midi-amp direct [Archive] - Jordan Rudess' Community Forums

gylfih

12-26-2007, 12:57 PM

is there any way to connect the midi output on my keyboard to an amp without any expensive equipment? is there a midi-1/4" cable I could buy? if there is could you give me a link to it please

-=AnatomiC=-

12-26-2007, 01:24 PM

Lol, sorry, but I don't think you know what MIDI is.

Musical Instrument Digital Interface is a standard digital language, which allows 2 or more music devices (which support MIDI, of course) to communicate with each other...

There is no way you can connect a Midi output to an analog audio input... you just won't get any signal (though, it is possible that you get some kind of noise, but I haven't tried it).
And there is no device that will allow you to do so... (unless you connect your midi to a synth module, and audio outs of the module to audio ins of the amp).
You see - MIDI does not contain the information about waveforms etc. It does contain the performance details, but not the sound characteristics.

And what's wrong with regular analog output?

gylfih

12-26-2007, 02:40 PM

my keyboard doesn't have a regular audio output, it is primarily a usb midi controller. I've considered sound modules and synth modules, but my budget isreally less than a hundred quid, so if you know of any for that little, could you send me a link, or the manufacturer and model name?

-=AnatomiC=-

12-26-2007, 04:26 PM

If it doesn't have audio outputs, it means it can't produce its own sounds.
You will have to buy some kind of a synth module/software.

Hmmm - a very cheap module... I don't know any.

Try some software with plug-ins - there are plenty of free ware synths around.

MrPillow

12-26-2007, 06:34 PM

Not neccesarily. Lots of cheaper keyboards that do make their own sounds do not sport audio outs, other than a headphone out. You can get a 1/4" TRS - 2 1/4" TS adapter and use your headphone out to connect to your amp if thats the case.

-=AnatomiC=-

12-27-2007, 04:29 AM