I notice that many of you use midi songs, rhythms, etc., with your Kn7000 keyboards.

I am a bit confused, in that it has been my impression that MIDI sounds do not have as good a sound quality as the sounds of the KN7000, therefore I have stayed away from MIDI sounds. My sequences all use just the KN7000 sounds, which I have been very satisfied with.

Am I missing the boat somewhere about my understanding of MIDI sounds??

Thanks for you comments.

Larry Gosmeyer

[This message has been edited by larry gosmeyer (edited 04-30-2009).]

Larry, Midi songs with general sounds are not as good as the KN7 sounds. But why not download the general midi file and replace the general midi instrument sounds with Kn7 sounds.

John C.

JOHN C Downloading the midi files then changing the instrument sounds to 7K sounds
begs the question in my mind, why bother to download midi at all?

Like Larry, I too prefer the 7K sounds..

Elizabeth

Dear Elizabeth,
I find MIDI files very useful in building new styles in the Composer. It's just a matter of putting the file in the key of C and assigning your favorite Technics voices. Then selecting bits and pieces to make a style. I'm not a very good drummer, so the drum part is especially useful.
Frank

[QUOTE]Originally posted by etwo4788:
[B]JOHN C Downloading the midi files then changing the instrument sounds to 7K sounds
begs the question in my mind, why bother to download midi at all?

Like Larry, I too prefer the 7K sounds..

Elizabeth

Elizabeth, My only reason for downloading a midi file is there are parts in almost every song that are unique to that song. In a song like Misty the melody and great chords made the song popular. Try sequencing “In the Mood” with all the original backgrounds sounds. And, the drums are not lost in repetition, they are played with breaks and fills fitting that song.

I enjoy creating a midi file without any outside help, when it is done it is my creation. But if you are playing out, jobs, gigs, the closer you can get to the original arrangement the more it is accepted. We had a man on this forum that created midi files that were so original, his name escapes me now. When he told me that he was living in a beautiful open country area and he had his KN7 at his side I thought, “A dream”. I think his last name was Colin.

John C.

Frank
I have many of your styles. They are great. Could you share your expertise ?

Bernie

I have to agree with Bruno123. If you have Note worthy composer and you download a midi file to it, it prints out separate scores for different instruments. Go to the sequencer and make your own music and it is very close to the original songs. The more it sounds like the original the more people like it.

Hello,

like Larry has already written: the sounds of the KN 7000 are often much better than the GM and GM2 sounds.
Of course I play well Midifiles. But only if I have the midi editing. In Part Setting "I replace the midi sounds with the instruments of KN 7000
For good midi sounds I look at the settings, such as DSP, reverb, multi, etc., then I make new creations of sounds with the KN 7000.

Never mind the sounds of midi files - I use midi files because they provide rhythms which I cannot emulate on the standard styles of the KN7000...such as Lady Gaga numbers. There that's got you thinking 'who's Lady Gaga' well she's a californian singer who is top of the hit parades at the moment.
Rog
p.s. If you load GM/GM2 as NX your midi file uses the Technics sounds...

[This message has been edited by RMepstead (edited 05-03-2009).]

Looks like the MIDI files have a lot of good possibilities if handled properly.

Next question--

Where are there some locations that I can get some good MIDI files to start on??

Thanks again.

Larry Gosmeyer