audio hookup

How to hook up a rig.

There are 2 "streams" - the midi and the audio.
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Let's start with the audio,
   Midi will be next.


Here's your keyboard's audio:
   
   2 of these 1/4" mono female jacks for audio out


Here's your pc's audio:
   
   there's a 1/8" stereo female jack EACH for audio in, audio out, and mic in
                                              (you're on your own with mic in:)


Here's your stereo's audio:
   
   2 of these rca female jacks for audio in
   (we won't care about any of it's audio outs in this discussion)


They look pretty frustratingly different !!
   But in general stereo audio needs to go from
   Keyboard => PC => stereo or powered speakers
      (it's also handy to have a direct keyboard=>stereo possibility)




You usually use rca cables between em:
   

   And usually two adapters for your keyboard's 1/4" mono plugs.
   (Two of these to get a stereo rca female jack pair)
   

   And usually an adapter to go from dual rca female to 1/8" stereo male
   




So overall, things string out like this:
   
             - 2 of these
            
            
   
            
            
   
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Next up,
   How to hook up the midi...