RE: Novation X-Station, M-Audio Ozonic

[goddard.duncan@mtvne.com]

Title: RE: Novation X-Station, M-Audio Ozonic

 >> I'm thinking about using one of these as an audio interface/secondary MIDI controller for Mobius.  I like that it has the MIDI in you talked about because that will allow me to merge in commands from my FCB1010.  And I was thinking the Synth thing would be really cool.  I assume you send the synth audio via USB on an audio channel, right?

I'm glad to hear it's easy to program.  That means a lot.

Are the 9 faders pre-assigned to synth controls, or are they already MIDI continuous controllers? <<

 

josh-

yes, the midi-in was an unexpected bonus. in fact, you'r fcb1010, if I recall correctly, will also merge it's incoming with it's outgoing in this fashion, so you can daisy chain them & another device. midi coming back up the usb cable can be merged onto none, one or both of the midi-outs. 

 

the synth-audio will find it's way out the usb.... but as a purely practical point, I have never tried the thing as an audio interface with the synth active aswell as the audio-in. so I don't know if this is presented to the computer as two or four channels of audio. tonight I will have a look.

the continuous controllers (all of them- there are many knobs & buttons aswell as the sliders) are freely assignable, & this doesn't "break" what they do in synth-mode. in fact, it's simpler than that- the synth mode & the controller mode are two separate states of the machine, with one switch to enable "synth" or "controller" mode. 

I hardly use the synth engine, despite it's being rather good, because- well- I'm spoiled for synths already.

 

did I mention the quality of the hardware? it feels pretty solid compared to most of those controller keyboards (evolution &c., you know the ones I mean). the only drag is having to use a wall-wart when it's not usb-powered. it needs 500mA so a direct connection to a desktop is ok, laptops might be a bit iffy. a powered hub is probably the way to go there. it will run off batteries too.

 

d.



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