Axon 50 midi tracker is STUPID!

Stupid is a relative term.

The product is designed to do very specific things and it looks like it does it at a price that is less than their top line products. If you just need a midi to USB converter, you can get those for about $50. Just don't rant on a product just because it doesn't meet your needs exactly, because THAT... is stupid...

 

are you a troll?

 

please just go away

 

go back and reread all your posts on this thread.. you have already been reported..

 

Hi.

As I had no idea what this "STUPID" thingamajing might be, I googled it. Just out of curiosity.

If it was a brand spanking new product, I'd guess that You were trolling for it, but as it's a rather old product, I can't really see the point of Your post.

A specialized product for studio use, nothing more, nothing less.

I'm sure You can find less accurate tracking systems much, much cheaper.

As bass frequencies are near impossible to track without (shifting) latency, I don't see the point of calling the product stupid, if it cuts the latency even a bit. Don't know if that's the case though. Don't have the need or desire for such products until they're real time, if even then.

Regards
Sam

 

The point of the Axon and similar units is to break down the individual string input and spit it out into separate MIDI channels (one for each string). It's not a simple as getting a MIDI signal straight off the 13 pin connector. You could actually get a computer to do this but you'd need the software to interperet the 13 pin input. And since, as far as I know, no-one has done this yet you're stuck with the only existing option....the Axon.

 

Reading this , I understand that you are totally clueless about pitch to MIDI stuff so I'll try to explain;

First , there was the Dinosaurs , then came the GK pickup , wich signal is sent to a pitch to MIDI device by the 13 pin cable you refering to.

"THIS IS NOT A MIDI SIGNAL"

It is 9 different signals coming from the GK pickup to be processed by a Pitch to MIDI device , like an Axon 50 for example.
Each string send a different signal , that's why you need a multi-pin conector.

The Axon ( or a Roland GI20 , GR whatever) will then "translate" this signal , wich is like an analog signal and transform it into a MIDI signal. ( That's where the 500$ comes in.... )

So a 13 pin to USB adaptor like you are saying on your opening comment is like asking for a quarter inch to AC cable ; why buy a preamp , an amp and speaker when I can plug my bass directly in the wall ? As stupid as your question is....

There are ways to ask question when you don't know about a subject.....

 

WHy bothering with a bass at all ? The computer can play it for you too.

 

He's actually had this stuff explained to him before, I think. Waste of time and typing evidently.

Actually there are also Roland, and probably Yamaha 13-pin pitch-to-midi convertors - standalone, and embedded in other products.

 

Yeah the 13-pin connector is pretty much a standard for MIDI oriented pickups.
You can always wait on a Behringer module to come out.

 

Step away from the forum....

Not deleted because there were a couple of good responses. That said, overall tone here is not inline with forum rules.