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Jun
7
revised How can I reduce noise with many cables?
added 26 characters in body
Jun
7
comment How can I reduce noise with many cables?
@Warrior Bob, I meant power cables running in parallel to your microphone cables. You can get quite a bit of noise from them, depending on load. This is especially true with dimmer packs, as @Phil pointed out.
Jun
6
comment Can I play pure Piano tunes with a Quasimidi Raven?
@TheBlastOne, I don't believe you can upload samples, but you can edit patches. Details on the MIDI implementation is here: deepsonic.ch/deep/manuals/quasimidi_raven_manual.pdf Although it is quite technical. You would be best off finding a patch editor already created for you. I am not sure if one exists.
Jun
6
answered How can I reduce noise with many cables?
Jun
6
comment Can I play pure Piano tunes with a Quasimidi Raven?
Any MIDI to USB interface will do just fine. I like the M-Audio Uno (m-audio.com/products/en_au/Uno.html), but there are cheaper alternatives on Amazon.
Jun
5
answered Can I play pure Piano tunes with a Quasimidi Raven?
May
17
comment A USB device with 5 microphone inputs: Is that possible?
You have serious clock-sync issues with this, but it can be overcome! Basically, you need a handful of soundcards of the same model, figure out where the clock comes out on one, solder on some coax. On the others, cut the board on the clock wire, and then solder on that coax from the others. Your results will vary. I've seen this done on some Ensoniq cards from 1998. Never tried it myself.
May
17
comment Using an Electronic Drum Kit as a MIDI controller
If you have trouble finding that UM1-EX, I might also recommend M-Audio's Uno (m-audio.com/products/en_au/Uno.html). I have also had decent luck with some of the generic $3 adapters on Amazon. The trouble is, you never know what chips will be in there, and some of them lag terribly, or have very small buffers in which some of the packets drop. Best to get something brand-name for this task.
May
10
asked Inverse Mute Group for Yamaha LS9?
Apr
27
answered Software playing real sounds not midi when writing scores
Apr
24
comment Best Digital recorder for use as a ‘body pack’ + good field recorder?
I use a Zoom H4n for other purposes, but have been very happy with the quality.
Apr
21
comment midi keyboard not working on all platforms
This is best left at StackOverflow.
Apr
20
comment Need to convert large WMA library to MP3 or AAC. Software recommendations?
Just curious, what would be your reasoning for doing this?
Apr
11
revised Keyboard in a musical pit band
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Apr
10
comment Would a Thunderbolt audio interface decrease latency (in theory)?
See audio.stackexchange.com/questions/41/firewire-or-usb
Apr
10
answered Keyboard in a musical pit band
Apr
7
accepted Adjusting MIDI latency in Ableton Live
Apr
7
comment MIDI interface which is compatible with 2010 macbook pro
In addition to the suggestions below, you might also consider a self-powered hub. There are many to choose from.
Mar
30
comment Porting audio from web browser to DAW
In any case, you can use VLC to extract the audio. en.kioskea.net/faq/…
Mar
29
comment I want the perfect gun sound, can I make it myself ? Any tip/theory ?
Excellent question! I've always wondered this, and for explosion sounds as well.