Can I record what i play on the Korg Kross with a PC?
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Can I record what i play on the Korg Kross with a PC?
I like the audio editor program called Audacity, and I was wondering if there is a way to connect my Korg Kross to my PC to record what I play. I used garage band once using my music teacher's Apple computer and some fancy recording equipment for the computer, but is there a simple way of using an audio cable and using it to record what I play and display it on a computer screen? Thanks so much in advance!
The simplest way is to get a cable with 1/4" jacks on one end, to go into the Kross' Left and Right outputs, and a stereo 1/8" jack on the other end to go into the Line in on the computer. Once the PC's Line-in has been enabled, it should be possible to record the audio using Audacity. The output level from the Kross can be adjusted using its volume control. Start with a setting between half way and maximum, then adjust to suit. The actual recording level can be adjusted in Audacity.
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Mason, you don't even need a computer or cable to record your music. Kross can record whatever you are playing directly and save it as audio-file to SD-card. Then you put the SD-card into the computer and copy those audio files over (just like when downloading photos from the digital camera).
The audio quality Kross can capture is probably higher that your onboard PC-souncard is capable of.
Bear in mind that recorded audio is a snapshot of your performance and the available options for editing are much more limited as if you were recording MIDI. Good news is you can also record MIDI, either over the USB-cable into the computer or directly with Kross into SD-card.
The audio quality Kross can capture is probably higher that your onboard PC-souncard is capable of.
Bear in mind that recorded audio is a snapshot of your performance and the available options for editing are much more limited as if you were recording MIDI. Good news is you can also record MIDI, either over the USB-cable into the computer or directly with Kross into SD-card.
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In response to voip’s reply: does the cable have to go into BOTH left and right outputs on the Kross? And by “line-in” you just mean the headphone or microphone input, right?
In respone to Dragan: I am aware of the Kross’ ability to record with an SD card, and I have tried it before, but I was hoping there would be an easier way to record using my computer and seeing what I record display on the screen (if possible) through a simple cable connection.
Ive watched these videos and have done what they say but it does not work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBUamTkPHVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQ1TiVMJJA
Thanks for your replies!
In respone to Dragan: I am aware of the Kross’ ability to record with an SD card, and I have tried it before, but I was hoping there would be an easier way to record using my computer and seeing what I record display on the screen (if possible) through a simple cable connection.
Ive watched these videos and have done what they say but it does not work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBUamTkPHVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQ1TiVMJJA
Thanks for your replies!
Some PCs have a separate line-in input which is, by convention, coloured pale blue. Others have a combination line-in/mic-in connector which may be pink or red. For both types, line-in will need to be selected, if possible, using the sound card driver software and, for combination type inputs, the input sensitivity may need to be selected.
If the correct adapter cable is used, both 1/4" jacks will need to be connected, one to the R and one to the L/MONO jack sockets.
The correct cable description should read something like: "Twin Male 1/4 Mono Jack to Stereo 1/8 3.5mm Jack Cable Lead" search for this on Amazon or eBay, or music shop.
It would be possible to use instead an 1/8" stereo male, to 1/8" stereo male connecting cable between the Kross' headphone output and the PC's Line-in socket, but the first option is preferable because the headphone output is designed to drive the low inpedance loads presented by headphones, whilst the rear panel R and L/MONO jacks have been designed to drive the higher (normally 600 ohm) impedance presented by the line input socket. The sonic difference might be subtle, but likely to be measurable.
In the first video, the guy has plugged the cable into the wrong PC input (Mic-in rather than Line-in), increasing the chances of distortion and higher levels of background noise in the recordings.
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If the correct adapter cable is used, both 1/4" jacks will need to be connected, one to the R and one to the L/MONO jack sockets.
The correct cable description should read something like: "Twin Male 1/4 Mono Jack to Stereo 1/8 3.5mm Jack Cable Lead" search for this on Amazon or eBay, or music shop.
It would be possible to use instead an 1/8" stereo male, to 1/8" stereo male connecting cable between the Kross' headphone output and the PC's Line-in socket, but the first option is preferable because the headphone output is designed to drive the low inpedance loads presented by headphones, whilst the rear panel R and L/MONO jacks have been designed to drive the higher (normally 600 ohm) impedance presented by the line input socket. The sonic difference might be subtle, but likely to be measurable.
In the first video, the guy has plugged the cable into the wrong PC input (Mic-in rather than Line-in), increasing the chances of distortion and higher levels of background noise in the recordings.
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