Need Help Connecting Equipment PLEEEEZZ

[datboylamar]

Okay here goes, this is my problem....

My Equipment:

Ensoniq ZR-76
Yamaha Motif 6
Athlon XP 2700+...1GB DDR Ram...80GB HD
Sonar XL 2.0 with instrument definitions for both
Midiman USB Interface with 2 Outputs
A Lil' 6 Channel Analog Mixer
A Stereo System that

OKAYYYYY.....HOW DO I HOOK ALL OF THIS UP??....I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CONNECT MY MIDI AND AUDIO ALL CORRECTLY!...IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME IN AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE HOW WOULD I GO ABOUT CONFIGURING ALL OF THIS EQUIPMENT TOGETHER SO THAT I AM ABLE TO HEAR BOTH KEYBOARDS AND ALSO USE MY MIXER TO CONTROL SOUND OUTPUTS FROM THE COMPUTER.......BETTER YET.,..I NEED SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT SOME OF YOU GUYS WOULD DO...OR HOW YOU WOULD CONNECT THIS ...Also what type of important settings do I need to be aware of?? ...THANKS IN ADVANCE

 

[James Argo]

Wow wow wow...
Cool down fella, no need to type all in caps to get attention We will read all post and reply if we can help. Btw, what's your so called "Lil' 6 Channel Analog Mixer" ? Does it have aux send feature? Having looked at your gears, it doesn't seem too complex to route it. for example, you can do:

MIDI
Ensoniq ZR-76 MIDI out --> Midiman USB MIDI in 1
Midiman USB MIDI out 1 --> Out --> Midiman USB MIDI in 2

Midiman USB MIDI out 1 --> Ensoniq ZR-76 MIDI in
Midiman USB MIDI out 2 --> Midiman USB MIDI in

Then you must assign those setup in Sonar, Option --> MIDI Devices.

Audio
Ensoniq ZR-76 Out L/R --> Mixer channels 1/2
Yamaha Motif 6 Out L/R --> Mixer channels 3/4
Soundcard Out L/R --> Mixer channels 5/6 (close the aux knob!!!)

Mixer aux send 1 & 2 to your soundcard Line in.
Mixer main out to your sound system...

In case you wanna record sound from your keyboard to your PC as audio track in SONAR, use the aux knob on mixer's certain channel strip...

Hope it helps,

Jaymz

 

[datboylamar]

Ohhhhh ok..buttt

Thanks for the info and Im sorry for the way I asked for help, just very frustrated because I.can do the difficult things when it comes to producing but the SIMPLE things i have a problem .lollol

I think you forgot about the motif during the midi configurations...what do those connect to. Also what if at this time I do not have a Pro soundcard yet?? i only have a single hole for each of my line ins and line outs on my cpu. so what type of cables and adapters do i need?....sorry for being a pain.

 

[TimOBrien]

Dont be offended by the title, but there are a number of good books out there including "MIDI for Dummies".

They will help you out tremendously.

I believe that Cakewalk has a number of MIDI reference books on their website, too.

 

[James Argo]

Excuse me, but Midiman USB Interface with 2 Outputs here is USB MIDI interface ? Or 2 outputs soundcard ? And what's your mixer ? Don't be shamed, we all started by cheap