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Pomax / arduino-midi-recorder

Let's build an Arduino-based MIDI recorder!
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Add audio? #10

Closed hendog518 closed 3 years ago

hendog518 commented 3 years ago

Have you considered a version of this project that also records audio?

I don’t know the first thing about this stuff (if I make this, it’d be my first arduino project) and how much complexity that would add, but for synths and drum machines and other MIDI toys that one might like to use without a pc, I think a parallel recording of the actual audio (and a similar “audio in / audio thru” setup) would add very handy functionality.

Pomax commented 3 years ago

Given that there are a million fantastic inline audio recorders available at almost every price point: nope. No point, for the cost of an arduino and circuitry, you can get a better assembled, price-appropriate quality consumer device that comes with a manufacturer and shop warranty =)

Especially if you're running a DAWless setup, you almost certainly already own something that fits that role.

On the other hand, inline/passthrough MIDI recorders just straight up don't exist at any price point. So if we want one of those, we have no choice but to build something ourselves.