Hi. I have a Roland KR-177 (it's a bit of a dinosaur) that I want to use to record MIDI into ProTools First. I currently have it hooked up to my computer via MIDI to USB cable. ProTools seems to recognize it when I go to the MIDI setup, but when I actually create an instrument track to try and record, my "USB MIDI" input is not an option. What am I doing wrong here? Do I need to send the MIDI through an interface with an actual MIDI input rather than just hooking it up to the USB port? Please help. Thanks!
The KR 177, to my knowledge uses only DIN MIDI out and in. So You are therefore using a MIDI to USB conversion cable. It is unlikely that that the KR177 had USB drivers, but it should not need them, given that the USB is simply carrying MIDI data. This is reinforced with PT seeming to recognize it.
So I feel the problem lies within PT somewhere, and that's where I come to a halt, because I'm not a PT user (I use Reaper).
However, if you have further aspirations for recording and would like to venture beyond recording and editing your MIDI, it may be worth your while investing in an interface that provides audio and midi facilities (and specifically, DIN in and out for MIDI).
Doing this will allow you to:
record your midi via KR117 midi out to interface midi in;
edit your midi in whatever DAW you use
playback your edited midi into the KR117 via interace midi out to KR177 midi in
record the audio of your edited midi via the audio inputs of the interface.