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Hi I am new to all this can I ask if its possible my korg a 50 would accept a sampler such as the Akai S2000 to be plugged directly into it using the midi connections without the computer being involved.cheers.Peter.

You should be able to connect them with midi but it really depends what you are trying to accomplish. For example, the M50 does not have audio inputs so you cannot sample it and load the samples back into the M50.

thanks for that,thats what I wanted to do,so back to the drawing board,so I suppose the only way I can get vintage keyboard samples will be by going by the midi route on my computer.

I'm not sure if you quite understand.

If you have a hardware sampler, synth module, or other keyboard, you can program that device with it's own sounds and then trigger those sounds from the M50 over MIDI. It's very straightforward.

But you'd always have to have that device plugged in to gain access to those sounds. What Bald Eagle is saying is that you couldn't then transfer those sounds so that they were available standalone on the M50 itself, because the M50 doesn't have a sampling capability (which would be necessary in order to.. you know.. load new samples onto the M50). The sampling capability of the other device would still work.

With MIDI you're literally just telling the other device which notes to play, which program number to change to, etc.

It would be the same with a softsynth on the computer via USB or with a hard synth over 5-pin DIN.



Another point is that with either of those types of setups, you still need a mixer to combine the sound from the module or computer with the sound from the M50. Each device's sounds will come out of it's own audio outputs. Again, this is pretty normal though.

thanks for the tips guys,so if I need a mixer which would you suggest,one that's available in the uk would be good and not too expensive.lol thanks.Peter.

Mackie makes excellent mixers. Depending on how many channels you need:

Mackie 402VLZ4
Mackie 802VLZ4

You also should consider if you want to record into your computer. If so then you can get a mixer with USB connection.

This one will send the stereo mix over USB to the computer.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/1204USB/

If your focus will be using a DAW on your computer you can also look at audio interfaces vs mixers.

thanks for that info guys,much appreciated.