How to connect your synth/sound module

Here we show you how to connect your synth/sound module to your mid controller so that you can play and record sounds.

[@music_cult7165]

when I first got into music you was the first person that inspired me I was like 16 building a home studio started with a USB mic and audacity now I have better gear I'm 33 now I never knew it was possible to own affordable studio gear

[@Bathubert]

Many thanks. You've saved my sound module from being violently hurled out the window! You made it seem so easy and simple in the end. Now I can smile again.

[@earthboundmisfit1819]

Top video. Not having alot of experience with synth modules this really helped

[@MothershipOracle]

you explain it really well, with easy to follow instructions. many people need a slow/ordered instruction, to understand quickly.

[@rscottenglish]

VERY helpful...straight forward too. You're helping us all on the steep learning curve.

[@DMH031956]

Thank you for a very good instructional video David. Just what I've been looking for, a straight forward, step by step hook up of a midi controller to a sound module. I was fortunate enough to acquire a vintage 1998 LYNC LN4 and an 2000 E-Mu Extreme Lead (L1). Now I need to understand the sound module and how to set up the lead instruments to be controlled. Outstanding tutorial. All the best.

[@EPdubst]

Thanks Dave, that cleared a simple problem up for me that I couldn't even find on either my midi keyboard nor my sound module's websites.

[@loujr9869]

thanks for the video danzel washington!

[@fellowkutii2004]

thought i was the only one. lolo

[@fellowkutii2004]

lol

[@luxtwice1840]

damn he look good! and the video is just what I needed, im working with a volca sample and it's been hell, im gonna try what he said

[@damonsiegiel7855]

Great job Dave. To the point short and precise.

[@beanmeister57]

Very well explained Dave. Cheers. That's been a big help.

[@scottyoung6645]

This helped me get sounds, so many thanks. With nothing better do during these times I broke out my old roland jv1080 and my kurzweil keyboard and was able to connect thru my focusrite 2i2 interface and usb that into garage band. Still some noise but that could be old cables. Now that I've got that worked out, gonna hook up the dr-770 and start with a simple drum beat. then, probably take the bass for a walk, lol. thanks again for the quick fix getting out the sound from my module.

[@NoName-642]

Lol bro your not alone. With all this time I been thinking about dusting off the equipment as well. Been dwelling on it for weeks now and finally said screw it. LETS GO! I'm rusty AF! I used Cubase years ago with my modules. Now I'm trying FL20 so this video is helpful to get my memory back lol.

[@livinproof718]

Ty my guy the audio part was killing me trying to figure this out bro that one part about midi sending No audio just helped me so much bru

[@FK8_BOY]

Thanks for your advice, I want to get into rack synths but never knew how to set it all up.

[@cheesecakefox7106]

I'm glad this Video is still here, because I am going to end up getting a Proteus 2000 in the near future!

[@drjay35763]

omg thank u so much . none of the other vdeos explains the audio connection to get the sound

[@davidthegreat99]

no doubt...that's why I made it cause it's non-existent. I'll be on UDEMY soon. blessings.

[@hienvu1714]

​@@davidthegreat99I've hooked MIDI out the controller to MIDI in on the sound module and audio out of the module to my mixer. I can change from 1 instrument to another by pressing up/down on my controller. My question is: how can I change the instruments on the module itself? What setting(s) do I need to change in my controller or in my sound module? Thank you.

[@CallxMexLos]

Cheers man very helpful video I always avoided midi because researching it always gets over complicated, I'll try this technique when I get home with my monologue and max25 to see how it sounds with pads

[@johnbradford7682]

exactly what i needed.. thanks so much for your help in understanding the midi set up.. john

[@Petsublak]

Thanks great advice, straight up !

[@PatrickSalisMEDIA]

NICE, THANKS FOR THE TUTORIAL.

[@johndawad]

Thanks for taking the time to explain this. You made a great video.

[@mhasan666]

very well simply explained man...now I am gonna hunt down a sound moudule with no doubt...:D

[@prodcountryjames]

Needed this thanks bro!

[@paulmattle6683]

Nice video! When you hookup to your interface, make sure you are going into Line Input, and not Instrument. If you have a switch for Instrument or Line, make sure it is the Line Inputs.

[@marcwhite7921]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@neocollective]

Thank you for making this video Mr David !! ....and for explaining it so very well for silly beginners like my self :p

[@mreynolds1449]

Thank you, i've been searching for a video on this. Very helpful.

[@rdsamsterdam6430]

Thank a trillion for this very "down to earth" explanation davidthegreat99 ! I myself have a novation mk2 for a long time but got bored with the softsynth due to the lack of processpower of my laptop.... I recently saw a hardware synth that is quite affordable ,but I really looked for info if a midi-controller could pair up with a synth. Helpful upload 🖐🖑

[@Mr11Worcester]

Great tutorial David, thank you

[@d.jswaheely40]

Great tutorial.

