MIDI question with Yamaha PSR-530

I don't have that keyboard, but will try to help you. What I'm not clear about is whether you are trying to record the midi information only, or capture the audio sound of the midi file playing the on board keyboard patches ?

Check the functions for your keyboard.  There may well be one that allows the transfer of midi files to and from the keyboard and your computer.  If so, you could dump selected midi files to your computer and import them into Sonar.
 
Just a thought, 
 
Bob Bone
 

Thanks for the replies guys.  
Paulo:  It's just a midi file that plays a pre-programmed song.
Robert:  The only thing I haven't tried yet is playing with a switch on the back of the keyboard where you can select output to MIDI, PC 1, PC 2, MAC or HOST.  I've always had it set to MIDI and all has been well, However, I've never tried recording these files either...so it may very well make a huge difference.  
 
I'm at work now, but will try those setting when I get home tonight.
 
Any other thoughts?

I'm fairly certain that PSR530 does not transmit the cartridge data through the MIDI port. You can try by connecting a MIDI cable to your computer's MIDI interface,   arm a MIDI track and play one of the cartridge song on the PSR530 and see if Sonar is receiving any MIDI data.
 
You can, however, record the output as an audio track. 

Look on page 96 of your keyboard manual for information on how to do bulk transmission of your midi files.
 
Bob Bone
 

Here is what I know about using Yamaha arranger keyboards with Sonar:
 
• Purchased songs generally do not send MIDI out through the ports.  It is a type of copy protection.
• You can, however, create a song using Yamaha styles--not the same as a purchased song--save the song to a USB stick, and then load that into Sonar.  This is good to know because if you try to use a simple patch command in Sonar, you won't get all the effects that are built into a Yamaha sound.  However, if you select the sound/patch from the keyboard and then save that song to a stick, when you load it into a sequencer like Sonar, you will get all the sysex and commands that call up the sound with all its effects.  I have sometimes created "songs" in the Tyros that are nothing but button pushes to call up sounds with DSP effects.
• When you use the keyboard with Sonar, you will proably need to turn LOCAL OFF on the keyboard before brining up Sonar or things will get wierd.  Conversely, to use the styles and create a song on the keyboard with LOCAL ON (normal mode), you should have Sonar off or disconnected—and you may need to reboot the keyboard.
 
This is other stuff than what you asked, but you may find it helpful.  I have a Tyros 2 that has an excellent set of sounds and I use it frequently.  I have also sketched out some songs using styles, loaded them into Sonar, and then made some good tracks by changing them around, adding other stuff, etc.

If you go through your functions of tab, you come to a screen that says rmote ctrl i believe and give you numbers 1-16. inorder to copy the information properly the 530 will have to be the master, sonar the slave with midi synch. make sure you have song out, and accomp out turned on.
 
Its been years since I turned on my 520 but I know this should work... had it in 94,