Another has been to use a computer to do the same, but usually with a delay.
It detects the pitch being played and uses that to control the synth.
Ive tested it, and its instant.
NeuralDSP
The synth is monophonic, which means one note at a time, no chords.
Its as simple as a hardware mono synth and also as flexible.
Synth Envy
Why bother controlling a synth with a guitar?
Lifewire / Charlie Sorrel
For us, the ability to play all those synths with a guitar is a dream.
There’s another great reason for cross-linking instruments like this.
The piano and the guitar are fundamentally different instruments.
NeuralDSP
On a piano, one hand can play bass, the other a music with higher melody or chords.
The guitar can’t do that.
But a guitar player can bend strings to play notes between the keys of a piano, for example.
These and many other small differences mean that you play quite differently on each instrument.
A riff that’s simple and easy on a guitar might be impossible on a piano.
And I think a lot of people can relate to that.
Like they would love to be able to create what they hear in their head.
Guitar players have long used effects pedals to change their sounds, but pedals have gotten way more complex.
Synths are the next step, especially if you dont have to learn keys to play them.
