Some Midi and vst questions.

[Fesoj]

Hello all, was some time since i posted here last time. Nothing has changed since last time, i still come up with long lists of questions:

1. How can i connect two keyboards and one computer together via midi? Is it as easy as getting a cable with 2*in 2*out and one Com-port style connector for the computer? Or would i need some kind of hub?

2. Lets say i get a 88-key controller like the m-audio one or a pc88. If i connect it to my casio wk3000, could i use all of its patches and switch them via the controller, or would i need to change them directly at the casio? I also heard someone saying switching patches like that could take up to two seconds, is that true?

3. Is VST standalone instruments or small plugins wich you need to run through a bigger program? I got the receptor videos where rudess displays lots of different types of sound, all of them have different appearances on the screen. So every VST has its own graphical interface, no?

4. What do you think of the CME UF8? (http://www.arbitermt.co.uk/cme/cmehome.htm)

5 (bonus question). What sweatshirt did rudess have on the Budokan show? It looks cool, and i would love to sport one myself. Sorry if anyone thinks this is a lame question, i am very curious.


Thanks for reading, and thanks for answering my questions :)

[Grey Loki]

1) Keyboard 1 [OUTPUT]-----[INPUT] Keyboard 2 [THRU]-----[INPUT] Computer. Make sure that the keyboards transmit on different channels though - one on 1 and one on 2, for example.
2) Probably. If you RTFM, that would tell you for sure. As a general rule of thumb, you could play patches on it quite easily, though switching patches might be harder. Just RTFM - you'll get a faster reply, I think.
3) VST can come as stand alone instruments like the ORGANized Trio, or can be part of a larger program, like Mackie's Tracktion, for example.
4) I quickly browsed through the specs and it seems to be a pretty good controller/interface, and for £430, it seems to be fairly reasonable too. I'd see if you can find reviews of it somewhere though - www.harmonycentral.com, for example.
5) No Clue :P

Hope that helps.

[Fesoj]

1) Keyboard 1 [OUTPUT]-----[INPUT] Keyboard 2 [THRU]-----[INPUT] Computer. Make sure that the keyboards transmit on different channels though - one on 1 and one on 2, for example.
2) Probably. If you RTFM, that would tell you for sure. As a general rule of thumb, you could play patches on it quite easily, though switching patches might be harder. Just RTFM - you'll get a faster reply, I think.
3) VST can come as stand alone instruments like the ORGANized Trio, or can be part of a larger program, like Mackie's Tracktion, for example.
4) I quickly browsed through the specs and it seems to be a pretty good controller/interface, and for £430, it seems to be fairly reasonable too. I'd see if you can find reviews of it somewhere though - www.harmonycentral.com, for example.
5) No Clue :P

Hope that helps.


Thanks, that helped.

[St0rMl0rD]

it's a H&M sport shirt...My ex-roommate has the identical :)

[Fesoj]

it's a H&M sport shirt...My ex-roommate has the identical :)

Wow :D Thanks!