First, I thought the mastercontroler was USB? I almost went with that
myself, actually. I'll be really curious to find out how you get on with it.
As for your question about softsynths: well, it depends on the plugin.
If you're using a multitimberal synth like the TTS-1, you'll get one
master TTS-1 audio output fader as well as the 7 (or however many
instruments you use) MIDI tracks. If however you're using something like
Dimention Pro, which isn't, you'll get a MIDI channel and an audio out
since you need to instanciate a plugin for each instrument. So you get
the MIDI track + an audio track for each one you aim at an instance of
DPro. If you're using something like Superior Drummer, you'll get one
MIDI input and one audio output of the whole kit, because SD has its own
mixer--however, you can set it to expose all of the outs to the host
application which allows you to do the mixing all in Sonar, which will
give you a master MIDI input track triggering about 16 audio tracks of
drums, which would be the exact opposite of what the TTS-1 does. So,
yeah. In a sentence: however many channels get exposed to the host--how
many show up in the track manager in Sonar, in our case--is as many as
you'll be able to control. I hope this is clear enough.
On 11/6/2010 11:15 PM, Ratha Moeuy wrote:
Hello list,
First I would like to thank Drew for answering my questions regarding
midi surface and audio interface. Drew if you are reading this thanx!
At first I was pondering on whether to get the Tascam fw1884 an all in
one solution, or get the Behringer BCF2000 and a audio interface such
as the Lexicon Omega. The used Tascam fw1884 that I found for a pretty
good price on ebay was sold out before I could decide. For that reason
my next choice was the behringer BCF2000 and a separate audio
interface. How ever, after doing quite a bit of research on it, I
found out that the BCF2000's motorize faders are not touch sensitive.
Which means I would not be able to mix during playback. This is very
important to me for I like to adjust my mix during play back. For this
reason I have decided on getting an Alesis Master Control after
reading up quite a bit on it. It is an all in one solution, a control
surface/audio interface/room control. I can't wait to play with my new
toy. It should be arriving this Monday. However, it is a firewire
interface and I do not have a firewire port in my desktop, so I've
purchased a cheap firewire PCI card off ebay. This is my first time
dealing with firewire and I heard that the brand of the firewire card
could effect the way data is sent back and fourth. Well, I hope this
won't be the case with mine. I don't have much more money to spend,
but If I have to I'll buy a name brandn firewire card.
One question regarding midi control surface. If my midi control
surface is capable of controlling 8 tracks at a time, how will it work
when I am using soft synths? I mainly use soft synths and as you all
know it requires two tracks for each, an audio track and a midi track.
Will the control surface reckorgnize this and allow me to control one
track per soft synths? Or will it will see the tracks in the order it
is in, only allowing me to control 4 soft synths if I have 8 loaded?
Thank you.
Ratha
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