SPS 250 Midi Keyboard Hookups How To

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2011/06/12 11:08:02 (permalink)

SPS 250 Midi Keyboard Hookups How To

First, I am new to this program, SPS 25 Studio Version 5.2 w/Roland V-Vocal, so bear with me. I am using a Casio CTK-591 keyboard. I connected my Yahama UX-16 MIDI Interface to my PC. This shows up in the Input/Output drop down list for the keyboard MIDI track (which tells me it is recognized, a good thing). When I play the keyboard I get no sound what so ever through Sonar. Can't seem to find or set my recording levels. Need HELP.
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    Re:SPS 250 Midi Keyboard Hookups How To 2011/06/12 11:14:29 (permalink)
    Sonar will not play ant MIDI sound unless you insert a MIDI track and assign it's out put to a soft synth.
    Other option is to use MME mode and your on board sound cards GM or MSWavetable.
    There is a little icon down in your clock tray that will flash if your PC is receiving MIDI.
    Also you need to insert a MIDI tack and select the USB device as the input to that track. The meter will move when you play if all is working,

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    Re:SPS 250 Midi Keyboard Hookups How To 2011/06/12 12:14:20 (permalink)
    MIDI is not sound. MIDI is data and it willnever make a sound on its own. The keyborad you got only transmits midi data, not audio (sound). Here is a little lesson on MIDI:

    MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Midi is a protocol that enables electronic instruments to communicate, control and sync to one another. MIDI's first claim to fame was that it allowed you to play multiple synths using just one keyboard controller. It became very popular and became the industry standard. The perfectly timed robotic sequences that midi creates and can sync to drum machines helped create the sound of the 80's (god help us).
    The midi signal doesn't carry any audio data. Midi carries specific details of events that relate to notes. The information that is carried can control the type of instrument, pitch, duration, volume, attack, decay, etc. that is specified in the midi. Each midi channel corresponds to a different instrument or voice.
    Midi has a defined list of sounds/patches. Its called General Midi (GM). GM has a standard set of 128 sounds. General midi doesn't define the way the sound will be reproduced. It only names that sound. Meaning that each manufacturer can provide their sounds that is an acceptable representation of the data written for general midi. Midi contains 16 channels and of those 16 channels, only channel 10 is reserved for percussion or drum sounds

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