Hi,
I hope that I am posting this in the correct forum.
Hi,
I am wondering what people would suggest about constructing MIDI drum tracks either through a keyboard controller, or using (in my case) my old drum machine, an Alesis SR 16 (using one of these cables
SANOXY USB MIDI Cable Converter PC to Music Keyboard 1-in 1-out USB to MIDI Interface for Mac and PC (New 2015 Release): Amazon.ca: Musical Instruments, Stage & Studio
I can think of advantages and disadvantages of using each, with the main ones being:
- The drum machine (via the pads) provides a more immediate, and drum-like way of inputing MIDI information to my DAW
- A keyboard would be more convenient for adding MIDI parts for other instruments such as piano, brass, woodwind, strings, and so on
I do not know much about keyboard controllers with pads, but presume that this might be a very good combination of tactile input (via pads), and having the flexibility of keys for adding MIDI information for the kinds of instruments I described above.
I would very much appreciate people's opinions and advice about this, and about any other issues which I should consider.
Thanks,
I hope that I am posting this in the correct forum.
Hi,
I am wondering what people would suggest about constructing MIDI drum tracks either through a keyboard controller, or using (in my case) my old drum machine, an Alesis SR 16 (using one of these cables
SANOXY USB MIDI Cable Converter PC to Music Keyboard 1-in 1-out USB to MIDI Interface for Mac and PC (New 2015 Release): Amazon.ca: Musical Instruments, Stage & Studio
I can think of advantages and disadvantages of using each, with the main ones being:
- The drum machine (via the pads) provides a more immediate, and drum-like way of inputing MIDI information to my DAW
- A keyboard would be more convenient for adding MIDI parts for other instruments such as piano, brass, woodwind, strings, and so on
I do not know much about keyboard controllers with pads, but presume that this might be a very good combination of tactile input (via pads), and having the flexibility of keys for adding MIDI information for the kinds of instruments I described above.
I would very much appreciate people's opinions and advice about this, and about any other issues which I should consider.
Thanks,