[@alianshampoprisioners7056]

Nice set up

[@ahmedburdette7450]

Really useful. Is there a way to set up a sound module so that it records midi notes into the DAW rather than audio recordings?

[@kennynyc15153]

Thanks man very easy and clearly shown ! Hope it works for me :) Using EMU E5000 and ROland D-110 sound module

[@ShadRawk99]

Very helpful, thanks for your time man. I subscribed, hope I see more material from you.

[@bavrined5929]

Thanks, dude!

[@DjInfragio]

Great stuff mate, but the hardest part of this clip nobody can be explained, in none of the tutorials video clips you will see midi settings of of this SL MK2 CONTROLLER, which is very complicated for everyone is owned it. Probable some of the external hardware is automatically recognized it, but some of them not. This is a live controller keyboard , if you can come in the future with a video clip that explained step by step the way to connect it with a external hardware synthesizer ,etc,( I mean the internal settings of the controller ) , probable you will be the only one doing this on KZbin. Thanks

[@rayk_1970]

Thx, bro :) It has done the job for sure

[@shilomatova]

thank you sooooo much!!

[@angryoldmanpodcast]

Thank you David!

[@Jake-di8qw]

Thank you sir💪

[@Domy414]

You are awesome man!

[@DMARrecords]

nice proteus you got there, e-mu proteus 2000 Mo phatt version.

[@DrJrGenius]

Very helpful, thank you

[@dargorlorenz9599]

From all the videos I searched for about this topic, yours was the only one that i found useful and got right to the point, explained perfectly and quite detailed. Thanks! I just got a Samson Graphite 49 and a Proteus 2000, and honestly had no idea where to start since it's my first time with sound modules. Again, thanks! Just one question: Is it possible to connect the sound module straight to an amplifier, without using a computer and an audio interface? It's because I would like to use them to play live.

[@BunnyBunniee]

Searching for this answer as well

[@colinmorabito3009]

Dargor Lorenz currently trying to connect my proteus 1. I’m getting midi feedback on the proteus rack but I’m not getting feed back on the audio interface on a focus rite solo. Any ideas on why I’m not getting feedback on the audio interface? Thanks!

[@luxtwice1840]

can you do a video on how to set it up in order to generate midi notes in the DAw with the same equipement you have ?

[@LittleRichard1988]

If you are using a USB midi interface you connect both a midi controllar keyboard and sound module via midi. If you sequence your sound module via midi you can then go back and change things, pick up where you left off or even later reassign your sound module tracks to another sound module or a VST.

[@GabePickles3837]

Woah! You’ve got some E-mu synths! Nice! I plan on getting a Roland FA-06 soon, as well as a few sound modules, including the E-mu Proteus 2 XR, Kurzweil PC2R, and Roland D05. Do you think I can connect them to it?

[@100roberthenry]

hi david, ive connected my midi out from controller keys to module midi in (proteus2000)...i can hear sounds ok, and i get a midi in trigger on cubase.. but i get no playback of midi module when cubase plays back?....i have a cheapo usb midi in/out lead but how should i hook that up?...cheers man.

[@melodychest9020]

You didn't explain how Logic plays back the sound and the chain that happens there.

[@vnthony5121]

This helped thanks bro!

[@rahnlawson9463]

Thank you David good info.....new sub here :)

[@xaviermccloud4586]

@7:42 was when I knew we would NEVER see this guy again lol.

[@MegaManOLantern]

THANK YOU

[@gorimacho]

helpful af

[@hharrison1299]

Thanks bro

[@drnocka-rocksteady]

This can be addictive kids. Have fun with your drugs. I've been into this for years.

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

I have Native Instruments Reaktor 5 on my computer and would like to play it with my Roland guitar synthesiser. Can you give me an idea? The guitar synth has the usual MIDI in, out and thru, plus a stereo output.

[@datnguyen7108]

Thank you. Cheers.

[@johnnylawrence]

What if your keyboard doesnt have midi out and only has USB connection to the PC. Can you still control your mophat, say thru an audio interface?

[@Rarethinker]

Thank you

[@bhekimkhwanazi8825]

thank you... but what ive notice in this setup yuo only recording audio sound not midi...and im little bit confused with your midi keyboard when you said it has usb out and midi in and out,,,what is the name of that keyboard ,cause in most of time i only come across midi controler with only one option wich is usb only

[@doelaevans4421]

With the mv 8000 and a sound module is that the same set up im try to connect my mpc with my sound module im off with how to program it

[@davidgutt123]

thanks! helped alot

[@davidthegreat99]

no prob!

