Another MIDI Beginner question...

[88fingers]

So, i have the Roland RMD-100 with Midi Out, I have the MIDI cable, I have the Delta 1010 with Midi In, and I have Cubase SX 2.0. Is there anyone who would be interested in giving me a step-by-step on how exactly I can record from my keyboard to the computer and substitute in good piano sounds (I have a Steinway grand sample I would really like to use).
Cheers!
-Brandon

[88fingers]

Anyone have any advice on this?

[Riverdog]

Not a "guru" on Cubase Because I use Logic Pro 7...
But I can give you the "basics" to get you started????

First - You're going to need TWO MIDI cables...
One cable will go from the out of the RD100 to the In of your card...
Then then OUT of your card will go to the IN of the RD100...

You need to do this because The computer needs to record your "key strikes" into Cubase... And then Cubase needs to send them back to the RD100 so it can play them again...

You'll need to setup Cubase so that it will record the RD100 on the same "channel" that the RD100 is sending information from (There can be up to 16 channels - Much like different transmisssions on a TV set)...

As for exactly "how" you do this in Cubase - You may want to post a "how-to" question on the Cubase forum here on this site...

Does this help???
Hope So...

[ssscientist]

Originally Posted by 88fingers

(I have a Steinway grand sample I would really like to use) -Brandon

This will be a two step process.

First, enter the midi notes by playing the song into Cubase. Consult your Cubase manual if this is giving you problems.

Second, you will need a VST soft sampler to play the Steinway sample. Go here and do a search. Or if you still have that copy of Tracktion that I pointed you to in November it has a very good soft sampler built right in - find it by pulling down 'filters' which is Tracktion-speak for plugins.

[88fingers]

ssscientist,
I searched kvraudio.com and couldn't find what your were recommending; I don't know if I'm just not looking for the right thing (since I don't really know what I'm looking for), or if what I need isn't there.

[ssscientist]

Here's a free sampler/sample player that gets good marks from the KVR users. Here's another one.

Use these by unzipping them into your VST plugins folder, then following the directions that come with them to load the samples. Then plug the VSTi into the appropriate track.

[88fingers]

Thank you!

[88fingers]

If I wanted to make use of the wav samples on http://www.naturalstudio.co.uk/nskit_download.html for the drums, bass, and piano, could I use one of those 2 programs you just linked me to for all of those instruments, or do I need different programs for different instruments?

[ssscientist]

No, you don't need different programs/plugins for different instruments.

Up to the processing limit of your computer you can use one instance of one of the sample player plugins for the Steinway sample, a second for drums and a third for bass.

The site you linked to in your post offers samples in several popular computer formats but I suggest you stick to .wav files for the time being.

Mono samples use half the ram and, depending on the sample player, as little as half the processing power, so try to stick those if possible to get the maximum number of instruments going at once.