[RWP] Getting sounds from a midi synthesizer to play in Reaper?

[Jes]

Thanks. Sounds like what I need. What model and where can I purchase? 
Complicated to use?

Original message:
> Jes:

> I would say use MLan, but as I understand it, that's no fun on modern
> operating systems. As I have no personal experience doing things this
> way, I could be wrong. Gordon Kent, who is on this list, would be the
> man to ask about such things.
> MLan would allow you to get a return from each part of the Motif's
> sequencer in real time via firewire. Effectively, your Motif would
> become your audio interface. I believe the SX8 comes with it by default,
> whereas the SX6 needs an add-on board.

> If you don't want to use analog or MLan, s/pdif is the easiest way to go
> about getting a clean mix-down from your Motif, provided, of course, you
> have an interface capable of syncing to s/pdif clock. I use a little
> MOTU Audio Express interface for this.

> On 5/7/2014 5:50 AM, Jes wrote:
>> Hi all,

>> Let me see if I can try and explain what I'm trying to do, as the
>> subject line might seem a bit misleading.
>> I have a Yamaha Motif XS8 connected via USB to Reaper so that I can use
>> it as a midi controler, and everything works fine. I can load kontakt
>> and sfz files into Reaper, play chords on the motif and the notes are
>> sent properly from the synth to the computer. However, the XS8 has some
>> incredible sounds that I want to access so that I can record them in my
>> projects, without needing to go from the line-out of the synth to the
>> line-in of a mixing board where there might be hiss, noise, static, etc.
>> Is there any way to send the sounds from the XS8 directly to the
>> computer itself using midi, instead of having to solely go the analog
>> route? The XS8 has spdif, but I have nothing else in my setup that
>> allows me to use spdif and I'm not too familiar with the complexity of
>> that format anyway. Any help would be appreciated.
>> Thanks.

>> Jes


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