Okay, sorry if this is the wrong section, but can anyone any certain midi interfaces that work better than others?
I was specifically looking at this one (is it any good?)
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/2 ... 4_USB.html
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Unless you're looking for specific functionality (processing or transforming the MIDI data somehow), there's really not much you need out of a MIDI interface, and none are particularly better or worse in most factors. I own the 2x2 version and have been quite happy with it though.
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Since you're posting in the Radias/R3 section, you know you don't need a midi interface for them, right? USB is all that needed for them to get USB-midi. You will probably need an audio interface, so getting one like the M-Audio Fast Track Pro will give you midi and audio, with the audio features being the most important for these synths.
okay, to xml-
I was told I need a midi interface to record the sounds I make on my synth to a program like fruity loops. Basically what I want to do is play a measure on my R3 and record that into fruity loops and loop it to make my own songs and remixes. I also want to hook a mixer or electribe up to the system and play live performances at small raves. So with those needs, what should interface should I get and how do I hook everything up? (the mixer, the synth, the interface, the computer, the speakers)
Sorry I am new to all this.
I was told I need a midi interface to record the sounds I make on my synth to a program like fruity loops. Basically what I want to do is play a measure on my R3 and record that into fruity loops and loop it to make my own songs and remixes. I also want to hook a mixer or electribe up to the system and play live performances at small raves. So with those needs, what should interface should I get and how do I hook everything up? (the mixer, the synth, the interface, the computer, the speakers)
Sorry I am new to all this.
hi danumal. You were told wrong. Midi is not audio. You can't record the sounds of your R3 using midi. You need to have a cable the connects the L/MONO and R audio outputs from the R3 to some audio input on your computer. The normal audio inputs and ouputs on a computer usually aren't very good for music production, so Audio I/O boxes like the Fast Track Pro are used instead.
Midi is for controlling music gear. The USB port on the R3 only needs a USB cable to hook up to your computer to be controlled by fruitylishous loopynesser, and for the R3 to control the fruit of the looper using USB-midi. All you need to do is hook up a standard USB cable, then download the latest USB-midi driver from Korg, read the installation instructions that come with the driver, and install the driver.
You don't need to buy a midi interface for the Electribe either, since you can plug it in to the two midi ports on the R3. In fact, this is my preferred way of using my EMX with the R3. You can use the EMX arpeggiator to trigger notes directly on the R3, and use the R3 to play notes on the EMX.
If you have a mixer, then you hook the outputs of the EMX and R3 to stereo line input channels on the mixer, then hook the mixer output to the Audio I/O box inputs. The Audio I/O box will hook to the computer using USB or firewire, depending on which model you buy and what kind of computer you have.
Midi is for controlling music gear. The USB port on the R3 only needs a USB cable to hook up to your computer to be controlled by fruitylishous loopynesser, and for the R3 to control the fruit of the looper using USB-midi. All you need to do is hook up a standard USB cable, then download the latest USB-midi driver from Korg, read the installation instructions that come with the driver, and install the driver.
You don't need to buy a midi interface for the Electribe either, since you can plug it in to the two midi ports on the R3. In fact, this is my preferred way of using my EMX with the R3. You can use the EMX arpeggiator to trigger notes directly on the R3, and use the R3 to play notes on the EMX.
If you have a mixer, then you hook the outputs of the EMX and R3 to stereo line input channels on the mixer, then hook the mixer output to the Audio I/O box inputs. The Audio I/O box will hook to the computer using USB or firewire, depending on which model you buy and what kind of computer you have.
You're welcome, danumal. Yes, you can control fruity & nutty loop crunch with the R3 over USB-midi, after installing the USB-midi driver. You just need to configure your fruityness software to receive midi input from the midi port named R3 KBD. Then when you press the C3 key, it will send the C3 note midi data to fruitylicious, which will play whatever sound that it normally plays when it sees a C3 note. If you want the R3 to play notes sent by freshandfruity, then you need to configure the software to send midi output to R3 SOUND, but you won't hear the result that the R3 plays unless you listen via headphones on the R3, or send the audio outputs to the computer audio inputs, then tell the fruitier software to receive audio input from whatever audio input port that's on the computer that receives the R3 sounds. It doesn't convert the midi to sound - it plays the midi notes which make the sound.
It's kind of like telling a musician to play a C3 note. He/she isn't converting the audio of your request, but rather listening to what you said to play the note. Midi cannot really be converted to audio, at least no more than a printed music score of Beethoven's 5th can be converted to an audio recording of the Boston Philharmonic - you need something to play the notes, in this case, all the members of that orchestra. Midi is like a score - scores have no music or sounds - they describe how, what, and when the notes need to be played on each instrument. The sound comes only after something/someone follows those instructions.
It's kind of like telling a musician to play a C3 note. He/she isn't converting the audio of your request, but rather listening to what you said to play the note. Midi cannot really be converted to audio, at least no more than a printed music score of Beethoven's 5th can be converted to an audio recording of the Boston Philharmonic - you need something to play the notes, in this case, all the members of that orchestra. Midi is like a score - scores have no music or sounds - they describe how, what, and when the notes need to be played on each instrument. The sound comes only after something/someone follows those instructions.
To send the R3's sounds into your computer: Stereo 1/4" (L&R) into your mixer - 1/8" (mini) into your sound card. Make sure Line In (Windows Mixer) is selected, and volume is up (I personally max Windows Mixer, and control the volume using the R3's volume knob/mixer knob [I'm using a Behringer UB802]). Whatever your sound output device is (like computer speakers), the R3 will come out of it.
To send Midi info: Use a USB connection between the R3 and your computer. Install the R3 driver. Make sure the fruitypoop settings are in accordance. Select the desired patch. Away you go!
To send Midi info: Use a USB connection between the R3 and your computer. Install the R3 driver. Make sure the fruitypoop settings are in accordance. Select the desired patch. Away you go!
haha I'm guessing you guys don't like fruity loops?
But anyways, what you're saying is that I don't need to buy an interface at all, I just need to have the midi-usb and the software will play through that? What if I am wanting to make songs? I can still record the tracks into music production software with just a USB-midi?
But anyways, what you're saying is that I don't need to buy an interface at all, I just need to have the midi-usb and the software will play through that? What if I am wanting to make songs? I can still record the tracks into music production software with just a USB-midi?