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darren · 11-26-2006, 10:28 AM

I believe you can get 7-string piezo MIDI systems from GraphTech and RMC. The problem isn't so much the pickup: All of the guitar-to-MIDI converters are only designed for six strings. So even if you get a seven-string pickup, you need to figure out how to translate all seven strings into MIDI signals.

One option might be to tune your seventh string to A and have it just track in parallel to the fifth string.

11-26-2006, 10:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 7,450 Main Seven: OMFG! EBMM JP7 Main ERG: Agile Intrepid Rig: GT6PowerBlockThiele Thanked: 35	I believe you can get 7-string piezo MIDI systems from GraphTech and RMC. The problem isn't so much the pickup: All of the guitar-to-MIDI converters are only designed for six strings. So even if you get a seven-string pickup, you need to figure out how to translate all seven strings into MIDI signals. One option might be to tune your seventh string to A and have it just track in parallel to the fifth string.