Jam Origin’s Midi Guitar 2 on tour with ELP Legacy, Yes, Asia & John Lodge

[@makotosmobile]

Incredibly clear English! I'm Japanese but I understood almost all. Thanks!

[@birbies]

Awesome

[@roygertel]

I want to marry Japanese girl !!

[@birbies]

@@roygertel SHUT UP!! SHUT P!@!!

[@simaojoseph]

Man! This guy can play. I’m stoked.

[@johnlannikk2701]

I know he's the guy in the band that dont get in rolling stone but is totally amazingcos he plays in a band 24/7

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks so much Astronaut!

[@robamico7158]

I saw the show in St Augustine, FL and wondered how your guitar tracked midi so well... no I have the answer... your playing was impressive

[@pablomalaga4676]

Paul: I hope you can continue the ELP legacy for many years, Your guitar sounds great either in guitar form or synth-Emerson like form

[@astridkarmacakes1050]

You are just amazing🤗….what you have incorporated keeps expanding sounds & skills🙏

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks again Astrid 🙂

[@miguelangelmontenegro9939]

Hi Paul!! First , i'm sorry for my poor English 🤭 I meet with you and Simon , and Carl , every time in Buenos Aires Argentina. Gran Rex, ND Teatro, Gran Rivadavia, etc , y ever you and Simon give me a smile, good vibra , and Photos and signed t shirts , pósters , etc. The first time my son was only with 4 years, and you and Simon go on knees foto the Photos!!, And The last time , my kid was with 15 years . You and Simon are a very humble people. And great musicians !!!! I hope you Saw Mar del Plata , in Argentina. We are also bodyboarders and surfers . I live in Buenos Aires, but go to mar del plata , 400 KMS , to surfing. Cheers from Argentina

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Hi Miguel! Thanks very much for the message 🙂 I hope to see you again once touring starts - can't wait to get on the road again

[@joegrant413]

Awesome! I’ve seen you with Carl Palmer a couple of times in the St. Louis area and you’re just great. And I have used MIDI Guitar 2 for a while myself but on iOS. Anyway, nice to see you endorsing this product and I’ll keep using it as well.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks so much Joe

[@Ritchievilla]

Great Paul! I was telling friends today, that the fact of bringing a Guitar player to play so beautifully well Keith Emerson’s part represents the best Tribute to Keith by avoiding bringing a another keyboard player, I mean; Carl can bring Rick Wakeman and have him play exactly what Keith used to play; however bringing a Guitar player to do that part so well and so majestically performed, completes the respectful tribute to Mr. Emerson. Don’t you agree?

[@davebarber4241]

Having seen you before you had the Jam origin - when I saw no keyboards I wasn't expecting any ELP stuff. Then you started playing!! Unfortunately, I was working on the night and didn't get chance to speak to you Outstanding then and even better with the new software. Looking forward to catching you guys again

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks so much Dave. Yeah, MidiGuitar2 really does add a lot to the show

[@runtrunty353]

Sorry I missed you in Rochester, MI hope to see you soon!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Hope to see you soon too!

[@markharding9263]

First of all man, what an amazing guitar player you are! Secondly, just found this product wasn’t sure how practical it would be for live use, but if it’s good enough for you with Keith Emerson parts it’s sure good enough for me!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks so much Mark! You're going to love it & MG3 is even better than 2!

[@BeCoShooter]

Paul, I was part of the dentist crew. We saw the show at Holmdel, NJ, and went backstage after your set. Great sounds!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

"The dentist crew" sounds like a mafia torture squad! 😂😂😂 I remember it well, great venue!

[@Injestpuppets]

HOLY COW that is incredible. And you play incredible!!!

[@timgingras]

VERY COOL PAUL!!!!

[@michaelmattson3515]

Wow your playing is amazing. I love my MIDI guitar 2 too. We played Moody Blues Nights in White Satin. I used my Taylor 12 string with a blend of strings then switch to the Flute sound for the solo. Worked & sounded great.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Fantastic! Isn't it amazing???

[@ericbrent7633]

Totally killer sounds, Paul. I'm asking my wife fo this for my coming 66th birthday.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Fantastic! I hope you enjoy. They have a free fully-functional demo on their website - check it out before you buy the license

[@cgonzt5636]

Awesome, I like to learn that ending lick he did, that fast melodic arpeggio. Thanks 🙏

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks very much. I’ll try to put a lesson soon, here on KZbin

[@Varra1]

it's pretty good with monophonic lines, I wonder how much better it would track in combination with a hexaphonic pickup

[@PaulBielatowicz]

I've never tried a hex pickup. The beauty of this system is that you can just plug in any guitar... electrics, acoustics, arch tops... they all work great

[@stuartkeithguitars4251]

@@PaulBielatowicz C.mon.....the artifacts are ever present in the polyphonic patches. I can't hold a chord for any length without clicks. You must know this.

