Arturia Minilab 2, SubZero SZ and Ableton
Arturia Minilab 2, SubZero SZ and Ableton
Hiya, im trying to get into making my own music, and have slowly got everything i needed. I think i messed up as the interface i ordered the SubZero 04 is not USB connectable. Will this matter as i attempt to get to grips with ableton? Im trying to figure out an outcome i cannot answer. Id appreciate your readers thoughts, and hope this letter reaches you well. thanks 808
Re: Arturia Minilab 2, SubZero SZ and Ableton
Hi 808,
I can't see an SZ04 on the Gear4Music page, any chance of a link please?
I can't see an SZ04 on the Gear4Music page, any chance of a link please?
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Re: Arturia Minilab 2, SubZero SZ and Ableton
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Yes, it will matter as it won't let you connect signals into or out of your Ableton DAW.
I'd trade it in and buy a USB interface...
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Re: Arturia Minilab 2, SubZero SZ and Ableton
Assuming it is the device linked above, it seems that you have bought a mixer.
To give you a good start to making music I would suggest that you swap that mixer for a simple USB audio interface instead.
And I would suggest that you buy an interface that uses a native ASIO driver and avoid any that require ASIO4ALL. Ones to avoid are the very cheapest Behringer interfaces.
To give you a good start to making music I would suggest that you swap that mixer for a simple USB audio interface instead.
And I would suggest that you buy an interface that uses a native ASIO driver and avoid any that require ASIO4ALL. Ones to avoid are the very cheapest Behringer interfaces.
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Re: Arturia Minilab 2, SubZero SZ and Ableton
And not a mixer with a USB port. A proper audio interface.
(Yes, there are decent mixers out there that have full USB connectivity, but not right at the budget end of the market where you’d be paying for unwanted features when you could be getting better quality and lower latency for the same money).
As you have a MIDI keyboard, you’ll be relying on software instruments and an interface having low latency, so there’s no noticeable delay between pressing a key and hearing a sound.
I’m afraid there’s more to this audio business than simply getting the cheapest unit that has a USB port. As a minimum you want an interface that has its own ASIO drivers and doesn’t rely on standard Windows or ASIO4ALL drivers.
You also need to think about future connectivity. You can probably cope with just one mike input, but I’d allow for two line inputs in case you want to plug in a hardware synth in the future. As such, for minimal outlay, you are probably looking at the Behringer UMC202HD if you don’t want a hardware MIDI port, or the UMC204HD if you do. These have proper ASIO drivers.
(Yes, there are decent mixers out there that have full USB connectivity, but not right at the budget end of the market where you’d be paying for unwanted features when you could be getting better quality and lower latency for the same money).
As you have a MIDI keyboard, you’ll be relying on software instruments and an interface having low latency, so there’s no noticeable delay between pressing a key and hearing a sound.
I’m afraid there’s more to this audio business than simply getting the cheapest unit that has a USB port. As a minimum you want an interface that has its own ASIO drivers and doesn’t rely on standard Windows or ASIO4ALL drivers.
You also need to think about future connectivity. You can probably cope with just one mike input, but I’d allow for two line inputs in case you want to plug in a hardware synth in the future. As such, for minimal outlay, you are probably looking at the Behringer UMC202HD if you don’t want a hardware MIDI port, or the UMC204HD if you do. These have proper ASIO drivers.
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