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Posted by Enigmatic XTC on Dec-22-2006 23:33:

noob question (i'm sorry)

Ok, so i used search and looked in the manual but i can't seem to find a clear answer. I'm pretty sure i know, but i don't want to fuck up and get the wrong thing. So, i just got my first hardware synth and i need to get an interface. Do i need something with both audio and midi capabilities, or will just midi work? I'm sorry, please dont kill me.

Posted by itsamemario on Dec-22-2006 23:52:

Have you bought a cow yet? It wont work without a cow, you know.

Posted by ASFSE on Dec-22-2006 23:58:

hey congrats on your new buy! what kind of synth is it?

anyway,you need an interface with audio capabilities if you want to record the sound, and you also will need a preamp.

im at work right now so i cant really do any research, but my setup is a PCI audio card with no preamps + a mackie mixer.

Posted by Enigmatic XTC on Dec-23-2006 00:07:

quote:
Originally posted by ASFSE
hey congrats on your new buy! what kind of synth is it?

anyway,you need an interface with audio capabilities if you want to record the sound, and you also will need a preamp.

im at work right now so i cant really do any research, but my setup is a PCI audio card with no preamps + a mackie mixer.

ok. good. thats what i thought. its a jp 8000. i have to find an external card with audio and midi because i'm working on a laptop. i would also like to find one with built-in preamp if possible. anyways, thanks for the confirmation.

Posted by sterilis on Dec-23-2006 01:18:

google it mate most people work on desktop computers.

Posted by kitphillips on Dec-23-2006 03:56:

You need midi and audio. The way you rig a harware synth is you run the midi out of your computer into the midi in of the synth and the audio out of the synth into the audio in of the computer. midi goes into the synth and audio comes out. this applies to all hardware without usb cables and the like. This allows you to draw notes in in your daw and edit your midi. Also it allows you to change the sound of the recording without having to re record the midi. Congrats on your purchase!
Kit

Posted by ASFSE on Dec-23-2006 04:11:

quote:
Originally posted by kitphillips
You need midi and audio.

you dont NEED midi, but it makes life a lot cooler.

Posted by Enigmatic XTC on Dec-23-2006 05:29:

quote:
Originally posted by ASFSE
you dont NEED midi, but it makes life a lot cooler.

Well, i also plan to use it as a midi keyboard controller.

Posted by DeZmA on Dec-23-2006 11:53:

You defintately need midi, unless you're some piano expert who plays everything perfect the first time. The cables don't cost much and most semi-pro audio cards provide a midi i/o

Posted by jey on Dec-23-2006 18:22:

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Originally posted by Enigmatic XTC
Well, i also plan to use it as a midi keyboard controller.

get a usb midi keyboard an it will work all ur synths hard an soft!

ive the 8080 an i run it through a hercules 16/12 firewire soundcard, it also has 2 sets of midi in's an outs so if two hard synths are the limit ur sorted!

the soundcard goes to the mixer where the monitors are also and the firewire cable to pc sending all info/audio back an forward...

if u searched proper there are detailed site that show in diagrams and info a whole range of pc recording mixing producing setups, look up the mackie website, as far as i know it shows how u would set up there mixers with synths mics and a shit load of stuff, will get u started...