by Bill Bernico | Jan 2, 2008 | Practical MIDI
Last year I submitted this column to Vin (some of you know him as Flash) for his input and he reminded me that the Cybermidi site has a forum for this sort of thing. Is this a case of Cybermidi's forum not being utilized to its full advantage or could there be a...
by Bill Bernico | Dec 28, 2007 | Practical MIDI
There was a time in my musical career when I’d have proudly stood up on stage and sung my lungs out with my version of Herman’s Hermits version of “I’m Henry VIII, I Am” and then waited for the teen adulation to come pouring up from the crowd at me feet. Of course, I...
by Bill Bernico | Dec 26, 2007 | Practical MIDI
Did you know that Clint Eastwood is a pretty good musician as well as an actor? I was surprised to learn that, too. It made me think of how MIDI acts remind me of “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” Stay with me and I’ll wrap this up neater than a Christmas present for...
by Bill Bernico | Dec 24, 2007 | Practical MIDI
I'm fortunate as far as live solo performers go in that I not only play guitar, but I also play keyboards. That becomes important for several reasons. One, I can switch off from guitar for a little variety in my show. Two, the keyboard I use has MIDI capabilities,...
by Bill Bernico | Dec 23, 2007 | Practical MIDI
I’ve written several articles about the use of MIDI files to replace several band members who may have grown out of the band thing. I’ve written about duo acts and solo acts filling the voids left by departing members. But I hadn’t even thought about MIDI taking just...
