I am trying to play my guitar and my keyboard to MAGIX Samplitude Music Studio 2013. What hardware do i need to buy to accomplish this?
Someone told me that I may need an mbox but i'm not sure.
I'd like your advice on this issue.
ps. my keyboard has midi in and out.
It would be helpful if you told use WHICH keyboard you have.
The best option for your guitar would be an audio inteface with an instrument input jack. It would most likely have audio inputs as well as MIDI jacks - both would be useful for connecting your keyboard, depending on how you wanted to use it. For a MIDI keyboard, you can use it as a MIDI controller (to play software virtual instruments (VSTi)) OR connect the audio outputs to the computer to record the onboard voices from the keyboard itself. A MIDI keyboard controller usually has no onboard voices if its own.
Hi, thanks for your response.
I have a Yamaha psr e233.
The Yamaha PSR e223 has MIDI IN/OUT jacks and a combination stereo Output/(Head)Phones jack for audio.
Since it doesn't have a USB/MIDI output, you will need a MIDI-to-USB converter OR an audio/MIDI interface, which would be the best all around choice since it may also have instrument and audio inputs.
The only drawback is....the good ones are not cheap. You can get a simple, inexpensive MIDI-to-USB converter, and you can always patch the audio output directly to your computer/sound card blue Line-IN jack (assuming you have one).