midi interface advise

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ovidiugd
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midi interface advise

Post by ovidiugd »

Hi everybody,

I own o triton pro and a Behringer XENYX X1222 USB (mixer with audio interface) but no midi interface.i can record audio from my triton but i want to use some VST instruments for a greater variety of sounds instead my internal korg triton programs/combis.
I thought that i should buy a midi interface to conect to my PC and from PC to XENYX mixer because I want to use the audio interface from mixer and not the soundcard from PC and so I can use my monitors which are connected to XENYX.
I dont know if it will work this way or should I use something else?

thanx!!
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The MIDI interface would connect to the triton.

The XENYX has no MIDI so the mixer has nothing to do with the MIDI interface.

You can get some cheap cable-like USB interfaces such as the E-MU XMIDI 1x1 which is fairly effective.

Alternatively some USB and Firewire audio interfaces also have MIDI connections.
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Re: midi interface advice

Post by kbrdGuy »

You can also hook things together with just software. I play live from one keyboard. It dirves a software app called Midi Spanner which outputs midi signas on any number of hard or software midi ports. I drive one hardware synth and two virtuals, EWQL Pianos and Symphonic Orchestra.

With my left foot I control a midi expression pedal that drives Spanner to vary the mix of live voices as I play. Here's a sample: "God Bless The Child"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2fljZWHDo

It has piano, Rhodes, B3, and several other voices as I pedal them. Might help you?
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