I really don't know if it *is* the software at fault. Everyone seems to think that we all know how to set this stuff up. The controller I had before came with no instructions at all. The Finale manual seems to think the same. It goes on about making sure that the midi in and midi out connections go to the right place. This keyboard only has a single midi socket... Then it refers you to the keyboard manual... The manual for this keyboard is a little pamphlet which doesn't even *mention* the word midi. The midi port is not even labelled in the diagram! About 90% of it consists of a list of what 'voice' is assigned to what number on the display.
When I go into device setup->midi setup, the autodetect option has found my usb controller, so the program knows it is there. So how do I tell it to accept the input? I just followed through all the suggested steps, but it made no difference. I guess because this keyboard only has the single port, it is impossible to be sure just whether it is trying to send the data or not. I was just able to get the keyboard sounding (more or less) through my PC. I say more or less, because I had to hit the keys really hard to get any effect. This still wasn't detected in Finale... Oh, and it plays through the speakers when the cat walks along the keyboard too! Phil. At 01:41 PM 3/27/2013, you wrote: >I don't believe that latency is a built in >problem with either Finale's MIDI communication >pipeline or with most conventional MIDI >controller keyboards, so I am inclined to think >there is something amiss in the way the software >is set up (though I don't pretend to know what >that might be). It's been a long time since I >have had similar difficulties, but in the past, >a call to MM support has quickly solved the problem. > >Perhaps a 25 key keyboard will be sufficient for >your needs. You may find it annoying to have to >switch octaves, so that's something to consider >before saving a little money on something that >may prove less than ideal after more use. I use >an M-Audio Keystation 61 - reliable and >efficient, but even that runs out of range every >now and then. Of course, space and portability may also be an issue. > >Chuck > > >On Mar 27, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Phil Buglass <bloke...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > I *think* that was what I tried before. The > > latency made it unusable. Maybe I didn't have > > it set up right, but there were no instructions > > with it - and I didn't have access to this fount of knowledge! > > > > I had a scan through amazon this morning, and > > have saved 4 or 5 different ones in my wish > > list. They are all under $100, and most are > > around the $60-70 mark. I just don't want to > > get one until I know how it is that the system should be set up to use it. > > > > Phil. > > > > At 12:18 PM 3/27/2013, you wrote: > >> You sound like a perfect candidate for the Akai LPK25. $43 and change > >> at Musicians Friend. If you have a Guitar Center in town they should > >> match that price if you show them the site: > >> > >> > <http://www.musiciansfriend.com/keyboards-midi/akai-professional-lpk25-laptop-performance-keyboard?src=3WWRWXGP> > >> > >> > >> Raymond Horton > >> Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra > >> Minister of Music, Edwardsville (IN) UMC > >> Composer, Arranger > >> VISIT US AT rayhortonmusic.com > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Phil > Buglass <bloke...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I have one of those cheapo roll-up > >>> keyboards. I've had it for quite a while, but > >>> never tried it out. It's a bit too long, and > >>> droops off my desk, for one thing. I have been > >>> thinking of getting a small keyboard for > >>> inputting to Finale. I don't play piano, but I > >>> can play one line at a time. Anyway, before > >>> spending any more money, I decided to try out the rubber one. > >>> It works, or at least it plays by itself. Finale > >>> refuses to recognise it, though. Windows > >>> recognises it as a generic usb midi controller, > >>> but for some reason the signal isn't being taken by Finale. > >>> > >>> One thing is, the usb/midi cable I have has a > >>> fork with in and out midi connectors on it. The > >>> keyboard only has a single midi port. If I plug > >>> one end of the Y in, the led on the doodad > >>> flashes, but it flashes as input. I assume that > >>> it is talking about input into the keyboard, but > >>> I could be wrong. It has happened once or twice > >>> before! If I plug the other end in, I don't get > >>> either light flashing. In both cases, it is > >>> playing the notes itself, but the program isn't interested. > >>> > >>> Like I said, I don't really care if this one > >>> works or not, but I don't want to spend money on > >>> a better one, if I can't get it to work. > >>> > >>> In the audio setup dialogue, I have input set to > >>> directsound - if I use ASIO, I don't get any > >>> output from the program at all. For mike source, > >>> I have it set to primary sound capture driver - > >>> the only option. When I come back into it, this > >>> field has usually set itself to blank. > >>> > >>> Is there some esoteric setting somewhere that I > >>> am missing? The user guide is not a lot of help on this subject. > >>> I tried a midi controller some years back, and > >>> returned it because my cakewalk would not > >>> recognise it. Oh, and it also had about 2 seconds of latency! > >>> > >>> Any advice welcome... > >>> > >>> Phil. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. > >>> Inside of a dog its too dark to read. Groucho Marx > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Finale mailing list > >>> Finale@shsu.edu > >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Finale mailing list > >> Finale@shsu.edu > >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. > > Inside of a dog its too dark to read. Groucho Marx > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > >Chuck Israels >8831 SE 12th Ave. >Portland, OR 97202-7097 > >land line: (503) 954-2107 >cell phone: (360) 201-3434 > ><www.chuckisraelsjazz.com> > >_______________________________________________ >Finale mailing list >Finale@shsu.edu >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read. Groucho Marx _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
