Plain English Studio Setup Description:

Your studio integrates acoustic and electronic elements with MIDI routing for creative control. Here's the breakdown:

1. Drum Setup:
   • Acoustic Drums: Fitted with MIDI triggers (like Roland ddrum) that send signals to a ddrum Box. This box converts the triggers to MIDI, which routes to a MIDI Splitter Box.
   • SPD-SX Drum Pad: Sends MIDI directly to the MIDI Splitter Box.
   • Electronic Drums (Summons Kit): Connects via USB to your MacBook running Logic Pro, allowing you to overlay digital drum sounds.
2. Synth & MIDI Routing:
   • Moog One: Sends MIDI out to the MIDI Splitter Box.
   • MIDI Splitter Box: Combines signals from the Acoustic Drums (ddrum), SPD-SX, and Moog One, then sends all MIDI data via a single output to the Synthstrom Deluge.
   • Deluge:
     • Receives MIDI from the Splitter Box.
     • Sends MIDI out to the Moog Grandmother for sound generation.
     • Connects via USB to the MacBook, letting Logic Pro sync its tempo and power it.
   • Moog Grandmother:
     • Receives MIDI from the Deluge to play notes/effects.
     • Can send MIDI thru (pass-through) or out back to the Moog One (creating feedback/loop effects).
     • Sends its processed audio back to the Deluge for further tweaking (e.g., effects, sampling).
3. Audio Output & Recording:
   • All final audio (Deluge, Grandmother, Moog One) routes to the Soundboard for mixing.
   • The Soundboard feeds into Logic Pro on your MacBook for recording.
   • Logic Pro also acts as the master clock, controlling the Deluge’s tempo via USB.
4. Key Connections:
   • USB:
     • Summons Drum Kit → MacBook (Logic Pro for MIDI/audio).
     • Deluge → MacBook (MIDI clock, power, audio).
   • MIDI Cables:
     • Acoustic Drums → ddrum Box → MIDI Splitter Box → Deluge.
     • SPD-SX → MIDI Splitter Box → Deluge.
     • Moog One → MIDI Splitter Box → Deluge.
     • Deluge → Grandmother → (optional) Moog One.

Updated Mermaid Diagram:

graph TD
    A[Acoustic Drum Kit] -->|Triggers| B[ddrum Box]
    B -->|MIDI| C[MIDI Splitter Box]
    D[SPD-SX Drum Pad] -->|MIDI| C
    E[Moog One] -->|"MIDI Out"| C
    C -->|"MIDI (Port 1)"| F[Synthstrom Deluge]
    F -->|"MIDI Out"| G[Moog Grandmother]
    G -->|"MIDI Thru/Out"| E
    H[Summons Drum Kit] -->|USB| I["MacBook (Logic Pro)"]
    F -->|USB| I
    G -.->|"Mono Audio (Optional)"| F
    E -->|Stereo Audio| J[Soundboard]
    F -->|Stereo Audio| J
    J --> I
    I -->|"Tempo Sync"| F

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    style D stroke:#green,stroke-width:2px
    style E stroke:#orange,stroke-width:2px
    style G stroke:#orange,stroke-width:2px
    style F stroke:#blue,stroke-width:2px

    %% ===== CONNECTION STYLES =====
    %% MIDI (Blue)
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    %% USB (Purple)
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    %% Audio (Green)
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    %% Optional Audio (Dotted Green)
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    %% Clock Sync (Gray)
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• 🔵 Blue: MIDI
• 🟣 Purple: USB
• 🟢 Green: Audio
• ⚪ Gray: Clock Sync