controlling internal synthesizers with external equipment??

d4dalton wrote on 2/7/2010, 5:22 PM
I am currently running Magix Music Maker 15. It contains built in synthesizers such as Vita. It is often tedious to produce an arrangement with such synthesizers one click at a time. I am wondering if there is a way to control such internal synthesizers (the ones provided with the program) with an external synthesizer/ midi controller (such as a keyboard)? I know the internal synthesizer Vita allows for control with the computers keyboard, but it would be much easier if I could control it with a real musical keyboard.

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Procyon wrote on 2/7/2010, 11:32 PM
Yes, MM-15 will support any MIDI keyboard as a simple keyboard controller for laying down MIDI tracks.  MM-15 does not support pitch-bend/mod-wheel messages or other synth controls; only note ON/OFF, velocity, volume,etc.

The resulting MIDI tracks can be played in MM-15 using any of the internal VST instruments, or any other imported VST instruments.  Any modulation, etc. within the VST instrument itself is supported (not dynamically by the keyboard).
Procyon wrote on 2/8/2010, 10:52 PM
Since I don't play keyboard very well myself (yet), I've not tried it, so I am not an expert and you can take it for what it's worth.

Obviously, you'll need a MIDI and/or USB interface of some kind.  Your USB connection is the simplest solution.

If you are using a synth that has its own voices,  you'll need to set it to LOCAL/OFF so that it behaves as a controller.

In MM-15, you'll need to set the MIDI settings (Audio/MIDI tab) in the Program Settings ('Y' key).

Beyond that, you should read those sections of the manual to make sure I haven't missed anything.  There's an index at the end that makes it easier to find the relevant section(s).