can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection -ACID Product Family

Subject:can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection Posted by: odin311 Date:1/28/2002 1:01:59 AM I am trying to get my keyboard to work with my computer, so that i can record tracks onto my system and edit them. I have a Yamaha PSR-GX76 keyboard, and a Creative SB Live! sound card. The midi cable I bought at Circuit City. But, I cannot record anything, because it seems nothing is going into the computer. Can anyone help?
Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection Reply by: vanblah Date:1/28/2002 9:37:09 AM Are you trying to trigger sounds from the computer, or record sounds from the keyboard into the computer? If it's the latter, you will need to connect the AUDIO OUT of the Yamaha keyboard to the AUDIO IN of your SoundBlaster.
Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection Reply by: odin311 Date:1/28/2002 9:03:50 PM well, on my sound card, the audio in is a 15 prong female connection, so I bought a cable for that. cables fit into both machines, but nothing happens.
Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection Reply by: Chienworks Date:1/28/2002 9:45:24 PM Are you sure that's the audio in? On most sound cards, that 15 pin connector is the MIDI jack. The audio in/out connectors are often 1/8" stereo jacks, or on the more expensive models RCA/phono jacks.
Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection Reply by: Iacobus Date:1/30/2002 1:36:19 PM Are you trying to record MIDI in ACID? ACID Pro 3 is the only version of ACID that can record MIDI; ACID Pro 2 did not have this feature, so if you have any other version of ACID, use what Chienworks suggested and hook your audio output up instead. If you do have ACID Pro 3, and you still cannot record MIDI, make sure that MIDI OUT goes to MIDI IN and vice versa on your keyboard. Also make sure playback and record are enabled for MIDI in the SB Live! mixer. (I believe they are by default, but it doesn't hurt to check.) HTH, Iacobus

Subject:can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection

Posted by: odin311

Date:1/28/2002 1:01:59 AM

I am trying to get my keyboard to work with my computer, so that i can record tracks onto my system and edit them. I have a Yamaha PSR-GX76 keyboard, and a Creative SB Live! sound card. The midi cable I bought at Circuit City. But, I cannot record anything, because it seems nothing is going into the computer. Can anyone help?

Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection

Reply by: vanblah

Date:1/28/2002 9:37:09 AM

Are you trying to trigger sounds from the computer, or record sounds from the keyboard into the computer? If it's the latter, you will need to connect the AUDIO OUT of the Yamaha keyboard to the AUDIO IN of your SoundBlaster.

Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection

Reply by: odin311

Date:1/28/2002 9:03:50 PM

well, on my sound card, the audio in is a 15 prong female connection, so I bought a cable for that. cables fit into both machines, but nothing happens.

Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:1/28/2002 9:45:24 PM

Are you sure that's the audio in? On *most* sound cards, that 15 pin connector is the MIDI jack. The audio in/out
connectors are often 1/8" stereo jacks, or on the more expensive models RCA/phono jacks.

Subject:RE: can't get keyboard to work with computer/midi connection

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:1/30/2002 1:36:19 PM

Are you trying to record MIDI in ACID? ACID Pro 3 is the only version of ACID that can record MIDI; ACID Pro 2 did not have this feature, so if you have any other version of ACID, use what Chienworks suggested and hook your audio output up instead.

If you do have ACID Pro 3, and you still cannot record MIDI, make sure that MIDI OUT goes to MIDI IN and vice versa on your keyboard. Also make sure playback and record are enabled for MIDI in the SB Live! mixer. (I believe they are by default, but it doesn't hurt to check.)

HTH,
Iacobus