midi notes to Roland synth
Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:16 pm
First, apologies if this is covered (I searched and didn't find exactly what I'm looking for), please point me to the appropriate thread if so.
What I have:
Roland Alpha Juno-1 (has midi in, midi out, midi thru, audio out)
Roland PG-300 <- this controls the synth's parameters and connects to the juno's midi in
What I want:
I want a looping sequence of midi notes from Ableton to play the synth, while I live edit the parameters with the PG-300 and the resulting live audio to be recorded by Ableton to an audio track.
Is this possible with external instrument on a midi track? Is it a problem that the PG-300 is plugged into the synth's midi in? I assume that's where Ableton would be sending the midi notes in this setup. Is midi thru of help here?
I've only ever played this stuff using live audio, so I'm new to interfacing this equipment back and forth with Ableton via midi.
What I have:
Roland Alpha Juno-1 (has midi in, midi out, midi thru, audio out)
Roland PG-300 <- this controls the synth's parameters and connects to the juno's midi in
What I want:
I want a looping sequence of midi notes from Ableton to play the synth, while I live edit the parameters with the PG-300 and the resulting live audio to be recorded by Ableton to an audio track.
Is this possible with external instrument on a midi track? Is it a problem that the PG-300 is plugged into the synth's midi in? I assume that's where Ableton would be sending the midi notes in this setup. Is midi thru of help here?
I've only ever played this stuff using live audio, so I'm new to interfacing this equipment back and forth with Ableton via midi.