M Audio Keyrig 49 Software

I have found that the Java sound API is quite straightforward for java programmers. I was able to create a very simple app which connects my keyboard to a basic software synth in just a handful of line of code. Easier to use than the Anvil Studio and it should be fairly easy to extend to play other instruments other than the default piano.

At some point, you may need/want to add a MIDI keyboard to your home studio. One way to go is to get a "dumb" MIDI controller. These can be had for about $100 for a nice unit. Keyboards used to cost wads of cash as they used to be stand alone units with expensive hardware inside. Thank goodness, most Keyboard sounds/samples/virtual instruments can be done entirely in software. Whatever DAW you are using, you can probably use virtual instruments right away or just by downloading some free software or buying what you need. LOGIC has some amazing virtual instruments as does GarageBand and many other DAWs contain similar features.

M Audio Keyrig 49 Software

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The unit connects to your PC/MAC via USB cable so no midi interface is required. Also, it's driverless so just plug and play. I recently started working on Movie Soundtracks and this keyboard came in very handy for triggering string section samples using SAMPLE TANK. So grab some software, get a keyboard and add some depth and new instrumentation to your tracks!

Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by WoodyS - 25 Jun 09:48PM Hide picture I am using a M-Audio KeyRig 49 controller with my Sibelius 7.1 software. It is working, but with latency problems. I did not install any of the included software prior to plugging it in. I just plugged it in and started Sibelius and set things up in the Input Devices screen as shown in the attached file. That I didn't install the software first may be the problem, I don't know. I ran a calibrate test and in one instnace it said it had a latency of 159 and in another test a latency of 163.Anyone know what to do to solve the problem?-- Woody Splawn Sacramento CASibelius 7.1.2 Windows 7 32 bit Songs:www.sites.google.com/site/woodysstuff/home/songsWeb Site: www.microsoftaccesssacramento.weebly.com/index.htmlScore Exchange: Search Woody Splawn Attachment 2012-06-25_144504.jpg (126K) Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Daniel Spreadbury - 25 Jun 10:30PM Hide picture The latency won't be related to the keyboard specifically, but rather to the audio interface you've got chosen in Audio Engine Options in Sibelius. You really need to be using an ASIO interface in order to get low enough latency to make Flexi-time recording work well.-- Contact Sibelius technical help online: Contact Sibelius technical help by phone (charges may apply):USA & Canada: +1 650-731-6106UK: +44 (0)1753 658585Australia: 1300 652 172Other countries: www.sibelius.com/support Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by WoodyS - 25 Jun 11:46PM Hide picture OKI downloaded the latest Asio4All drivers and installed them. What do I need to do to get Sibelius to now use these drivers?-- Woody Splawn Sacramento CASibelius 7.1.2 Windows 7 32 bit Songs:www.sites.google.com/site/woodysstuff/home/songsWeb Site: www.microsoftaccesssacramento.weebly.com/index.htmlScore Exchange: Search Woody Splawn Attachment 2012-06-25_163929.jpg (107K) Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Robin Walker - 26 Jun 08:29AM Hide picture From your screen-shot, Sibelius is already using ASIO4ALL.You might also need to configure ASIO4ALL to direct output to the correct physical audio output device. Click ASIO Setup.-- Sibelius 7.1.2/6.2/5.2.5, PhotoScore Ult 7.0.2, Dolet 6 for Sibelius, Windows 7 32-bit SP1, 4GB RAM Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Laurence Payne - 26 Jun 10:25AM Hide picture Not sure how you got that latency figure of 0ms though? Try your Buffer Size at 256 samples. You need a latency figure in the 10ms range to make real-time playing feel fully responsive. I suppose you could get away with twice that for Flexitime input.I might mention that in many people's opinion(mine included) Flexitime is the LEAST effecient method of getting notes into Sibelius! Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by WoodyS - 26 Jun 12:59PM Hide picture I need to start from scratch. I realize in the first message of this thread I included a screen-shot, but I should not have. Please disregard that screen-shot. This was my first attempt at doing something (anything) that would fix the problem and I included it in my first message unintentionally.So, from scratch. I downloaded ASIO for all and executed the .exe file for it. I assume it got installed correctly but don't know how one actually knows. I am running Windows 7.Assuming that it did get installed correctly, I open Sibelius and do what? I have included with this message another screen-shot. This might be a little hard to see or understand. There are actually two screen shots, one above another. I would have sent them separately but as I understand it, you can only attach one screen shot per message. The top area shows my settings as they currently work. As you can see, I have a configuration called General MIDI 2. As you can see, when I go into the Audio Engine Options Dialog the Audio Interface is set to "Primary Sound Driver DS." As I said, this all works and I can hit a key on my KeyRig and the note will show up in Sibelius. The only problem is the latency. It was suggested by Daniel that in order to deal with that problem I need to use ASIO Drivers. As you can see from the bottom area of the attached file, the dropdown associated with the Interface field of the Audio Engine Optins Dialog does indeed contain a reference now for ASIO4All. I suppose this is an indication that it is installed correctly, though this is an assumption. So, all of that said, what is my next step? I mean, I tried creating a new configuration, calling it Test and selecting ASIO4ALL as the Audio Interface, but I must be doing something wrong because this does not work. When I close and reopen Sibelius, with this setting, I get an Error. THe message is "Error 20206. There is no driver installed on your system. MMSystem/Out. What am I missing?-- Woody Splawn Sacramento CASibelius 7.1.2 Windows 7 32 bit Songs:www.sites.google.com/site/woodysstuff/home/songsWeb Site: www.microsoftaccesssacramento.weebly.com/index.htmlScore Exchange: Search Woody Splawn Attachment 2012-06-26_053250.jpg (151K) Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Laurence Payne - 26 Jun 01:39PM (edited 26 Jun 01:41PM) Hide picture For ultimate "zero latency" you need to use an external MIDI sound module. You lose the facility to do an internal export to a wav file, but there will be essentially no playback delay.Or, for non-zero but managable latency, plus the Export Audio function, you need to install the Sibelius Sounds (or another compatible software player). As you seem to have a 32-bit Windows, you'll be in practice restricted to one of the "lite" sound sets. Or, if Sibelius 6 was previously installed (and you didn't misguidedly remove it:-) you can still use the less demanding Sibelius 6 Sounds.Forget about using the Windows-integral Microsoft Synth - presumably what the basic MIDI setup is offering you - if you wan't to play with Flexitime input. Although it provides a surprisingly useable GM sound set, it suffers from irredeemable high latency, with any soundcard driver.To attach multiple files to a message here send the message, then go back and Edit it, choosing an additional file. Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Robin Walker - 26 Jun 01:46PM (edited 26 Jun 01:46PM) Hide picture You need to select ASIO4ALL as the output interface in Audio Engine Options, and then ensure that ASIO4ALL is configured to use the physical device you want.Every time you change an internal ASIO4ALL setting, you need afterwards in Audio Engine Options to select a non-ASIO4ALL interface, and then select ASIO4ALL again, so that Sibelius re-initialises ASIO4ALL with the new settings.The settings in Audio Engine Options and ASIO4ALL are independent of Playback Configuration, and are not saved with Playback Configurations.You can attach multiple screen-shots to any post by editing the post and attaching one further screen-shot per edit.The error MMSystem/Out indicates that Sibelius has a Playback Configuration which includes the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth. MIDI output and ASIO4ALL are incompatible. If you wish to use ASIO4ALL, you must ensure that you do NOT have the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth activated in the Playback Configuration. I guess that you probably want the "Sibelius 7 Sounds" or "Sibelius 7 Sounds(Lite)" configuration selected.