Roland XV-2020 with GarageBand

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Roland XV-2020 with GarageBand

Hi,

I recently acquired a Roland XV-2020 that I'm using with a Morrison Digital Trumpet. Is there a way to use the XV-2020 instead of the built-in sounds in GB (or are they from Quicktime?). When I go to record, I've been creating a basic track, and then using the MDT/XV-2020 to record with. The resulting sounds are derived from GB, not the XV-2020. When I purchased the XV-2020 from Patchman Music, I bought an additional soundbank. Needless to say, I'd rather use the soundbank over the Gb/Quicktime sounds.

Does anyone know if this can be accomplished using GB or must I use something along the lines of Logic?

Thanks,

Rocky

Posted on Aug 8, 2005 11:10 PM

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Answer 1

HangTime

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Aug 9, 2005 6:49 AM in response to Rocky Pope

You would have to use an Audio Out rather than a MIDI out from the keyboard to an Audio In on the Mac, and record it as a 'Real' instrument track rather than a 'software' track.

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Answer 2

Rocky Pope Author

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Aug 9, 2005 9:32 AM in response to HangTime

I replied directly to the (subscription) email and it never posted. So I'm doing it the old-fashioned way.

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Hi,

I'm not using a keyboard but am using a Morrison Digital Trumpet. The output of the trumpet is routed through what appears to be a proprietary 4-pin micro connector on the instrument. The other end of the cable is fitted with a standard 4-pin connector with a locking collar. The output goes to a box which consists of a power supply and signal converter. The box supplies power to the instrument and takes the output side of the cable from the MDT and routes the signal through the box and outputs the MIDI signal through a standard MIDI connector.

So I cannot take a standard audio output from the instrument (or at least I cannot determine the method to take the output signal from the instrument and convert it to an audio out). I'm hoping that you (or someone on the Apple discussion group) can devise a way to use the Roland XV-2020 instruments.

Thanks,

Rocky

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Answer 3

MacKarma

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Aug 9, 2005 9:55 AM in response to Rocky Pope

A couple of things.

GB's instruments are not the same as Quicktime Music Synthesizer.

Garageband does not at this time support midi out..therefore it cannot drive your synth using midi.
However the XV-2020 does have a headphone out for analog audio output.
So you can control the synth with your wind controller and output from the headphone jack into an audio interface and record as a real instrument in GB as HT suggested.

Or if you like you can try the freeware app midiO which is supposed to allow you to drive a midi device in GB...

http://home.comcast.net/~retroware/

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Rocky Pope Author

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Aug 9, 2005 10:45 AM in response to MacKarma

How silly of me to forget the Roland has two outputs, two phone jacks and two RCA jacks (three if you include the headphone out). Additionally, Griffin sells the GarageBand Guitar Cable, which will give me a phone jack out (mono).

I will likely look to convert whatever output I decide to use into XLR, so I can plug into a mixer that I have. I was trying to do things as simply as possible, so I wouldn't have to break out the mixer. But in any event, I'll get the desired result.

Thanks,

Rocky

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Answer 5

Aug 9, 2005 2:02 PM in response to Rocky Pope

yeah just run the sequencer and play your instruments real time into the audio interfase or mixer into the tracks
into GB2...
I think of doing this alot going out and buying the best sound module but then GB is so easy to use sounds pretty good and
all your stuff is gonna be real time not midi so corrections of errors will be hard once recorded.

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Rocky Pope Author

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Aug 9, 2005 2:57 PM in response to Glenn Losack

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion. When I posted this last night, I was hoping for a way to NOT go for the "real instrument" audio setup. But from what you and the others have said more or less have no choice in the matter.

Thanks,

Rocky

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Answer 7

Aug 9, 2005 3:21 PM in response to Rocky Pope

I feel your pain
ive sold rolands ensoniqs korgs just to have
one solo software that i thought would suffice and do everything... GB has lots of good stuff. and you can combine instruments with midi.. add lots of effects.
im not in agony that i got rid of the Korg Karma and other stuff. There is so much to handle and do and you dont end up making music. thats the beauty if GB
just make sure ya got the goods, like a G5 2.7 GHZ loaded with 2 GB RAM

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Rocky Pope Author

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Aug 15, 2005 12:32 PM in response to Glenn Losack

Hi,

I've come across a few programs that will do what I was looking for. The questions are: 1. Is it easier in the long run to handle the XV-2020 output as an audio signal and treat it as such? 2. Take the output of the XV-2020 and deal with it as MIDI (using midiO or GarageRemote)? I have yet to test either setup.

Thanks,

Rocky

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