guitar control midi?

[bluemoon45]

I'm totally new to midi as I've always just used microphones on my instruments... but lately I've been reading and was wondering if I played my guitar as a midi track, would I be able to use a vst instrument to say... play piano or something.

I hope this doesn't sound too stupid, realize I've never used midi before

[altitude909]

There are midi guitars that send midi data but you cannot use a standard guitar. Midi is digital data, not audio

[drossfile]

you can also outfit a standard guitar with a midi pickup and sound module, usually available as a package. i know roland makes one, not sure who else does.

google "midi guitar pickup" and you should get results from sweetwater, gc, etc.

[acidrock]

Ther have been various versions of guitar synths and MIDI converters out for years.The good news is that they track better than ever.The bad news is that it still takes a little getting used to.I've heard these on a few occasions and have come away pretty impressed,I'm surprised I don't see more people using them.Maybe it's because you can buy a keyboard for the same price.

I've copied some links including synths,but as long as you have a MIDI converter there's no reason you can't plug the guitar into a VSTI either.





Guitars with synth access.....

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ess?sku=511883

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ess?sku=511884

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...tar?sku=517909


Pickups only...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...kup?sku=700379

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...Kit?sku=700425

Sound modules,some with pickups...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...kup?sku=150097

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...kup?sku=150243
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ce-?sku=150094

[pipelineaudio]

for single note stuff (no chords), ReaTune in reaper will convert notes to midi. You can play drums or whatever that way, but only a tone at a time.