novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?"

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novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?"

ok, i admit i am a novice. I cant get any output out of my Yamaha P-140
 
1. i have my P140 midi out connected to Cakewalk UA25EX midi in
2. I add a DropZone Soft Synth.
3. I enable the input echo on
 
I cant get any sound out.  not even with i open dropzone and press the softkeyboard
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    ohgrant
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    Re:novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?" 2011/08/08 18:50:38 (permalink)
     Hi, you might set it up in your preferences.  Edit> Preferences>MIDI>devices. Hope that gets you going.

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    Re:novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?" 2011/08/08 19:16:33 (permalink)
    Also make sure the keyboard is selected int he midi track options...

    You can select maybe Yamaha P-140  Omni, or Yamaha P-140  1

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    Re:novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?" 2011/08/08 19:27:30 (permalink)
    Also, you will have to load a sound into DropZone or if you use any other softsynth, make sure you have a sound loaded into the synth.


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    Re:novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?" 2011/08/08 19:29:15 (permalink)
    Soft Synths need an audio track to create their sounds, unless you're using a simple instrument track which is a combination of Midi and Audio tracks.

    Insert an audio track and change its Input to the soft synth you want to use. The chain of data is:

    A Midi track with the Midi Controller as it's Input and the soft synth as its output.
    An Audio track with the soft synth as its Input. Output the audio track to a Master, or other, bus and not directly to your audio interface.

    When inserting the soft synth, enable First Synth Audio Output and this will insert an audio track with the synth as its input. That's how it works in Sonar 8.5, anyway.
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    Re:novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?" 2011/08/08 19:29:57 (permalink)
    I cant get any sound out.  not even with i open dropzone and press the softkeyboard



    This should work, regardless of whether MIDI configured right. You just need to make sure there's an audio track set up to host the synth output. There are three ways of doing this:


    1. Check the "Simple Instrument Track" box in the Insert Synth dialog; this creates combined MIDI and Audio tracks with appropriate I/O defaults.


    or


    2. Check the Create First Synth Audio Output; this creates just the audio track with the input already assigned to the synth.


    or


    3. Insert your own audio track, and set the input to Dropzone, and the output to Master bus (which should already exist, and be pointing to Main Outs on your soundcard).


    If you create the Simple Instrument track, that will likely resolve both issues. But in order to fully understand MIDI and audio signal routing, you might want to start by manually creating the MIDI and audio tracks:




    One caveat, though: If you're running SONAR x64, you should start with a synth that is native x64, and doesn't have to be "bridged" like the 32-bit Dropzone. Bitbridge has some issues related to the bridged plug-in running in a separate application window that can cause you not to hear audio when the focus is not right.
    I suggest you start with something fool-proof like Studio Instruments (SI) Electric Piano, which comes up ready to play, and has a GUI keyboard like Dropzone so you can diagnose audio and MIDI problems separately.





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    Re:novice asks " how do i configure a midi keyboard to X1?" 2011/08/08 20:04:30 (permalink)
    issue resolved!
     
    I contacted CW support and it turns out my TTSSEQ.ini MIDI configuration settings file was corrupted somehow. after deleting, all worked fine
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