Amiga - MIDI - guitar

[McVenco]

Since I'm an absolute n00b when it comes to MIDI and it's possibilities, here a few questions:

I bought a set of A1200s a while back, and it came with a MIDI interface:
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=702
Also, I have a guitar amplifier with MIDI possibilities:
http://www.guitarshop.net/hugheskettnermsm1.htm

Question now is: how do I link the amp to the interface to the Amiga, and what can I achieve with it? I'd like to fiddle around with some tracker-like stuff, and record that combined with me playing the guitar. What software do I need for that?

I also have a sampler:
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=1129
What software can I use with that to sample from CD and can I also use it to sample some of my guitar playing?

Last question: does anyone know a good/cheap source for MIDI-cables? Or can I just buy those in a common computer or music instruments store?

[McVenco]

Wow, thanks for all the replies (I didn't suspect this much!)

I'll give things a try and see what will happen. As far as I've found out on Usenet, searching for "ATTAX 100 MIDI" (my guitar amp), I learned that indeed there is not much to control via the MIDI-output on the amp, apart from switching between the 3 different channels on the amp itself.

About quality of sound: I wasn't planning to make professional music, just making some nice sounds for fun and maybe for friends to listen. Plus, I like the somewhat "lo-fi" sound you get with 8-bit audio (I still play a lot of Mod-files every now and then on my PC).

Maybe I'll put up some soundfiles on a server when I succesfully have recorded some, but that could take months.


Does anyone know if it's possible to play the combined Amiga+guitar sound through my amp's speaker, or does the sound go through the Amiga sound output?

Cheers,
McVenco

[McVenco]

bloodline wrote:

Maybe I'll put up some soundfiles on a server when I succesfully have recorded some, but that could take months.

That would be cool to hear!

I'll definitely keep you guys posted. Don't expect anything soon though! :-)

Does anyone know if it's possible to play the combined Amiga+guitar sound through my amp's speaker, or does the sound go through the Amiga sound output?

Not without a mixer.

Then I'll buy me one of those. My amp's MIDI module is already on the dutch equivalent of Ebay (www.marktplaats.nl) so I'll use the money I get for that to buy a mixer.

I also discovered FL Studio for windows today, which I might use as well for recording some stuff. But the miggy will get to do the most part in the digital music making of course!  :lol: