I'm not positive, but the virtual piano does not shipt with Sonar. I had the Virtual piano from Cakewalk 9.03 for windows 98. Its usable especially if you don't have a standalone midi keyboard, but very slow. HF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Erkens" <pje@xxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: [ddots-l] sonar question: qwerty midi keyboard > Hi, > > In the Cake Talking manual, in two distinct places the author talks about > something known as the "virtual piano". This would be a graphical > representation of a midi keyboard, where you can also use the keys on your > computer's qwerty keyboard to enter midi notes. Because I have Sonar and > jaws on my laptop as well, it would be handy to not have to take my real > midi keyboard along with me, if I intend to compose somewhere else than at > home. Using your computer's keyboard as if it were a piano would be handy. > > The virtual piano, according to the CakeTalking manual, is something that > needs to be installed before it will appear in the midi devices input list. > Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere in Sonar help, nor did I find any > useful pointer to it on the internet. > > Where do I find the virtual piano driver, so that I can use my computer's > typing keyboard to enter midi notes as if the keys on the computer were a > piano? > > Kind regards, > Paul. > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq