jourdanc
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Midi keyboard help
I have a yamaha keyboard PSR-175 and i have the USB music connector that came with my music creator. Ive followed all the instructions on how to install it but i cant get it to work. can someone help me on how to set this up please
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rob.pulman
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 06:21:21
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Well I'm a total novice too, and I found using the midi cables very easy - just connect from the midi outlet on the keyboard to the midi in on your soundcard. Don't know about USB sorry, but someone who does will be here shortly.
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Beagle
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 08:14:17
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make sure the cables are connected correctly. MIDI IN on your keyboard should be connected to MIDI OUT from the cable and visa versa.
there's a little keyboard icon in your systray when MC is running. when you press a key on the keyboard, does one of the little red lights come on?
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jourdanc
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 16:57:04
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actually the light only goes on when i put the IN from the MIDI to the IN on the keyboard and OUT on the MIDI to the OUT on the keyboard. I dont hear any sound coming from my music creator. I dont even hear anything on the piano roll. And how do I use the keyboard so i can record on the comp? sorry guys ive never done this before
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Beagle
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 17:08:04
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that's backwards unless cakewalk labelled them differently - which is possible.
but not hearing sound is not the same thing as not getting it to work. if you get the light to come on then it's working - you're sending data. in order to HEAR something, you have to insert a softsynth because MIDI is only data, not sound.
work thru tutorial #8 and you will understand how to insert a softsynth. come back and ask more questions if you have problems with that.
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jourdanc
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 17:24:15
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ok i was able to acquire some sound but it turns out the sound rom music creator is coming out of my keyboard and not my speakers. I dont understand how to record my keyboard onto the program.
post edited by jourdanc - 2008/05/15 17:45:57
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Beagle
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 17:26:44
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if your sound is coming from your keyboard then the output of the MIDI track is set to the keyboard instead of the softsynth. did you successfully insert the softsynth from tutorial #8?
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Beagle
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 17:27:48
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I just realized I've been giving advice to you on both threads. we need to stay in ONE thread, I thought I was giving advice on two differnt problems.
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 17:59:25
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Don't make Beag's head spin in circles! Last time he lost his hartz mountain collar!
Don't cha just love it when you realize you jumpin threads like cat on a hot tin roof! er dawg i mean!
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 18:32:14
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Keep it simple... on you midi keyboad the midi connector labeled OUT should have a midi cable that runs from there to the midi IN on your sound card. That will allow you to get the midi from the keyboard into the computer.
Do tutorial #8 on inserting soft synths into MC and you should be able to get sound from the program. If you are stuck...post again.
The (only or main) reason you would want to have midi out of the soundcard back to the keyboard would be to have the midi track in MC "play" through the synth in the keyboard. I never use that ability.
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57Gregy
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RE: Midi keyboard help
2008/05/15 21:50:57
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But I (almost) always do.
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