Connecting keyboard to Pro Tools

[Doran]

I want to connect my Korg Triton Studio to Pro Tools thru MIDI. I purchased USB MIDISPORT 2x2 as a MIDI interface. Now I'm stumped. What are the next steps that I need to do to get this running? Can I use the existing sounds on my Triton thru MIDI? Thank you for your help. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

[clausiii]

you have to plug the line outs of your Korg into your Digi001/002/M-Box line ins, then create an Aux track and set the right input, Bingo

[tele_player]

the blind leading the blind...

[Kelso]

connect the midi out of your keyboard to the midi in of the midi interface, the out of the interface to the in of the keyboard.
Then to command a soft synth you can use your keyboard, and to command the sound of your keyboard, create a MIDI track, now you can record and playback midi.

[Doran]

OK everything is connected properly, the keyboard out is connected to the interface in, the interface out is connected to the keyboard in, and the USB out of the interface is connected to the computer. when i create a MIDI track, i select the input to MIDISPORT 2x2 (my interface) channel 1. I turn local control off on my Korg. Now what do I have to do to get protools to recognize the sound?

[Doran]

All of what you have said is in place, but it's still not working. It may just be because I dont have a firm grasp on MIDI.

Is it possible to use the sounds existing on my keyboard in Pro Tools? In other words, can i transfer my drum tracks and synth tracks thru midi cables? or is that just for volume, attack time etc. I have many songs on my Triton that are just in 8 measure loops, and I would like to edit them in MIDI in PT. Am I doing the right thing here with a MIDI interface?

[Jonah]

Don't forget to record enable the midi track

[Doran]

Yeah the track is rec enabled, when everything is working like it should, will I be able to hear the exact sounds that I have been working with on my keyboard in PT?

[tele_player]

Yes, of course.

[Jonah]

Is it possible to use the sounds existing on my keyboard in Pro Tools? In other words, can i transfer my drum tracks and synth tracks thru midi cables? or is that just for volume, attack time etc. I have many songs on my Triton that are just in 8 measure loops, and I would like to edit them in MIDI in PT. Am I doing the right thing here with a MIDI interface?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> You can record your existing tracks as audio by connecting your Triton outs to the Digi ins but recording audio eats up hard drive space and is trickier to edit after it's committed to your HD. Better to record the midi only ( as described previously ) and send the midi back to the Triton. Then you can connect the Triton outs to the Digi ins and create an aux track(s)to hear the Triton playing back the midi you've recorded.You can edit the midi tracks easier like that. When you bounce to disk ( ie to create a CD ) the aux tracks will record to the 'bounce to disk'as part of the mix.
I'm a novice too with midi so hope this helps!