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57Gregy

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  1. 1 hour ago, nico_bounde said:

    So, I am just wondering what is the best choice:

    - buying this kind of audio interface to carry on trying to connect my ext. yamaha keyboard to CW

    -buying a right MPC keyboard, that I connect directly connect to my computer via an USB cable

    What solution do you believe is the best?

    I am a part-time home studio guy. I don't have a lot of expensive gear, or even new gear. When I am in the mood to play and record, I don't want to get hung up on updating drivers, etc.
    The machine I use is a 17-year old XP computer that hasn't been on the internet since the last decade. My brother built it and gave to me when my former computer died. It has an E-Mu 0404 audio interface in it with MIDI connectors. My previous interface and keyboard also had MIDI ports, so that's what I get. 
    A newer computer would almost certainly be better using USB. I read here that  USB is faster than MIDI cables are, or at least as fast.
    But everything has to be compatible. 
    Nevertheless, when the XP box dies and I'm forced to upgrade, I would still want an interface with MIDI ports. It just seems simpler to me.

  2. They were new, didn't sound like the everyday rock and pop you heard on the radio. Added sound effects that weren't normally used in music. Kinda spacy, trippy. Good musicianship and cryptic lyrics which made a lot of folks wonder what they're singing about, and keep listening.
    In the summer of 1973, I was between 10th and 11th grades in high school. I got a summer job so I could buy my own ticket to visit my brother in Raleigh.
    One of the first things he did was put DSOTM on, slapped headphones on me and said "listen to this". I was blown away. He went to work and I listened to that LP for hours.
    Thanks, Carl.

  3. In the old days when using a Yamaha keyboard with MIDI connectors, it was said that you must use a Yamaha MIDI-to-USB cable. There were many posts on the old forums about folks trying to do what you're doing and failing.
    If your keyboard is old, you may want to see if you can get a Yamaha cable and try that.
    Could be an old wives tale, though. I always used an audio interface that had MIDI ports, so I never had that problem with my Yamaha keyboards. 

  4. There is a keyboard shortcut that allows you to drag a clip to another track, copying the clip and maintaining alignment at the same time.
    I'll see if I can find it or you could look it up in the Help file.
    And welcome to the forum.

  5. Welcome to the forum.
    What is your sound card or audio interface?
    If using the sound card of your computer, there is a setting that is often the default, called Stereo Mix or What You Hear which feeds all output back into the input, thus getting everything you hear recorded on all tracks. If that's the case, disable that setting.
    I believe some audio interfaces may have a similar setting, "Loop Back" or some such name.

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  6. 1 hour ago, craigb said:

    Proper enforcement necessitates increased supervision!

    (That's a stretch, ya? ?)

    I'm not stretching it.
    In other news, the Ovine Persons Union is preparing a lawsuit demanding that their members also be allowed to model jerseys on the Cakewalk forums. Even though they're Guernseys there.

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