questions on recording on midi track via keyboard

rovita wrote on 9/14/2020, 6:04 AM

In Music Maker 2021 Premium 64 bit, latest updated version, Windows 7 Pro.

After much experimenting, I came to the following conclusion of the recording process:

1. click RECORD on track header, 2. go to ASIO, 3. click again RECORDING on track header, 4. press red button for recording, 5. play on keyboard with mouse (nothing is heard while playing), 6. stop, 7. deactivate RECORD on track header, 8, Go to Direct Sound, 9. Play the object created.

Should it be so complicated?

And there are additional issues/questions:

- how can I hear what I am playing while recording?

- how do I control sustain in the recordings? is there a way to create legato?

- the recorded object moves in steps;  how can I control the exact position of it in a multitrack project?

- the recording comes in a high pitch, sometimes missing some high notes although I was NOT playing any keys in the right 1/3 of the keyboard range;  how do I get low enough pitch?  in my experiments the Effects allow a limited chage of pitch.

- when recording on a midi track (choir, orchestra, organ), the recorded object sounds like a single instrument/voice, missing the multivoiced richess of the organ, choir, orchestra; how do I record in rich “multivoiced” sound of the particular “instrument”?

 

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SP. wrote on 9/14/2020, 7:38 AM

Music Maker 2021 is not officially supported on Windows 7. It could be that some problems you encountered are caused by this.

Should it be so complicated?

No, you just need the ASIO driver activated all the time to hear what you play. You also need the record mode for your track enabled. Just select the ASIO driver in your audio settings and you're good to go. Enable and disable the record mode on the tracks you want to record.

- how can I hear what I am playing while recording?

You need an ASIO driver like Magix Low Latency or ASIO4All or even better an audio interface with its own ASIO driver.

- how do I control sustain in the recordings? is there a way to create legato?

This will not work with just a mouse and live recording. You need a MIDI-controller or -keyboard or you need to draw overlapping notes in the MIDI-Editor.

- the recorded object moves in steps;  how can I control the exact position of it in a multitrack project?

You need to disable the grid. Just click on the magnet symbol at the top of the main window right to the menu bar.

- the recording comes in a high pitch, sometimes missing some high notes although I was NOT playing any keys in the right 1/3 of the keyboard range;  how do I get low enough pitch?  in my experiments the Effects allow a limited chage of pitch.

You can tune the keyboard one octave up or down with the up-arrow and down-arrow symbol at the top left of the keyboard. Maybe you have the arpeggiator function enabled that plays notes on its own?

- when recording on a midi track (choir, orchestra, organ), the recorded object sounds like a single instrument/voice, missing the multivoiced richess of the organ, choir, orchestra; how do I record in rich “multivoiced” sound of the particular “instrument”?

The keyboard has a very limited chord function, maybe try that. But for a rich sound you need a MIDI-controller or -keyboard to be able to play up to ten notes at once (in case you have ten fingers ;-) ) to get a rich sound. One mouse click can only play one note.

rovita wrote on 9/14/2020, 9:05 AM

If I install earlier versions of Music Maker, perhaps to avoid the issue with Windows, will I have access to all my soundpools there?

SP. wrote on 9/14/2020, 9:55 AM

Yes, if you don't delete your soundpools they will work with the older version because Soundpools are just audio files. But if you have mxcogg soundpools from the unlimited loops subscription I don't think they will work in old versions before the in-app-shop was included.