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Subject:Keyboards Posted by: KevSca Date:8/29/2003 8:28:32 PM I was wondering... what kind of keyboard (midi) controllers are you guys using to compose on acid( brands,prices, features ect...)? I've seen some on-line and a few say that they are usb type. Does that mean you can hook them up via your pc's usb ports and start playing or do you still need some kind of midi interface (this is so confusing). If you could let me know what I would need, from my fingertips, to the acidPro 4.0 program I would be very appreciative. Thanx in advance! Kevin
Subject:RE: Keyboards Reply by: MyST Date:8/29/2003 9:57:19 PM Here's a thread that might help you out. http://www.sonicfoundry.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=1&MessageID=195713 M
Subject:RE: Keyboards Reply by: MacMoney Date:8/29/2003 10:22:09 PM Roland A-90 Roland A-60 Yamaha MOTIF6 Roland XP-80 Tony Mac
Subject:RE: Keyboards Reply by: SonicJG Date:8/30/2003 10:15:30 PM Fingertips to ACID: 1. Keyboard(or other controller--midi guitar, saxophone, etc) 2. MIDI I/O Interface device, plus drivers for that device (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=midi+interface+device) 3. ACID 4.0e A. In ACID, go to Options/Preferences/MIDI, and make sure there's a checkbox next to your MIDI device. B. Choose Options/Enable Real-time MIDI C. Choose Insert/Soft Synth... (you may need to direct ACID to your VSTi directories (Options/Prefs/VSTi)). Play your keyboard, and enjoy. If a keyboard says it's a USB, then you should be able to just plug it into your USB port, install its drivers, and go (IOW, it's both #1 and #2 above). In essence, it's its own MIDI input/output device, sending MIDI along the USB channel, instead of through a MIDI cable. Some USB keyboards will wick power from the machine through USB, rather than needing a separate AC/DC adapter. Those are especially nice since there's just a single cable attached to the keyboard. At work I use an Oxygen8--others have said it's a little plasticy, but it works fine for what I use it for--velocity-sensitive keys across all octaves, pitch and mod wheels, and CC knobs. The drivers used to occasionally fail, but M-audio has since fixed them up, so they seem to work entirely fine now. At home, I use a Nord lead 2 into a Delta 10/10. That setup works pretty well, but I haven't had time yet to figure out how to get the MIDI signal I send from the Nord to transpose (it's only four octaves). If I ever have time, I'll do some research, I guess. Cheers, Joel
Subject:RE: Keyboards Reply by: KevSca Date:9/3/2003 12:34:44 AM What about the M-audio Radium 49 key? What do you have to say about that one?

Subject:Keyboards

Posted by: KevSca

Date:8/29/2003 8:28:32 PM

I was wondering... what kind of keyboard (midi) controllers are you guys using to compose on acid( brands,prices, features ect...)? I've seen some on-line and a few say that they are usb type. Does that mean you can hook them up via your pc's usb ports and start playing or do you still need some kind of midi interface (this is so confusing). If you could let me know what I would need, from my fingertips, to the acidPro 4.0 program I would be very appreciative. Thanx in advance!
Kevin

Subject:RE: Keyboards

Reply by: MyST

Date:8/29/2003 9:57:19 PM

Here's a thread that might help you out.

http://www.sonicfoundry.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=1&MessageID=195713

M

Subject:RE: Keyboards

Reply by: MacMoney

Date:8/29/2003 10:22:09 PM

Roland A-90
Roland A-60
Yamaha MOTIF6
Roland XP-80

Tony Mac

Subject:RE: Keyboards

Reply by: SonicJG

Date:8/30/2003 10:15:30 PM

Fingertips to ACID:
1. Keyboard(or other controller--midi guitar, saxophone, etc)
2. MIDI I/O Interface device, plus drivers for that device (http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=midi+interface+device)
3. ACID 4.0e

A. In ACID, go to Options/Preferences/MIDI, and make sure there's a checkbox next to your MIDI device.
B. Choose Options/Enable Real-time MIDI
C. Choose Insert/Soft Synth... (you may need to direct ACID to your VSTi directories (Options/Prefs/VSTi)).
Play your keyboard, and enjoy.

If a keyboard says it's a USB, then you should be able to just plug it into your USB port, install its drivers, and go (IOW, it's both #1 and #2 above). In essence, it's its own MIDI input/output device, sending MIDI along the USB channel, instead of through a MIDI cable. Some USB keyboards will wick power from the machine through USB, rather than needing a separate AC/DC adapter. Those are especially nice since there's just a single cable attached to the keyboard.

At work I use an Oxygen8--others have said it's a little plasticy, but it works fine for what I use it for--velocity-sensitive keys across all octaves, pitch and mod wheels, and CC knobs. The drivers used to occasionally fail, but M-audio has since fixed them up, so they seem to work entirely fine now.

At home, I use a Nord lead 2 into a Delta 10/10. That setup works pretty well, but I haven't had time yet to figure out how to get the MIDI signal I send from the Nord to transpose (it's only four octaves). If I ever have time, I'll do some research, I guess.

Cheers,
Joel

Subject:RE: Keyboards

Reply by: KevSca

Date:9/3/2003 12:34:44 AM

What about the M-audio Radium 49 key? What do you have to say about that one?