Summing up the MIDI Guitar 2 Project for 2021 - Best Software, plugins, and more

The MIDI Guitar project mission statement reads as follows: ”The MIDI Guitar project has as its main objective to sift through the ever-expanding universe of new software instruments and plugins, to detect and point to those of special interest for whatever reason.”

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2:18 Straight Ahead Samples’ ”The Birth of the Trumpet” in Native Instruments Kontakt

3:18 Straight Ahead Samples’ ”The Eminent Trombone” in Native instruments Kontakt played on a Vigier Excalibur Surfreter (ftretless guitar)

3:36 Stings ”Fragile” with Audio Modelings SWAM Trombone (also played on the Vigier)



9:55 Layering 12 Audio Modeling SWAM violins in an old-school overdub one at a time

12:27 Great inspirations: Anders Jormin - Pt 1. Fretless MIDI playing a SWAM Cello, pt. 2 Reason’s ”Friktion” and a SWAM Tenor sax

13:15 Great inspirations: Jan Garbarek - SWAM Soprano Sax

13.36 Great inspirations: Eric Dolphy - SWAM Bass Clarinet

[lofileif]

This video is a condensed version of stuff I’ve shown interest in over the past year. So for those of you that follow this channel, there is stuff in here not displayed in earlier videos,   but you will probably recognize a lot too. The things that are completely new to the MIDI Guitar project for this year are the generative apps for Instant composing I’ve managed to incorporate here. Many of you, I am sure, will listen to some of this stuff and think it is prerecorded track where in fact it is not. Most of the new stuff  I’ve found as a result of adding Abelton with the Max for Live platform to my setup. Some of the devices, such as the Dr. Chaos devise from the probability pack and Swarmalators from Dillon Bastan are sure to pop up in a lot of my videos going forward.  


A little caveat to begin with: these are only opinions! The relative qualities or degrees of usefulness reported on about any the software, is from my highly personal perspective of looking for the most interesting playable and controllable instruments or devices I can find. And also, everything here, that isn’t freeware is software/hardware I have purchased to use. I have no affiliate links, no paid promotion, not even trial software. So please don’t ask for a copy.

As always, if you are interested in the MIDI Guitar 2 software go to


and grab the trial version. It is completely free to try, for as long as you might need! 😀👍

And of course, the breathcontroller I am using throughout is a BBC2 from TEControl :


If I missed something, I am sure you’ll let me know? 🤝👍

[davidfrancis]

Wow great stuff .. lots to get the head around .. in playing, devices and sounds … you deserve a lot more recognition for your inspirations and explorations and beautiful sounds

[CsawIvu]

OMG. Brother you keep on expanding way beyond expectations. That composition at 2:22 sends me to the year 2521 😬. I would like to say.... IMHO its time for a LoFiLeif Sonic Production!! Seriously, these samples would make really superb full compositions. Thanks Again, and really appreciate your presentations of both instruction, and Excellent Sonic Events. Happy New Year!!

[Alex_Martz]

Thanks for all your effort in putting these videos and doing the detailed descriptions!, it's great to see a channel of someone who can actually play guitar well and also knows how to use technology applied to it, and with no spamming or promotional affiliate links!, this is the best essence of a youtube channel for sharing and learning!, BTW, it's great to see all the amazing collection of guitars you have!, What are all the controls on the Parker Fly that appears on the video thumbnail?, it has at least 11 switches/controls!... Hope you had a great Christmas and wishing you the best for 2022!

[TutorWilliam]

SO GOOD. BEEN LISTENING FROM OUTSIDE. THOUGHT YT HAD SWITCHED TO A BAND, BUT NOPE. STILL LEIF. mAX RESPECT!!!

[briantyhy]

I just can't believe Ive seen and heard what I've heard. Amazing. How big is your brain? You are in a class of your own. thanks for sharing cheers

[douglasrperkins]

I love how you incorporate the hybrid picking to free you up to get whatever you want. How are you doing some of the parallel harmonies, it looks like some are software generated and some are in your left hand. I love your playing ;-)

[Lovelifefloweracab]

Hi, thanks a lot for those materials. What do you think is better for Midi Guitar 2, humbuckers or single coil pickup?

[tolga]

Can I please learn the name of the device you are blowing and its purpose? I see that you are playing the guitar in traditional fashion and Jam Origin Midi Guitar 2 is converting guitar signal into midi. But what is the digital mouthpiece doing, and what is it called? Thanks in advance.

[kevinsturges]

What kind of computer and what are its specs, are you using to do all this?