[@CatrinaDaimonLee]

@@PaulBielatowicz no

[@insertanynameyouwant5311]

very inspirational, amazing playing, so i decided to try it, but have no idea how you set it up so smooth. To me it`s either too much ghost notes and overly sensitive in general or half of notes aren`t triggered. Didn`t find a sweet spot yet. And i`m also using string muter. Would be interesting to see your settings (in case you`re still using it)

[@PaulBielatowicz]

I'm still using it - still the central part of my rig when it comes to midi sounds. One tip I can give you is that some sounds will react/trigger better than others for some reason. If you use sounds with a very harsh attack, such as a piano, you might find you get a lot more mis-triggers than if you were using a sound with a softer attack such as a synth lead. In terms of sensitivity, I set the gain on my audio interface to as low as possible - that really helps when it comes to any false triggers due to string noise etc. Hope that helps!

[@insertanynameyouwant5311]

@@PaulBielatowicz helps a lot, thank you very much!

[@Onwardsandupwards85]

ty bro.. struggling alot to get back into my music so this has helped alot.. very helpful!

[@arpeggioblues5924]

Awesome.. I got the extra Arturia keyboard patches to get the original sounds reproduced for Genesis ELP thru Arturia.. The keyboards... take your MG2 midi and send it thru those. VSTs.. awesome possum.. you'll sound like you're playing their Hammond B3s..(the sound the the Tarkus setting is Boss!) playing that on a tuned down guitar, is amazing and the settings for many of the key songs with those Hammonds. Yes ELP Genesis, the triumvirate of the progress rock 70s era.. the best IMHO... check it out folks.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Sounds great! I'll check it out, thanks very much!

[@templatemusic]

Awesome!

[@worldprog]

It's exactly as you told me in the interview at Bethel Woods Center For The Arts (The original Woodstock site) in 2019 when we were at 'A Royal Affair.' Well Paul... guess who is finally picking up Midi Guitar 2? (Yours truly) - Your friend... Marc J. Nelson (CEO of The World Prog Project)

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Great! How are you getting on with it?

[@worldprog]

@@PaulBielatowicz It's amazing. just the strings and horns blow my mind.

[@WITELITE]

Hey Paul. I've been a GR55 user for years and years and I can't believe this thing can do better tracking without a hex pickup. (But I'm slowly becoming convinced). Now that you'e used for awhile, are you looking at a MainStage setup or just running as a standalone?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Hey Michael, have you tried the demo on their website? It’s free and fully functional (I think the save function is disabled?). I’d encourage you to check it out. I’m running it as a standalone, and since this video was filmed started using IK Multimedia SampleTank to load multiple instruments so I can switch quickly between them by having MG2 switch midi channels. Works great and seamless switching between sounds as I no longer have to wait for new samples to be loaded.

[@WITELITE]

@@PaulBielatowicz I bought it. I just got around to really playing with it and am pretty impressed. I use a Fractal and GR55 for Live Gigs which is great but bulky and I'm thinking of trying a rig with Overloud THU (The best of the sims I've found so far ) and MidiGuitar 2 (SampleTank is a great idea) hence the MainStage idea. That would also let me use the midi footswitch with visual cues per preset as to what the buttons may do differently. By the way as a lifelong ELP fan (my first concert in 1975) kudos for what you do and amazingly how you do it!!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

@@WITELITE fantastic! Glad you’re enjoying it. It’s completely changed our ELP Legacy show - I still have to pinch myself every time I hear that keyboard sounds doubling what I’m doing!

[@WITELITE]

@@PaulBielatowicz Let me know when you guys get to St Louis next. Looks like you postponed the US tour. MainStage is pretty awesome by the way with a learning curve. When you get to be my age, carrying a laptop sounds better every day than a rig so I'm going to look into it. And 50th Anniversary of Trilogy - my favorite ELP album. (I can't believe you do hoedown on guitar!) We do Karnevil 9 and From The Beginning but mostly steely dan. Here''s a link of Billy the Kidd which users the GR and thanks for your consulting!!! Best - MM kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXqcoWOcbb2qbqM

[@WITELITE]

Saw you in Edwardsville last night. Really great stuff in terms of what you three can pull off. Great show!

