Guitar Tracks Pro 4 MIDI instrument configuration
I have a thread documenting the "surprises" I got with the product once installed in contrast with hype and promises.
Here, I want to establish whether I can get any value out of the MIDI options, the other reason I bought GTP4.
The documentation is again a big part of the problem, because the documents are never written with GTP4-specific instructions. Most documents I have seen have "Sonar X1" or "Other Cakewalk" products, but neither describe accurately the GTP4 interface features, options and or interface options.
Since it was "only" $85, I guess if I can get my Alesis QX49 Midi keyboard working, this was the most important reason for this purchase. I hope that my experiences will help others, including Cakewalk, who can perhaps discover problems that cropped up during the massive changes towards their simplified product selections. I applaud their overall vision, but the legacy still exists, and I paid for products that have legacy issues, and I am experiencing not the fruits of the new vision, but the reasons the new vision was required.
I need to have instructions on setting up an MIDI keyboard in Guitar Tracks Pro 4. I can't find them.
I'm sorry, I need instructions because the tutorial directs me to open a blank template. I do that, but a nag window tells me that the Guitar Rig plugin is missing. I select "ok" and the window goes away, but it is not clear what it did. Do I have a project open or not?
I am the most unfortunate user, finding a continuous stream of problems making this software unusable.
From the "Guitar Tracks Pro 4 Getting Started.PDF file on my DVD:
Adding an instrument track to your project
The easiest way to add an Instrument track is to use the Insert Track Assistant. For
this exercise, we'll start with a blank project.
1. On the File menu, click New.
2. Select the Blank (no tracks or buses) template and click OK.
A new project opens.
3. Click the New Track button at the top-left of the Control Bar
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On my system, I create a new project, and after the project is named, the state or display is unchanged. I thought it was a blank project I could insert a track in to, but when I try to insert a track, it repeats the identical process as if there was no project open (it prompts me to name the project again).
post edited by chris2002rock - 2011/07/26 17:25:37