a keyboard question for all you pc recorders.

[vegasect]

Is it possible to use a musical keyboard ,plug it into my computer and have it use the synths and sounds on my computer's own soundcard,in a sense bypassing its own soundcard for the computer's? Or possibly there is a program that will do this. It would take the signals from the keyboard and use the appropriate sound from the soundcards database. I am asking this because sadly my sound card has better synths and piano sounds than my keyboard. If this is possible ,how would one do this ? Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Edit :I am aware there is a way of using my typing keyboard to do this but it is not the same feel, bad habbit forming ,and it doesnt process everything fast enought.]

[WoofWoofX]

Hello There,

MIDI.... That's all...

If your KB has a MIDI IN/OUT.... connect your MIDI OUT to PC MIDI IN and MID IN to PC MIDI OUT (even though you're not interrested to use KB sounds)

If You don't have a MIDI IN/OUT on your sound card... get yourself a MIDI to Joystick cable (15$)... Now In any Progam you are using configure your MIDI IN to the PC MIDI IN
and OUT to SOUND CARD Synth select MIDI IN to Channel "ANY" or pick a Channel number between 1&16 and let it be the same on you KB.

You are now ready to go... so turn down the volume on your KB and
Now if you are using a NON MIDI KB... you're sacked... Try "Melodyne"
www.celemony.com you can record your Audio and then use it as a MIDI trigger.

Enjoy.
WoofWoofX

[vegasect]

yeah lol all i got on it is a headphone out ... its really cheap. but that is good to know that midi will function in that way... so there is no way to do it through the line out ?

[WoofWoofX]

Directly to translate from Audio to midi...ummm there are some programs...but mostly not that good....

My sugestion is to buy a 150$ Casio with MIDI In/OUT... or a small Ediroll Midi controler.

All the Best
WoofWoofX

[vegasect]

thanx man yeah thats kinda what i was thinkning ...

[Over The Edge]

www.m-audio.com

Check out their affordable USB controllers.
Some even have mic preamps built in too!



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