How to get instruments ?

[Druxxdera]

Today is my second day playing this game and damn i fell love :D i saw cat ear suit guy in uldah city playing electric guitar and there was audience we clapped after every song it was awesome! So it made me wonder how to get instruments, are they only in irl cas shop or can i earn instruments with gameplay somehow ? im lvl 24 only atm :) thanks

[Druxxdera]

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

You'd need to use 3rd party software to map your MIDI keyboard to keypresses that the game can recognise. Games generally aren't designed to receive MIDI input.

Okey good to know thank you!

[Raansu]

Originally posted by SanguisDiabolus:

youre also going to need to download the ff14 bard music player software and download songs if you want to actually play like that

There are plenty of people who can play the brd music without using that software. Its fun to have for people like me who don't know the first thing about music, but I know several people that full on make their own music in the game.

[Mansen]

Does it matter if they're DJs or Musically trained - really? At the end of the day you're enjoying music.

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by Mansen:

Does it matter if they're DJs or Musically trained - really? At the end of the day you're enjoying music.

I think people who have spent years perfecting their ability to mix vinyl on turntables would find this comparison kind of offensive TBH. Being a DJ is a lot more than pressing the play button, lol.

[Druxxdera]

Originally posted by Mansen:

Does it matter if they're DJs or Musically trained - really? At the end of the day you're enjoying music.

no i t doestn matter i just like to play something random on my own :P

[ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ]

I'm a professional pianist so would love to map a midi keyboard to the game, would probably end up being confused for a bard music player user though.

[Nuheni]

Is is easy to hear the difference between those that uses the software and those that don`t. It is like studio takes vs live sessions.
Or playback on stage if you will. It lacks feel ... minute changes that will always be there if you play something live, influences from the performers day, and even tiny errors.

The real fun is when two, three people jam together, i can stand and watch that for ages.