27 Feb
2006
27 Feb
'06
11:51 a.m.
Chaz Worm wrote:
I don't mean to start a flame or anything but
I'm planning on
purchasing a midi card to accompany my STAudio envy24 card. I'm not
too sure of its MIDI capabilities.
I would like to purchase a cheap midi controller keyboard and a nice
MIDI card that will enable me a plethora of high quality sounds and
emulations. Sequencer type stuff without the sequencer.
Can this be done?
The SBLive card might be a good solution. It includes an on-board
hardware synthesizer (the EMU10k1) into which you'll load the soundfonts
of your choice. You'll need to get a MIDI adapter cable for the card for
your keyboard, then you can play the card's synth with the MIDI keyboard.
The Audigy systems are said to be good too but I haven't tried one yet.
Both the Live and Audigy are well-supported by ALSA.
Best,
dp