Hi everyone. I’ve been saving up and buying second hand kit as cheaply as I can. I need help though since the actual setting up of my gear is quite confusing. BASICALLY, I’m trying to figure out if I need an audio interface. I have a Roland TR8, a Roland TB3, A Korg KP3, and am planning on getting a Arturia MicroBrute or Novation Bass Station. I also run Ableton for recording and adding soft synths.
I’ll try and break down how everything is linked up as clearly as possible:
MIDI:
The TB3 is connected by MIDI into the TR8 which is connected by MIDI into the KP3. So when I’m jamming off Ableton, everything runs off the KP3’s clock.
Audio:
The audio runs out of the TB3, into the KP3 (where I apply effects) and then into the TR8 which has an internal sound card. I then run the audio straight into my studio monitors.
Ableton:
I have the TR8 connected via USB to the laptop. In Ableton, the TR8 is setup as my audio input and my audio output. I can get each drum sound and the TB3 on separate channels in Ableton this way. I have an m-audio keyboard connected to my laptop via USB for controlling my soft synths.
My problem:
Because my TR8 is my audio input and output on Ableton, to record at a decent volume in the DAW, I have to have the real life volume way way up. I have found a less than elegant solution wherein I run all the sound out of the TR8 and rather than straight to my monitors, I run it through a channel on my Pioneer DDJSX2. So at the moment, the mixer on the SX2 is acting as my audio interface.
My question:
What with all my MIDI and daisy chaining etc, would there by any advantage to buying an actual audio interface other than it being significantly less bulky than the DDJSX2? Would I literally just be running sound through it? Or would it help with all my other connections (MIDI, USB, Audio)
Submitted December 15, 2016 at 07:30AM by GonnaPostAPicture https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5igu2o/do_i_need_an_audio_interface_for_this_setup_pls/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, December 15, 2016