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Why pay thousands for a MIDI violin with special "MIDI pickups" and obsolete rack-based electronics, then carry that extra gear around just for one or two solos? With the new Silzel software and a laptop computer, just about any analog electric violin can become a low-latency MIDI Violin compatible with hundreds of virtual instruments you can download free from the Internet, or purchase at music retailers. Silzel Performance System™ instantly gives your electric violin thousands of new voices, opening a door to musical creativity never before available. It's real MIDI violin capability for most electric violins!

Listen to the same electric violin play Bass at
0:22, Vibraphone at 0:54, Saxophone at 1:26
and a distortion effect at 1:58!

Does the tune need a sax solo? No problem. Play it with MIDI Violin, and watch your audience respond! Silzel analyzes the real time dynamics of your violin technique, so you don't have to sound like a keyboard synthesizer-- you can take the MIDI violin into new territory without losing the personality of the instrument or your personal playing style.

Your Digital Effects Arsenal

MIDI Violins are truly jaw-dropping. But we know you still want great electric violin sound, too. That's why besides making your violin MIDI-capable, Silzel Performance System™ hosts digital effects plugins so you can carry an arsenal of CD-quality effects in your laptop or notebook computer, and call these up on the stage or in the studio from the computer keyboard or a MIDI foot controller. In fact, you can switch from MIDI Violin to conventional electric violin and back-- in the middle of a tune, and without changing instruments! With Silzel Performance System™, you're never stuck with a set of "built-in" effects designed for guitar: whether you download them free on the internet or buy, whether you play rock violin, jazz violin, or fiddle, you choose the effects you want for the music you make. From gentle enhancement of an acoustic electric violin sound to mysterious echo, to funky wah, to searing, over-the-top rock violin solos, the possibilities are up to you.

The Greener Solution

Silzel is not just powerful, lightweight, and convenient, it's also environmentally responsible! Digital multi-effects units will become e-waste when they're obsolete. Silzel Performance System™ lets you build your own effects library and tweak your sound using the laptop you already have. (And check your Facebook between sets!) And since Silzel Performance System™ is software, you can carry as many effects and virtual instruments as you want to a gig, and still drive your MINI Cooper. Finally, MIDI Violin without the gear overload!