[proaudio] Re: New sound card + MIDI input questions

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Did this mail get through to the list? Was kinda weird to not get any
responses...

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Arve Barsnes <arve.barsnes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all! Two questions I've been meaning to ask of you.
>
> Looking at buying myself a new audio interface in the near future, to
> upgrade my little M-Audio MobilePre USB. I've been looking around the
> M-Audio webpage at their other cards, but being fairly new to this
> whole recording thing, I'm not sure exactly what I should be looking
> for. I know I'll need jack inputs and XLR inputs, as I already have on
> the MobilePre, but I'll also be needing MIDI inputs in the future, so
> that should be included. This isn't in any way a professional studio,
> so I won't be needing very many inputs, there will never be an
> opportunity to record many things at once, such as a full drum set.
> Any recommendations? I know only of M-Audio being good for linux, but
> there might be others too that some of you have had good experiences
> with?
>
> Now, it will be a while until I actually buy this new interface, so
> for now I'm stuck without MIDI capabilities. Not that I have gotten
> ahold of any MIDI synth or such yet, but I still want to start
> experimenting with various programs that need MIDI input, so the
> question is thus: What program can I use to plot in notes, and use as
> input to any other programs, for creating sounds? Or any other good
> method you can tell me about for creating MIDI input without actually
> having a MIDI capable device.
>
> Regards,
> Arve
>



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