Re: Possible Roland GK alternatives?
jacubert wrote:
Agreed - the Roland system (and MIDI Guitar 2) generate MIDI which can be used to trigger any MIDI device/instrument. However, for synth only, Roxsyn has the advantage of not needing a pickup or a converter from their 13 pin system. I use Roxsyn to augment the melody side of the Stick rather than to imitate other instruments. I think the Roland system is the way to go if that is the goal.
Yes. As with most synths one can hit an organ or flute sound pretty easily. Horns and strings are more difficult (at least they are for me - maybe someone better at synths could do it better.)
Ideally, I'd like an MG2 type "device" that I can then route into a sample player, like the free BS-16i which can handle SFZ SoundFonts of which there are many that are pretty good. MG2 works amazingly well, but I haven't yet figured how to get it to not react to lifting my finger off the string, but to be fair I haven't worked real hard at it. I'm concentrating on just being able to make music, so anything I do with synths or midi converters is just farting around!