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Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:30 am
by Shroomz~>
Neil B. wrote: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
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 11:38 am
by 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
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:07 pm
by 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?
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:11 pm
by 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
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:13 pm
by Neil B
See edits above - you'll prefer the headaches
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:19 pm
by 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...
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:34 pm
by 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
Re: Thinking of upgrading my keyboard - help please
Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:16 pm
by 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