MIDI & CONTROLLERS.
MIDI fundamentals, routing, controllers, timing and synchronization.
Clock Sync, SMPTE, MTC and MMC
MIDI Clock Sync, SMPTE, MTC and MMC How machines stay in sync by Tweak The problem Audio and music happens in time. Many of your machines have an internal clock keeping track of what time it is supposed to do something. These clocks, unless made to receive code from an external clock, will be totall…
Guide to Compact MIDI Keyboard Controllers
Tweak's Guide to Compact MIDI Keyboard Controllers Figure Out which one is right for your desktop studio by Rich the TweakMeister Novation Remote 25SL 25-Key Compact USB Keyboard Controller Bigger is not always better . Especially when it comes to studio gear that has to compete for the small space…
Guide to Control Surfaces
Guide to Control Surfaces Restored local archive. Dead external/affiliate links and unavailable archived targets have been disabled. Guitar | Bass | Keyboard | Microphones | Mixers | Audio Interfaces | Monitors | Sequencers | Soft Synths | Live Sound | Drums |…
How Tweak's Guide Works
How Tweak's Guide Works The Guide to the Guide Note the list of classes on the left this way is left <<<<---------------- You don't have to read them all in order, but I do explain basic concepts in the early classes and assume you know them in the later classes. So you think you know "your stuff"?…
MIDI 101 by SoundCravers Lab
MIDI Basics What it is, how it works, why it's important and how to hook it up in your home studio by Rich the TweakMeister MIDI 101 1. Understand MIDI data 2. How to setup a keyboard and sequencer 3. Configuring Ports, Channels, Tracks and Instruments Ok, professional mixologists, filter-heads, LFO…
Midi and Audio Equipment at SoundCravers Lab
Gear at SoundCravers Lab Computer Network Current Machines 1. Mac Pro 8 core 266ghz 3 1TB internal drives, 2TB USB Backup 16GB memory 4 video displays, inclu Apple 30" Cinema Display Parallels 5.0 running Windows 7 Logic 9, Cubase 5, Live 6, Reason 4 MOTU 896MK3+828mk2+ADA8000 Aggregate driver 2. Ma…
Original Midifiles and MIDI modules
Some Original Midifiles By Tweak General MIDI format copyright 2000 Rich's MIDI and Audio lab All Rights reserved Analogical An example of Midifile quality when you hire me! (5/97). QS owners, it will push your machines to the max! 64 voice MIDI module required. (5 Min) The Daystar An old but good M…
Rachid's Top 50 Wishs
50 Most Wanted Wishs for the Emulator Operating System Compiled by Rachid posted 5/5/99 Nr 1: Standard DOS disk format - 58 Votes For hard drives as well as CD-Roms, this coupled with .WAV and .AIFF should be a giant leap.. Author(s): Loads.. Nr 2: Save / export INTO an existing bank - 53 Votes How…
Setting up Word Clock by SoundCravers Lab
Setting up Word Clock in simple and advanced digital audio recording systems by SoundCravers Lab ART SyncGEN Wordclock and Sample Rate Generator The ART SyncGen is a simple to use and inexpensive way to improve the sound of your digital recording gear and eliminate seemingly random pops and clicks r…
So you want to build yer studio
So you want to build yer studio, eh dude, ahem dudette. Cool! we need more dudettes round here. First you connect your keyboard to the computer. This can be done in many ways. Some keyboards have built in USB MIDI interfaces so you just plug the cable in. Others have standard 5 pin MIDI jacks. If th…
The Many Functions of MIDI DATA
The Many Functions of MIDI DATA by Tweak Ok, dudes, you're doing good if you are still with me. By now you should be aware that MIDI is something you cannot afford to ignore, particularly in this day and age. I've put together this chart that sums it all up pretty succinctly. Capabilities of MIDI Da…
The Tweaker's Guide to MIDI Controls
The Tweaker's Guide to MIDI Continuous Controller Commands Enhance your MIDI Rig by Using "CC Events" Consistently by Rich the TweakMeister Here's a handy list of MIDI continuous controller commands (or CCs) defined in the official MIDI Spec . The MIDI specification is the agreed upon standard the m…
Understanding MIDI Interfaces
Understanding MIDI Interfaces The Role of the MIDI Interface, with Real World Examples Tweak's MIDI system as seen by Mac OSX. Note how the system "sees" the MIDI ports on my Unitor 8 system, 828mk2, Remote SL. All of those ins and outs are simultaneously active and ready for use in my sequencers. M…
Understanding the vast Matrix of MIDI and Audio data
Understanding the Vast Matrix of MIDI and Audio data Strategies for Converting MIDI to Audio from the tracking stage to Pre-mix stage What is MIDI? What is a Bounce? What is a group? What is the Tracking Stage? What is the Mixing Stage? by Rich the TweakMeister H as anyone seen the movie The Matrix?…