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KeysnBassman
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Please help! I am a total novice to using MIDI
I have played keyboards for many years using a multiple keyboard setup, but have never used the midi facilities on the premise that if I can't play it live of my own ability I won't play it at all as I have always considered using tapes or any other form of recorded music as cheating. However, I have reached a point where I want to be able to use Midi, both in a live situation and in my home recording setup.
My keyboard setup is mostly antique and largely cheap and cheerful but the band I play in has a very retro sound. I use:
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha YS 200
Yamaha TQ 5 which I use purely as a sound module. (Don't know how to use it as a sequencer and have never bothered to work out how to!)
Yamaha KX 5 (linked up to the TQ 5 & DX 7)
2 X Yamaha PSR E313
Moog Prodigy
Minimoog
Roland SH101 (1st generation original 1970's)
Roland FP 4 Stage Piano (my newest baby)
Roland TD 5 Electronic drum kit
My recording facilities are:
Boss BR600 Digital Recorder (Brilliant piece of kit)
Sony ACID Music Studio 7.0 (only just bought it, therefore haven't figured it out yet)
Steinberg Cubase SL/SX2 (had it about 2 years but never used it. Bought it from a mate who upgraded. Don't really understand it as it came without instructions)
How do I link these keyboards up to my computer to enable Midi recording using ACID or Cubase, (if I ever find the user manual). I know that the FP 4 can connect using USB to USB cable and I have a Midi to USB adapter, but I don't know how to link up the other Midi keyboards or appliances to enable me to use my software programs effectively as either a sequencer or a recording studio.
I want to use my computer as a sequencer for solo live performance as I have composed a full electronic music set, (similar in style to Jean-Michele Jarre, but more up to date), which I want to be able to play live using one or two of the keyboards (and the monosynths which are not Midi compatible anyway), while the sequencer plays the other keyboards and the drums as an accompaniment or complimentary performance.
How would I achieve this?
I have played keyboards for many years using a multiple keyboard setup, but have never used the midi facilities on the premise that if I can't play it live of my own ability I won't play it at all as I have always considered using tapes or any other form of recorded music as cheating. However, I have reached a point where I want to be able to use Midi, both in a live situation and in my home recording setup.
My keyboard setup is mostly antique and largely cheap and cheerful but the band I play in has a very retro sound. I use:
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha YS 200
Yamaha TQ 5 which I use purely as a sound module. (Don't know how to use it as a sequencer and have never bothered to work out how to!)
Yamaha KX 5 (linked up to the TQ 5 & DX 7)
2 X Yamaha PSR E313
Moog Prodigy
Minimoog
Roland SH101 (1st generation original 1970's)
Roland FP 4 Stage Piano (my newest baby)
Roland TD 5 Electronic drum kit
My recording facilities are:
Boss BR600 Digital Recorder (Brilliant piece of kit)
Sony ACID Music Studio 7.0 (only just bought it, therefore haven't figured it out yet)
Steinberg Cubase SL/SX2 (had it about 2 years but never used it. Bought it from a mate who upgraded. Don't really understand it as it came without instructions)
How do I link these keyboards up to my computer to enable Midi recording using ACID or Cubase, (if I ever find the user manual). I know that the FP 4 can connect using USB to USB cable and I have a Midi to USB adapter, but I don't know how to link up the other Midi keyboards or appliances to enable me to use my software programs effectively as either a sequencer or a recording studio.
I want to use my computer as a sequencer for solo live performance as I have composed a full electronic music set, (similar in style to Jean-Michele Jarre, but more up to date), which I want to be able to play live using one or two of the keyboards (and the monosynths which are not Midi compatible anyway), while the sequencer plays the other keyboards and the drums as an accompaniment or complimentary performance.
How would I achieve this?