have not used the software in this context. Since other parts of my setup require Ableton Live, it just makes sense for me to use the plugin version.

Guitar

The Effect Chain and Browser

MIDI Machine Effects

Other functionality includes a section that allows for MIDI Machine effects post conversion. Built-in effects include things like Harmonizer and Add Bass Note (Listen to Examples 24 and 25 below).

You can also find more MIDI Machine effects online or even program your own!

Script Editor

Alternate Tunings

The software can be setup to look for alternate tunings. However, microtonal tunings don’t seem to be an option at this point. I suppose that part of the optimization that takes place under the hood would be more difficult if the algorithm had to deal with a wider range in terms of EDO (equal divisions of the octave).

Visualization Modes

The software offers several ways to visualize the MIDI conversion including:

Examples

I recorded the examples below with my guitar (1966 Telecaster) plugged directly through an RME Fireface 802 into Ableton Live 9. The signal was split in an Effects Rack with one path going through Native Instrument’s Guitar Rig Proand the other into Jam Origin’s MIDI Guitar. From there the MIDI information was sent to four Instances of Arturia’s Analog Lab, which were mixed independently in various combinations with the direct guitar sound, or used as solo sounds.

Note that none of the recorded examples below are mastered and I intentionally left flaws in the MIDI tracking in place for demonstration purposes and to duplicate as much as possible a live performance scenario. That being said, it would be relatively easy to edit out the handful of MIDI tracking errors to clean things up. Below are images of some of the recorded audio and the resulting MIDI conversion.

Sound Examples

1. Guitar Dry (GD)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/01_GD_320kbps.mp3

2. GD + Woodwind (WW) – (note mistracking at :11)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/02_GD_WW_320kbps.mp3

3. GD + WW + Claridoodle (CL) – (note Claridoodle swell on sustained notes)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/03_GD_WW_CL_320kbps.mp3

4. GD + WW + CL + Fairfield (FF) – (added brassy sound)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/04_GD_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3

5. GD + WW + CL + FF + Muted Trumpet (MT)(added 2nd brassy sound with different attack)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/05_GD_WW_CL_FF_MT_320kbps.mp3

6. Guitar Wet (GW) – (Distorted setting in Native Instrument’s Guitar Rig)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/06_GW_224kbps.mp3

7. GW + WW + FF (note mistracking at :23, :29)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/07_GW_WW_FF_224kbps.mp3

8. GW + ALL (note problem on attack sound startng around :04 – caused mainly from straight Guitar sound)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/08_GW_ALL_320kbps.mp3Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2 Manual Pdf

9. GW + WW + CL + FF

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/09_GW_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3Manual

10. GW + WW + CL + FF (note mistracking at :02, :03, :04, :06 due to incidental guitar noise)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/10_GW_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3

11. GW + WW + CL + FF (note mistracking at :06)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/11_GW_ALL_320kbps.mp3

12. GW + FF (note mistracking at :10, :39) (nice bend tracking tracking at :32)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/12_GW_FF_224kbps-Copy.mp3

13. GW + WW + CL + FF

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/13_GW_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3

14. WW + CL + FF + MT (nice tracking of combination reverse bend and vibrato at :19)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/14_ALL_320kbps.mp3

15. WW + CL (nice swelling Claridoodle sound on sustained notes)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/15_WW-CL_320kbps.mp3

16. GD + WW + CL (quick run through of “Infant Eyes” by Wayned Shorter to demonstrate polyphonic tracking)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/16_GD_WW-CL_192kbps.mp3

17. GD + WW + CL

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/17_GD_WW-CL_320kbps.mp3

18. GW + WW + CL + FF

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/18_GW_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3

19. GW + WW + FF + MT

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/19_GW_WW_FF_MT_320kbps.mp3

20. CL + FF + MT

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20_CL_FF_MT_320kbps.mp3

21. GW + WW + CL + FF (mistracking at :49 adds a sweet angst)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/21_GW_WW_CL_FF_192kbps.mp3

22. WW + CL (a little mistracking here and there like at :07 and :09)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/22_WW_CL_320kbps-Copy.mp3

23. GD + WW + CL + FF (demonstration of MIDI Machine: Harmonizer – observe that notes outside the key remain unaffected like at :09, :12, :14)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/23_GD_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3

24. WW + CL + FF (same as above w/o guitar)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/24_WW_CL_FF_320kbps.mp3

25. GW + WW + CL + FF (demonstration of MIDI Machine: Added Bass Note)(mistracking at :21 gets a little muddy)

https://theproaudiofiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/25_GW_WW_CL_FF_AddBass_320kbps.mp3

Conclusion

There are other ways to convert Audio to MIDI including Ableton’s “Convert Harmony or Melody to MIDI Track.” While this does a great job for certain situations, it is not a real-time function and not optimized for the guitar. Hardware MIDI Guitar systems will find it hard to compete with MIDI Guitar in terms of flexibility, performance and certainly cost.

