Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "hesitantmoth"
<hesitantmoth@y...> wrote:
> So basic in fact, that I need to know how to route MD (i.e. and with
> what kind of cables )into my Powerbook and then to Ableton Live. For 
> a sound card I have been considering either an Indigo io, M 410 or a 
> 828 MkII.

well, the details of that are more for the Ableton list. but it's
really simple, once you have your soundcard configured to work with
Ableton. then there's a couple different ways to do it, depending on
how you want to record the sample. but the details are documented in
the Ableton manual pretty well and they're incredibly simple.

sorry if I'm sounding mean here, but the details of this are not MD
specific. the same thing you would do to sample any synth/mixer/audio
device into Ableton can be done for the MD.
 
> I probably won't be using any other hardware besides a MD, so I 
> wonder
> if  the 828 is too extravagant for my plan, especially considering 
> the price.   
 
it most definitely is. you can get a much simpler interface for less
than half the price; and still get what you need.

> A friend recommended a Mackie mixer to go along with the M 410, but 
> I
> must admit I don't have a clue as to why a mixer would be useful --
> really my only mission is to route MD into Live.

I would recommend a mixer as well. I'm willing to bet that once you
start playing with the MD, you'll see how much fun it is and how
"live" it can be. so using it alongside Ableton compositions (which
may or may not include MD samples of its own) is certainly something
you'll want to try out (in fact, I do this a lot - controlling both
Ableton and the MD; it works very well and is quite a powerful live
setup). and you'll need a mixer to combine the signals from the MD and
your Mac.

but I would suggest checking out the Behringer stuff. they're of
comparable quality to the Mackies. you can get a bare-bones mixer (to
combine just these two devices) for less than 100 USD whereas the
cheapest Mackie is 400 USD and has more than you need on it.

Good luck!
Joe.