Monday, February 28, 2011

How to Hitch a M-Audio MIDI to Your Notebook for Live Music

By Abigail Armstrong


Today, it's easy for practically everybody to start a homegrown recording studio with just a few items of equipment. As long as you have a running pc, some sort of instrument, and a MIDI controller you can rock out. Here are the steps to connecting an M-Audio MIDI to your Notebook or Mac so you can create and record songs.

You'll have to link up an audio interface to your notebook. This is the machine that you'll plug your equipment into. You can get one of these online or at a music or electronics showroom. Even Craigslist should have a few.

Hook up your M-Audio MIDI keyboard or other machine to the computer audio interface. Just ensure it's joined to the right port or it won't operate.

Then, link your instruments to the interface. You'll almost certainly see something that says "Input" or "Audio In" above the port for the instruments.

Hook up your speakers using the output ports on the interface. These can be any kind of speakers they don't need to be massive.

If you're going to record your guitar with the MIDI, you'll have to stick to a few steps to ensure the whole thing is set up correctly.

Here's how to get set up for recording:

Plug in an instrument line to your guitar, and after that plug in the other end to the keyboard's interface board

Open up your recording software whatever it is-and get going on recording a track. Now, you should be able to listen to the sound of the guitar coming all the way through on the MIDI

Simply punch the record switch on your computer and start playing

Use the MIDI to append other instrumental sounds if desired

Then you should be equipped to rock out. Make sure your sound levels are adjusted correctly so you don't blow your eardrums out! You can use the M-Audio MIDI keyboard to deliver notes from the instrument to the pc. You'll be able to synthesize all kinds of fresh effects once you find out how to navigate your MIDI device. Have fun experimenting and don't be scared to check out different things.




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