Members Leandrusi Posted August 13, 2015 Members Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hi, I want to play live with my dig.piano and trigger some sounds via midi from a netbook I have I want to be able to mix them myself so the setup goes to 1 line out, or 2 if the live sound is in stereo (VERY unlikely...) so I dont have to come out 1 line for the dp and 1 for the netbook and struggle with mix level done by the sound guy. So I need 1 device to get the dp and the nb to work as one (too bad my dp has no IN line ) I was thinking a usb audio interface, like say Infrasonic uax2 or M Audio M Track Plus 2 would be a good tool to achieve the setup, since it would allow me to mix the 2 instruments AND maybe let me use some more sounds from the netbook without crashing Would that work? Or do I just have to get a mini 2ch mixer? What do you think? Any other interfaces/devices/ideas you may suggest me instead?? Pd: my budget is 1 uax2 aprox. and a d.piano+netbook+mixer+usb interface would be a nightmare to set up live to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JeffLearman Posted August 18, 2015 Members Share Posted August 18, 2015 I think you covered the options: audio interface for netbook, or small mixer. If you want to go for a *really* small mixer, look at the stuff by Rolls, like the MX28 (which handles 3 stereo inputs). My Yamaha CP4 has audio inputs. I sometimes plug my Nord Electro into it, avoiding the need for a mixer. If your DP has audio inputs, you have a 3rd option. It's a great feature that I wish every keyboard had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Leandrusi Posted August 19, 2015 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2015 Lucky you, CP4 has audio in. My Kawai MP6 doesnt.Of all options, Im leaning toward usb audio interface, but I wonder: would the output signal/power/quality/whatever be suited for live usage????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members JeffLearman Posted December 9, 2015 Members Share Posted December 9, 2015 Any decent audio interface would have ample sound quality for live use. Studio use is far more demanding. Live, the background noise level is so high a lot of subtleties disappear. The most important feature for live use is a wide "green" band so that you have headroom when you need it for dynamics, but that's easily managed. Shucks, we did fine back when all our stuff had 65dB S/N ratio at best. With over 90 dB of modern 24-bit digitals it's a no-brainer. (Admittedly, analog S/N ratio isn't directly comparable to digital dynamic range.) I used 16-bit laptop outputs (using Native Instruments B4 and soundfonts) for about 5 years for live use at blues jams and for a pro-am circuit band and it was the least of my worries. Sure, a quality 24-bit audio interface (that I sometimes used, MOTU 828) sounded better, but I doubt anyone but me noticed any difference, and the difference wasn't big enough for me to bother with the extra box and cables. Meanwhile, I have always bothered with the extra 40-lb speaker and cable so I can run stereo, just to put it in perspective. Stereo vs. mono: big difference; decent 16-bit vs quality 24-bit: much smaller difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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