Originally Posted by
Burble
Hi!
Not to be pedantic, but I think there are some vocabulary issues at work here.
The 13-pin cable isn't MIDI, so it probably goes to some proprietary interface that spits MIDI (or other formats) out the other side. You need to get out through the 5-pin output before the guitar is actually speaking MIDI.
The things you specifically mention - samples, loops, and mp3 files - aren't really MIDI functions. MIDI functions are notes and bend ranges and things like that translated into data that another synthesizer can read; basically triggering information and parameters. Samples and loops and mp3 data are all produced from actual audio, and are better relegated to the world of audio. You can do most of this stuff with freeware or things like Garageband, which pretty much comes with any computer these days.
On the other hand, if you want to use the guitar to control other synthesizers, or produce music data for a program that reads MIDI, then I'd brush up on whatever the interface is that goes from your guitar to MIDI. (Sorry - I don't know what the 13-pin guitar platform is. :=/ )
I think the misunderstanding MIDI vs. audio is at fault for some people being totally dissatisfied with MIDI, and at the same time, others not taking advantage of it.
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