I created about 15 songs on the Korg Krome EX workstation with 5 or so tracks per song. I have recently become aware of Cakewalk and wanted to use it to export each individual track to mp3.
I am connecting straight from my Korg via the USB-MIDI out. At the start, the issue I was running into was only 2 of the tracks are detected by Cakewalk even though I could clearly see the MIDI tracks on the Korg sequencer. Both tracks happen to be percussion tracks. The bass, piano and synth tracks are not coming through. As it turns out, it had nothing to do with percussion vs. non-percussion tracks.
Now I'm seeing that if I change songs in my Korg, the functional midi channels change even though I am using the same channels over and over again. Channels that previously were received by Cakewalk no longer are and vice versa. Then it flips again when I go to the next song. I’ve tried 2 different USB ports. Two different USB cables. The Krome EX driver shows up with the choice of all 16 available channels present. It’s just weird. Still not fully functional.
In Cakewalk, I set up the MIDI input and output device as Krome EX. If I don't set the MIDI output, Cakewalk warns me that I may not be able to hear the playback with out a MIDI out. Everything that I am reading and experiencing (at least partially) tells me that I don't need a MIDI control surface because the Korg Workstation will suffice.
I already checked to make sure the tracks are assigned to the correct MIDI channel number already.
I didn’t think I needed plug-ins to just record midi files. According to the Korg Krome EX manual (and the fact that all 16 channels are selectable in Cakewalk) this is supposed to be supported.
I’ve been recording songs on the Korg for just a couple months and only installed Cakewalk yesterday. So any explanation/pointers would be welcome. What am I missing here? Is it the Korg or is it Cakewalk? Both MIDI and USB are common standards but it seems there is an interface issue? or do I have a lack in understanding how MIDI is supposed to work?
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I created about 15 songs on the Korg Krome EX workstation with 5 or so tracks per song. I have recently become aware of Cakewalk and wanted to use it to export each individual track to mp3.
I am connecting straight from my Korg via the USB-MIDI out. At the start, the issue I was running into was only 2 of the tracks are detected by Cakewalk even though I could clearly see the MIDI tracks on the Korg sequencer. Both tracks happen to be percussion tracks. The bass, piano and synth tracks are not coming through. As it turns out, it had nothing to do with percussion vs. non-percussion tracks.
Now I'm seeing that if I change songs in my Korg, the functional midi channels change even though I am using the same channels over and over again. Channels that previously were received by Cakewalk no longer are and vice versa. Then it flips again when I go to the next song. I’ve tried 2 different USB ports. Two different USB cables. The Krome EX driver shows up with the choice of all 16 available channels present. It’s just weird. Still not fully functional.
In Cakewalk, I set up the MIDI input and output device as Krome EX. If I don't set the MIDI output, Cakewalk warns me that I may not be able to hear the playback with out a MIDI out. Everything that I am reading and experiencing (at least partially) tells me that I don't need a MIDI control surface because the Korg Workstation will suffice.
I already checked to make sure the tracks are assigned to the correct MIDI channel number already.
I didn’t think I needed plug-ins to just record midi files. According to the Korg Krome EX manual (and the fact that all 16 channels are selectable in Cakewalk) this is supposed to be supported.
I’ve been recording songs on the Korg for just a couple months and only installed Cakewalk yesterday. So any explanation/pointers would be welcome. What am I missing here? Is it the Korg or is it Cakewalk? Both MIDI and USB are common standards but it seems there is an interface issue? or do I have a lack in understanding how MIDI is supposed to work?
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