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Old 01-03-2020, 02:40 PM
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Default Re: Focusrite 18i8, iMac High Sierra, Midi keyboard

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Ok then PT should find that keyboard if connected correct and setup correctly in PT and the Mac. No drivers or HUI or anything like that.
Which is what i said.
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Old 01-04-2020, 08:31 AM
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Thanks to all who have posted. I really appreciate the suggestions and info.

For the record, here is the current details from my PT project.

-- Hardware and Software
Pro Tools 2019-12
iMac (late 2013) running MacOS Catalina (10.15.2)
Yamaha P-105
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 2nd Gen

-- Pro Tools Setup
Hardware: Scarlett
Playback Engine: Scarlett, HW Buffer size 256 Samples, playback cache 1GB
Peripherals: installation defaults
I/O: default paths to Scarlett; all other settings default on installation
MIDI setup:
MIDI Studio: Scarlett and a general device that I named as piano. Manufacturer is Yamaha, nothing in model
MIDI Beat Clock: “Scarlett” enabled, “Expand!2 1” disabled
MIDI Fitler: defaults
MIDI Input Devices: Only Scarlett listed and it is selected

-- Track: 1 (works)
Input: Input 1 of Scarlett, connected to Shure microphone
Output: BO12 (Scarlett analogue 1)
Instrument: nothing
Inserts: AIR non-linear reverb
Sends: none

-- Track: 2 (not working)
Input: no input… what goes here? input, bus or plugin? plug in is greyed out.
Output: BO12 (Scarlett analogue 1)
Instrument: All, none
Insert: multi-channel input > EQ > AIR EQ Kill
Send: none
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Old 01-04-2020, 12:23 PM
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Doesn’t the Focusrite Interface have midi in and out? If so just get 2 cheap 5 dollar midi cables and connect to the keyboard and if it doesn’t have midi in and out and you dont have USB Midi on the yamaha you need 2 cheap 5 dollar midi cables.

Does it look like this on the back?
Yes, the back of the Focusrite Scarlett does have the 5 pin DIN connectors for midi in and out.

However, the Yamaha P-105 has a USB type B connector. https://www.cablestogo.com/learning/...es/usb#!b-type

The cable I have is USB type B to USB type A, similar to this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._0_Type_A.html

I have looked around for a USB to MIDI 5 pin DIN adapter without any luck.

The Yamaha P-105 does have auxiliary output, but that would not be MIDI.
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Old 01-04-2020, 12:45 PM
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The cable I have is USB type B to USB type A, similar to this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._0_Type_A.html
And that's all you need. Plug it in the computer and get going.
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And that's all you need. Plug it in the computer and get going.
Yeah! Except it doesn't. I cannot "see" the piano in the PT input.
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Old 01-04-2020, 02:29 PM
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Yeah! Except it doesn't. I cannot "see" the piano in the PT input.
Like I said earlier; unless something is faulty, it should be automatically recognized by PT. Plug it in (the keyboard), restart pro tools, make a instrument track, insert a instrument plugin on it (to make the sound when you hit the keys), and make shure the instrument track is selected (its name is highlighted), and it should work.
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Thank you, Ben. I will try again.
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Old 01-04-2020, 02:54 PM
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I'm sorry, I should have pointed out; the piano will not show up in track input selectors. It's a midi controller, and the clue is to select the midi- or instrument track you want it to control.


I hope you're aware that as a midi device, it won't output its own sounds, it will only be a way to trigger instrument plugins.
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So, if you want to use the piano as a sound source, just connect its stereo outputs, L&R, to your interface, make a stereo audio track with input set to 1-2, and rec enable it.
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Thank you, Ben, for taking time to help me through this.

You wrote, "It's a midi controller, and the clue is to select the midi- or instrument track you want it to control." Hm... somewhere along the line I got the impression that the digital piano was not a midi controller. I will work along that idea and set up a new track.
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