SteveO42

Thanks uhoh7 and the others.. Yea, you are so right about no such thing as a simple MIDI question. So despite my question, I'm not new to MIDI at all and had similar gear as you do uhoh7. When I was actively gigging my SKB cases were loaded with modules from Korg, Roland, Alesis and others and I drove most of it from an Ensoniq KS-32 and later from a Kurzweil. I even had an Alesis Data Disk in the chain so I could load sound banks on the fly or restore any of my synths should something get corrupted. That never happened. In fact other than the occasional stuck note, everything worked rather well for live performances. I just hated having to transport it all So I've been ITB in the studio for many years happily using VSTi but am now looking for ideas to integrate hardware with software, my PC and DAW. The reason I want to go with DIN is because it's simple and it works. I am OCD with my PC (Intel 9900k, 64g ram, NVME/SSD drives etc) as far as USB ports are concerned and I prefer to keep it as simple as possible since my MOTU AVB interface also runs off USB. I've been at this for years and many Windows PC systems so I know that for low RTL and little to no DPC spiking (clicks, pops etc), especially with a USB based interface, simple is best. The quality of the driver does have the most effect on RTL, especially under load however, the less USB devices the better. And for the mostly unavoidable like keyboard/mouse, iLok, Steinberg key etc keeping that stuff on a separate system board USB controller chip helps to eliminate problems with the audio interface. Macs are much better in this regard than Windows systems. So again, thanks for all the great advice! I'll be testing this out next week and will report back on how well the integration goes.

Thanks Sam and Mike. My other alternative is to dust off my M-Audio MIDISport 2x2 interface and put the RD-2000 on one port and the Integra-7 on the other port and not use the MIDI ports of the MOTU or maybe dust off my Korg 05/w and plug that into the MOTU. I think that might be better option. Thoughts?

So after years of using VSTi I'm back where I started in the 70's with hardware synths. So this is a basic MIDI question. What is the best way to hook up via DIN plugs my RD-2000, Integra-7 and MOTU AVB interface so I can control all from my DAW (Cubase 10.5 Pro or Studio One 4.5 Pro)? My plan is the following: RD-2000 --> MIDI OUT ---> Integra -7 MIDI In---->Integra-7 --->MIDI THRU---->MOTU AVB Interface MIDI IN-----> MOTU AVB Interface MIDI OUT----> RD-2000 MIDI IN. Will this work? Or is there a better way? Thanks for any and all advice.

I was a previous owner of the Legacy Collection and when I purchased the Special Bundle V2 for $149 it came with the Triton plus upgrades for all of the synths in my original legacy collection (Wavestation, PolySix, MonoPoly etc). I haven't read the upgrade notes but just playing around a little I don't see any major differences so it's probably bug fixes etc. HTH.

I have not. Also the Triton is showing up for $216.16 on sale from $270.48 here in the states when logged into my account. I had to log out, delete cookies. log in again to see the $199 price. https://korg.shop/software/korg-collection-series.html?___store=english

Holy crap! Where did this band come from? I've never heard of them but ditto to all the accolades above. My faith in current bands and music has been restored.

I did pretty much the same thing in the 90's. Worked with a jazz/pop/standards singer and she had the uncanny ability to sound very much like the artist who was known for the song. We did a lot of Anita Baker, Linda Ronstadt standards, Broadway etc. Our appeal was for the same reasons you had success. We weren't overly loud, played the high end restaurants and appealed to all ages. I'm not sure this same formula would work these days as things seem much different in the lounge circuit.

Back the 70's, 80's.90's we used to call that "A Screamer"... That's where the agent misrepresents a band for whatever reason. So at the showcase the bride contracts one band but at the event the members are not all the same for whatever reason, illness, lack of people etc... I used to do screamers as a hired gun all the time.. As for the OP, I agree with the others, get back on the horse and play another gig... Worst for me was when I was playing in a Melissa Etheridge, Meatloaf, etc cover band and I had the piano intro to "I Would Do Anything for Love" sequenced into my keyboard so I could also do FX pads at the same time... yea, I'm lazy... So I somehow hit the transpose button and started the tune 1/2 step too high... It really sucked when the guitar players came in... Everybody looking at each other like WTF? Of course it had to be the guitars who tuned up or had capo wrong etc... Was 1/2 way through the tune before I figured out what was wrong... And it was our opening tune!! Needless to say we never got asked back! Hahha...

Sounds very Bill Evans like IMHO...

Roland RD-2000 to replace my aging RD-150. Also picked up Komplete Ultimate.