chrisghost
New member
I've been recording guitar/bassguitar/vox/drummachine stuff for years now. Played a bit of backing synths too. Even took a few piano lessons to learn my way around a keyboard.
Now, the most impressive thing I've ever done with midi is hook up a Roland HD recorder to a Triton workstation and get their timing in sync. I'm more of a hands-on kind of guy, so I've been putting off more elaborate midi set-ups for a whyle now, but it's time to bite the proverbial bullet.
So here's some dumb questions for you, hope you don't mind. Here goes...
I've got a few rack synths, some easy enough to work with like a Proteus 2000. But I've also got some older stuff I like; Yamaha TX81, a Roland U220. They aren't very practical if you want to make quick changes to sounds.
So I've been looking into these midi-controllers with a keyboard as well as a bunch of knobs. Novation seems to come up a lot. Will just any midi-controller work on, say my TX81? Surely the keyboard will work, but will the knobs just know what to do, or... ?
Is there such a thing as a midi-controller that only works on computers, not on rack gear? What should I pay attention too?
What would be a good buy for someone with not to big a budget like me. As a rule I tend to buy used.
Thanks!
Now, the most impressive thing I've ever done with midi is hook up a Roland HD recorder to a Triton workstation and get their timing in sync. I'm more of a hands-on kind of guy, so I've been putting off more elaborate midi set-ups for a whyle now, but it's time to bite the proverbial bullet.
So here's some dumb questions for you, hope you don't mind. Here goes...
I've got a few rack synths, some easy enough to work with like a Proteus 2000. But I've also got some older stuff I like; Yamaha TX81, a Roland U220. They aren't very practical if you want to make quick changes to sounds.
So I've been looking into these midi-controllers with a keyboard as well as a bunch of knobs. Novation seems to come up a lot. Will just any midi-controller work on, say my TX81? Surely the keyboard will work, but will the knobs just know what to do, or... ?
Is there such a thing as a midi-controller that only works on computers, not on rack gear? What should I pay attention too?
What would be a good buy for someone with not to big a budget like me. As a rule I tend to buy used.
Thanks!