Elektron Musical Instruments

Mackie actually released a lower end mixer called the Tapco, which is 
sub-200.

I have a small Spirit I use, which was only around 150.

On Monday, December 29, 2003, at 03:49 PM, Joe wrote:

> --- 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.
>
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