Routing MIDI Output to a different device
Ensemble usually sends MIDI information from the Notes, Chords and Controller blocks to a built-in Soundfont Synth to generate sound. Sometimes we want to send MIDI to a different software …
“Upcycling” your old MIDIcreator with Ensemble
MIDIcreator is a key accessible music technology product that has been around since the early 1990’s. The main version that most people will come across is the unit with the …
Using the Numark Orbit with Ensemble via MIDI
The Numark Orbit is a handheld wireless controller for DJ’s that features an array of light-up buttons, a large control knob and also accelerometers. It can be connected to the …
Can I improve the sound quality of MIDI Notes & Chords?
The Ensemble software uses a Soundfont synth to generate it’s MIDI sounds. This is quicker and better quality than most PC’s built-in Microsoft synth. It also means that several different …
Using the Beamz with Ensemble
The Beamz is an interesting ‘laser harp’ style controller that ships with its own music generation software. It has four laser beams that you can break to trigger various sounds …
Bett Show Demos – Xbox Guitar Part 1
Using the ubiquitous Xbox Wireless Controller as an input device for Ensemble is something that appealed to a lot of people at the show. It’s low cost, has lots of …
Controlling GarageBand
GarageBand is a great piece of software for recording music on an Apple Mac. All you need to do is plug in your instrument, or select a loop, and away …
Using an Xbox controller to play the guitar
One of my favourite examples of the power of Ensemble is to use an Xbox controller to play an electric guitar solo. An Xbox controller is a great sensor to …
Ensemble at the University of York (Andrew Cleaton)
The room is dark. A group of shadowy figures huddle around the glow of a computer monitor. Two of their number raise Xbox controllers and silence falls. At a predetermined …
Tip – Triggering in time
We’ve just been asked if you can trigger events so that they will stay in time (something which Mike Sissons also talks about at the end of his customer story). …