Can I use this with a soundcard and could I plug In like akai and maschine into this ?
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I'm not sure what you mean by "with a soundcard." It is an audio interface that plugs into you laptop or computer using a USB 2 cable. You use it instead of your computer's built in audio (or soundcard) to get higher quality audio. It also functions as a MIDI interface: "MIDI in/out for master keyboard, Maschine or any third-party MIDI controller."
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Im not sure about sound card stuff but I do have both a akai keyboard and a NI Maschine micro but if this helps I will explain what I am doing! I run a new macbook pro to komplete kontrol 6 then 2 midi cords for in and out to a novation bass station 2 then and the other side of my mac I run machine micro usb or a akai synth station 49! Thats all I'm can tell you! Im hoping the new akai advance comes out soon because once I get that I can run it in midi to connect more stuff! I use the iPad air for a mixer and other functions with logic remote and I use maschine and Logic Pro X! Hope that helps you or others respond! Im going to have to study up on soundcards now! Good Luck to you! Im not sure about sound card stuff but I do have both a akai keyboard and a NI Maschine micro but if this helps I will explain what I am doing! I run a new macbook pro to komplete kontrol 6 then 2 midi cords for in and out to a novation bass station 2 then and the other side of my mac I run machine micro usb or a akai synth station 49! Thats all I'm can tell you! Im hoping the new akai advance comes out soon because once I get that I can run it in midi to connect more stuff! I use the iPad air for a mixer and other functions with logic remote and I use maschine and Logic Pro X! Hope that... » Read More Im not sure about sound card stuff but I do have both a akai keyboard and a NI Maschine micro but if this helps I will explain what I am doing! I run a new macbook pro to komplete kontrol 6 then 2 midi cords for in and out to a novation bass station 2 then and the other side of my mac I run machine micro usb or a akai synth station 49! Thats all I'm can tell you! Im hoping the new akai advance comes out soon because once I get that I can run it in midi to connect more stuff! I use the iPad air for a mixer and other functions with logic remote and I use maschine and Logic Pro X! Hope that helps you or others respond! Im going to have to study up on soundcards now! Good Luck to you! « Show Less
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Yes you should be able to. It supports MIDI connectivity. Also, you could use the AUX and hook it to an interface to record live sound.
340024
I have maschine as well any usb midi will work, I run my Maschine through cubase 7.5 so have control via cubase maybe give native instruments a call they are very helpfull !!
2149078
We used it with a roland drum kit to mixcraft in windows with no problem. Just plugged it in and it worked.
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no...its a midi keyboard it works with any DAW. Music software program like Ableton/Logic Pro/ Pro Tools.. It does not have sounds u have to plug it in..
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yes, you can use the maschine only connected to the computer, and no, you can use the speakers that your pc have or headphones.
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This a Midi controller. This is designed specifically for computer use and will only work when connected to a DAW. I currently use FL Studio with it right now. It is great but my only problem is when I plug it in and activate it with my DAW the pads are not correspondent with the pad on the computer. I have to resync it everytime I open up the plugin. Other than that particular problem the AKAI MPD18 is fine. You have to record the sounds live by using the recorder while the metronome is playing usually, unless you're just that good that you can consistently crank out the exact same bpm every time
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If it isn't a midi keybored then no. But I recommend the machine mk2 it is awsome. If you get a midi keybored it is very easy to setup.if you need help u can ask me
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nah just plug your midi device into a usb port on your computer. should be plug and play.
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You can manually map any akai professional controller to almost any DAW, i use my lpd8 with both ableton, fl studio and traktor so i would assume it will work for you as well.
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yes. Do you know what a soundcard does? This is an external soundcard that connects via USB. Your question makes me wonder if you know enough about what you're thinking about buying. good luck.
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this is a midi controller it doesnt have its own sounds it comes with software or you can use any other software you want you have to use it with a computer,laptop or any other device but there is a microphone hole in it so you can use earphones if you don't have speakers
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The unit is powered through usb. Depending on what software you're using, it may have presets built in already without needing software. I'm sure Akai has the drivers /software online for download also. Hope that helps! Oh, and you can program your DAW to have it do what ever you want.
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Only if you have a USB "audio interface" to go between the computer and mixer
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I never tried it as I never needed to, but theoretically it should. The device should be recognized as both audio interface and midi interface, as most audio interfaces with midi ports should. Hope this helps!
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I advise Scarlett 2i4 if you need 2 separate outputs for DJing, NI does the same but I had glitches on this soundcard. Roland is decent choice for sure, had good experience with M-Audio too.
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No you cannot. It is a MIDI controller so it sends MIDI continuous control messages to your computer via USB. You can use these messages to mix using audio software, but the hardware itself cannot carry audio.