[@blueeyedsoulman]

What make /model guitar is that? Thanks for the playing and info. Cheers.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

That's a Patrick Eggle guitar and the model is LA :)

[@DaveDurango]

Peavey Classic series is so underrated

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Yes! They are amazing amps. I got this one and another for $250 each on ebay - bargain of the century!

[@garypfalzbot]

Sounds amazing Paul! I still have an early Roland GR9 but I very well may be upgrading to a Midi Guitar 2 after seeing and hearing this. Did you have to do anything special for the laptop computer to handle software and or any latency issues? Your playing tracks phenomenally well through that setup!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks so much Robert. Nothing special, this was with my old laptop (original bought for spreadsheets and admin), I've since upgraded to a faster MacBook Pro and the difference is really noticeable. I would definitely recommend going for a faster computer.

[@PeterLaman]

Hello Paul, this looks great! I downloaded the trial version, but I do have some latency problems, despite my high-end computer. After recording and inspecting the PRV on my DAW, I also see a lot of notes I never played. Does that ring a bell with you?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Hey Peter. Hmm, I have heard there is more latency when using it as a plugin on a DAW, rather than a standalone live performance app. To be honest, I’ve never used it in a DAW so can’t comment on that, but there is practically zero latency on my 2018 MacBook Pro using the standalone app. As for the false triggers, I find that’s a lot to do with how you have your audio interface set. For best results I recommend having the input gain on your interface as low as possible - that way only notes you mean to play register. There’s also a built in gate on the MG2 standalone app that should help filter out mis-triggers from string noise, but again that’s something I’ve not tried - lowering the input gain has always done the trick for me. Hope that helps!

[@CREATIVESOUNDde]

thx, Paul - anazing 👍🏻👏👏👏could describe the live set up and hardware used, please

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Sure! Here you go... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIbMkq1unJaBpLM 🙂

[@fabricator.cap.hill.seattle]

skip to the demo at 1:13

[@lukather1]

Please give us an update ? Are you using any other VSTs ? Thanks

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Sorry, I only just spotted this Christopher. Yeah, I've been using Sampletank 4 for couple of years now - an amazing variety of quality sounds.

[@Bernardlamailloux]

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ! :-)

[@PaulBielatowicz]

It really is amazing!

[@DycayBeats]

I'm very very curious about what the buffer size was on your laptop. 128 samples still had some latency issue on my DAW.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

This was my old laptop, so I had it on the slowest settings. Doubling the guitar amp, the latency isn't really noticeable for me - in fact a little latency is quite nice as it thickens the sound, but I have the latency on faster settings now I have a newer macbook pro. I think it also depends on what samples/plugins you're using - I have some really nice IK Multimedia sounds that my old computer struggled with, but less processor-heavy sounds such as the ones in this video ran super-smooth. Hope that answers your question. :)

[@DycayBeats]

@@PaulBielatowicz Never expected to receive a reply but hey thanks a lot! Your guitar play is insanely accurate and that's why the plugin tracks your sound correctly! I've never seen anyone plays guitar with the plugin so fast. You are amazing!😀

[@PaulBielatowicz]

@@DycayBeats thanks so much! I do a lot of tapping and I find MG2 is particularly well-suited to tapping & legato. I’m guessing it might have something to do with not having pick noise getting in the way?

[@Ritchievilla]

So, tell us Paul, I forgot to ask you in person in California; Have you ever meet Keith Emerson in person?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Hey Ricardo, I only met him once, at ELP’s final show in 2010. He was a lovely guy 🙂

[@pobinr]

Triggering so well. How on earth does this manage to figure out the chords without a hex pickup. Pity you didn't demo chords

[@PaulBielatowicz]

It's insane! I'll do an update video including chords. It works great

[@pobinr]

@@PaulBielatowicz 👍

[@stuartkeithguitars4251]

@@PaulBielatowicz Ya ya....hold any chord for a very long time listening for clicks you don't don't want you recordings...be thorough.

[@user-fi4nz1vu9f]

Hi Paul. Are you able to incorporate a sustain pedal for your synth tones?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

I’m 99% sure the answer is yes, but I’ve never tried it.

[@EnriquePage91]

Yeah it is doable, you just have to midi route it. Sustain usually lives in the midi command CC 64.

[@AdaptivePhenix]

With VSTs, it's usually a case of; the answer is _yes_ so what's the question 😁

[@garethde-witt6433]

Damn that’s brilliant

[@PaulBielatowicz]

It is amazing software!