If you’re a guitar player with a computer, I encourage you to try it. There’s a free trial and the full version is ridiculously inexpensive at just $100! If you’re willing to invest a little time, you may be able to develop a whole new array of sonic possibilities. Or, you may be so overwhelmed you’ll sell your computer and all your pedals and go back to the direct guitar to amp setup you had when you were 12. Either way, change is almost always a good thing.

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FOR WINDOWS & MAC

MIDI Guitar turns any guitar into a true polyphonic MIDI Guitar, with latency and accuracy comparable to expensive and inconvenient hardware MIDI-Guitar solutions. This is achieved by connecting your guitar to your computer and letting MIDI Guitar use its polyphonic (multi-note) pitch detection algorithm to convert your guitars signal to MIDI that can be used to play a soft synth or virtual instrument or as a plugin in your Digital Audio Workstation

MIDI Guitar is available as both a VST/Audio Unit plugin, but also a standalone application that can transfer MIDI to your Digital Audio Workstation using Virtual MIDI on Mac OS X and a virtual MIDI cable driver on Windows.

The free trial of MIDI Guitar allows you to evaluate the recognition technology without any interruptions when using the Test Piano and with interruptions when hosting plugins or using MIDI output.

How do I install MIDI Guitar?
How do I buy and activate the license?
How to use in your DAW

Getting started with MIDI Guitar in your DAW

Ableton Live

Ableton Live 9

IMPORTANT: if you installed the VST, but it doesn’t show up in Live, try the following:
1) goto Live / Preferences / Plugins
2) Hit “rescan” with the “alt” key pressed. This will force Live to evaluate all plugins.

Here is another video that shows the basics of using MIDI Guitar as a plugin in Ableton Live 9, but is also slightly misleading. Please see the comment below.

In this video, the MIDI Guitar 2 AudioUnit is loaded and it outputs MIDI with the V-MIDI option, which works, but cause a latency overhead. Please don’t use the AudioUnit with Ableton. Instead, load the MIDI Guitar 2 VST plugin and use the direct midi output (which is enabled by default). In your MIDI/instrument track, go to “MIDI From” and select the audio track on which the MIDI Guitar VST is loaded. Now, when recording, you get MIDI into the piano roll of that MIDI track.

Ableton Live 8

  1. In Preferences / Audio, check that Audio Input Device and Audio Output Device are correct.
  2. In Preferences / Audio, check that In/Out Sample Rate is 44100
  3. In Preferences / Audio, check that Buffer Size is 256 or 128 samples
  4. In Preferences / File Folder, set “Use VST Plug-in System Folders” to Yes on Mac OS X and make sure the MIDI Guitar VST is found on Windows.
  5. Press Tab key to access Arrangement View
  6. Check menu “options”. Latency compensation should be OFF!
  7. Click “I-O” button to show In/Out section
  8. Click “M” button to show Mixer section
  9. Make sure you have an Audio Track named “1 Audio” and a MIDI track named “2 MIDI”
  10. Add MIDI Guitar VST to “1 Audio” track
  11. Click “In” button on the “1 Audio track” to verify that MIDI Guitar works with your audio interface.
  12. Select “1 Audio” as “Input Type” for “2 MIDI” track to redirect MIDI from MIDI Guitar to your MIDI track.
  13. Arm recording for “2 MIDI” track to record MIDI from MIDI Guitar.
  14. Click Record and then Play to start recording MIDI from MIDI Guitar.

Acoustica MIxcraft (not compatible)

Mixcraft (windows only app) does not support standard midirouting and therefore does not work with our plugin out of the box. Workarounds are theoretically possible but not for the faint of heart!

Apple GarageBand

Video tutorial for GarageBand:

Apple Logic Pro X

Apple Logic Pro X

Logic does not support routing MIDI out of AudioUnit plugins, but virtual midi works to get MIDI into Logic and is simple to setup. First, make sure you apply Logic’s low latency mode.

