Laptop audio?MIDI interface for SMAART?

Denny Conn

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Sep 7, 2001, 5:31:13 PM9/7/01

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We're about to pick up a laptop PC to use with our BSS 366 and SMAART.
I'm interested in hearing what interface people are using for
audio/MIDI. Is the Digigram (?) still the way to go?

--------->Denny

Ralph Staub

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Sep 7, 2001, 11:44:43 PM9/7/01

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Just hooked up the Roland UA-30? USB audio device to the new Winbook
today. Seems to function perfectly. It runs around 180USD and was pretty
easy to set up, once we figured out that Smaart ignores the USB device
unless you tell it to do otherwise. For the FDS-336 interface, I'm using
RS-232. When we add more units, I'll have to change over I suppose.

Ralph

Robert McTigue

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Sep 8, 2001, 4:23:25 AM9/8/01

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I use a Midiman USB 2x2 and setup 1 network for 366's and one for BSS 926
EQ's

Denny Conn

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Sep 8, 2001, 4:30:12 PM9/8/01

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What do you use for the audio? I'm trying to find an all-in-one
audio/MIDI solution.

--------->Denny

Denny Conn

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Sep 8, 2001, 4:32:02 PM9/8/01

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Ralph, I read something on the SMAART website about some kind of mod
that has to be done to get full duplex working correctly on the UA-30.
Did you find this necessary?

--------->Denny

Ralph Staub

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Sep 8, 2001, 4:50:11 PM9/8/01

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Denny Conn wrote:

> Ralph, I read something on the SMAART website about some kind of mod
> that has to be done to get full duplex working correctly on the UA-30.
> Did you find this necessary?
>
> --------->Denny

I haven't gotten that far yet. Besides, there's a lot better and easier
sources for test signals than the computer's output. I already have a CD
burned with all the stuff I need, and a cd player is already wired into
the system. Why bother with the extra cables? If I wanted/needed to,
there's still a perfectly good stereo line level output on the laptop's
motherboard I could use without cluttering up the USB stuff. Line level
stereo inputs are the only thing I have a real use for. Am I missing
some crucial bit of knowledge, blinding me to a need/desire for this?

Ralph

Robert McTigue

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Sep 9, 2001, 5:38:45 AM9/9/01

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> > > --------->Denny
> >
> > I use a Midiman USB 2x2 and setup 1 network for 366's and one for BSS
926
> > EQ's
>
> What do you use for the audio? I'm trying to find an all-in-one
> audio/MIDI solution.
>
> --------->Denny

I have a sound card in the laptop as well. 1 line is direct and one is going
thru a Graceland pre amp(Luna tech). I use an Earthworks mic.

Denny Conn

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Sep 10, 2001, 3:08:13 PM9/10/01

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Ralph Staub wrote:

> I haven't gotten that far yet. Besides, there's a lot better and easier
> sources for test signals than the computer's output. I already have a CD
> burned with all the stuff I need, and a cd player is already wired into
> the system. Why bother with the extra cables? If I wanted/needed to,
> there's still a perfectly good stereo line level output on the laptop's
> motherboard I could use without cluttering up the USB stuff. Line level
> stereo inputs are the only thing I have a real use for. Am I missing
> some crucial bit of knowledge, blinding me to a need/desire for this?
>
> Ralph

Nope, don't think you're missing anything. As a matter of fact, my
thinking was kind of like yours...I've got plenty of other signal
generator sources, so signal gen. out of the computer is probably
unecessarliy redundant. I was just wondering if _I_ was missing
anything.

Thanks for your help.

--------->Denny

Denny Conn

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Sep 10, 2001, 3:08:43 PM9/10/01

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Thanks for the info, Robert.

--------->Denny

Brent Harding

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Sep 16, 2001, 9:09:09 PM9/16/01

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I have an inspiron 3500, and get noise when the com port is being used,
always have, especially noticed with external speakers with the bass and
trebble turned on at all.

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