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It was an easy thing to miss. :) If the MIDI channels had been going to their own separate MIDI tracks then you would have been able to spot it right away. But the way Cubase combines all 16 channels into one track makes it much less obvious.

If it doesn't happen all the time, it could be that you're turning on the dual or layered feature of your keyboard, such that the same notes are being transmitted and recorded on two different MIDI channels at the same time. Cubase normally displays all 16 channels of a MIDI port on the same...

That's a great idea, but I'm not talking about problems keeping tempo in my head. Rather, I mean problems playing on tempo without having to pause every now and then to make sure I'm about to play the right notes. No click track can help with that. :) Of course, if I'm recording MIDI then I...

I know you weren't addressing me, but in my case time-stretching is a godsend, and I don't use presets-- if by that you mean cookie-cutter loops of drum rhythms, guitar licks, bass riffs, organ stabs, etc. I'm not even good enough to be called a half-decent keyboardist, so when I record myself...

I think this is going to be subjective for a few reasons. (1) It could depend on what specific function(s) you're wanting to use, because a given DAW may excel at one thing but suck at another, so a DAW that's "easiest" with respect to one function might not be "easiest" with respect to another...

Okay, the function to separate a multi-channel MIDI track into individual tracks, one channel per track, is called "Dissolve Part." You can also dissolve a MIDI track based on other criteria, such as note values, which can be useful when working with kit voices (drum kits, sound effects kits...

If you have minimal needs from a DAW, you might try the free version of PreSonus Studio One-- Studio One Prime. I'm not saying it's your best option, but it's free, so it doesn't cost anything to try it.

This drove me crazy about Cubase, too. I'm not sure how to set each track the way you're asking; I'll have to go check Cubase later to see, and I can't be sure it will be the same on your older version. However, probably the easiest thing to do would be to just record all 16 channels of a given...

Most DAWs come in either a 32- or 64-bit version; when you are downloading it, you pick which version to download and install. You can run a 32-bit DAW on a 64-bit system if you want, but you can't run a 64-bit DAW on a 32-bit system.

You're right about the convenience of buying a DAW with plenty of instruments and effects provided, and that's the attraction of getting the "ultimate" version of a DAW, whatever the company calls that version. And if you get instruments and effects with the DAW, you're assured that they'll be...

Taffer, I know this is a week late, but in case you haven't decided yet, here are my 2 cents... (1) Ableton Live has some nice features, especially if you're likely to use its loop-triggering mode during live performances. On the other hand, it isn't the only DAW with that feature anymore...

The nice thing about the soft synths I linked to is that-- as I understand it-- they were originally for sale, which means they're much more fully-developed than some of the other freebies I've seen. But the man who created them released them for free when he found out he was dying (he passed...

What are these free soft synths? I have a number of freebies like that, and I think just about all of them do respond to CC events-- I can't think of a one that doesn't. If you need some free soft synths, you could try these out for a start: H G Fortune N F G : HGFortune, Inner Dreamer : Free...

Keep us apprised of any developments. :)

It's intuitively obvious from his question that the keyboard is sending MIDI data to the computer, so clearly he meant that it isn't a MIDI keyboard controller. Many electronic keyboards don't have dedicated octave buttons the way MIDI keyboard controllers typically do. oriyellow, you have two...

No, the polyphony should not have any effect on the number of simultaneous MIDI Note events that can be sent when using the keyboard as a controller. Polyphony is strictly related to how many notes can be sounded at once by the keyboard's tone generators, and keyboards are normally designed so...

Yes, that's it-- "swing"! I couldn't remember what they called it, but I knew I'd seen it mentioned in the manuals for some of their older models. I know it's not on the PSR-E models-- but then, in some respects the PSR-E models aren't even as good as some of the old PSR models. The PSR-E models...

Some models of Yamaha keyboards have-- or used to have-- a feature where the parts or channels of a style could play back with minute variations in the timing, to help them sound more like they're being played by humans. I'm not sure whether Yamaha still provides that feature in their current...

The main reason MIDI can sound robotic is if it's written that way-- with exact timing of Note events, the same Note velocities all the time, and repeated measures that never vary during each iteration. When a human plays an instrument and records its MIDI output, the timing of Note events will...

What good would it be to record MIDI tracks at the same time as audio tracks? (1) You can change the voice (tone, timbre, preset, patch, program, etc.) without having to perform the part over again from scratch-- just change the Bank Select and Program Change values, send the MIDI track to the...