Using MIDI data to learn the notes of a piece?

MrGr

Is there anything that allows me to learn the notes of a piece from MIDI data more quickly?

I'm not talking about expression, velocity, speed, and details, just the raw notes, leaving the details for later/myself.

A program/plugin that forces me to repeat short sequences until I can play them with a certain speed and reliability?

QuasiUnaFantasia

PianoMarvel does that sort of thing, but the software picks the notes to play, so it's not your own choices of note sequences (maybe there is a way to do that, but I am not aware of it).

Drew-r

QuasiUnaFantasia

Agreed. In its current version, Piano Marvel does exactly that - allows the learning of a piano piece simply by playing the correct (midi) notes, in the assigned time/signature , without concern for expression.

It’s song library is big enough that you do have some say/choice in which note sequences you want to play/learn. https://pianomarvel.com/music-library

Rhodes74

Musescore imports midi and generates a score. You can select playback loops

- Rhodes74

vagfilm

Synthesia opens midi, shows score (created from the midi, so it may look weird...), and can function in wait mode (stops advancing the score until you play the correct note), play only right/left hand (either the midi has separate channels for that or you need to edit the midi yourself), and you can easily create loop sections. And you can switch off the dreaded "guitar hero" falling lights.

MrGr

vagfilm that sounds interesting. I'll have a closer look at that one.

I guess I could also simply split the MIDI in my DAW into sections, adjust playback speed, and play along to it until it matches 😆

vagfilm

For practice, I find Synthesia much more convenient than a DAW... It is branded as a game, but it is a very practical tool (not as a substitute but as complement to better personal, online or offline learning methods).

MrGr

vagfilm yeah, probably depends on what one is used to. I'll have to try it out. First thing I noticed is that Synthesia seems to not use ASIO, ie. has a noticeable delay on my PC.

vagfilm

I use Synthesia as an output only to DAW (through loopBe virtual port) and don't experience significant delay...