Using a PC as a sample player

mythicwave · Post by **mythicwave** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:44 am

I'm interested in setting up my PC as a sample player, probably with Mach 5 or Kontakt, maybe GigaStudio.

I use Digital Performer on the Mac and want to route PC audio back to the Mac. The reason I want to do this is because I have a powerful PC and don't want to invest in a new Mac now. The Mac is ok with Mach 5 version 1, but doesn't work with Mach 5 version 2. It also can't host really big samples like Kontakt's Akoustik piano. I currently have a MOTU 2408 hooked up to my Mac. I also have a MOTU Traveler. The PC only has a simple SoundBlaster card now.

Any suggestions for the best way to proceed? Maybe I should install Mach 5 on the PC and route audio from the PC's FireWire port to the Traveler, then to 2408. Or can I route audio directly from PC FireWire to Mac FireWire? Or do I need another audio card for the PC? Ideally, I'd like the PC audio to appear as audio tracks or audio instruments on the Mac.

Thanks in advance,

Brian

Vim · Post by **Vim** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:01 pm

If the traveller hsa ADAT ... use the traveller on the PC and link it via ADAT to the 2408 on the Mac with adat sync/wordclock sync.

So your PC based sampler would be outputing audio through the adats of the traveller into the adats of the 2408 ... you'd have 8 digital inputs into DP this way representing the audio from the sampler instruments and other VSTi's that you may want to run on the PC. Everything stays digital.

I have not tried the firewire based solution you have suggested so cannot vouch for it ... personally i do not think it would work because to the best of my knowledge i do not think what you want done has ever been implemented in the FW spec.

hope this helps a bit.

PS: this is based on you not wanting to spend more money on interfaces.
PSS: please do not use the soundblaster on the PC.