How Can I add My Roland sp-404 sampler to GB?

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Steev E Author

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How Can I add My Roland sp-404 sampler to GB?

Do i have to use a USB to MIDI cable to do this any info u can give would b greatly appreciated

15" MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Jul 21, 2006 5:13 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 22, 2006 3:12 AM in response to Steev E

Not knowing a lot about this device: A sampler is supposed to be triggered by a midi signal from the computer to generate sound, but GB doesn't send out midi, it just receives it from midi controllers. There's a plugin called MidiO that does that. And you'd need a midi interface (not just a cable) to connect the USB port of the Mac to the midi in of the device.

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Steev E Author

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Jul 23, 2006 11:40 AM in response to Christoph Drösser

In response to your helpful info I would like to add that I will be adding an M-Audio Ozonic keyboard/MIDI controller will this be sufficient to add the sampler to as it has audio interface connections once again thanks for the valuable info

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Answer 3

Jul 23, 2006 2:02 PM in response to Steev E

Again: As GB by itself doesn‘t send midi to your sampler, you will have to install MidiO in order to make it generate sounds.

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Steev E Author

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Jul 23, 2006 2:06 PM in response to Christoph Drösser

but isnt the Ozonic a MIDI Controller? and wont hookin the sampler into that send the signal it needs? Again thanx 4 the info

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Answer 5

Jul 23, 2006 2:29 PM in response to Steev E

Ok, you can hook up the controller to the sampler and then use the audio out to record into GB. On a real instrument track - which has the limitation that you can't edit the notes afterwards. It will be an audio recording just like from any other source.

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