MIDI and Recording

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If sounds like you are using a TS (mono) cable out of the headphone out of your keyboard. You would be best served by obtaining a 1/4" TRS (stereo) to two 1/4" Ts (mono) cable. Otherwise known as an 'Insert' cable. Then set up a stereo bus via VST Connections, using two of your input channels.

As far as the MIDI thing goes, you need to assign your keyboard as a MIDI device in Cubase. Then you can use it to control sounds in HALion One (an included VSTi). These are tutorials out there about this, as well as information in the Cubase manual. I don't do it enough to give you direct instructions off the top of my head. LE5 has a 'Virtual Keyboard' so that you can use your computer keyboard to mess with HAL until you figure out the MIDI keyboard connection.
 
So I would have to purchase something like this in order to get stereo recording or a keyboard?
 
You probably are recording to the wrong input. If you get one side on stereo, swith the input from left to right or visa versa. Or, you can record one sided stereo, and them switch that to mono. To get true stereo, you need an adapter that goes from the headphone jack into 2 inputs to your interface. Something like this:
Hosa 1/8 in. Stereo to Dual 1/4 in. Mono Cable at zZounds
 
Our first question should have been, "What is your keyboard model #?" :D
 
Wow, some limited info on the Yamaha site about your unit. Not even a picture of the back. :(
 
I found a solution to my issue. I just set the input routing as stereo-right. I'm not sure if that's what you meant GazEcc, but that's all for the help :)
 
If you can understand the info on pages 9, and 58-59 in your manual, you will learn quite a bit about what midi can do. It looks to me like you can play your keyboard and it will play the internal sounds and at the same time it will send the midi data you are playing out the midi out jack so you can record it on a computer. (or you can record it on your keyboard and send it out later) Your keyboard looks like a 'base model" so the features are limited, but it does have the bare minimum features you need to record midi and play it back using the internal sounds or the sounds in a software synth on a computer, and to copy the midi to a software daw program on a computer.
 
OK, so I think I understand the basics of MIDI, and I realize it's definitely something worth getting into especially if I want better quality audio. My question now is this: After purchasing a MIDI cord of course how should I really start getting into MIDI. What is a solid software for translating MIDI signals and where could I get the audio for the keyboard to trigger. I'm looking mostly into something that would be good for the production of techno and synth music, so where would I look to get such sounds for the keyboard to activate.

I hope I'm asking all these questions correctly, and thanks in advanced :)
 
Well, you can ket a better keyboard, spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to get state of the art keyboard sounds, etc......

Or you can buy a software synth like Sonik Synth II or SampleTank and spend days and days mastering that medium. Try Garritan JABB if you want natural instrument sounds like a jazz band.

Software if you are computer based and mostly recording or playing at home studio.

Keyboard if you want to perform on stage....... but some people use a small keybaord and a laptop on stage.
 
TeenChristian said:
What is a solid software for translating MIDI signals and where could I get the audio for the keyboard to trigger.
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The audio source would be a piece of software called a VSTi. A VSTi is a virtual synthesizer. You would need a VSTi host to run it. Most DAWs have a host built in, or you can use a standalone host. You can find free VSTis and host programs at http://www.kvraudio.com/
 
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