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My Hammond vst file is in C:\Program Files\Common Files\vst3\Hammond B-3X.vst. Under Edit->Preferences->VST settings->VST Scan Paths, I do see C:\Program Files\Common Files\vst3. But when I click on 'Plugins' the Hammond B-3X does not appear. So there must be something else I need to do to make Cakewalk see this vst file. There is an option in the Plugin dropdown for 'Sort by Manufacturer' but I do not see the Hammond when I select that option. Do you mean something else by "Plugin Browser"?
I get the MIDI data from the JX-3P into the laptop with a MIDI to USB cable. The MIDI end is plugged into both MIDI in and MIDI out on the synth and the USB is plugged into a USB port on the laptop. This setup works fine when I use the synth as a controller for the B3-X app (and send output from the headphone port into an instrument amplifier).
Thanks again for your help.
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I have a very basic inexpensive HP Pavilion laptop running Windows 10. The audio input is a microphone and the audio output options are the speaker and a single headphone port. The Roland synthesizer is a JX-3P (1980's vintage).
I do use the 1K B3-X in standalone mode. It sounds like you are saying that I should get Cakewalk to recognize that app as a plug-in. I do not see the B3-X in my list of plugins so I tried "Scan VST Folders" but it did not find the app. If I could get Cakewalk to use the B3-X app's keyboard as input, and then use my Roland as a MIDI controller for the B3-X, maybe this would achieve what I'm trying to do?
Otherwise it sounds like my only other option is that ASIO audio interface.
Thanks to everyone for your responses.
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rsinger, thanks for your response. I'm using MIDI on Roland to USB port on the laptop. I do this with 1K Multimedia Hammond B3-X software and the output sound goes to the speaker or headphone port. I was expecting the same thing with Cakewalk, but it sounds like I need an additional piece of software to make this work. So far I have not seen this addressed in You Tube tutorials, but I'll keep looking.
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I have never used any recording software and am trying to figure out Cakewalk. I want to use a Roland synthesizer as input. I have connected the synth via MIDI to a USB port on my laptop but it is not linking to the keyboard in Cakewalk. Furthermore, I do not get any audio output from the computer whether I play the Cakewalk keyboard or the Roland. As far as I know I do not have any sound inputs on the laptop other than the MIDI USB. I must be missing something very basic which the online documentation is not telling me. Thanks for any help you can give me. sdstein7@yahoo.com
Beginner looking for basic help
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,User 905133 and scook, thanks to all your hints I can now see IK Multimedia Hammond B3-X in my plugin list, and when I choose it for a track I do see the Hammond keyboard interface. However, when I use that interface nothing is recording, although I can hear the notes as I play them. Furthermore, the Roland synth does not work as a controller as I was hoping. (Am I possibly accessing a Hammond B3-X plugin contained within Cakewalk as opposed to the app I usually use? The 'Settings' screen is different than what I am used to.) At this point I am thinking that my idea is not going to work without additional sound card hardware, but if anyone has any more thoughts please send them along. Meanwhile I will go through documentation and tutorials.