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Help with Midi Input
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| Emvy |
hey guys,
what do i need to get (besides a new soundcard) to have a midi input so i can control souds with my keyboard?
Something not too pricey?:conf: |
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| Emvy |
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dude i use vista. It sucks! |
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| pwnage1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Emvy
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dude i use vista. It sucks! |
Yeah i was mostly just joking. Click the link and there is like 10 different midi interfaces. Two of which are only 30 dollars. Should serve your purpose, i doubt there will be any problems at all. |
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| atxbigballer1 |
| M-Audio MIDISport Uno I got one it works for me on win XP! |
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| Emvy |
| hey man your link was very helpful. thanks |
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| Theran |
| quote: | Originally posted by atxbigballer1
M-Audio MIDISport Uno I got one it works for me on win XP! |
M-audio's midi interfaces really suck! They all have driver issues which M-audio doesn't seem to solve. I have the midisport 4x4, sitting away in a low corner of my studio, eating dust so it still has some use ;)
edit: You can also look for a soundcard which has midi onboard. I'm currently using the M-Audio Audiophile 192, which IMO is a great soundcard, low budget too. And.... The drivers are good ;) |
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| atxbigballer1 |
| One reason why i got the M-Audio MIDISport Uno was because the guys at the music store where using them! Works fine on my micro Korg! :) |
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| DJ RANN |
The Edirol is fine and does the trick, but I've never ever seen any problems with M-audio midi interfaces that weren't user error (service pack problems, wrong drivers etc.).
You use the outputs to control midi devices, such as sending midi information to a drum machine to play back samples or a synth to play back patches. |
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Emvy
so if i want to connect my keyboard to use on cubase, all i need is to connect the input to the back of my keyboards output, correct? |
Yes. Your keyboard has a MIDI out which goes to the MIDI in on your midi interface.
The thing is though you might be much better off getting a soundcard with a midi interface built in. Check out the M-audio Audiophile 2496, which is a two in, two out soundcard with 1 x midi in and 1 x midi out.
Zsounds have openbox units at only $89 or they go for about $50 - $60 second hand on ebay /craigs list. I know it's $30 - $50 more but it's worth it as that card sounds really good for the money and beats a lot of competition at twice the price. I used one for 5 years and it served me well. If you buy a soundcard later on you will have probably spent a lot more money to achieve the same result.
Here's a link...
http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOAP2496 |
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