silly question ? do i need an audio / midi interface ?

[ddi]

just pricing up a new computer to go with my logic pro 9 upgrade from logic 7

 

cant wait

 

i will only be using my midi keyboard m-audio 49e i am onancxely just starting out

 

are there any other essentials i might need ??? i need to get an idea of prices together.. (uk sterling)

 

thanks in advance

[David Nahmani]

onancxely

 

Wow now that was creative spelling for sure.

 

My general rule of buying gear is: if you have to ask if you need it, then you don't need it. You would know if you needed something.

 

The m-Audio 49e is USB so you don't need a MIDI interface for it. You need a MIDI interface when you need MIDI going into or out of your computer. You need an Audio interface when you need Audio going into or out of your computer. And that you obviously need, but know that your mac already has a built-in audio interface, so consider what would an OTHER interface do that the one you already have doesn't?

 

But anyway, yeah, rule of thumb: don't worry about gear, start producing music, and in the process of producing, if you're missing anything you will know very quickly.

[ddi]

who'd have guessed it would have been you who answered and spotted my spelling mistake i meant to write ''only'' don't know what happened there haha

 

once again thanks very much david

 

i will of course be buying your book once i am fully upgraded

 

[David Nahmani]

who'd have guessed it would have been you who answered and spotted my spelling mistake i meant to write ''only'' don't know what happened there haha

I thought you were trying to spell "honestly". - anyway, maybe your cat crept in there in the middle of the word and walked on your keyboard?

 

once again thanks very much david

 

i will of course be buying your book once i am fully upgraded

 

You're welcome.

[ddi]

maybe your cat crept in there in the middle of the word and walked on your keyboard?

the cat certainly crept in, crapped, and then crept out again