SOUNDTRACK PRO 2 help.. RECORDING WITH EXTERNAL KEYBOARD..

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NomadxJess

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I wasn't sure where to post this question, so I apologize for the wrongly labeled forum but I'm dying over here..

My buddy's got an old "YAMAHA PSR2000" and I want to be able to record compositions he plays directly into my SOUNDTRACK PRO 2.. The back of his keyboard has a number of different output choices.. MIDI , AUX out (red and white) and straight 1/4 inch output..

My questions

1. Is soundtrack pro 2 going to allow me to record directly? I've searched a lot of help topics and they say Garageband or Logic Pro 7, but no Soundtrack Pro stuff..

2. I purchased a TURTLE BEACH, MIDI - USB connection cable and got it today, just tried hooking it up and although my MAC recognizes the turtle beach device, none of my trial and error adjusments have succeeded in allowing me to hear my keyboard playing through my MAC.

3. What would be your choice of going from this keyboard to Soundtrack Pro 2 in order to record live..

Any and All help would be greatly appreciated.. and also, if you want to inform me of where I would NORMALLLY post this type of question..

Thanks,

Jesse G.
 
OK first yes you can record into STP directly. Second MIDI is not an audio connection. MIDI sends note and controller information only. So you can use it to record to a MIDI track but I'm not sure if STP supports MIDI tracks, but even if it does that is not sound only note information that you have to sent to an instrument (either real or virtual).
It looks like the 1/4" outs are what you want though the specs are a bit unclear, it may be the auxes. It looks to me like the keyboard is mainly designed to play through it's own speakers but?
So what you need to do is connect the outs from the keyboard (NOT the MIDI) to a line in on your computer. You should then be able to rout it to a track in STP and record.

And you might want to do a little self education on sound before jumping in or at least read the manual. Not meant to be a snide comment it's just that sound is not that straight forward a topic. Nothing but the simplest of setups come close to "plug and play" so it can be very frustrating if you don't arm yourself with some info before forging in.
 
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