Hey all,

seeing how expensive MIDI breath-controllers are, I would like to try using my microphone as an alternative. I think with some experience it should be fairly easy to breathe and blow into the microphone and control the input volume.

Does anyone know if there is a way to transform the track volume (or input volume) in such a way that I can use it to control MIDI instruments? Ideally I would like to control things like the SWAM instruments or the intensity of effects.

Thanks a lot

 

A more abstract question that is involved here is:

Can I use parameters to control other stuff? I know parameters can be influenced by LFOs and automated, but can I use those parameters (not the thing that controls them) to influence other parts of ableton? Basically linking the parameters (is parameters the right word?) to other parameters

 

Also I would be interested if someone knows other ways outside of ableton to achieve a "microphone-breath-controller". Maybe there is a workaround like with loop-be and Glove-Pie or something...

 

Not much going on in the forum lately, it seems? In case anyone is interested, I found a workaround with Blue Cat DP meter pro. But it is not effective. Trying to get the volume of the microphone input right is practically impossible...

 

plus all the pops and crackles translate to the instrument...

 

Rather than quintuple post in a row, there's the "Edit " button?

 

Just read your first post. Try buying a MIDI expression pedal or a MIDI wind controller.
"Blowing" into a mic -> audio2MIDI CC will not be an option.

 

Maybe insert some sort of a gate inbetween? Just an idea, haven't experimented with that kinda thing.
But as Baxter pointed out - all this sounds kind of wrong ;)

 

There's prolly something in Max4Live (pitch tracker / MIDI receiver?) that will do this kinda thing? I'm not sure if this will do something liek that, if not? Seems most things are concerned w/ pitch, not volume. I think some of the drum stuff does translate velocity? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyway, like ya said, lots of issues. Just use a foot / breath controller?