-- Sibelius 7.1.2/6.2/5.2.5, PhotoScore Ult 7.0.2, Dolet 6 for Sibelius, Windows 7 32-bit SP1, 4GB RAM Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by WoodyS - 26 Jun 03:09PM Hide picture OK, well, sometimes you get so caught up in the detail you (I, me) miss the big picture. Let me see if I have the overview right. Realtime music entry, it would appear, simply is not a good option, at this time for getting your music out of the keyboard and on to paper. This does not disappoint me. I think it is not something related to Sibelius. As I remember it, the same problem existed in Finale, and probably every other like software. It may something like "Voice Recognition" technology. The premise is great, but the reality, at this point in time, is that it's just not up to the premise. Up to now I have been getting notes into the computer (Sibelius) with the keypad. Having the MIDI controller will make that easier, (even with latency problems) which is all I'm really looking for right now.It sounds like if in the future I get serious about flex-time music entry I will need to change my hardware configuration. For reasons that go beyond the scope of this thread, installing Sibelius Sounds is not an option right now. I could horse around and somehow make it all work but what I really need is a better machine with more horsepower and a lot of disk space. I'll probably save myself headache if I content myself with what I have till I get the bigger, better equipment. Additionally, it sounds like unless or until I have Sibelius Sounds or a Keyboard that produces its own sounds, there's not much sense in horsing around with ASIO drivers either. Most of what I do, in fact, almost all of what I do is just keyboard and a voice. MIDI is not pretty, but it suffices under those conditions. Yes/No?-- Woody Splawn Sacramento CASibelius 7.1.2 Windows 7 32 bit Songs:www.sites.google.com/site/woodysstuff/home/songsWeb Site: www.microsoftaccesssacramento.weebly.com/index.htmlScore Exchange: Search Woody Splawn Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Laurence Payne - 26 Jun 04:17PM Hide picture > Additionally, it sounds like unless or until I have Sibelius Sounds or a Keyboard that produces its own sounds, there's not much sense in horsing around with ASIO drivers either. Most of what I do, in fact, almost all of what I do is just keyboard and a voice. MIDI is not pretty, but it suffices under those conditions. >>>>>>>>>>>>>If you are relying on the Microsoft Synth for playback, yes, ASIO would be counter-productive. Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by WoodyS - 26 Jun 04:57PM Hide picture Hi Laurence,Thank you for hanging in there. The suject is complex. I don't have a clear handle on all the pieces. You say "If you are relying on Microsoft Synth for playback, yes, ASIO would be counter-productive"Well, what is an alternative to MS Synth? Is there some alternative that does not involve a keyboard with it's own sounds or a special board in your computer that produces sounds? Whatever Microsoft Synthc is, it sounds synthetic, I mean, it's a software solution. That is, apparently it will do a job for you that doesn't involve purchasing additional hardware. But, is there some other software alternative similar to but better than Microsoft Synth?My guess is that lots and lots of people user music notation software for things (sound wise) no more difficult than wanting to hear something that sounds like a piano. That's basically all I'm doing. It seems a shame to have to load 40 gig of files onto a computer for a problem no more complex than that. Are there other less expensive (hardware wise and resources wise) options?I noticed with my KeyRig Contoller it came with a CD called Live Lite6 (M-Audio Enhanced). I'm not sure even what this is supposed to be, but, do you know if something like this an option? If not that, is there some other software option with a smaller and less expensive footprint?-- Woody Splawn Sacramento CASibelius 7.1.2 Windows 7 32 bit Songs:www.sites.google.com/site/woodysstuff/home/songsWeb Site: www.microsoftaccesssacramento.weebly.com/index.htmlScore Exchange: Search Woody Splawn Back to top Allthreads Re: Sib. 7.1: M-Audio KeyRig 49 latency problems Posted by Daniel Spreadbury - 26 Jun 08:11PM Hide picture Sure: why not take a look at e.g. GPO4 (www.garritan.com), which a lot of people like and which integrates well with Sibelius?-- Contact Sibelius technical help online: Contact Sibelius technical help by phone (charges may apply):USA & Canada: +1 650-731-6106UK: +44 (0)1753 658585Australia: 1300 652 172Other countries: www.sibelius.com/support Back to top Allthreads 2ff7e9595c