The approved text book by David Nahmani has just been updated. Shop around for the best price.

https://www.logicprohelp.com/logic-pro-book/

Although you seem to dismiss it, a patchbay is probably the simplest and cheapest option. Have everything connected (well up to 24 inputs on most!) and you can have any 8 at a time going into the Scarlett. I doubt you’ll ever really need to record more than 8 at any one time. Failing that a cheap A ...

Free is commendable but not unexpected seeing as all the incremental and major changes have been free as well. In the years I’ve been running Logic 10 I’ve probably paid £100’s going from Cubase 7 to 13. (I stupidly updated from 12 to 13 when the update was on sale for a ‘mere’ £56!). I should have j ...

Thomann are selling the Akai MPK261 for about half price @£259.....mono aftertouch but aftertouch of any favour not so common at this price.

https://www.thomann.de/gb/akai_professional_mpk_261.htm

(EDIT - seems such a decent deal I just bought one myself!)

The Korg Keystage controller uses the ASM Hydrasynth poly AT keybed - if you look carefully it says Polytouch just above the right side of the keyboard.

Hi all
Having a clear out and have some ADB stuff that’s been in my ‘just in case box’ for many years! ADB MOTU Midi Interface, ADB coiled extender lead and 2 x ADB Mice. Not tested but working last time they were used.

Free to good home - drop me a PM. items in Liverpool but can post.

I think you can buy the APB stuff new from their euro distributor - Pro Audio Technik. I swapped emails with them last year about buying one of their rack mixers direct. Their 1U rack mixers may be a good submixer option as all channels have mutes and they are well made so cross talk/bleed should be ...

Might be too expensive but Speck Electronics Xtramix?

http://www.speck.com/xtramix6/xtramix_x6.html

Otherwise just use a patchbay. Surely you don’t need all of the inputs ‘live’ at once?

Presonus Studio One uses the VST3 format on Macs...Not sure there is a free version but Artist is cheap and/or bundled with interfaces/hardware.

When I had to do something similar last year (1980’s family cassette digitising), I just bought a cassette to MP3 gadget from Amazon - £15. Simple and even crappy conversion has better than the sound from my WH Smith C60! (and it actually wasn’t that crappy). It was this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk ...

Motu m2, m4 and M6 have great latency and preamps, conversion etc is more than adequate.

Hammerfall?

Sound-Generation have one for sale with the cardbus adaptor but pretty sure these also connected other adapters including the PCI card which I think you are saying is present?

https://sound-generation.co.uk/product/ ... dbus-card/

Try this:

https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-an ... gIWgPD_BwE

It’s a copy of an earlier Quiklok design but no idea if available in North America.

Dave Rowles wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:59 pm

fatbenelton wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 9:08 pm One area in which Logic is way better than most is that the upgrades are free.

Regrettably, I get the feeling Logic might be subscription come version 11...

You may be right but I really hope not.

One area in which Logic is way better than most is that the upgrades are free. Since I upgraded from Logic 9 to 10 in 2013 I haven’t paid anything for the constant updates - some significant. On the other hand my journey from Cubase 7 to 12 has cost me £100’s! Even if they eventually charge for a fut ...

Not read the whole thread so sorry if this is duplicated but don’t forget that ‘class compliant’ Firewire interfaces will no longer work with OS Ventura onwards. Recently bought an original Mackie Onyx 820i and it was plug and play on my M1 running Monterey....didn't realise it will be bricked if I u ...

I’m sure they will all be fine but Motu M2 might be worth a look at the higher end of the budget range. Had the M4 and very impressed. Also had a super cheap Presonus Audiobox USB96 for my son and it was really good! Midi was proper 5 pin DIN as well. Headphone out seemed fine to me.

I thought thunderbolt was backwards compatible with display port and shared the mini display port form factor? Certainly connected a Mini DisplayPort lead to thunderbolt in the past. Not sure it carried over to TB3 but 99.9% sure it worked on TB1 and 2.

There are DVI to Mini DisplayPort (TB1/2) leads perhaps an HDMI to Dvi dongle and then the DVI to MDP?

I see. That context is useful as otherwise it seemed a massive over reaction.

I'm curious, did Johnny H previously have a ban for something similar? If not it looks like you just threatened him with a ban for questioning your moderation? I know neither and have little issue with how you dealt with the first post but a long standing forum member is surely entitled to debate ...

I was until recently - last year in fact. Had a MPC4000 and kept an old G4 Powerbook around to run Aksys - worked flawlessly I have to say and so easy to drag and drop samples etc. That said, don’t miss it!

Used to love it and had 4 through to 7 and then migrated to a Mac which ended my Acid journey.....recently loaded all my Sonic Foundry/Sony Sample discs (on which I spent a small fortune) onto my Akai Force and had a nostalgic moment!

Korg SQ64 is cheap and has presets and midi. Doepfer Dark time is nice and simple, has midi but no presets