Dean

Hi Anthony. I hope this is the right place. When trying to run Bandlab it stops at "select the add ons you would like to install". I don't know if it shows up well on the screen shot. But there are green boxes with check marks on "Studio Instrument Suite" "Drum Replacer" "Melodyne" and "Theme Editor". You said it took a long time for something to happen is that true?

John, are you referring to Radim Kolář to start his own topic or me.

Thank you! I will do that.

The next day I could not duplicate what I had done to get the virtual instrument to work. The sound meters would go up and down but no sound. Last night I had my wife come down to make sure I was going through the tutorial properly. As usual the sound meters went up and down but no sound. I went to the left side of the screen with the two vertical slides, I don't know what those are called, On the left one I selected left focus USB ASIO input 3 and Master. On the right one I selected Focus USB Audio output 3 and to my surprise and delight it played a sound from the Korg! After 6 or 7 months what a wonderful discovery! I am probably not doing all things properly. But I saved the file so I can at least go back to it. Thank you for all of your help and I will continue to study the tutorials.

Thank you very much for the tutorial! After carefully writing down each step I was able to play through the Korg virtual instruments. I didn't realize your signature videos contained tutorials also. I wasted my time watching other tutorials off and on for the past three weeks. My apologies for not finding them.

When following your steps and I get to insert a soft synth I can get say the drums sounds on my computer keyboard and my Korg which by the way has DIN and quarter inch connections. I am assuming the third screen shot is the master and master buss. The next step that says set the output to the VST instrument I haven't found any info on how to do that. I am not getting the sounds of the Korg. Just one sound no matter what I select on the Korg. I don't know if the screen shots will help or not. I can do audio.

So how do I activate it please

When trying to record MIDI tutorials say in preferences-MIDI-Instruments- select your instrument. I have a Korg Wavestation EX. Should that be listed as a Korg in instruments?

I'm trying with the tutorials believe me. But I will not give up! Either I missed it or didn't find to have the Input Echo set on in the MIDI track. Thanks for that bit of information. I was getting sounds but not the correct sound from the Korg

Thanks for the reply! I'm new at this. Is my Focusrite 4i4 or my Korg a sound module? At track 2 at 1 Fcsrt USB I have showing none, all inputs, focusrite USB MIDI, preset (greyed out) and manage preset. At 0 2fcsrt USB, 1-microsoft GS wavable synth, 2-focusrite USB MIDI, New drum map, Drum map manager. Right now in 1 focusrite USB MIDI is checked and in 0 2 fcsrt 2-focusrite USB MIDI is checked.

When I try to record a MIDI track using my Korg keyboard with Focusrite 4i4 I get the sound meters to go up and down when pressing a key but no sound. I'm thinking it's a setting but what? I don't know how to delete the second screen shot.

When I try to record MIDI from my Korg EX I see the sound meters go up and down when pressing a key but no sound. It used to make a sound. So what I do is start cakewalk. Select a new basic file. Click on insert and chose a MIDI track. I select all and pull down the bottom line on the MIDI track to show the six lines of options on the track. I turn the record button on. I make sure the tape monitor switch is on. Then I click on the record button and record something. The screen is set to console at the bottom. And in the track are the notes or bars that are recorded but no sound. Input is set to 3-Focusrite-USB-MIDI and the output is set to 1-3 Focusrite USB MIDI. I have checked all my cables to make sure they are plugged in. I have my stereo set to aux and speakers to A. I can play a file in Cakewalk. I can record and play with a microphone. I can play a CD if I turn the tape monitor switch off. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

Thanks for the replies! I did log into the Focusrite account page I did open up the other two links and have some learning to do thank you. I am able to hear the correct sounds on the Korg keyboard using an audio track. I am going to try using a mic to see how that goes. So after a month or so I decided to try again. Progress!

Really dumb question. Is the manual under "help" in "Cakewalk"?

I haven't been able to find the manual. When I get to the "Get started" videos and I click on it, go to step one and select "Scarlett third generation" nothing happens. I did sign in.

Is this the "control software"?

Are you using the Control software ? I don't know what or where this is. I just tried recording with the mic and it is not to hot.

Thanks for the responses! I like to think about them and make sure I understand what I can of them before responding. This is a gain issue and if I knew the terminology it would have saved a lot of posts. By going from custom to all and seeing the rest of the view of the track options probably would have avoided things. I tried plugging into 1/2 and the volume was lower than 3/4 I don't know what a PAD is. And I'm assuming OP is me.

Thanks you both!! It seems like it is always something simple. You made my day!

Hopefully there is a screen shot as I haven't ever done one before. If it is there you can see I don't get the same screen you pictured. How do I get that? Thanks

Thanks for the diagram! That is the way I have things plugged in. If I create and download an audio track. Then record a sound from my Korg it plays the sound selected. If I download and record on a second audio track it also records and plays. If say the first track sound is "quieter" than the second track when I play what is recorded both tracks the quieter one is drowned out. How do I make either the "quiet" sound "louder" or the "louder" sound quieter. I found out that if I can access the view "piano roll" at the bottom I can adjust the volume up or down. However, in the audio tracks the view "piano roll" is grayed out.

Thanks for the responses! I think what I did I messed up. What I did was go to file-new-empty project-clicked on the + sign to add a track-clicked audio-changed the input from stereo focusrite USB ASIO Input 1 to focusrite USB ASIO (3 in, 2 out) and selected stereo focusrite USB ASIO input 3 since stereo focusrite USB ASIO input 1 didn't work. I recorded a sound from the Korg keyboard. Then I added a track and recorded the same sound and there was a difference. This morning I tried the procedure again being very careful not to change any settings and when I played the tracks the meters were the same in both tracks. I don't know what I did the first time but the second time was okay. So I guess I don't understand how or why I am using an Audio track to record midi. If I insert a midi track and try to play a sound. The meter on the midi track works as well as the meter on the audio track. The midi track shows a recorded track and the audio shows a recorded track. The audio track would play but there was not sound from the midi track. If I select piano roll I can see the recorded track but no sound. I did check all my connections to be sure. I was given instructions on how to convert a ".cwp" file to a "WAV" file. If I can figure that out I will try to send something to you. Thank you for putting up with me. I need to be more careful when doing things.

The volume is noticeably lower in the second recording

I have a cable with a "din" plug fro9m the "out" on the Korg to the "in" on the Focusrite and another cable with a "din" plug from the "in" on the Korg to the "out" on the focusrite. I don't know what you mean by "striped". So I have an "audio" file recorded already. I created another "audio" file and used the setting to be able to here the Korg and record it. It didn't make sense since I was playing a MIDI instrument but it did record. I tried creating another track using "instruments" trying "all instruments" and 2-focusrite USB MIDI. I get the meters to move but no sound. Also moving the big "monitor knob" on the "focusrite doesn't change anything.

Thanks for all the replies! I think I need to go to "Search Cakewalk.com" and maybe learn something. Not that your advice isn't appreciated. My interface is a Focusrite 4i4 and I am doing something wrong. I'll try things to see if I can figure things out so I can ask better questions. Nigel, if I had three tots of whiskey I would be under the table😝