Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please

[Shroomz~>]

Damn shame that 'cos I often use the keyboard with just Scope & no Cubase etc.

Not a problem if you have the keyboard's midi output port connected to your Scope card's midi input port & your Freak connected to the Scope card's other midi input port.

Mark

[Shroomz~>]

FWIW Neil, I would definitely recommend that you DO go for a USB midi keyboard if it has a normal midi output port as well like these M-Audio ones. That way you have the best of both worlds, standard midi connection if you need it & a faster USB transfer of midi data to Cubase when you need it. Don't be afraid of USB midi at all. You'll get use to it in no time.

Mark

[Neil B]

quote"Bugger, you mean I just typed all that **** for nothing? That's your last Neil !!"

Ah but I hadn't read your reply at that point

quote"Not a problem if you have the keyboard's midi output port connected to your Scope card's midi input port & your Freak connected to the Scope card's other midi input port"

It'd be nice to have 2 midi input ports - my whip only has one

I think a nice Glenlivet 15 in Canadian Oak (or French) is called for this evening and a new bout of concentration in the morning.

Thanks Schroomz - want a glass?

[Shroomz~>]

No I'll pass Neil, but enjoy your wee half.. I had a couple or 3 Glenfiddichs last night & woke up with a bumping head this morning..

cheers!
Mark

[Neil B]

See edits above - you'll prefer the headaches

[Shroomz~>]

Just pick up a cheap 2 channel midi interface then... OR for about 60-70 quid you can get a 3dsp luna or powersampler giving you an xtra midi input, loads of xtra I/Os & more dsp power!!!! I'd go for the second option...

[Shroomz~>]

Option 3 - buy a little midi merge box like one of the Philip Rees ones below. You see these all the time on Ebay & they normally sell for buttons.

Philip Rees Little 2M

Philip Rees 2M

Mark

[Shroomz~>]

Yeah, I meant to say Neil, I completely forgot that the Scope cards only have one midi input. For as long as I can remember we've always had 2 or 3 cards in our Scope systems, so I've just gotten used to having multiple midi inputs in Scope. :rol:

Mark