Pre-usb Keyboards And Usb/fiwi Audio Interface, will all keyboards work as a controller? Options

[amswineh]

As I begin to piece together some equipment for composing music, I've decided my first hardware buys are:

MIDI controller keyboard
Audio (USB or FireWire) interface (1/4" inputs, MIDI, XLRs, etc)
Studio Mic

and I'll go from there with appropriate software.

But I was wondering: I could get a USB controller keyboard. But since I am going to get some sort of audio interface (say a Tascam US-122 or M-Audio 410), do the MIDI inputs transfer through the USB/FiWi. For example, if I want to hook up an old pre-USB keyboard via MIDI, will the hardware properly transfer the MIDI calls from the keyboard and send through USB/FiWi to the computer? And will any MIDI keyboard work? Any problems you see with this setup? Did I just confuse the hell out of you?

Also, I need more information on the "debate" between USB and FireWire audio interfaces. I know which one is the best, but it's also the more expensive, and I'm pretty low on money at the moment.

just a caveman,
alphonse

[sethjacquay]

What I mean by acoustic electric is:

an acoustic guitar with pickups
that lets you output to an amp.

click on this link to see a acoustic electric (similar to the one I own)

click on this link to see the electronic attachment (similar to the one on my guitar)
this let you output through a standard 1/4" jack
it appears the new ones are a lot nicer as they
have a built in tuner WTF!?! Now I want a new one! :-)
shows you what 7 years changes...

Anyway, I will record some samples of the sounds I can
generate with my guitar and Garageband using this setup
later tonight and post a link of my results on this forum.

I don't know how practical it would be use this combination
(i.e. Garageband) of output in a professional setting, but
for home studio peeps, like myself, it is a lot of fun.

Later...