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

[Patrick Perdue]

The model is, literally, MOTU Audio Express, costs about $400. It's not 
the cheapest option around for the I/O it has, but one of the more 
accessible/easy to configure for what it is.
It does both USB2 and firewire.
You can also use it as a small stand-alone mixer away from the computer 
if you ever need to.

On 5/7/2014 6:39 AM, Jes wrote:
> 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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