Coding Stick

Tag: audio

  • Logic Pro: Use Cases for External MIDI

    There are several goals one has in mind when using external MIDI devices with Logic Pro. The developers of Logic Pro have had to anticipate all of these possibilities and implement the ones that they think are most needed by their customers.

    In software, like everything else in life, you can’t always get what you want. (more…)

  • My setup…

    I have a studio set up in my basement where I can create music from multiple tracks using both MIDI and audio. My main goals are to compose new pieces and study old ones. I play guitar and keyboards and have built a DAW based studio to record from those instruments. (more…)

  • Focusrite Scarlett 18i8

    What do I do with all these wires? I need to route MIDI from the computer to a synth module and route the audio it produces back into the computer. My first take was to draw a schematic. It turned out that an accurate physical depiction was still pretty confusing. Then I drew a logical depiction and it became a lot clearer. (more…)

  • Kurzweil ME-1

    The Kurzweil ME-1 is a multitimbral synthesizer module that is a pure MIDI device. I bought it over ten years ago and it was not a new product back then. It harkens from a day when computers were an optional component in a studio. Nevertheless it works very well in a computer based studio as long as you plan the wiring carefully. (more…)