EZ-EG notes

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Yamaha EZ-EG is a MIDI guitar.

Fretted notes

Pressing the fret buttons send out NoteOn messages, at a velocity of 16(verify)

This is intentional, to allow hammer-ons, but since these fret buttons are not velocity sensitive, you cannot silently finger a new fret button.

Some VSTs may respond sensibly with such a low velocity, but if they just play the note as usual, then you may wish to filter out these events by velocity, or a apply a function to velocity to do the same.

Don't play locally

When you want it as MIDI controller only:

Press Capo+Tuning, then - to toggle off

(or just turn the volume as low as it'll go)

Limitations

• Can't bend strings / vibrato

• Pitch bend seems fixed to three octaves