drop midi into host?

[Sean Thompson]

Sorry if this question is redundant – I tried reading a number of posts and am still not clear on this. I get that you might be able (depending on your host DAW) be able to drop your own midi into EZKeys, but what I am most interested in is being able to take midi patterns from the EZKeys library or pattern arranger, and drop that into my DAW’s midi track. (obviously easier for editing, but also for copying out for string and bass arrangements too).

Drag Midi to host is a function I use regularly with Superior Drummer – is this function available in EZKeys?

Cheers,
Sean

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[Sean Thompson]

Just to be a little more clear, I saw that there is an export MIDI function, but what I am hoping to do is drag blocks from the timeline straight into a Midi track on a DAW.

[John]

I saw that there is an export MIDI function, but what I am hoping to do is drag blocks from the timeline straight into a Midi track on a DAW.

Yes, this is not only possible but an intended possible workflow.

BR,
John

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[Sean Thompson]

Sold! Thanks John

[Kathrin41]

For example a line of flute music would it be able to find chords that sounded good with that? I’m curios about both midi and audio.

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[John]

@Kathrin41:
How do you mean? Are you asking if EZkeys can analyze audio to derive a chord sequence?
If so, the answer is: No. EZkeys can analyze MIDI; either patterns on your hard drive or what you play on your keyboard and feed into it.
You can build sequences from existing patterns, record new, “steal” performances from other patterns and apply to your chord sequence, change chords and inversion, etc.

BR,
John

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[Nathan]

You can use other software to turn audio into MIDI, but the results will depend upon how much time and how good the tools are you have/ can afford. I guess if it’s just for note/chord recognition and part generation, then you don’t have to go too far on it.

I’ve just recorded myself whistling (very badly) into REAPER and plonked an instance of its included ReaTune plugin on the track. I told it to output MIDI on pitch change and saved the MIDI to a second track. Played back through a soft synth it sounds remarkably as bad as me

Now I know it’s only monophonic (but so is a flute), and it doesn’t interpret volume to MIDI velocity, but this is from shareware tools that don’t cost anything to download and a time spent of less than five minutes. I think you’d need Melodyne for polyphonic sounds (chords) and I think it will try and interpret the levels, but it would owe you £300-400 if you didn’t have (access to) it already.

-Just an idea…

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