Recommended setup:

The best way to use MG with Logic is using the MG AudioUnit (customers only):

  1. Make sure you place the MIDI Guitar 2.component in your plugins folder (typically thats /Library/audio/plugins/Components/) as described above.
  2. Restart your computer so that Logic Pro will scan the new files you have installed.
  3. Next, open Logic Pro on your Mac and create two tracks… The first track should be an “audio track” for the audio from your guitar. On the channel fader of this “first” track, activate Midi Guitar 2 in the audio FX slot. Make sure you don’t use any other effects before MIDI Guitar (as MIDI Guitar needs a completely dry input).
  4. Now, create a second track. This new “second” track should be an “instrument track” for the “midi information” that will automatically come from the Midi Guitar 2 plugin on the first guitar track you created… These two tracks will work together!
    On the second track you created, do not call up Midi Guitar 2 in the channel fader slots.
    When you create an “instrument track” in Logic Pro, it automatically installs an instrument in a midi instrument slot… That is the instrument that will be activated and played by the midi information recorded on the track.. you can of course change it to any instrument.

The following video shows how to use MG in Logic Pro X

This video shows how to use both internal sounds and midi in a simple studio setup:

Using only the MIDI Guitar standalone:

  • Instead of using the MIDI Guitar Audio Unit, you can simply run the MIDI Guitar standalone and select the MIDI Output Route: “MIDI Guitar Virtual MIDI Out”. Now “MIDI Guitar” appears in Logic as a MIDI input without any additional work. That’s it. It’s just there. This method will add a bit of latency compared to recommended approach described above.

Apple Mainstage 3

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Ardour

Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2 Manual Pdf

If the buffersize in Ardour is set to 256, the usage of our MIDI Guitar VST is very straightforward.

We still need to add a quickstart vid here.

Jam Origin Midi Guitar

AVID ProTools (only via extra bridging plugin and midi loopback)

AVID ProTools

Since ProTools does not support VST or AU plugins you need to use MIDI Guitar standalone and a virtual midi driver. The idea is that you connect MIDI Guitar to ProTools though a virtual cable (in much the same way you would connect a physical midi keyboard controller though its software driver). Its fairly simple:

1. If you are using Windows you need a virtual midi loop driver, such as loopMidi or loopBe1 (both freeware). Mac users can skip this step as Apple operating systems already include a virtual midi standard.

2. Make sure MIDI Guitar works in standalone mode, i.e. you can play the Test Piano.

3. In MIDI Guitar select the virtual midi loop driver as MIDI Output (bottom left). On Windows that is a loopMidi/loopBe1 device. On Mac its the “MIDI Guitar Virtual MIDI Out”.

4. In ProTools, enable the same device as input. (Setup > MIDI >Input Devices > Check the box next to the MIDI Guitar loop output). Mac users just select the built in “MIDI Guitar Virtual MIDI Out”.

5. Thats it. Your guitar is now connected to ProTools, just like a midi keyboard.

Note that virtual midi is not ideal in terms of latency, although usually the impact is unnoticeable. We will consider an AAX plugin in the future.

Note for Windows users: Since most ASIO drivers only works with one application at a time you might also need a second interface.

Using BlueCat VST wrapper ( this works only on macOS)

As an alternative to the above, you can use the BlueCat VST wrapper.
You have to load the MIDI Guitar AU audio unit: that plugin will create a virtual midi port.

1. Use Blue Cat audio MB& in broadband mode with MIDI Guitar AU as the only plugin inserted.
3. My guitar is plugged into a DI into an input channel on my interface.
4. Go to setup/Midi input devices and make sure to select “Midi Guitar #1 out”. This seems like you may have to do this each time you open a session ( will need to check further)

Bitwig

Our plugins work in Bitwig, and the MIDI is routable from our plugin to other tracks.
there is a quirk however with getting Bitwig to be able to record the MIDI onto a pianoroll.
We contacted Bitwig but still havent got an answer yet

Cakewalk by Bandlab

Cakewalk Sonar

Starting with Sonar X3 and any newer versions works great with MIDI Guitar:

  1. Copy the MIDI Guitar plug-in to the VST folder
  2. Launch SONAR. If the plug-in is no listed in the Audio FX list, run the VST scanner.
  3. Create or open a project.
  4. Add new audio track, set the input to a mono source (or use an existing mono track). Insert MIDI Guitar into FX bin or ProChannel. To record MIDI data from MIDI Guitar MIDI, using the VST2 drop down in the plug-in header click “Enable MIDI Output” otherwise load a synth plug-in directly into the instrument output of MIDI Guitar, enable input echo on and skip step 5.
  5. Add a new synh or change the input to an existing synth to MIDI Guitar. Make sure both the MIDI Guitar audio track and the synth (Instrument or MIDI) track have input echo enabled.

