Best way to record a keyboard?

I have a presonus Firebox, and a midi keyboard. The way I have been recording it is with the line out on the keyboard, i think it was for headphones but it works for me. I want to use the midi out on it instead but can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Is it possible with the equipment I'm using? I'm also using Sonar but figured that was a given since I'm in the sonar board:) Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
Joe

well .. have you enabled the PreSonus firebox MIDI lines in Sonar? (i.e."Options->MIDI Devices...")

You'll probably want to record both the audio and the midi as two separate tracks.

Make a MIDI and make an Audio track .. set the input of your MIDI track to the
Presonus .. and the input of Audio track to the Presonus as well... arm both of them
for record .. and wail away!

You should see both the audio and midi. You may want to make sure you don't have
the Echo enable on on the midi track .. otherwise you'll hear double notes.

jeff

It depends on what your midi board accomodates. On my Yamaha P120, I use both. For the onboard audio, I use a stereo audio output (that tip/ring/sleeve thing) into a line in on my preamp box. For midi (local control off), I use MIDI THRU, which connects to the PC joystick port. Don't know if that's the best way, but it works. I don't know Presonus, but you can use your MIDI OUT if you have an IN on the other end of the chain. M-Audio has connector boxes called Midisports. I think you can get a single line for under $40.

We need a "sticky" around here that says: MIDI does not transmit audio!

ORIGINAL: Bonzos Ghost

We need a "sticky" around here that says: MIDI does not transmit audio!

sure ... i forget sometimes that things like that are taken as read. i've been using midi since my amiga days years ago using trackers (ahhh ... octamed)