Hi there, I have the following:
1) Rme=FF400
2) Integra-7
3) MOXF6
and soon I will be getting the Kronos and PSR 950 but the thing is that I want to connect all Key boards and module into my RME fireface 400 and record into my DAW, but I am not sure on how to connect them all so kindly can someone explain this to me in detail?
I also want to digitally record these in to Cubase so is there any converter I need for this? Please click to see enlarged image :
7keys wrote:Hi there, I have the following:
1) Rme=FF400
2) Integra-7
3) MOXF6
and soon I will be getting the Kronos and PSR 950 but the thing is that I want to connect all Key boards and module into my RME fireface 400 and record into my DAW, but I am not sure on how to connect them all so kindly can someone explain this to me in detail?
I also want to digitally record these in to Cubase so is there any converter I need for this? Please click to see enlarged image :
Hiya,
I have 8 boards in total at home all connected directly into my DAW via USB. All you need is a decent powered USB hub, preferably USB 3.0. Obviously firewire is going to be much better for this task, but I don't use MACS and thus see no point in using firewire when USB 3.0 is fast enough.
perhaps a mixer...? that's what I think I'd do in your shoes: just plug all synths to a 4 or 8-channel mixer and then record them individually, unless you're trying to record the keyboards simultaneously
I have the RME Fireface UFC, so it's similar in function to the Fireface 400.
I connect the Kronos via ADAT. I also set the System Clock on the Kronos to S/PIF (it's now being clocked by the RME). This provides clear digital audio to my DAW. The one limitation is that the session needs to be at 48Khz, which is what the Kronos runs at. I have not found this to be a big issue as 44.1K really only exists for CDs and I haven't created a CD on my system in years.
I also have a Integra-7. I do not have a good solution for connecting it digitally. It does have a coax digital out and it can be set to 48Khz, but my RME only allows one of the digital I/Os to be set to S/PDIF and I'm using that for the Kronos. I also don't know if it would provide pop-free digital audio as the problem with these digital hardware synths is that most (the Kronos is an exception) offer no digital in and hence no way to be clocked by the RME. They want to be the system clock for your setup, something I find less than ideal.
Regarding Scottgblood's suggestion of USB. I'm on a Mac and use Logic and Protools primarily. I have not found a good solution where USB can be used as an audio input. I can make the Integra, for example, my main audio interface using USB but I know of now way to just grab the USB audio output from the Integra and record it on an audio or instrument track. The ONLY device that I've found to work properly using just USB is my Virus TI. There, the only thing I need is a USB cable. I just think that Total Integration of the Virus is unlike anything else out there.
So, everything else (besides the Kronos and Virus TI) in my studio is connected to the RME via analog. There's really no need for an external mixer as the RME with it's software is an EXCELLENT mixer by itself.
It there's something I'm missing about using USB devices, I'd love to hear it as I've always been frustrated by limitations I've run into when trying to use multiple devices.
Busch.
Kronos 73, Nautilus 61, Vox Continental 73, Monologue, Yamaha Montage 8, Rhodes Suitcase, Yamaha VL-1, Roland V-Synth, Yamaha AvantGrand, Minimoog Model D, Studio Electronics Omega 8, CSS, Spitfire, VSL, LASS, Sample Modeling, Ivory, Komplete 12, Spectrasonics, Cubase, Pro Tools, etc. http://www.purgatorycreek.com
Another option is using a mixer that has USB audio out.
In my studio I connect all my synths, guitars, mics, iPad via Alesis ioDock into a Behringer Xenyx. The mixer also serves as a soundcard for input into DAWs and output of the PC back through the mixer which is hooked up through my studio monitors. Food for thought.
psionic311 wrote:Another option is using a mixer that has USB audio out.
In my studio I connect all my synths, guitars, mics, iPad via Alesis ioDock into a Behringer Xenyx. The mixer also serves as a soundcard for input into DAWs and output of the PC back through the mixer which is hooked up through my studio monitors. Food for thought.
But the RME interface is a mixer as well. It has gain control, level, EQ, compression, stereo/mono on each channel and very sophisticated routing. You don't have physical controls but the TotalMix software is always running and available. Plus, the specs on the A/D convertors are top notch.
Busch.
Kronos 73, Nautilus 61, Vox Continental 73, Monologue, Yamaha Montage 8, Rhodes Suitcase, Yamaha VL-1, Roland V-Synth, Yamaha AvantGrand, Minimoog Model D, Studio Electronics Omega 8, CSS, Spitfire, VSL, LASS, Sample Modeling, Ivory, Komplete 12, Spectrasonics, Cubase, Pro Tools, etc. http://www.purgatorycreek.com
Thanks for your comments you have all discussed connections but I have still yet to find a solution to my problem.
up until now I was recording USB to Midi and direct into audio cables in my RME than I record this into my Cubase, but I was hoping for a better method of recording.