Old versions of Sonar:

In older versions of Sonar (version X1, X2) there are issues with MIDI Guitar. The Sonar addressed these issues in version X3, but some have found a workaround for old versions Sonar that apparently works in X1 and X2.

( Quoted from MoreK at KVR Forum: RE Sonar X2 & MIDI Guitar )

What I missed was the MIDI Guitar pop-up menu in the Synth rack. Clicking the keyboard icon with right mouse button gives a menu with no “Enable MIDI Output” option. You have to click grey area of the synth and you’ll get a different menu with the MIDI output option.

So, to summarize the whole setup:

  1. Copy VST plugin to your VST folder
  2. Launch Sonar. It should automatically recognize the new plug-in and create needed registry entries (ie you should see the plug-in as an effect in Audio FX menu). If not, use Plug-in Manager to scan new plug-ins.
  3. Use Cakewalk Plug-in Manager, find MIDI Guitar in Effects section and open “Plug-in Properties”. Enable “Configure as synth” option.
  4. Close Sonar and use Regedit to change generateEvents key from “0” to “1” in HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareCakewalk Music SoftwareSONAR ProducerCakewalk VST X64Inventory -> MIDI Guitar
  5. Launch Sonar. Add new audio track. Insert MIDI Guitar (now found in Soft Synths menu) to FX bin.
  6. Go to Synth rack view. Right click grey area of the MIDI Guitar synth block and click “Enable MIDI Output”.

That’s it. Add your favourite synth to a new track and route MIDI input from MIDI Guitar, which should be visible in MIDI input menu.

Thanks again, works like a charm now.

Cockos Reaper

Cockos Reaper

Reaper 5.2

Reaper 4.2

Add MIDI Guitar as a FX plugin and click on the record field and select “Record: Output” and then “Record: MIDI Ouput”

Steinberg Cubase

Steinberg Cubase 9 and up

Windows users:
Please deactivate/uncheck the “ASIOguard“ in Cubase audio settings!!
For further helpseeCubase 8 video

Steinberg Cubase 8

Cubase 7

Add an audio track and an instrument/MIDI track. Add MIDI Guitar as an Effect plugin to the Audio track and select MIDI Guitar as input on the Instrument/MIDI track

FL Studio 20 (unconfirmed performance)

FL Studio 20

.. is available for both windows and macos now!
The internal routing allows for connecting the loaded MIDI Guitar plugin to purchased FL synths and none-FL synths.
Note 1: MIDI Guitar is not made with variable buffersize in mind. The display of buffersize and cpu load are erratic.
Note 2: as for now, we dont really know how well it works latency and stabilitywise. It may be so that the standalone/virtual midi is more stable, especially on macos.

FL Studio (before version 20)

You have two options:

1. You can use the MIDI Guitar VST plugin inside FL Studio. This is optimal in terms of latency but unfortunately FL Studio does not currently support routing midi from VST plugins to its piano roll. Thus, you will be limited to hosting synths and instruments inside MIDI Guitars internal plugin host.
If using this option you need to make sure FL process audio in fixed size buffers. Please see the FL docs: http://www.image-line.com/support/FLHelp/html/plugins/wrapper_2_processing.htm

2. The other option is to use a virtual midi loop and the MIDI Guitar standalone. This is detailed below.

Install loopMIDI. Start loopMIDI and add a MIDI port.

In FL Studio MIDI Settings, Enable the loopMIDI Input MIDI device and set the loopMIDI Output MIDI device port number to 0

In the Mixer add MIDI Guitar plugin to an available channel other than Master. In MIDI Guitar plugin settings set MIDI Output port to 0. In the step sequencer select and enable a synth such a DX10.

MOTU Digital Performer

MOTU Digital Performer 8 & 9

  1. In Preferences / Audio Plugins, make sure MIDI Guitar VST is enabled.
  2. In Setup / Configure Audio System / Configure Hardware Driver, check that Master Device is correct.
  3. In Setup / Configure Audio System / Configure Hardware Driver, check that Sample Rate is 44100
  4. In Setup / Configure Audio System / Configure Hardware Driver, check that Buffer Size is 256 or 128
  5. In Setup / Configure Audio System / Input Monitoring Mode, make sure that “Monitor record-enabled tracks through effects” is selected.
  6. Select Sequence tab
  7. Add a Audio Track
  8. Select Audio Input for the Audio Track.
  9. Enable Input Monitor and Record for the audio track.
  10. Select Mixing Board tab
  11. Add MIDI Guitar VST to audio track.
    In MIDI Guitar, set Patch to “Test Piano” and strum your guitar to test MIDI Guitar.
  12. Select Sequence tab.
  13. Add a MIDI track
  14. Arm MIDI track for recording
  15. Click record.

