Elektron Musical Instruments

I'm just getting my way around an Ableton demo with my powerbook 
too.  Your inputs on the sound card depend on whether you're going 
to use the other outputs and inputs on the Machinedrum.  I say start 
simple.  
If you are going to use other options you might as well lose a bit 
money than waste alot of money on something you dont use.  The 828 
is nice for all the routings but you may not use them all.  If you 
are going to record different inputs of the machinedrum into 
Ableton  and record it all in some other software in the mac get 
something like 828.  You might be better off with a Berhinger and an 
Indigo io if you aren't too sure.  Does the Indigo have midi io?  Of 
course middle of the road is nice with the 410 instead of the 
Indigo.  You could wait for some of the new Ego-sys stuff.  

You could route audio machinedrum > mixer > interface.  I don't see 
a reason to record the MD in Ableton much.  You need midi wise 
machinedrum > interface.  Interface is your Indigo, 410, or 828. 

You are going to need some 1/4"(stereo pair) audio cables and two 
short midi cables at least.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "hesitantmoth" 
<hesitantmoth@y...> wrote:
> I am about to make the leap and buy a MD, only I have a software-
only
> background and need some very basic hardware advice...
> 
> 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. 
> 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.   
> 
> 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.
> 
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> Jonathan