[@HowYouMove]

I’m a new Beginner as far as investing in my home studio & I had just brought me a brand new Akai MPC One Gold for $629 from Guitar 🎸 Center & i have a separate single Hosa 5 pin midi cable & I wanted to know if have to do the same exact Midi IN from my Roland JV-1080 & connect it to the Midi Out of my MPC One? I also have a brand new Roland UM-ONE-MK2 One in Two Out Midi Cable which I haven’t opened yet because I had got the $40 midi interface for $12 with free shipping off the Mercari app I also have the M-Audio MK3 61-Key USB Midi controller which also has the Midi Out I am also watching tutorials on how to use Ableton Live Lite on my MacBook Pro Mid 2012 running MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 i7 Processor 2.8Ghz 16GB memory 500GB Sata drive & I got the Samsung T7 2TB external SSD which will come in handy for free VST plugins like Spitfire Labs & because my 1080 is fully loaded with 4 expansion boards there’s no way that I picture spending unnecessary money on any midi VST like the Fender Rhodes V8 or the Keyscape or even $40 for any of the Akai expansion packs even though only 2-4 sound good to me they don’t offer many sounds when you can get 1 GB or more VST plugins for Free do you agree?

[@laika25]

My midi controler (m-audio oxygen 61) only has USB. Any ideas to connect it to the synth/processor?

[@g-track5065]

Thanks My G I want to see some beats

[@tooomasz]

Hey, loved the video. Does the midi through works as a connector between different sound modules? And if so, is it important which one goes first and which one goes last? Thanks!

[@tooomasz]

Oh, and another question - does the sound module could work without the audio interface? I thought a sound module IS an audio interface :o

[@SaintJoJitsu]

I think it IS an audio interface but the audio interface becomes useful when using multiple instruments. Unlike the sound module, which is just for the Midi Controller.

[@paulmattle6683]

Midi thru, will only send what you are doing on the midi keyboard. Pretty much the same thing as the midi out on your keyboard, but it's on the module. You can hook your studio monitors right to the audio outputs of the sound module, or do like he did, so you can record it. But don't hook the outputs to the Instrument input. The module is a line level source. So make sure you are hooking up to the Line inputs

[@bingobaz6402]

Hi I just bought a nektar impact midi controller to use sounds on my d550 rack. But googled some pictures and it seems it only has a. Midi din in.. Not a midi din out. Does that mean I can not use that particular type of controller for that purpose?

[@kennynyc15153]

So if you have a left and right audio , I am using the STUDIOLIVE 32s 40 channel digital mixer Do i just pick two random inputs in ex: MIC/LIne 13-14 or 14-15 cuz it will represent channels per tracks , sorry if I am not making sense or do I plug them into the MIX Outputs and Chain them Or AUX inputs Left Right

[@RickyTheFoxOfficialChannel]

And if a Sound Module has: MIDI IN A, MIDI IN B and MIDI OUT/THRU?

[@anthonyfamilia3882]

thanks dave!

[@Chippychops7]

Thanks a bunch

[@oelsaratla5210]

how does it work with a synthesizer that doesn't have an usb? i want to play the roland jv 2080 module, with my old korg synth that doesn't have a usb output. from the audio inteface midi out to the roland jv 2080 midi in, and then midi thru from the roland jv 2080 to the korg synth midi in? what happens then? is that already wrong? thanks for any help

[@danielandujar5479]

Thanks a lot broo!!! you just came in the right time! I just waiting for my Korg tacktile 49 controller to arrive home and I was wondering about this. I got a Zoom R 24 that I can use as an interface is that correct??? I just need to buy the module...

[@scelowiseman1426]

Thanks dave eish my midi Is using thats kind of a cable

[@karmasong74]

Did you connect the L and R outputs from your synth module into one input in your audio interface or was it two inputs in the audio interface (one mic and one instrument)?

[@laika25]

Little problem... My midi controler only has usb.

[@ph_stuff]

These sound mudules can be attached to a "normal" digital piano?

[@AJ-sb8qk]

Great review I got a tough question that might be kind of hard to explain I'll do my best hopefully you can help me out...with all that said before you mix down your project and master it if you were to cut off the sound module off would those sounds still be recorded in logic because I have an MV 8800( my sequencer) and have a couple of different sound modules planet phatt and xv-5080 my setup is correct as far as triggering the sounds from my keyboard or the pads on the MV 8800 and you can see visually that sounds has been recorded and you can hear it but if I cut off the sound module while it's playing you can still see the music notes recorded but you wouldn't hear anything ... to permanently lock those sounds in i have to go mixdown mode mix it all down but even still if I was to go back those sounds would not be there in the mix I would have to remember or write down each track but I pulled out of the sound module enter it with all the correct parameters hopefully that made sense

[@DisInfoWars]

If it record the sound as a wav in your daw then I don't see how you can't hear it? Are you sure it's not recording midi? The fact that you can see a wave file is proof the audio was recorded into your computer. Seems kinda strange

[@biglebauski8842]

Might be a stupid answer, but I remember the MV had SENS knobs. Maybe you forgot to turn them up (this was my problem once).

