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Subject:Problem with MIDI sounds Posted by: woudoulis Date:5/28/2003 2:50:08 PM Hi from beautiful Greece ! i can not hear my midi music when i record it.I mean that I can record the sound I play but I can't hear the sound the time that I play it.Also, I always listen piano sound. For example, I choose the sound "Guitar" in my synthesizer and i compose a song.After recording, I can't hear the "guitar' sound but a "piano" sound. Please help me thank's
Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds Reply by: Iacobus Date:5/28/2003 9:09:37 PM You don't want to record MIDI. You want to record digital audio. The two are very different in approach. MIDI is just a set of instructions, for example, not actual audio like digital audio is. Connect the outputs of your synth to a compatible input on your soundcard or other audio interface. Since most synths/keyboards typically have 1/4" outs for digital audio, you'll more than likely have to pick up adapters of some sort to interface with your soundcard, especially if it's a Sound Blaster or compatible. Look for 1/4" to 1/8" stereo minijack (3.5 mm) adapters or cables. (Most pro-level cards like those from M-Audio or Echo don't have this problem.) HTH, Iacobus
Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds Reply by: woudoulis Date:5/29/2003 1:40:52 AM Thank you very much. the only that i am afraid is that maybe that does not work with cake walk. the Disadvantage is that with digital audio i will spent a lot of memory ex. 300 bytes for midi and 2 MB for digital audio :( Thank you very much :) i will try it
Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds Reply by: Iacobus Date:5/29/2003 9:30:05 AM If you're talking about hard drive space, yes, digital audio does have a much larger file size vs. MIDI, hands down. RAM (memory) isn't too bad of an issue, as long as you keep in mind that Loops always load into RAM, One-shots playback from your hard drive if they're longer than 3 seconds (3 seconds or less and they load into RAM), and Beatmapped tracks always playback from your hard drive. I believe Cakewalk apps do record digital audio, even the older ones. Consult your Cakewalk app's manual or online help for more info on recording. HTH, Iacobus
Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds Reply by: woudoulis Date:5/30/2003 5:26:11 AM thank you very much. This is my site www.despoina-vandi.tk and all remixes i made it with Acid. :) bye from sunny greece

Subject:Problem with MIDI sounds

Posted by: woudoulis

Date:5/28/2003 2:50:08 PM

Hi from beautiful Greece !
i can not hear my midi music when i record it.I mean that I can record the sound I play but I can't hear the sound the time that I play it.Also, I always listen piano sound. For example, I choose the sound "Guitar" in my synthesizer and i compose a song.After recording, I can't hear the "guitar' sound but a "piano" sound.
Please help me
thank's

Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:5/28/2003 9:09:37 PM

You don't want to record MIDI. You want to record digital audio. The two are very different in approach. MIDI is just a set of instructions, for example, not actual audio like digital audio is.

Connect the outputs of your synth to a compatible input on your soundcard or other audio interface. Since most synths/keyboards typically have 1/4" outs for digital audio, you'll more than likely have to pick up adapters of some sort to interface with your soundcard, especially if it's a Sound Blaster or compatible. Look for 1/4" to 1/8" stereo minijack (3.5 mm) adapters or cables. (Most pro-level cards like those from M-Audio or Echo don't have this problem.)

HTH,
Iacobus

Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds

Reply by: woudoulis

Date:5/29/2003 1:40:52 AM

Thank you very much. the only that i am afraid is that maybe that does not work with cake walk. the Disadvantage is that with digital audio i will spent a lot of memory
ex. 300 bytes for midi and 2 MB for digital audio :(
Thank you very much :) i will try it

Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:5/29/2003 9:30:05 AM

If you're talking about hard drive space, yes, digital audio does have a much larger file size vs. MIDI, hands down.

RAM (memory) isn't too bad of an issue, as long as you keep in mind that Loops always load into RAM, One-shots playback from your hard drive if they're longer than 3 seconds (3 seconds or less and they load into RAM), and Beatmapped tracks always playback from your hard drive.

I believe Cakewalk apps do record digital audio, even the older ones. Consult your Cakewalk app's manual or online help for more info on recording.

HTH,
Iacobus

Subject:RE: Problem with MIDI sounds

Reply by: woudoulis

Date:5/30/2003 5:26:11 AM

thank you very much. This is my site www.despoina-vandi.tk and all remixes i made it with Acid.
:) bye from sunny greece