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Enhance your recording capabilities with this M-Audio MIDISPORT 1x1 99005071200 MIDI interface, which is compatible with select Apple® computers and allows simple USB connectivity for rapid data transfer. MIDI activity indicators keep you informed.
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4
Not for Media Center Edition of Windows XP
on June 15, 2008
Posted by: JimS
from Los Angeles, CA
Besides any vocals or guitars you record on your PC with this system, there are dozens of "virtual instruments" available built into the software. The more simultaneous tracks you record, the larger the demand on your system's RAM.
If you plan to lay down 8 or more tracks (instruments or voices) to play concurrently, load up on as much RAM as you can for your PC. The minimum you'd need just to avoid frustration is 1 GB of RAM, but you'd be much better off with 2 GB of RAM. For those wanting to record several dozen instruments and/or virtual instruments that play simultaneously, better make sure you're using a PC with even more RAM than that, or it may run as slow as molasses!
Please be aware this product works great with Windows XP Home Edition and Professional Edition, but does not record at all with most computers running Media Center Edition. That's because there's no standard implementation for Media Center Edition, each installation is unique to the PC manufacturer and the specific model of PC you have. So be sure you have the right operating system before buying this product! Don't buy it if you're running Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Also, watch the M-Audio web site to make sure the Windows Vista driver is available before buying it for your Windows Vista PC, and make sure that Windows Vista is mentioned by name on the box before you ring it up at the register!
If you plan to lay down 8 or more tracks (instruments or voices) to play concurrently, load up on as much RAM as you can for your PC. The minimum you'd need just to avoid frustration is 1 GB of RAM, but you'd be much better off with 2 GB of RAM. For those wanting to record several dozen instruments and/or virtual instruments that play simultaneously, better make sure you're using a PC with even more RAM than that, or it may run as slow as molasses!
Please be aware this product works great with Windows XP Home Edition and Professional Edition, but does not record at all with most computers running Media Center Edition. That's because there's no standard implementation for Media Center Edition, each installation is unique to the PC manufacturer and the specific model of PC you have. So be sure you have the right operating system before buying this product! Don't buy it if you're running Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Also, watch the M-Audio web site to make sure the Windows Vista driver is available before buying it for your Windows Vista PC, and make sure that Windows Vista is mentioned by name on the box before you ring it up at the register!
What's great about it: Easy set-up, compose for full orchestra right away using built-in virtual instruments!
What's not so great: Lacks features of FastTrack Pro, won't record using XP Media Center Edition PC's
I would recommend this to a friend!
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