lost with midi

[The Bastard]

sup guys i think i might have posted this already if i did then im sorry,i usually make loops out of samples that i make with my keyboard and drum machine and its ok but i cant do any sophisticated editting with it i use acid,i dunno if anyone else does this or use to do this but im not likin it i know acid have midi capabilities also but again i dunno anything about it, i think its wack and im extremely wanting to learn a better way to do this,i recently purchased reason thinkin i could just figure midi out,no luck,the only thing i know is the midi doesnt record the sound of the keys i strike just the patern,other than that its all i know,i have no concept of midi and have no idea where to start i know my keyboard and drum machine are midi capable and i have the cords but im just lost ,i tried just pluggin and playin but that didnt work,if anyone can please help me just get a grasp of a new method id really apreciate it cuz im sick of laying loops over one another and not havin any freedom on how the music is gunna sound,thanks

 

[Fade]

The thing with MIDI is that it's only "recording" data (0's and 1's). So if you hook up your keyboard to your computer, hit record, then start pressing keys on your keyboard, your computer will only record the key strokes. When you play back what you recorded, you don't hear anything right?

This is because you need to hook up something to your keyboard. A sound module for example. Or, you could import a soundfont into your computer program, and play the soundfont sounds with your keyboard. The main thing is just hooking everything up properly. To get you started, check this out (it's a short tutorial, but it explains a few things):
https://www.illmuzik.com/articles/tutorials/bpcrecording/bpcrecording1.php

How did you hook up your keyboard to your pc?

 

[vitaminman]

Hey,

If you're not satisfied with the way the loops sound that you've made, you may want to look into getting a wave editor or multitrack recorder program. With them you can layer, chop, reverse, add effects etc..

You're right, Reason will only record the pattern of the notes that you hit. If you want to edit the way the audio sounds after you've recorded the notes, you will either have to program the virtual synth, or you will have to export the pattern as an audio file and bring it into a wave editor.

Remember, MIDI is only used for three things (this is a watered-down list):

1. To trigger sounds from a sampler, sound module/keyboard or soft synth.

2. To provide a timing signal between the sequencers of two (or more) machines, like a drum machine and a computer running a sequence of notes played to something like a sampler, so that they play back together in sync.

3. To store, transfer and edit information on any MIDI device, such as the patch information on your synths.

You can also control lighting systems and fireworks with MIDI, but that's beyond the scope of this post.

Take care,

Nick

 

[The Bastard]

I HOOKED MY KEYBOARD RIGHT INTO THE AUDIO IN ON MY SOUNDCARD AND RECORDED THE AUDIO FROM SOUNDFORGE

IS THERE A PLACE I CAN DOWNLOAD OR VIEW SOME SORT OF IN DEPTH MANUAL OF WORKING WITH MIDI?

 

[dacalion]

Yes, right here...

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/5821/main.html

--dac

 

[The Bastard]

thanks bros