Thanks for all that, Mac,

Could you elaborate on the MIDI hardware solution you mentioned.

I have a XP Pro setup with 4 GB of RAM, and three 7500 RPM hard drives (2 internal, and 1 external), and several TB's of storage.

Right now I have an MAudio internal sound card with 8in-8out cord 'snakes', (and also 2 external AI's: an MBox 2 Pro (firewire), and a Tascam US 144MKII (usb))

hooked up to little desktop MAudio Studiophile AV20's, some good Sennheiser headphones, a few Shure mics, an MAudio Axiom 49 MIDI keyboard, several other various MIDI keyboards, and the following soft synths and software:

NI Komplete 5
Reason
The BIAB soft synths
Real Guitar
Reaper
Acid Pro
ProTools LE 8
Sibelius 6
etc

I have often wondered if I should invest in a MIDI hardware module, but I just didn't know what I need/want.

Last edited by kerkenat; 09/26/11 02:22 AM.