Midi Set up
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Posted on Feb 26, 2003 01:06 pm
GutterSlinger
Member Since: Jan 27, 2003
I am using a omni studio/delta 66 sound interface
(no midi in or out).
I have a J-Station hooked up thru a midiman 2X2(Ain/Aout) usb hook up via digital out, OS xp, program Sonar XL 2.o, computer 1.8gig p4.
I am looking for a controler and a module for my set up to do midi keyboard fills and tracks.
How can I do this for around $300 or $400?
I also have 4 pci slots open if that matters.
Do I buy a Module/canvas(via 2X2 Bin/Bout)..and add a controller (via usb port 2)
I am stuck with out as clue about midi!!!
sound card in computer is a ac97 built into the mother board which has been turned off after installing the delta 66/omni studio
Thanks Gutter Slinger
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Feb 26, 2003 09:00 pm What types of sounds are you looking for,anything in particuler? There might be a better option for you to look at. Roland, Korg, E-Mu and several others make keyboards with onboard sounds that are very good. This would give you all that you need in one unit. And most of them are multi-timbral, meaning they can play on all 16 midi channels at once. If you take a look at your local music store you might score a used one for fairly cheap. I guess it really depends on what kind of sounds you are looking for. Let me know and maybe I can be more specific as to what keyboard or module you can llok for.
Feb 27, 2003 11:11 am string, B3, piano,...basic keyboard sounds.
I am not yet into midi productions...I use fruity loops and wav samples for drums. DXI for synth, but need a controler for the DXI aps. and would love a great piano or B3 sounding module.
I believe the controler is more important to me than the over all amount of sounds I can get.
A 61 to 88 weighted/velocity sensitive controller and maybe a basic sound module. I can start my midi collection from basic and always add on to that.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Feb 27, 2003 07:49 pm The best advice I can give you is to look at Fatar. I use the Fatar StudioLogic SL-1100. It is an 88 key piano weighted controller with programalbe velocity and after touch. It also has onboard control for volume, pitch, modulation, and an assignable slider for any midi control you wish to assign to it. It also has pedal control of volume and sustain. It can break down to 4 seperate zones if you wish and has controls for several other functions such as progarm change and the most common midi controls. The have many other models with a few less bells and whistles, and they also do have models from 48 keys on up. All of them with varying degrees of features. If you shop around I am sure you can find one that will suit your needs. As far as modules go, there are a multitude of them out there. I know Alesis make a couple of very small modules that are pretty good quality wise. One is called Micro Piano and is basicly piano and rhodes sounds. the other is called Micro Synth, which features a small assortment of synth sounds, which include some stirng sounds. I am not sure about the B3 sounds on those modules. For B3 and the like, I have been using an alder module from Peavey called the Spectrum Organ. There are better modules out there for those sounds, but I like the leslie simulater and the dirty sounds it can give me. I have not found that or the variety of organ sounds it has on any other module yet. I also use a card in my PC called SampleCell II. It is of course as it sounds, a sampler built into a PC. It is an older legacy card, (meaning it runs on a ISA slot) but I would not part with it for the world. I find it much easier to use then an outboard sampler, and it has 8 channels of analog out. So it works well for me. As far as an all around module goes, you might look at the E-MU Proteus line of modules. I use an older version called Proteus FX, it is a few years old, but has a large variety of very good sounds. There newer versions of the Proteus are a very good investment, and well worth the price. I have seen them for sale online for reasonable prices, so this may be a good place to look.
Hope this gave you some usefull info. Let me know if you have any ohter questions.
