Is it possible to hear the audio of the PC connected to Astrolab by USB?

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#1

I have my Astrolab connected to PC through USB, but I cannot output the audio from PC in the Astrolab

#2

Basically you’re asking if the Astrolab can be used as an audio interface.
After reading the manual it doesn’t seem it’s possible at the moment.

Since the Astrolab has onboard audio inputs and outputs, maybe it will be possible to add this functionality through a future software update by Arturia (I’m just speculating and I might be wrong).

If you need a keyboard that can function as an audio interface, there are many choices, e.g. I have a Studiologic Numa Compact 2X, a Roland RD-88 and a Korg Keystage 61 that can do that, some other examples are AKAI MPC Key, Roland Fantom/Fantom-0 and Yamaha MODX/Montage.

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#3

Maybe you can do it via Bluetooth?

#4

USB audio is actually a mess, it brings in 2-3 seconds latency, making it useless for vst and … useless for practicing with pre-recorded with on screen lyrics or chords.

Hope they fix it!

#5

Hi ! Would love to hear news about this. I was wondering if I could use an Astrolab 37 only, without adding an audio interface, if I just need the sounds of the PC, the Astrolab and from the XLR input ?

#6

Hi, this hasn’t changed, and most likely won’t change, since the AstroLab was not designed to act as an audio interface for the computer, therefore does not support audio via USB.

As mentioned above, if the computer can send audio via Bluetooth, it could be played through the AstroLab’s Bluetooth Receiver, but Bluetooth audio is not real-time, therefore it can only be used to play the AstroLab’s audio over the computer’s audio, but not for the AstroLab keyboard to play virtual instruments in the computer while monitoring via Bluetooth.
For that, you need an audio interface and a small mixer, unless your audio interface has an internal mixer that allows mixing USB audio from the computer with its audio inputs.