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If the problem is just with MIDI, consider getting a Midisport 2x2 interface as a stopgap before shelling out for a new card. I used an Audigy with a Midisport for years, worked fine. I actually use a Firepod now but I still use a Midiman 8x8, M-Audio's support is really good.

Learning sequence with MIDI is like learning an instrument. It takes time to learn, time to build a technique, and once you have built your technique it may not enable you to do things that someone else can do with it, and may enable you to do things that others cannot do. I think most of the...

I assume it's to support devices that have more than 88 locations (e.g. synths and samplers) for sounds. If the piano roll is offset from your device it's usually because your device has some kind of transposition activated in its settings.

Be careful with using line-level voltage without a re-amping device (a reverse DI box). You can fry the inputs on a guitar pedal because they expect instrument level. Most decent guitar pedals can withstand the higher signal gracefully but some budget brands (i.e. Danelectro) will break...

You can do that with any sampler, software or hardware. Most samplers are not keyboards, though; typically they are either rackmounts, "groove samplers" (which have mpc-style pads or a step sequencer), or software instruments. What you should get depends largely on your working methods. I use...

If neither one of your midi boxes has a midi thru (and I suspect that the outs can double as thrus - check your manual/settings) then you'll need to get a separate midi interface to hook both up at once. If one of the boxes can use the Out as a Thru, then set the MPC to a known channel (say...

I've never used it but I've heard absolute raves for Midiquest, it's definitely the best of breed for PC patch librarians. The XL version can even work as a VST plugin.

Sent a PM on the ThreeQ

I'm a Jazzmaster man, but I must admit that it's such a bright jangly tone that it doesn't distort well at all. I was thinking about asking the guy at the guitar store what I could do about that; I used to play through a Kramer that was a piece of crap in a lot of ways but it sounded perfect...

Increasing your latency setting on your Firepod won't improve your latency, it will just make it worse. The setting refers to how many ms you want the Firepod to allow for processing - set it as low as you can without hearing any glitches or breakups. So, it's the second of the things you...

Ok, so I've had the sub for a couple of weeks. I haven't done any finished mixes since then so I'm not positive about what I'm hearing right now (haven't done any comparisons) but COOLCAT was right when he said it would improve the sound of my TR5s. (Another improvement was that I started...

Wipeout is by The Surfaris, not "The Safaris."

I know how to solder, I don't know how to solder cables, especially where to get the parts and materials... and how to attach the ends.

It depends on what you really want to make. If you're based on hardware right now, I'd keep with it and get the MPC but I'm a hardware guy myself. The MPCs are classics for hip hop beats; I've read a lot of interviews with hip hop producers that are mixing down in Pro Tools that still use an...

Okay, than that does differ from what I thought it had. I don't have any experience with that card so I shouldn't speculate on whether the preamps/convertors sound better than the Presonus. If you've got the cash I would go with the MOTU - they are supposed to be very, very good, and unlike...