Tip for Hardware Synth / DAW use

jimi_t2

A discussion about jamming with laptops was brought up in the dance forum.

I posted it there and it'd probably be of interest to some of you lads here; namely the software MidiQuest 10.


Basically it allows you to act as if your hardware is a drop-in plug-in with a fully accessible GUI, even for the 2 line LCD, four knob rack synths of yore. Couldn't be more suitable for macro/arrangement control when you've a few people belting out **** and allows you to use Ableton in lieu of a proper mixer.

It's got fully designed GUI's and implementation for 650 instruments including all the usual suspects. $250



http://www.squest.com/

oootini

jimi_t2 wrote: »

A discussion about jamming with laptops was brought up in the dance forum.

I posted it there and it'd probably be of interest to some of you lads here; namely the software MidiQuest 10.


Basically it allows you to act as if your hardware is a drop-in plug-in with a fully accessible GUI, even for the 2 line LCD, four knob rack synths of yore. Couldn't be more suitable for macro/arrangement control when you've a few people belting out **** and allows you to use Ableton in lieu of a proper mixer.

It's got fully designed GUI's and implementation for 650 instruments including all the usual suspects. $250



http://www.squest.com/

yeah mad interested in this alright. you can get standalone versions for particular synths too...

https://vp3.netgate.net/~squest/Windows/UniQuest/SoloQuest-About.html

empirix

oootini wrote: »

yeah mad interested in this alright. you can get standalone versions for particular synths too...

https://vp3.netgate.net/~squest/Windows/UniQuest/SoloQuest-About.html

lookis interisting, no moog or dsi though!!

jimi_t2

empirix wrote: »

lookis interisting, no moog or dsi though!!

No MIDI on most of the MOOG stuff to be fair. Voyager Rack and Little Phatty are the only two that I can think of off the top of my head, and I think the main point of the software is to up the usability of the stuff without much hands-on control/lots of menu diving, like old rack and FM synths.

For vintage analog stuff, Volto is the nearest equivalent VST for CV voltage control in-DAW

DSI stuff has its own specialised GUI software AFAIK. I'm guessing its a little new as well.

oootini

jimi_t2 wrote: »

For vintage analog stuff, Volto is the nearest equivalent VST for CV voltage control in-DAW

only works with motu or dc-coupled interfaces i think.

http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/silentway.html

with a bit of soldering, you can use this to send CV from any sound card...

oootini

empirix wrote: »

lookis interisting, no moog or dsi though!!

looks like this guy has gone and made standalone editors and vst editors for a whole bunch of synths. check em out!

http://code.google.com/p/ctrlr/downloads/list
http://ctrlr.org/index.php?sid=3068cc1f74038d5ec083e8170f3df112