Hello, I have a small Hauptwerk portative for baroque continuo playing, and I'm trying to find a good audio interface for inside. I started with an M-Audio ProFire 610 but "upgraded" to a Cymatic Audio LP-16 (and now the M-Audio is missing drivers for my Mac). I've recently had lots of speaker feedback (audio crackles and things), and I'm thinking maybe it's the Cymatic. I've also been experiencing random MIDI keyboard dropouts — notes/chords not sounding — that I might be able to blame on the Cymatic. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend an audio interface to try that might be better shielded than the Cymatic?
I have currently 6 small speakers and two monitors in the small case, so everything is pretty tight inside. I'm also open to recommendations on ways to shield the cabling or electronics — or if I should be thinking about different speakers that would be better shielded? The speakers are plugged into the Cymatic with 1/4" cables.
I've had few audio issues before I started using the Cymatic interface, so I'm hopeful that a more expensive interface might give me better results. I'm using a Mac with USB and Thunderbolt ports, I need one MIDI port, and ideally 6-10 audio outs. I'm willing to spend whatever it takes, if I can avoid more speaker feedback...
Thanks for your time. More detailed list of gear is below if it's helpful.
Sincerely,
Jeff
PMX61 Keyboard by Phoenix Organs
6 small speakers (powered): AudioEngine A2+
2 monitors (powered): AudioEngine A5+
MacBook Pro (13" Retina, Late 2013, MacBookPro10,2 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 8 GB)
Hauptwerk (most often running Sonus Paradisi's Claviorganum, 2.6 GB RAM consumption)
SurgeX SA-1810 Standalone Surge Eliminator (120 Volt/15 Amp Advanced Series Mode Surge Protector and EMI/RFI Noise Filter)
If you're curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSGH4QGDdiU (example, from before the organ doors were carved)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6icEFFboy7Y (post-organ doors)
I have currently 6 small speakers and two monitors in the small case, so everything is pretty tight inside. I'm also open to recommendations on ways to shield the cabling or electronics — or if I should be thinking about different speakers that would be better shielded? The speakers are plugged into the Cymatic with 1/4" cables.
I've had few audio issues before I started using the Cymatic interface, so I'm hopeful that a more expensive interface might give me better results. I'm using a Mac with USB and Thunderbolt ports, I need one MIDI port, and ideally 6-10 audio outs. I'm willing to spend whatever it takes, if I can avoid more speaker feedback...
Thanks for your time. More detailed list of gear is below if it's helpful.
Sincerely,
Jeff
PMX61 Keyboard by Phoenix Organs
6 small speakers (powered): AudioEngine A2+
2 monitors (powered): AudioEngine A5+
MacBook Pro (13" Retina, Late 2013, MacBookPro10,2 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 8 GB)
Hauptwerk (most often running Sonus Paradisi's Claviorganum, 2.6 GB RAM consumption)
SurgeX SA-1810 Standalone Surge Eliminator (120 Volt/15 Amp Advanced Series Mode Surge Protector and EMI/RFI Noise Filter)
If you're curious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSGH4QGDdiU (example, from before the organ doors were carved)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6icEFFboy7Y (post-organ doors)
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