Thursday, February 24, 2011

How to Hitch a M-Audio MIDI to Your Notebook for Playing Music

By Andy Ainsworth


These days, it's simple for just about everybody to install a home-grown recording studio with just a few bits of equipment. Providing you have an operating pc, some variety of instrument, and a MIDI controller you can rock out. Here are the steps to connecting an M-Audio MIDI to your Notebook or Mac so you can craft and record songs.

You'll have to attach an audio interface to your notebook. This is the machine that you'll plug your instruments into. You can buy one of these online or at a music or electronics outlet. Even Craigslist should have some.

Connect your M-Audio MIDI keyboard or other machine to the computer audio interface. Just ensure it's attached to the right port or it won't work.

After that, attach your instruments to the interface. You'll probably see something that says "Input" or "Audio In" on top of the port for the instruments.

Linkup your speakers using the output ports on the interface. These can be any sort of speakers they don't have to be massive.

If you're going to record your guitar with the MIDI, you'll have to stick to a few steps to check the whole thing is set up perfectly. Here's how to get set up for recording:

Plug in an instrument cord to your guitar, and subsequently plug in the other end to the keyboard's interface board

Open up your recording application whatever it is-and get going on recording a track. Now, you should be able to listen to the sound of the guitar coming through on the MIDI

Basically hit the record knob on your computer and commence singing.

Use the MIDI to append other instrumental sounds if needed

Then you should be ready to rock out. Check your sound levels are adjusted properly so you don't blow your eardrums out! You can use the M-Audio MIDI keyboard to transmit notes from the instrument to the computer. You'll be able to compose all kinds of cool effects once you learn how to navigate your MIDI device. Have fun playing and don't be frightened to sample different things.




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