[@garethde-witt6433]

@@PaulBielatowicz I have the bass version but it’s not as versatile, it needs to be more polyphonic as I do use some bass chords

[@pobinr]

Just downloaded & installed trial Haven't a clue how to make to work. No instructions either !

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Which part are you having trouble with? If it's not making any sound then my guess is your audio interface isn't selected as an input in MG2. If you go to their website there's a forum where the community will answer any specific questions you have.

[@pobinr]

@@PaulBielatowicz OK many thanks. I'm using logic pro. Incidentally I mainly just record improvisations, then play an over dub or two. I got on well with audacity. Very simple daw to use & intuitive. Logic is OTT for what do. But audacity crashes on my Mac & now using my profilers the tracks are always 5&6 rather than1&2 so not ideal. Even just cutting & pasting sections in logic is difficult. Do you know of a more basic daw more like Audacity but that's more reliable, in other words won't crash?

[@warpdrivebatty]

How do you switch between virtual midi instruments using the door controller?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

I'm not sure what you mean. I use midi program and CC from my pedalboard to switch on the MG2 app. Hope that answers your question :)

[@warpdrivebatty]

@@PaulBielatowicz so you only use the build in virtual instruments in Midi Guitar 2? And use CC messages to switch between them?

[@roygertel]

It looks that there is latency. your fingers play & slightly after the notes are played ?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

I’d be surprised if there was noticeable latency in this video, but I wouldn’t rule it out - you’re hearing the sound from my monitor speaker, which is coming from the soundboard at the back of the arena, so the signal is being passed from one end of the arena and then back again - that will cause some latency. Also, there are 3 processing speeds you can choose from in MG2 - this is set to the slowest (most latency), as I was using a relatively old laptop for this tour. So, with a faster laptop you could achieve 3x less latency. I very much suspect the other factors are playing more of a part in what you’re seeing, such as the size of the arena and monitor signal routing, rather than the latency coming from MG2.

[@TheGuitarNerdShow]

@@PaulBielatowicz KZbin is also known to mess up audio sync on occasion. Any insight into what Virtual Instruments you’re using? That B3 and the synth sounds great, would love to know what you’re using there.

[@johnlannikk2701]

If this aint a recommendation what is?

[@PaulBielatowicz]

It is amazing, I'm on tour with it at the moment, still amazed by it!

[@RMGCBG]

Hammond B-3 guitar

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Thanks Rick, it really does add a whole new dimension to the guitar

[@BOUZOUKI_PETE]

you left out the little detail about that sock you have wrapped around the first fret--don’t worry i know why its there- because ghost notes are a definite issue with this plugin!!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

I use a string mute mainly for all the tapping I do - it definitely helps minimise false-triggers, but certainly not essential when using MG2 - the majority of the time I'm playing without the string mute in place. The real secret to stopping false triggers with MG2 is to set the gain on your audio interface to as low as you can get away - just high enough for MG2 to hear the notes you're intending to play, while ignoring any unintentional string noise. Hope that helps!

[@stuartkeithguitars4251]

It would be VERY nice if you'd also mention the clicking artifacts created by this software. You can't record with this software for TWO reasons. If you ask this to produce polyphony sustain....it offers you CLICKS that do not let you record with it. The software is confused. Also.....it hogs my ASIO driver so I can't record with it and use the DAW simultaneously. Lol....the days of mini-pickups are most CERTAINLY still here....and if you buy this software solely on the word of this video...and you wanted to record with it...waste of money.

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Hi Stuart, thanks for your comment. It sounds like the clicking sound you’re experiencing could be the CPU maxing out. I’ve had something similar when I’ve been trying to run too many programs at once on an older computer. I’ve never actually used MG2 with a DAW - any recording I’ve done with it has been audio from my laptop running MG2 as a standalone program. I primarily use it for live performances. It would make sense that the clicking issue you’re experiencing is CPU/RAM related if it’s happening while using a DAW. There’s a great forum on the Jam Origin website - not sure if you’ve asked about the clicking issue on there, but I would imagine someone with more knowledge than me about the software can shed more light on it. Hope that helps 🙂

[@mysticmoose]

Fucking hell!

[@PaulBielatowicz]

😂😂😂 my thoughts precisely!

[@HEMPPASTE]

you can't play chords... bummer

[@PaulBielatowicz]

Yeah, chords work great too

[@HEMPPASTE]

@@PaulBielatowicz what? you can play 6 notes at a time?