Unless......you have an external sound module to plug in to your computer, you will need to use your sound card to play back the midi stuff.
You sound card should have came with the software it needs to so this.
[edit] if cakewalk isn't giving you a choice of midi outputs, see if you can select something throught the windows control panel - under sounds and audio devices or summat like that.
(You sound card should have came with the software it needs to so this.
[edit] if cakewalk isn't giving you a choice of midi outputs, see if you can select something throught the windows control panel - under sounds and audio devices or summat like that.
Mystery_Bob,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:37,
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*blushes*I use onboard sound and graphics
( AzToTheRescue The arsehole formally known as Az The S slur,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:42,
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Hmmm......it should still have some midi capability I would have thought.
Do you have any problem hearing other midi stuff - like in people's profiles?
www.mysteryaction.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/b3ta/cantina.mid - try that, does it play ok on your machine?
(Do you have any problem hearing other midi stuff - like in people's profiles?
www.mysteryaction.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/b3ta/cantina.mid - try that, does it play ok on your machine?
Mystery_Bob,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:45,
archived)
Yeah...it opens it in media player...'tis rather jolly:)
( AzToTheRescue The arsehole formally known as Az The S slur,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:46,
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Yeah..XP Homo Edition...I actualy ment Home Edition...but never mind!...
( AzToTheRescue The arsehole formally known as Az The S slur,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:50,
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Go to the control panelclick "sounds and audio devices", then click the "Audio" tab.
At the bottom it should show you what your MIDI playback is set to - there should be a way of setting cakewalk to use the same device, but I don't know the software.
(At the bottom it should show you what your MIDI playback is set to - there should be a way of setting cakewalk to use the same device, but I don't know the software.
Mystery_Bob,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:52,
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If it's anything like CubaseIt should just be a case of setting the Track to use the onboard sound . . . having a look at the Cakewalk site it seems that you should be able to do this from the "Out" dropdown on the track ?
I'd recommend getting hold of a VST to DX converter as well, onboard sound is never that good really (unless you have a kickass soundcard)
(I'd recommend getting hold of a VST to DX converter as well, onboard sound is never that good really (unless you have a kickass soundcard)
Tabazan - Stoneage Dinosaur,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 13:05,
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If you had a kickass soundcardthen you wouldn't be using onboard sound, now would you ;)
( Mystery_Bob,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 13:11,
archived)
Very true . . . .*slaps self with nearest hard object*
( Tabazan - Stoneage Dinosaur,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 13:15,
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The usual suggestiondownload the latest drivers and install them... there should be a MIDI-driver in the package that plays MIDI through your sound card.
( azerty,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:46,
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Would it reqiure some sort of loopback for Midi (Hubis etc) ?I must admit that I'm not a Cakewalk user myself (I'm more a Cubase sort) so I'm just guessing :¬)
( Tabazan - Stoneage Dinosaur,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:56,
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Don't know myself...I'm neither a Windows nor a music software user, but I've installed sound cards into Windows boxes often enough to know that there's a MIDI emulation in the drivers.
( azerty,
Tue 13 Jan 2004, 12:59,
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