Midi Interfaces

[Martin Naef]

Hi Paul

punkdISCO wrote:
> Hey all ? sorry for not being around too much, still trying to get 
> things setup after moving a few months ago.  FINALLY started building up 
> my studio this weekend but got a long way to go.  So, mainly lurking at 
> the mo..

Sounds all too familiar...

I actually moved house four weeks ago as well. Took me ages to just get 
a phone line (don't ask me about BT...), and I finally got broadband 
last Friday. Apart from those communication issues, the move went 
smoothly, though, and the studio was set up about a week after we moved 
in already, with a few additional tweaks and acoustic treatment. Ahhh, 
finally some space! And it sounds a lot better than before, even though 
I didn't upgrade any equipment.

> Im going to have 3, maybe 4 different gear areas with each area having 
> some sort of purpose (like a jamming rig etc).  I have decided that I 

I like the idea of grouping things. I didn't really break up my rig, 
though, but rather consolidated all keys to a single big stand for easy 
access. However, a whole bunch of FX units were moved away to a new 
guitar rig with its own submixer, so my DP4 finally sees some use again...

> should go out and buy 3 or 4 separate MIDI interfaces, one for each 
> area. This way I only have a single USB cable going to each rig rather 
> that a ridiculous number of MIDI cables.

Hmmm... One big question: How are you going to distribute midi clock?

I can't offer any advice on current products - I'm still perfectly happy 
with my pair of emagic AMT8. But whatever you buy, make sure it handles 
clock well.

Bye
Martin

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