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andydes wrote:Did you turn the inputs on in the channel configuration in audio preferences? Easy to forget that.

Under "input config"? Yes, both are yellow/enabled. doesnt help.

Cant get any Audio at all from my synth plugged into jacks 3 & 4 on my Audio Fire 4 interface. I get sound when monitoring the MIDI channel but nothing in either an Audio or Ext. Instrument channel (I tried both).

Its showing up just fine on the AudioFire console software but not in Ableton. Whats ...

The Sonic Academy videos are pretty good. I used the one month free that came with my live 8 upgrade and they helped a lot. Very slow, clear, step by step presentation. My only gripes are that they are expensive and most of them are done in Live 6 (which isnt very helpful when it comes to the dj'ing ...

Aww man I thought we were going to talk about visage

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtsm6_ ... 1981_music

I dont think any VA synth is going to be considered a classic. Is the Virus A classic? Nord 1? No. They will still be useful synths and they will still be used but they wont be considered classic. In ten years Virus TI's will just be a cheaper, lower-spec alternative to whatever the new one is ...

Midi is simply control data. It contains no sound.
In order to record the sound of your keyboards and not just use them as controllers, you need to connect their audio outs to your Echo's audio ins.

You need to setup a separate audio track that corresponds to the input on the Echo and enable ...

thanks for the advice.

i eventually figured out I had to select monitoring 'in' not 'auto' to be able to use the MKS-50.

one other question. when using a hardware synth in a MIDI clip, is it generating an audio clip 'under the surface' or do I need to setup separate audio clips as well? Like say I ...

1. APC-40 users, how do you set up your EQ? Do you map out 6 device control knobs or do something else? Or do you just EQ with the mouse?

2. Can anyone recommend a good tutorial video for warping in Live 8? I have one month access to sonic academy but their DJ video is for Live 6 and the old ...

I currently run Ableton Live 8, NI Komplete 6 (Kontakt 4, Reaktor 5.5, Battery 3, Absynth 5, Massive, FM8), Stylus RMX, and Trilian. I've got a MOTU Ultralite, APC40, Korg Padkontrol, Novation ReMote SL 37, and Monome 128.

I'm thinking about Logic Studio or Omnisphere. Also considering Max for ...

What is the max you want to spend? That will really determine your options. I would recommend getting a good used workstaton synth. There are a lot of good synths in the $350-$600 range that make good MIDI controllers. The advantage is internal sounds/synthesis, built in arpeggiator and sequencer ...

I want santa to teach me how to use my small setup (Live 8, APC-40, Echo AudioFire 4, CS-6x, MKS-50) properly so I can stop playing with my synths and actually make some music.

After that, I can proceed with:

new PC with a big monitor
MIDI patch bay
bigger audio interface
an 88 key controller ...

You only need to route two MIDI tracks by selecting the Echo's output and the propriate channel in each track. U can also use external instruments within MIDI tracks.

Thanks, but I already did that. The AudioFire 4 is setup as my MIDI in and Out. It's talking to the CS6x but there is nothing from ...

Yes my AudioFire shows up. I did make some progress in that I now know how to use the mixer window and I'm pretty sure this is where it's done. I just dont know what channels to set my MIDI ('From' and 'To') on. And I still don't fully understand how MIDI thru to the MKS-50 is supposed to work. It ...

Oi! I'm going back to gearslutz!

Hi!

Help a total noob here. I tried the manual but couldnt find where it explains this.

I have a Yamaha CS6X on MIDI channel 1 in and out of my Echo AudioFire 4.

I have a Roland MKS-50 on MIDI channel 2 connected from the Midi In to the MIDI thru on the CS6x.

So as you can see, I need to run ...