Scooter B
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I did a search on this and found two analogue options but most of the posts were 2002 and 2003 and I have a third digital option here.
I am loving alot of the sounds of the 5050 through the headphones but as you know going straight into the 16G does not sound so good.
Three options I see for me at the moment and I am going to try the two that don't cost any addition money tommorow but I wanted to ask some keyboard players what should work best here.
1. Roland 5050 to Mackie 1402 VLZ pro. This would allow me to use all 4 outputs (if desired) and send to the G in a stereo mix or just the stereo mix from the 5050. I already have the 1402 and have not used it much. Could add some signal routing options like external effects and compression before hitting the G but it could also add some noise (still less than going straight to the G). My only other stereo capable preamp is a DMP3.
2. Roland 5050 SPDIF out to AW16G SPDIF input. I don't know anything about this option other than the G and the Roland both have these hook ups and it would keep the signal digital which could be a good thing but how is that going to affect the volume when I mix down?
3. Something like the Ebtech Line Shifter that boosts from -10 to +4 through a transformer. I am guessing this would be cleaner and less colored than the Mackie and cost around $80.
I am primarily a guitar and bass playing songwriter and picked the 5050 up for some simple keyboard fills, strings, horns and synth patches. While I have played some piano; electronic keyboards and MIDI are pretty new to me.
Thanks
I am loving alot of the sounds of the 5050 through the headphones but as you know going straight into the 16G does not sound so good.
Three options I see for me at the moment and I am going to try the two that don't cost any addition money tommorow but I wanted to ask some keyboard players what should work best here.
1. Roland 5050 to Mackie 1402 VLZ pro. This would allow me to use all 4 outputs (if desired) and send to the G in a stereo mix or just the stereo mix from the 5050. I already have the 1402 and have not used it much. Could add some signal routing options like external effects and compression before hitting the G but it could also add some noise (still less than going straight to the G). My only other stereo capable preamp is a DMP3.
2. Roland 5050 SPDIF out to AW16G SPDIF input. I don't know anything about this option other than the G and the Roland both have these hook ups and it would keep the signal digital which could be a good thing but how is that going to affect the volume when I mix down?
3. Something like the Ebtech Line Shifter that boosts from -10 to +4 through a transformer. I am guessing this would be cleaner and less colored than the Mackie and cost around $80.
I am primarily a guitar and bass playing songwriter and picked the 5050 up for some simple keyboard fills, strings, horns and synth patches. While I have played some piano; electronic keyboards and MIDI are pretty new to me.
Thanks