Wind Controller Composite Patchman MusicIf I purchase a Yamaha WX5, do I also need to purchase a VL70-m, or can I start out simple and connect to my computer with a MIDI cable?
You can use your WX5 directly with any number of sound sources but the degree and quality of control that you will get will vary dramatically depending on the programmability and capabilities of the receiving synth. Many soundcards simply do not have the capabilities to work well with a wind controller. One sound card that we enjoyed using, though it is now out of production, is the Korg Oasys PCI card. Since a wind controller transmits a lot of MIDI data from its sensors, some sound cards and softsynths can have trouble keeping up. Also latency (response time) is a big issue with softsynths- especially considering the amount of MIDI data that is sent from a wind controller. Latency is critical in a realtime situation like playing a wind controller. To be fair, even some hardware synths have a significant amount of latency. See elsewhere in this FAQ for info on programming a synth for use with a wind controller. There certainly are many people using softsynths with laptops- notably Mic
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