Help me reach my dreams? Good low latency audio interface for midi/usb keyb

Posted on Jun 28, 2010 06:56 am
crewxp
Member Since: Apr 21, 2009

Hey!


I want to start composing/recording some of the things I come up with on my piano. I have a cheap Yamaha YPT-400 Keyboard I got for $100 at BestBuy. It has a usb MIDI out. I've tried recording some things to Fl Studio and Cubase 5(Academic Version), but there's a big delay when I press the note and when the EastWest VST plays the sound.

I want to mainly record piano and also some orchestra pieces using EastWest's Platinum PLAY Orchestra pack I bought. (I like Epic Music :P) It kind of sucks I can't really use it yet until I get a setup.

Software-wise, I've tried switching to the Asio4Allv2 driver, but sometimes it can't access my audiocard's output (It's in use). I use the directX ASIO Full Duplex driver right now, but I can't get the buffer lower than 512, so there's still a noticable lag. There's also a General ASIO Low Latency driver, but it doesn't seem as loud as the other ASIO drivers. Seems like it only comes out of one speaker. It doesn't give me the 'punch' I want!

Also, When I try to set the latency low sometimes using software-side ASIO drivers, sometimes I hear a cracking sound. If I set it high, it lags. It's like it's not meant to be :/


Anyways, do you guys have any recommendations for me? Most people I've read about recommend using the sound card's ASIO driver, but mine doesn't have one.



I really just want a good quality, low latency, audio interface that accepts midi. Preferably with more than 1 usb midi input. Im thinking about buying a second midi piano, because my piano can't seem to output more than 1 midi channel (Although it says 16 channel midi in the manual). I would like to play the Double bass with my left hand, and play the violins right my right, but I don't think that's possible.

Thanks guys!! Hopefully once I get setup, I'll be able to finally record some of the epic things I come up with and post them online, eventually maybe earn money from them :P

For years I've never been able to get past the hardware stage!!


My Setup:
[Computer]
Intel i7 980-X CPU on a Rampage II Extreme Motherboard.
12GB DDR3 Partiot Extreme Ram
Onboard Audio :(, X-Fi Xtreme Audio Dumbed Down (SoundMax). No ASIO support.

[Software/Misc]
FlStudio (Trial)
Cubase 5 (Academic Version with Dongle)
EastWest Qualtum Leap Platinum PLAY Edition
Alicia Keys Piano VST
TonePort UX2 (Bought for Mic input).
Yamaha YPT-400 USB Midi Piano/Keyboard

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