PSR e413, can it work with protools LE???

[scotpet11]

Is there a way to get it working via USB, or not???

[albee1952]

What is it? If its a midi keyboard, it should work with PT but you may need to install drivers(for Windows).

[scotpet11]

Weird, I got it to work, but the sound is coming out of the speakers on the keyboard during recording and playback.

[Mark Turner]

I would love to know how you make this work.

I have plugged in with the USB.

Yamaha DigitalKBD-1 appears under set-up, midi input enabled, and is ticked.

I have chosen a plug in instrument in one of my tracks. (Vacuum, or midi grand, for example)

Now what do I do? I cant seem to control the instrument keyboards with the midi.

Thanks!

[spkguitar]

Originally Posted by scotpet11

Weird, I got it to work, but the sound is coming out of the speakers on the keyboard during recording and playback.

Is local set to "Off" on the PSR? (PC mode "PC2"; page 89 of the users manual for the e413)

Originally Posted by Mark Turner

I have chosen a plug in instrument in one of my tracks. (Vacuum, or midi grand, for example)

Now what do I do?

Record arm the track.

[Mark Turner]

Originally Posted by spkguitar

Record arm the track.

Thanks for the idea - but this doesn't make any difference as far as I can tell.

What do I use as input? I cant seem to get the midi controller to talk to the plug in instrument...

I am really stuck here. Can you describe the process to me as though I have never used any electronics in my life? I really appreciate the advice

[jmitchell1532]

Create a stereo Instrument track.

Insert the plug-in (mini grand, etc)

Make sure the correct instrument (mini grand) is selected for the track.

Record Arm

[Mark Turner]

Originally Posted by jmitchell1532

Create a stereo Instrument track.

Insert the plug-in (mini grand, etc)

Make sure the correct instrument (mini grand) is selected for the track.

Record Arm

You are a star.

I was using the wrong kind of track.

Thank you!

[spkguitar]

As long as the 413 is working properly, set to output MIDI, recognized by the computer, and recognized by Pro Tools, this is all you should have to do in Pro Tools:

• create a stereo instrument track
• insert your plug-in instrument of choice on the track
• select a sound on the plug-in (most load with one already selected, but... not all)
• record arm the track
• play the keyboard

that's pretty much it. If that isn't working for you, then something isn't setup properly, and you need to do some investigation about just what it might be.

Some causes of failure might be:

• psr not set to output MIDI from the keyboard
• psr not recognized as input on the track (to check, click the MIDI input selector on the instrument section of the track and make sure that it appears in the list)
• plug-in not selected as MIDI output on the track (this happens sometimes when switching plug-ins, so it's important to know to check for it; same place as the previous suggestion, just one selector down)
• in rare cases when using older plug-ins, you need to select a valid audio input on the track (even though you aren't even using it)

EDIT: I'm typing slow today...

[Mark Turner]

Originally Posted by spkguitar

As long as the 413 is working properly, set to output MIDI, recognized by the computer, and recognized by Pro Tools, this is all you should have to do in Pro Tools:

• create a stereo instrument track
• insert your plug-in instrument of choice on the track
• select a sound on the plug-in (most load with one already selected, but... not all)
• record arm the track
• play the keyboard

that's pretty much it. If that isn't working for you, then something isn't setup properly, and you need to do some investigation about just what it might be.

Some causes of failure might be:

• psr not set to output MIDI from the keyboard
• psr not recognized as input on the track (to check, click the MIDI input selector on the instrument section of the track and make sure that it appears in the list)
• plug-in not selected as MIDI output on the track (this happens sometimes when switching plug-ins, so it's important to know to check for it; same place as the previous suggestion, just one selector down)
• in rare cases when using older plug-ins, you need to select a valid audio input on the track (even though you aren't even using it)

EDIT: I'm typing slow today...

Yep - I fell at the first hurdle - I had been using an audio track instead of instrument track.

Doh.

I have been spending most of my time with video recently, and you can get rusty quick with this stuff if you dont use it enough.

Thanks all.