Setting Up Hardware Synth

[Santos10]

So I just got this Kurzweil K2000R rackmount synth and I was planning on going from the midi out of my saffire pro 40 to the kurzeil synth and then I would control it with my M-Audio Keyrig (has no midi out) but nothing is working right now and I cant seem to figure out how to setup the synth to work with ableton so I can use my keyrig to play the synth and then have it receiving a midi clip and playing it

Im so frustrated ahhh!

[djdunamis]

Since the Keyrig has no midi out you'll need to do this. You'll need to create two channels, one audio and one midi. On the midi channel, set the input to your Keyrig and the output to the midi output you're connecting to the Kurzweil. Then you'll need to connect the audio outs on the Kurzweil to set of inputs on your saffire. In Ableton, on the audio channel you created, set it's inputs to those that you have the Kurzweil connected to. That you get you up and running.

[Xonetacular]

Since the Keyrig has no midi out you'll need to do this. You'll need to create two channels, one audio and one midi. On the midi channel, set the input to your Keyrig and the output to the midi output you're connecting to the Kurzweil. Then you'll need to connect the audio outs on the Kurzweil to set of inputs on your saffire. In Ableton, on the audio channel you created, set it's inputs to those that you have the Kurzweil connected to. That you get you up and running.

It's much easier than that.

Go to devices>instruments> and load external instrument.

This will create an ableton device where you select where you want to send midi to and where you want to receive audio from, plus gives you a gain control.

Then you treat that channel exactly how you would any other software instrument/vst synth. Just hit the record arm button and play your keyboard and it will send midi to the synth and receive audio in the same channel. No need for creating a separate midi track.

[djdunamis]

It's much easier than that.

Go to devices>instruments> and load external instrument.

This will create an ableton device where you select where you want to send midi to and where you want to receive audio from, plus gives you a gain control.

Then you treat that channel exactly how you would any other software instrument/vst synth. Just hit the record arm button and play your keyboard and it will send midi to the synth and receive audio in the same channel. No need for creating a separate midi track.

ah, thanks for reminding, forgot about that.