[@beatsplaylist4367]

I bought a focusrite 2i4 to hook up my minibrute to my mac (logic x) and i can't figure it out. all its doing is sending midi commands to the DAW not audio. can you please help me I've been stressing over this for like 2 hours now and still have no clue

[@everend_xyz]

Anyone here can help me with xv-5080 module? I am trying to hear it through komplete audio 6 mk2 in Ableton. It plays my Midi. I got the patch part but can only hear it through xv itself not an Ableton or mk2. cheers

[@ScottTaylorRealtor]

So you need a midi controller to connect to the computer?

[@albex3216]

And lets say you don't want to record as midi or audio into your daw and just want to play for fun without any PC. You just connect the speakers to the synth.

[@supastylez]

what if your midicontroller does not have midi inputs

[@nicolesproducerpack]

Thanks. Will sound modules work on the Microkorg xl?

[@cody8907]

Can you use a midi keyboard and sound module without a computer to make sound??

[@LittleRichard1988]

Yes you can.

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

can i connect an arranger keyboard eg Roland EX20 to audio interface ? and then record what i play in my DAW. I have a focusrite interface and i work with ableton and i am thinking of buying a Roland EX20 arranger keyboard. plz help. Thanks in advance.

[@SicoSniper]

where do the other ends of the 1/4 inch cables go?

[@dominictomasello5103]

what are the best synthesizers/plug ins to use with Logic Pro X

[@athenaislaffont7109]

Hey David great video! But if I don't have a mid controller and only want to connect my casio cz synth to my computer, how should I do it? Also with a midi cable? Thanks a lot for your time :)

[@sorenolsen1165]

There are cables that have midi in/out that connect to usb. Pretty cheap on amazon. I really don’t know how that’d work out though so don’t take my word for gospel

[@mrbass093]

What would I need if I only had an apollo and it only had one mic line?

[@pedroneves5015]

oh can i setup my motif xs8 , roland xv 3080 and use my vet too !! i have and interface too best regards

[@quasima2nez]

Is the sound module digital? If so then, does it convert the signal to analog, before sending the analog signal out through the audio out for it to be converted back to digital by the sound card, for processing on the PC then when processed sends the digital signal back to the sound card to be converted back to analog, and out to the amp and speakers? Is this the signal rout, if not could you explain simply the signal rout from source to speakers and where AD, DA conversions take place? The way I see it, it gets converted 3 times which I think is excessive, Something must be wrong with my view, could you help clarify. Many thanks.

[@kevinbruyne]

so this will only record it as an audio file and not midi on the DAW?

[@conquered.kozmos1395]

It'll record as midi too if you have the keyboard connected via usb.

[@kaimbe]

Then you are going to have two instances (two formats) of the same thing, and they are likely not going to be in sync due to delays. The midi signal that goes through your synth module and later transformed into digital audio signal, passes through more complicated process than the one that goes straight into your DAW via USB

[@camobanana1]

Can the Jupiter 50 be used as a midi keyboard? And can I use an amp instead of a pc?

[@pedroneves9351]

How I connect my motif , Scarlett 2i4 and roland xv ! I don’t know how to do it

[@iceman1st1]

Hey David, whatz good. I wanna start using sound modulez n get away from using vst. Iv seen a few modulez I wanna eventually get n wanna no how or if itz possible to connect say 5 modulez to one midi controller without unplugging em

[@RichKeYz34]

So from my understanding, you need a audio interface to get the sound from the sound module? And after that is connected you can record the sounds from the module to a DAW such as Logic, FL, or ProTools?

[@davidthegreat99]

exactly...

[@Javier23gol]

I have a Roland JV 1080 and there's no audio coming to the interface. Help!

[@ternitamas]

have you connected the trs cables too? if so check the I/O settings in your daw

[@ferbhy1]

maybe link the out L and out R sound outs?

[@quickstrike209]

Use the vsti plugin rolands has of the 1080

[@TheENERDchi]

You're recording only sound through the module.....what about customizable midi value for each note? Is this possible?

[@DisInfoWars]

I think you would have to sync your midi module clock to your daw clock and then when you trigger notes on your keyboard it should record both midi and audio. But you wouldn't be able to edit the audio like you can midi and you would need to have quantize in your module set to keep the notes synced with the computer midi clock. If you want perfectly synced sounds it's easier to use a vst imo. But the sound isn't the same as hardware

[@manojkumarp636]

can i use a midi key board with roland xps 10