Software to trigger midi seqences with computer keys

[negg]

Hi Group

I've searched the whole net, but could not find a software that lets
me load prepared midi sequences on my notebook so I can trigger them
live while playing another instrument (bass or guitar etc.) by tapping
on my computer keyboard. Lets say I've got a strings arrangement on
key "S", so when I press "S" it plays that midi sequence once and then
stops again.

It would also be perfect if I could synchronize it with a given
midi-time signal so it plays in sync with my band-compagnion's
notebooks.

Only one I found is LoopTrax on http://www.mixvibes.com/ but that
thing is so buggy on win2k that I cant really use it.

Thanks so much for your help

negg (Martin Schuster)

[negg]

Hi again,

Maybe I wasn't precise enough: I am searching for a windows-based
software that plays a midi sequence when a certain midi message
arrives or a key is pressed.

I found http://www.nosuch.com/keykit/ that (as far as I can see) does
all I want. But I am still open for other suggestions.

negg (Martin Schuster)

[Tormod Carstens]

I am just trying a program called MIDI-OX which seems to be able to do just
about anything I can think of, but I needed to install MIDI Yoke as well.
Latency seems to be a problem, at least on my laptop.


"negg" <neggl@web.de> wrote in message
news:daffbd86.0305290902.1e705688@posting.google.c om...
> Hi again,
>
> Maybe I wasn't precise enough: I am searching for a windows-based
> software that plays a midi sequence when a certain midi message
> arrives or a key is pressed.
>
> I found http://www.nosuch.com/keykit/ that (as far as I can see) does
> all I want. But I am still open for other suggestions.
>
> negg (Martin Schuster)

[Tormod Carstens]

I am just trying a program called MIDI-OX which seems to be able to do just
about anything I can think of, but I needed to install MIDI Yoke as well.
Latency seems to be a problem, at least on my laptop.


"negg" <neggl@web.de> wrote in message
news:daffbd86.0305290902.1e705688@posting.google.c om...
> Hi again,
>
> Maybe I wasn't precise enough: I am searching for a windows-based
> software that plays a midi sequence when a certain midi message
> arrives or a key is pressed.
>
> I found http://www.nosuch.com/keykit/ that (as far as I can see) does
> all I want. But I am still open for other suggestions.
>
> negg (Martin Schuster)

[Angelo Fraietta]

You could use Algorithmic Composer. You use connect virtual objects together
using virtual patch cables. There is a sequencer object in that (you can even
play more than one sequence at the same time if you wanted to do that)

negg wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> Maybe I wasn't precise enough: I am searching for a windows-based
> software that plays a midi sequence when a certain midi message
> arrives or a key is pressed.
>
> I found http://www.nosuch.com/keykit/ that (as far as I can see) does
> all I want. But I am still open for other suggestions.
>
> negg (Martin Schuster)


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[negg]

Hi Angelo,

> You could use Algorithmic Composer. You use connect virtual objects together
> using virtual patch cables. There is a sequencer object in that (you can even
> play more than one sequence at the same time if you wanted to do that)

Yes Algorithmic Composer looks very interesting, and I will leave it
on my computer, just in case I need some real flexible midi patch
tool. But for the current job it is a little too complicated for me,
as I only need a simple sequence player.

Thanks for the advice anyway!
Martin.