Pat Waara Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I just watched Paul Davids demo the Expressiv MIDI Pro 2 MIDI guitar on his YouTube channel. All I can say is, "Holy sh*t!" This thing looks amazing. I've tried a couple of different MIDI guitars over the years, but the false triggering and the finickiness of the them left me wanting. (I'm not as clean of a player as I would like to be.) Not only does it appear to track well, but it has a bunch of controls on it (e.g., XY pad and a joystick) to manipulate other midi devices such as pedals or synths. It's pricey at 2990 Euros, but given what it is, it's probably worth it. Here's a link to their website https://www.rorguitars.com/ and a link to Paul's YouTube video If anyone gets a chance to actually try one themselves, please post your comments and review here. If I had an extra $4000 lying around, I would buy this thing. Quote ~Pat Waara https://patwaaramusic.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 That looks awesome. He's a great player but the vidoe could be a lot shorter! I've got a Fishman Triple Play mounted on a Franken Tele and what I've learned is that the system is VERY sensitive to everything, which can cause false triggering. Careful listening and study have led me to the following conclusions: My favorite picks are too heavy (2mm gator) and essentially become a "moving fret" which causes a very brief unintended higher note to "pop" off the pick before the string settles to the actual note that is being fretted. This causes false triggering. A lighter, thinner pick does reduce this tendency considerably but the tendency to "dig in" and pick harder to compensate for the thinner pick means there is still false triggering. I've found that using my fingers to pluck the strings reduces false triggering most effectively. Since fingers are relatively soft, they do not "fret" the string the way that a pick can. That said, you may pick at a spot that triggers a harmonic, however briefly. Still, that has become my MIDI guitar go-to for now. This guitar looks and sounds great on the video but I would have to actually play one and at this point it is well out of my budget. So I'll just keep doing what I'm doing now. For me, it is a recording tool and more for atmosphere and backing tracks than main tracks. I love the sound of actual strings! Great thread though, I look forward to what comes up!!!! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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