Magix Samplitude

Magix Samplitude

Very nice video introduction to MIDI Guitar using Samplitude by Kraznet.

Propellerhead Reason ( not compatible: no midi routing)

Propellerhead Reason 10

From Reason 9.5 on, VST plugins are supported, but the midi output from a VST is still not routed in Reason 10.

Propellerhead Reason 9.5

From Reason 9.5 on, VST plugins are supported, but the midi output from a VST is not routed yet.
We’ve notified Propellerhead of this, hopefully they add the functionality soon. You still need the use the standalone via virtual midi route now.
https://www.propellerheads.se/reason-95

Propellerhead Reason below 9.5

Since Reason does not support VST or AU plugins you need to use MIDI Guitar standalone and a virtual midi driver. Its fairly simple:

1. First make sure MIDI Guitar works in standalone mode. If you are using Windows you need to install a virtual midi loop driver (such as loopMidi or loopBe1, both freeware). Select the virtual midi driver as output route in MIDI Guitar. Mac users simply select the MIDI output route: “MIDI Guitar Virtual MIDI Out”.

2. In Reason you must register the virtual MIDI driver as a MIDI Control Keyboard/surface. See the image below.

Note that virtual midi is not ideal in terms of latency. We do not know yet if there is has any real impact or not on latency. We will consider Reason Rack Extension in the future.

PreSonus Studio One

Studio One Professional
IMPORTANT:
turn down dropout protection under Options->Audio Setup->DropoutProtection.
It cannot be set to maximum. Any other setting should be okay.

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Studio One Prime

This free version of Studio One does not support VST plugins.

You can still use MIDI Guitar with it, using a virtual midi loop connection. On Mac its built in. On Windows you need loopMidi (freeware). Then select the virtual device as output route in MG and input in Sutiod One Prime.

Studio One Artist

This version supports VSTs with an extra add one that can be purchased from Presonus.

You can still use MIDI Guitar with it, using a virtual midi loop connection. On Mac its built in. On Windows you need loopMidi (freeware). Then select the virtual device as output route in MG and input in Sutiod One Prime.

Older versions of Studio One

Makes sure your samplerate is set to 44.1Khz and buffersize 256 or 128 samples.

Add track 1 (mono audio). Arm it for recording so you have your guitar here. Add the MIDI Guitar VST to this track. Adjust sensitivity.

Add track 2 (instrument track). Change instrument input to “MIDI Guitar”, “CH1”. Arm it for recording so you have your guitar MIDI here.

Record audio and midi by pressing record.

Sensomusic Usine

Sensomusic Usine

Video introduction to MIDI Guitar using Usine by Nay-Seven.

Traktion 7

Compatibility with popular DAWs

Please find guides for each DAW above.

NameVSTAudio UnitPlugin HostMIDI OutWindowsMac OS X
Ableton LiveYesYesYesYesYesYes
Apple GarageBandN/AYesYesYesN/AYes
Apple LogicN/AYesYesYes/V-MIDIN/AYes
AVID Pro ToolsN/AN/AN/AStandaloneYesYes
Cakewalk SonarYesYesYesYesYesYes
Cockos ReaperYesYesYesYesYesYes
ImageLine FL StudioYesN/AYesStandaloneYesN/A
Magix SamplitudeYesYesYesYesYesYes
MOTU Digital PerformerYesYesYesYesYesYes
Propellerhead ReasonN/AN/AN/AStandaloneYesYes
PreSonus Studio OneYesYesYesYesYesYes
Sensomusic UsineYesYesYesYesYesYes
Steinberg CubaseYes?YesYesYesYes

* On Windows it requires a virtual midi driver such as the free loopMIDI

Recommended DAW settings

Midi Jam

Its recommended you run your DAW at 44100Hz using 128 or 256 samples pr audio buffer. Its important to understand that running at too high samplerates will cause latency and unresponsive tracking.

MIDI Guitar should work fine at high samplerates as well (88.2K, 96K, 192K, etc..), but it will cause additional CPU load and have no quality benefits as for MG concerned.

Processing old recordings

MIDI Guitar will generally process anyting on a track in a DAW, and this can be used to process old recordings in you DAW, in the same was as it can be used on live tracks, as long as those tracks are dry guitar recordings.

Jam Origin Manual

This means you can convert dry guitar audio recordings to MIDI, and have endless creative use cases. For inspiration please see this video: