I have aquired goldstargmk midi keyboard and hooked up usb
I have aquired gmk midi keyboard and hooked up usb interface but I wouldnt have a clue what to do next. Is there software I can aquire to get machine running. Where can I get a user manuel ? Any help much appreciated. Thanks....Billy tea
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Most are a 3 - 5 pin midi, you need midi cables and a midi interface, they do make a
midi - usb cable for connecting keyboard to a computer,
hope this helps?
I haven't been able to find documentation to be sure if the CT-630 has MIDI ports on it (my guess is no, but please check). If it does, you can get something like the Yamaha UX16 USB MIDI Interface cable to connect the keyboard to a PC. If not, sorry, it seems the only thing you could do is record the audio output.
You have to have the driver for the interface installed CORRECTELY. Make sure you followed directions as sometimes you have to have device p;lugged in while installing and sometime not.
Then you will need the user software in your machine to talk to the interface as well... The interface PROBABLY must be directely connected to your machine, not through a USB hub.
You need a midi to usb interface, otherwise it is quite simple. I personally have an M-Audio interface that plugs into my midi out and plugs into your usb port on your computer. Once done, you can create a profile in Reason for your CTK. Windows 7 will notice the M-Audio device and then you will be able to use midi. You may have to install a specific driver for the particular M-AUdio device (or another midi to usb interface) but that is simple. You do not have to worry about a driver for the keyboard.
In my experience, M-Audio makes about the best midi/usb interface, and they come in all popular configurations. I use a very small 1-to-1 interface, though there are multi port interfaces one can buy. I purchased mine on eBay, though you can find them at Guitar Center if you have one in your City, or alternately Musiciansfriend.com web site. Many online stores sell them though. You amy want to use Amazon or a price comparison web site to find your best deal.
I'm not at home right now where all my manuals are so I'll try to explain with out. You will have to set it so that the keyboard is the slave device. Try setting it to Omni receive. It has to be able to listen for all midi channels at once. You have to write a sequence on your computer and hook it to your keyboard by using midi out on the computer to midi in on the keyboard in order for you to use the computer as a controller. If you need the keyboard to create the sequences then you have to hook the midi send on the keyboard to the midi in on the computer play/enter your notes into individual tracks in your software then assign channels, voices etc to each track and save the sequence. Then when you hook it up the other way the sequence will play just like an audio recording except the sound w2on't be there. What you have recorded by creating a sequence is a series of midi messages that the keyboard will receive if you have it set properly and hooked up ptroperly which it will translate into sound. This is a minimalist explanation at best. You will have to have a better understanding of not only your keyboard but also your software and midi in general. There are some pretty amazing things you can do with midi. For instance if you have a lighting controller that is midi capable you can i,mbed all the lighting scene changes for your song in order on one track. You can also control your guitar effects pedal to change effects automatically while your playing. Once you get a handle on it you are only limited by your imagination and your budget. Hope this helps in some way.
Your question is very confusing. Try rephrasing it. You should try drawing a diagram with this and uploading it to your question to better explain yourself. If you can't upload it (I know I can through the answer, but I'm not so sure about the question) you can e-mail it to me. My address is [email protected] , if not just put some more detail into the question and try rephrasing it. I'm not really sure about the details of your system.
The midi port looks like the bottom one in the picture: http://www.e-tech.nu/images/sound_connectors.jpg
You need a cable from the keyboard midi (din connector) to the DB-15 on the sound card/mainboard. If you dont have a 15 pin midi/game connector you could buy a soundcard with midi onboard or a usb midi port like the: http://www.zzounds.com/cat--USB-MIDI-Interfaces--2434
ok..try this open control panel->click on sounds and audio devices...click on advanced button->If your midi volume control is shown..make sure it is not muted and the midi volume is high..If it is not shown..then click on options->properties ->tick the midi box and close the window..then adjust the MIDI volume..I hope this helps Regards, VJ
It would help a lot if you had another Midi device to try. Then you could narrow down the problem.
Another thing to try is to download some simple piece of Midi software such as Bome's Mouse keyboard (free 30-day evaluation) and see if you can get that to work (using your mouse on the screen keyboard to trigger notes on your MIDI keyboard). You may get further clues by trying that.
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