Firstly, how do you use a midi device such as a keyboard with this?
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Directly you cannot plug a MIDI keyboard to this. This is purely audio interface without direct MIDI In/Out. You can use it with DAW. NOw if you want to use MIDI Key board then if your keyboard has USB MIDI I/O you have to connect it to your laptop/desktop. Your MIDI will be available in DAW or other MIDI enabled program. If your keyboard has only 5-pin MIDI IN/OUT then you have to get a USB-MIDI interface or a MIDI/IO Card for desktop. If you want more clarification please reply. Thanks.
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you don't use a midi keyboard with this it is a audio interface you can plug microphones guitars & your monitoring speakers to it ..your midi devices should be plugged I to your usb or midi interface..one of the plus about this product is that you can use it on your desktop or a iPad that makes it awesome to me ..I use mine often an I have zero problems with it .
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Maybe this will help.http://www.musicradar.com/us/tuition/tech/the-beginners-guide-to-midi-controllers-179018
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This is a MIDI Controller and therefore has no built-in sounds. You would need to attach it to a computer via USB. Furthermore it's pretty heavy for a 49-key controller and would probably not fit easily in an overhead compartment.
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Hi, basically this model only works as a midi controller, you either connect your sound module, laptop, iPad ... What I do is connect it to a keyboard synth, with a midi air by Maudio, which is completely wireless, then straight to an amp, any further question, just let me know
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Hi Ling, This keyboard has a USB-MIDI interface, so it uses a standard USB port, and uses that to send MIDI data to your computer. So, you have no need for a separate MIDI cable - just plug your LPK25 into your computer's USB port, start up your MIDI software, and rock & roll. :)
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Highly recommend you get a MIDI interface. M-Audio makes a good one, the 2 X 2. I've had it for years and I've always been very happy with it.
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Yes. If the software supports midi it will support this device. But I suggest just saving up a little more for an mpk25 or one of the other keyboard/drum pad combos. Also I was dissatisfied with the sensitivity of the pads themselves. Ended up reselling mine on craigslist within 2 months of buying it.
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You can buy a pedal separately and it connects to the keyboard via the "sustain" receptacle on the back of the keyboard. It works well
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There are two main ways to connect your instruments to your PC to access the software; one is to buy an audio interface; this is a very basic setup in which you can plug a guitar or instrument into the interface which then sends the data via USB to your software; you also monitor output through the interface. The second way, this is how I do it, is to buy a small mixer which has what is referred to as a "control room" section; this allows you to hook instruments, mics etc to the mixer, feed them into the computer through the PC's line in jack, and monitor the output without creating a feedback loop; I like it best because you don't have to worry about that awful latency problem, the delay between playing and hearing what you played... with this setup you can hook up as many instruments as there are inputs on the mixer; if you play keyboards at all, consider buying a midi controller keyboard, these usually require only a single USB cable to send the signal in and power the keyboard itself, and Mixcraft6 recognized my old midi controller without my having to reinstall the drivers, which was excellent... hope this wasn't too wordy to understand; bottom line, I think buying a mixer is your best bet; you can use headphones or hook it up to a stereo system and listen through speakers.
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Yes you can, and I have done so. Start with the gain very low, and the volume out on the keyboard very low, and adjust your settings from there. I have also plugged in an electronic drum set. Worked great.
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It needs to be plugged into a computer, hooked to either a DAW or plugin with MIDI support. It can't be used by itself.
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It is a midi by itself, you do need to hook it up to a program and speakers in order to produce soind with it
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This is a midi keyboard, what this means is that you need an interface to produce sound, you can look for a software for your computer and plug the keyboard to it, or use an iPad but you will need the camera adapter for it
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No. This is just a controller. You must have a slave sounds module or a computer with some sort of keyboard software. I just us mine as a controller using midi cables to interface with other keyboards with sounds modules like Roland VR09 or Korg Triton. I also use mine to recorded midi parts into a software sequencer. My sequencer digital recording software is Cakewalk Sonar X2. So my answer is no.
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No. This keyboard is a midi Instrument, need software run in PC or Mac to use.
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You will need a synthesiser / sound-module. Examples are anything from a Yamaha VL70m (pricey) to a Yamaha MU15 off ebay (cheap). Basically, anything with a MIDI input can be played with this device. As with all things, generally the more you spend, the better the sound.
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It's very easy to hook to a computer; it has a place on the back to insert a USB thumb drive if desired, and another place to plug in a USB cable to connect directly to a computer. After you install the MIDI driver on a Windows PC, the keyboard will show up in your MIDI or DAW programs. (I don't see a PSR-E433 MIDI driver listed for the Mac, but another user who reviewed it said they simply connected it to their MacBook Pro and it showed up instantly in Garageband. Otherwise, there is a MIDI driver for the Mac OSX listed for the PSR-E423, which should also work for the PSR-E433.)