hi.. this is my first post and found this site while i was searching for info on midi keyboards and sound cards..
i noticed there are a lot of categories on this site and didn't really know where to post my issues..
here's the problem:
i bought a M-Audio keystation 61es midi controller keyboard yesterday, and it seems like there's midi latency (delay after pressing keys on my keyboard). so i really can't play a song on the keyboard as i would play on a regular piano. i've been searching for hours to solve this problem and i found out that getting a good sound card might solve this problem (not sure if this is what i need to do to solve the problem). i heard a lot of good things about M-audio audiophile 2496 and was wondering what will happen to my current computer sound setup.. my speakers are currently connected to the sound output port on my motherboard (i don't have a seperate sound card), and i noticed the audiophile 2496 doesn't come with speaker output (for regular computer spears), microphone input, nor line-in input.. i'm currently using all three inputs for my computer and don't know what i will have to do if i do get the sound card.. (i'm assuming the old sound inputs/outputs will stop working once i install the new m-audio sound card)
are there any other solutions to avoid midi latency? would buying a midi interface card solve this problem? what would be the cheapest and most efficient way to fix it?
i'm running a pentium 4 with windows xp if it helps any.. thanks for reading and i'd really appreciate if you guys could help me out..
i noticed there are a lot of categories on this site and didn't really know where to post my issues..
here's the problem:
i bought a M-Audio keystation 61es midi controller keyboard yesterday, and it seems like there's midi latency (delay after pressing keys on my keyboard). so i really can't play a song on the keyboard as i would play on a regular piano. i've been searching for hours to solve this problem and i found out that getting a good sound card might solve this problem (not sure if this is what i need to do to solve the problem). i heard a lot of good things about M-audio audiophile 2496 and was wondering what will happen to my current computer sound setup.. my speakers are currently connected to the sound output port on my motherboard (i don't have a seperate sound card), and i noticed the audiophile 2496 doesn't come with speaker output (for regular computer spears), microphone input, nor line-in input.. i'm currently using all three inputs for my computer and don't know what i will have to do if i do get the sound card.. (i'm assuming the old sound inputs/outputs will stop working once i install the new m-audio sound card)
are there any other solutions to avoid midi latency? would buying a midi interface card solve this problem? what would be the cheapest and most efficient way to fix it?
i'm running a pentium 4 with windows xp if it helps any.. thanks for reading and i'd really appreciate if you guys could help me out..
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