What you got? Synths and Modules

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BIG J

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@GangstaEight, I use Cubase all Day homie, and yes, any Keyboard will work as a controller. You don't have to have an input for each sound module, but You would have to plug and unplug your Modules each time you wanted to switch 'em up
 
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GANGSTAEIGHT

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what if you wanna use instrumentals from more than one sound module at a time?
 
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G-Dubb

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GANGSTAEIGHT said:
i have a Triton keyboard that i'm about to trade in for a rack, and i also have a JV-1080 sound module. I plan on sequencing on my computer with Cubase VST 5.0... can anyone tell me what else I should get?????
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I use a MidiMan cuz I use one sequencer with a couple modules... You can get different ones depending on how many modules you have... That way instead of switching what module is hooked up you can run em both at once...
 
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GANGSTAEIGHT

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how does this work with cubase?
do I assign an instrument to each track, and i can hear it through a mixer or through the headphone jack on the module itself, or can i run the instruments through the computer?
 
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G-Dubb

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I don't use Cubase, I use Cakewalk, but I would think they're probably about the same when it comes to this...

There are Instrument Definition files you can import into Cakewalk (I think they have .INS extensions) and you can usually download em off websites about your module. It's basically just a text file that lists the bank, the patch name, the patch number, etc. When you go into Cakewalk, get on whatever track it is, choose the port/module (Mine is 1 JV 1080 2 is Proteus) then choose the INS file you wanna use (I have four, one for each module, and one for each of my expansion cards on each module,) then pick the bank, then pick the patch. You can pick a different module/INS file on every bank and when you record/playback it will play everything at once... I'm at work and don't have Cakewalk in front of me but you can hit me up on AIM when I'm on at home if you're setting it up and have some questions.

I got the INS file for my JV 1080 here: http://www.lilchips.com/store/ins/index.asp I also got some of the ones that were hard to find (the 1080 hip hop expansion & the Mo Phatt expansion) by e-mailing people on Midi message boards and asking for them...

I have a Fostex mixer for playback... (Unrelated note: I got a Fostex VM88 mixer on sale a while back and had to send it to Fostex for repair less than 2 months after I got it, they were quick to fix it & send it back though.) I run both modules outputs to the mixer and play it all back all together.
 
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G-Dubb

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Oh, and the MidiMan I got is a 2x2, I run the controller to the computer, then the out on the computer to the in on the Midiman... Then the Midiman has two outs that run to each module. They have bigger Midiman units if you have more modules... The 2x2 was about $50 I think.
 
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BIG J

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^those Midiman's Mam. I've been havin' problems with mine, I'm fittin' to get a MIDEX 8

You would lidten to your synth for the audio outs/Headphone jack, cuz all Cubase does is, Tells you synth what notes to play
 
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DeviantJR

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I own a Kurzweil K2600s, 2 Event PS6s, and my computer. That's all I need. The Kurzweil is actually overkill for me, I tend to use it as a MIDI controller for VSTs and for Reason. Other than that I'll create sounds on my Kurzweil as needed and sample them into the computer. I use the Midiman USB 2X2 for my MIDI interface and a Delta 66 for my audio interface.

I feel you can actually get by with just a simple keyboard and a MIDI interface to a fully loaded computer.

DSane - Did you say you're selling your Korg MS2000? I'll be happy to buy that off of you. I've been looking for a deal on one of those.
 
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GANGSTAEIGHT

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how much did you get yours for? i'm about to look into it.... i'm getting my triton rack real soon
 
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GANGSTAEIGHT

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that's way coo

so i can plug the output on both sound modules into the input of the mixer and hear both of em play at once?

Kavie said:
what exactly does "sequencing" mean?
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it means how your music is layed out and where all the notes are placed and what instruments are used i suppose
 
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