RE: How to setup Cakewalk to work with the X5
- From: "Willem de Waal" <wdewaal@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 08:01:29 +0200
Hi all!
James=20
I think G got it all- I'd just like to add one or two things (from a
Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 perspective)
* You need to define your MIDI Port(s): From Options -> Midi Devices,
define your input & output ports. These will usually be on your external
sound card, or an MPU interface, or the like.
* Yes - As G mentioned, you have to "define" your instruments first. Do
this from the Options -> Instruments menu. When you open it, it lists 16
tracks for each port installed. On the right, it lists "instrument
definitions" for a number of popular modules & keyboards. If yours does
not appear, click on "Define" and then "Import". (The definition files
are very small, and can be found on a number of web sites - Cakewalk.com
& Korgi Park would be good places to start!)
*Once Cakewalk knows which instrument(s) you will be using, and which
midi ports have been defined, you're all set, and you can follow the
instructions as described by G. Oh - one more thing. On the later
versions of Cakewalk, you have to "arm" a track for recording, or else
no recording will take place. On each track, Cakewalk shows three
block-buttons: "M" (Mute); "S" (Solo) and "R" (Record). Click on the "R"
button, so that it is highlighted - this arms the track for recording.
You can arm as many tracks as you like - but everything you play will be
recorded to EACH of the armed tracks, even if they are assigned to
different MIDI channels. If no tracks are armed, the global" Record"
button is disabled.
That's it - I hope I got it right (I'm at work, and don't have Cakewalk
in front of me!)
Cheers & Beers
Willem
Richards Bay, South Africa.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tera Nera [mailto:teranera@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 01:39
To: korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: How to setup Cakewalk to work with the X5
Hi James,
Since you have MIDI working, you probably have all that's needed to
start recording.=20
PREPARATION
Verify your Settings. MIDI Port should have at least one instrument
selected for each Input and
Output. I'd suggest, unless you know which device you'll be using,
select them all--However, I
think MIDI Mapper needs to be unselected?
RECORDING
Assuming that's okay, you can start recording:
1. Open a new song... let's choose Normal for this example.
2. Click on the first line (first track)
3. In your keyboard, select the sound you'd like to use in this track.
(If you have assigned
instruments and have X5 properly setup, you should also be able to do
this from Cakewalk)
4. Select Time/Key signature by clicking on the 4/4 on the top right of
your screen
5. Select Tempo by clicking on the 100 to the right of Time/Key
signature
6. Verify that your metronome is setup properly. I usually set it to
play MIDI note on Recording,
accent first beat, Use Channel 10 in Port 1, with Key F#3 (hi hat). It's
a non-intrusive beat.
7. Push record, and go play away! When you're done, push the record
button again, or the space bar
in your keyboard.
8. Repeat previous step for each track. As you record, you can select
different MIDI Channels.
Usually, 10 (and 16, depending on your setup) are reserved for Drums.
You can have several tracks
with the assigned to the same channel, but they will all be bundled
together if you need to move
volume up or down, for example.
PLAYING
1. Open a MIDI file you want to play.
2. Put your X5 in Multiple mode--this will allow Cakewalk to play
different voices at the same
time.
3. Play the file from Cakewalk.
Hope this will help you get started... It's been a while.
G
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