--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@y...> wrote:
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Aaron" <aaronrash@e...> wrote:
> > --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@y...> wrote:
> > > Are you able to dump your Voice and upload it to the Files
> > Section. Perhpas then one
> > > of us can determine if this behavior is specific to the Voice
or
> > your AN1x?
> > >
> > > Jon
> >
> > I got so many patches ide love to post but i need to get a midi
> > interface. And while i got the subject up about midi
interfaces ,
> > what kind of midi interface would you recommend me getting?
>
> I would always recommend you stick with the same brand as whatever
Audio/MIDI
> sequencer application you either use today or plan to use becasue
there are often
> advantages to such a combination, i.e., proprietrary time stamping
mechanisms
> which reduce MIDI slop in large MIDI set-ups (more than four
hardware synths/
> modules), enhanced patch management/filtering options, and tighter
intergration
> with synchrnozation features used to slave software with a variety
of hardware
> specifications.
>
> That said, here are some generalizations to keep in mind:
>
> Emagic is now an Appe subsidiary and while I don't doubt their AMT
and Unitor MIDI
> Interfaces still work with various flavors of Windows I wouldn't
anticipate ongoing
> support. I'm using a MT4 with no problems under OS X (also works
under OS 9.)
>
> Steinberg is well known for decent Win supprt but their word of
mouth on Mac
> support right now is dodgy - no doubt the truth lies somewhere
between the two
> extremes. I don't know the details of their MIDIEX line but no
doubt the features are
> comparable to Emagic - for obvious reasons.
>
> MOTU has alsways been solid on the Mac platform - less so on the
Win side of the
> fence. That said, I know more than one Win users happily using a
MIDIExpress with
> *many* hardware synths.
>
> MIDIMAN - their USB support under Win was always better than their
Mac support but
> this really seems to have approved under OS X. Heck, it's even
improved under OS 9.
> Theire stuff seems to work with just about everything and they
have a wide variety of
> models - none of which are priced out of the ballpark. Just keep
in mind a MIDIMAN
> MIDI Interface will NOT exploit any of the vendor specific
features which make hw/sw
> combo's so attractive (see above comments.)
>
> I would strongly encourage you to chose a multiport MIDI Inteface,
i.e., 2x2, 4x4,
> 4x6, etc. so you have some room to grow as you add more hardware
to your set-up.
>
>
> I am now
> > starting to really get into soft synths and im thinkin about
using
> > the AN1x as a controller with native instruments absynth and
also
> > with nuendo and im looking for 0 latency with the midi hookup.
So
> > what kind of midi interface out there will offer 0 latency
between
> > my AN1x and my computer?
>
> There will *always* be some latency between your MIDI Hardware and
Software - it's
> inherent in the nature of a serial protocol such as MIDI. That
said, their are
> proprietary time stamping technologies used by each of the major
vendors which
> minimize the ill affects of MIDI slop in large MIDI set-ups. It
will be of little to no
> value in a set-up with a single hardware synth/controller. If
you've already invested
> heavily in Nuendo than I would suggest you spend more on a
Steinberg MIDI
> Interface.
>
> The *real* culprit of latency which affects softsynths such as
Absynth is restricted to
> the Audio driver in use - I suspect you're using either ASIO or
CoreAudio? - in
> combination with the System Bus speed of your Computer. Example,
my 'G4'
> PowerMac is actually a RevA G3 that's been upgraded with a ZIF
processor but the
> System Bus still runs at a pokey 66 MHz - using CoreAudio with a
MOTU 828 the
> best response I can get _without adverse audio artifacts_ uses the
512 buffer size. I
> *can* drop the Buffer Size lower and notice a slight imporvement
in reponse but the
> sound will distort and break up after tracking for awhile hence
the larger buffer size.
>
> I would advise you to search out the Cubase.net forums and
determine what
> configurations other users with similar set-ups are using. Nuendo
is a serious
> investment of time and money, why would you NOT spend more money
on the
> necessary peripherals to get the most out of it?
>
> Jon
Good point jon,
I will have to do some reading and talking with people so i can get
my setup going. I cant wait to start geting those tracks in nuendo.
As far as buffer sizes and this and that i have no clue as in how to
set it up. So yes i am a newbie in PC recording but i have got to
start somewere. I have a dell dimension 4500 256mb ram and a pentium
4 processor. right now i still have the ''stock'' audio card but im
looking to matbe firewire it all together, i hear firewire is a good
way to go and less latency then audio cards but i may have heard
wrong. what do you think about a MAudio Firewire Audiophile 2496
Audio Interface?
aaron
