dominic snell Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Hope someone can help, I can download midi files from the internet and they play them using vsts in Cakewalk no problem but I've had no success trying to play my midi keyboard which is linked with a midi/ usb lead. I've selected the input as usb. Is there anything else I can try or do I just need to by a new lead? Many thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reginaldStjohn Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 You need to make sure you select your midi device in preferences for midi, not audio. https://help.cakewalk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034169394-Connect-a-USB-MIDI-Keyboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Thanks for your thoughts. In Midi-playback and recording I have selected usb2 as input- I'm using a midi/usb lead out of a korg synth. Can you thing of anything else I can try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user 905133 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 3 hours ago, dominic snell said: Can you thing of anything else I can try? If I had that issue, I'd check to make see if midi data is getting into my computer from the controller/keyboard. I would try MIDI-OX as well as recording midi data. If data is coming in, I'd look for how the data is being routed to my sound device(s) and check settings that control the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Gabriel Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 And check that the same midi in/out interface is NOT selected as control surface... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 And check the Korg web site for driver downloads. Welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Thanks everyone, I'll try all of those things tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted Monday at 04:28 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:28 PM thanks for your help guys. I tried to record some midi but nothing appeared in the track. Any more ideas to try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Gabriel Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Check with MIDI-OX (as another guy suggested) and verify that data is coming into the pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted Monday at 06:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:43 PM On 8/28/2024 at 3:02 AM, dominic snell said: I'm using a midi/usb lead out of a korg synth. So it's an older synth with only 5-pin DIN connectors and no built-in USB? If so I would recommend you get a "real" external audio interface with MIDI DIN I/O; MIDI-to-USB cables are notoriously problematic. Buy used if cost is an issue. I almost never buy new gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutrageProductions Posted Monday at 06:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:49 PM Quite a few older Korg/Yamaha (and other) keyboards only used the USB port for librarian and programming functions, while MIDI was only transmitted via the 5pin DIN connectors. Check in your Korg manual that it is capable of using the USB port for MIDI data transmission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted Tuesday at 03:52 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 03:52 PM Thanks everyone. I will see if downloading midi ox can make any sense of things and let you know. This keyboard used to do this ok linked to a very underpowered laptop a few years ago. I have tried 3 different leads and one other midi keyboard. Anyway, I'll try Ox Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwallie Posted Tuesday at 03:59 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 03:59 PM have you tried it with a different host? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted Tuesday at 05:06 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 05:06 PM plugging one midi keyboard into pc I get "c1 note on" in midiox monitor input when I turn the keyboard on, then nothing else when I play or even when I turn off. Trying the other midi keyboard through the same midi/usb leads I get millions of "timing clock "and some "active sensing" and if i play a note i get "note on" but not "note off" but because of so many "timing clock "messages it is very difficult to see the others. Through the second midi/usb lead I get nothing at all from either keyboard Does this help pinpoint anything? Dom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted Tuesday at 05:08 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 05:08 PM 1 hour ago, pwal lɒwq said: have you tried it with a different host? Thanks pwal. Do you mean trying a different computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwallie Posted Tuesday at 05:14 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:14 PM 4 minutes ago, dominic snell said: Thanks pwal. Do you mean trying a different computer? no just another host, to "host" the vsti, like the free savihost https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm then you can know if it's your kbd/connection or cakewalk settings /goodluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvideo Posted Tuesday at 07:05 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:05 PM The single "c1 note on" does seem weird. Some of your "note on" events could have 0 velocity, which means note off. "midi/usb lead": if it's a typical midi/usb adapter, one midi connector is input & the other is output. Also, you could mention the make & model of your adapter, in case it's one that is known bad. "timing clock" may be configurable in the synth. Or maybe midi-ox can filter it out of your display. Also active sensing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobus Prinsloo Posted yesterday at 12:24 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:24 PM On 11/12/2024 at 5:43 AM, David Baay said: MIDI-to-USB cables are notoriously problematic. Yes -- I had endless issues with a brand new Midi/USB cable, and eventually resorted to the old 5-pin Midi cables with their ports in a new audio interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted yesterday at 03:56 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 03:56 PM 22 hours ago, pwallie said: no just another host, to "host" the vsti, like the free savihost https://www.hermannseib.com/english/savihost.htm then you can know if it's your kbd/connection or cakewalk settings /goodluck I tried to download savihost but it failed "side by side error" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic snell Posted yesterday at 03:58 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 03:58 PM does any one know of a free vst that can run stand alone without a daw so I can see if that recognises my inputs from midi keyboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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