Posted on May 24, 2009 01:33 pm
Midi Newb
Member Since: May 24, 2009
Hello all,
I am an experienced musician, and am fairly computer savvy, but am a complete newbie to midi.
I have a Roland TD-3 drum module hooked up to my electric drum pads. I have a Yamaha PSR-170 electric keyboard. I have a Roland Cakewalk USB MIDI Interface UM-1G with the latest drivers installed for my operating system. I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit version, completely updated. I have 2gbs of RAM, running an amd quad core system. I have tried using Fruity Loops 8, CUBASE LE 4 and Battery 3 programs as interfaces (I had FL8 and CUBASE LE4 before hand and bought Batter 3 along with my USB interface...this is getting expensive!)...
I am attempting to do a few things:
1) I want to hook up my drums to Battery or the other programs using Battery as a VST plugin. Battery is working fine, but I cannot seem to get it to register the drums as a midi device. The UM-1G USB device is recognized by the computer and is even recognized by the program, but no midi seems to get sent. I have enabled the USB device in the program, but nothing.
2) I am also trying midi with my Yamaha keyboard. Again, the programs register the UM-1G USB interface, but no midi is getting picked up. I am also trying to change the sounds of my keyboard using samples on my computer.
I have spent many many hours researching this and have tried many many things (setting midi channels, etc). I have watched and read tutorials on general midi set up and specific midi set up for each program I try to use. I read the manuals for the MIDI interface and each of the two instruments I am trying to hook up to my computer.
I must be missing something obvious...Or maybe not. Again, I am at a loss and my wits end.
Anyone with any MIDI expertise out there?
PLEASE help me!!
Thanks,
Mike.
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