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 dim. 15 févr. 2009, 18:30
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Hi
I've been surfing the net to find a USB MIDI interface which will work with my Intel iMac using 10.5. I'm a bit confused and would welcome any advice. I would like to connect my Yamaha PSR 550 to the Mac and use Garageband. I also have an acoustic guitar and would like to buy a mic and also be able to connect this and also record vocals. I think I need a 'condensor' mic for this? So in short, I need a USB Midi device with Mic for vocal (and mic for acoustic guitar without a pickup), and Midi input. I would rather spend a bit more on something with all these features than a 1 MIDI in/ 1 MIDI out cheapo wire, but I don't want to end up paying for things I will never use as a beginner amateur. I've seen some bad feedback on some models which don't yet have drivers for 10.5. Can anyone help recommend some hardware?! Thanks in advance. Hannah |
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lun. 4 mai 2009, 03:22
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Once again, thank you for all the information. I certainly have a lot to learn. Some of the info is over my head at this point but i will read more on these subjects that you mentioned. The iMac is wonderful. With my former computer I had enough time to go make a cup of tea while I wait for the internet to open. Now I blink and it's there. My interface should be here any day and I'm so anxious to try it out. One thing that i don't like about the iMac is that the sound is poor. I'll have to look into what it takes to hook up other speakers and whether I can use the ones that are connected to my PC (but i kind of doubt it). Take care and thanks again!!! I really appreciate your taking the time to share your expertise.
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lun. 4 mai 2009, 22:10
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QUOTE (DeniseMusic @ Sun 3 May 2009, 21:22)  Once again, thank you for all the information. I certainly have a lot to learn. Some of the info is over my head at this point but i will read more on these subjects that you mentioned. The iMac is wonderful. With my former computer I had enough time to go make a cup of tea while I wait for the internet to open. Now I blink and it's there. My interface should be here any day and I'm so anxious to try it out. One thing that i don't like about the iMac is that the sound is poor. I'll have to look into what it takes to hook up other speakers and whether I can use the ones that are connected to my PC (but i kind of doubt it). Take care and thanks again!!! I really appreciate your taking the time to share your expertise. Denise Denise, Depending on what kind of speakers you're using with your PC, you should be able to use them on your Mac unless they used some proprietary PCI card to connect to. The iMac's tech specs show a headphone/audio out (mini-jack). This would be the 1/8" stereo plug found on most PC speakers, just plug them in and they should work. If your PC speakers are USB, just plug them in they should work. Good luck and welcome to making music on a Mac. I think you're going to be very pleasantly surprised. peace. -------------------- |
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