recording my violin on sibelius

I often spend much of my time composing violin solos (one day, i'll release them to the public, but for now, my stash is trash, therefore, its not exactly worth sharing)

But i'm getting ideas all the time, and i love to sit down and just play whatever comes into my mind.

I was wondering if it was possible, given, i would need to get a pickup, and then a midi device (except I dont know which one), but how would i set this up so sibelius would record what i play?

Also, when i say 'record what i play', I mean in terms of it writes down what I play in music, not just records it so I can hear it later.

Thanks for all your help.

EDIT: I know this is possible for piano, but too bad i don't know piano, therefore, I'm limited to violin. Also, how would intonation affect this? I'd assume I wouldn't be able to play virbrato.

A quick google search garners this...I didn't go past the first page.

Zeta Music MIDI electric violins, violas, cellos and basses.
Camille Goudeseune: Violin Controller

thanks, however im more specifically asking, can I use this stuff with sibelius? I understand that I'd need some equipment, but is it physically possible for sibelius to record what I play on my violin?

Do you want to record the sound that comes out of your violin or do you want sibelius to notate what you play?

I know finale can record wind instruments and notate them and I know you can get midi pickups for guitar, so using one of those two methods I expect it will be possible.

So long as it is a MIDI instrument with facility for plugging in a standard MIDI cable (the other end of which will be plugged into your computer), it should work fine.

I want sibelius to notate. I can record what I play already.

Originally Posted by Mike

So long as it is a MIDI instrument with facility for plugging in a standard MIDI cable (the other end of which will be plugged into your computer), it should work fine.

So, all i need is a pickup to my violin, then a MIDI device. Then i plug my violins pickup to the MIDI device, then the MIDI device to my computer? sounds simple enough

thanks for the help, if anyone knows of any cheap pickups/MIDI devices, let me know.

thanks

A pickup on your violin will output audio not midi.
I haven't noticed anything specifically for violin but I know there are pickups that output midi for guitar.

The midi pickup will pick up vibrations from the strings and the interface will convert it to midi data, plug it in to sibelius and you could record just like with a midi keyboard.

At least, that's how it works with guitar ones.

You might actually be better just recording audio and then transcribing your solos, it'll really improve your ear.


Either way, good luck, Mark

Originally Posted by Mark

The midi pickup will pick up vibrations from the strings and the interface will convert it to midi data, plug it in to sibelius and you could record just like with a midi keyboard.

At least, that's how it works with guitar ones.

You might actually be better just recording audio and then transcribing your solos, it'll really improve your ear.


Either way, good luck, Mark

actually, even though it will be a complete pain in the ass, I'm thinking of doing that since my budget isn't that great, and I guess improving my ear isn't the worst thing that could happen. Thanks for the help though.