Comments on: How to record MIDI, part 3: Recording with Red Dot Forever

By: saudibrit

saudibrit — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:24:55 +0000

Anvil studio didnt work either the song was completely messed up i dont know what to do anymore I thought after long days of online searching that I’ve come to the right software but now that I am completely out of softwares as I’ve tried audacity magix this one and many more you name it, I am starting to think of returning my ux16 yamaha and go back to recording songs using my camera :((

By: saudibrit

saudibrit — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:54:42 +0000

Hey just recorded something for the first time and when I played it back the song was completely out of tune it sounded nothing like the original song I will try it with anvil studio and see if there s any improvement ..

By: saudibrit

saudibrit — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:48:23 +0000

Thanks very much I followed instructions and I was able to record finally.. another question I have is how to do it the other way around.. meaning how to transfer midi songs from pc to piano and where to save them as my keyboard doesn’t contain a slot for a flash drive or usb

and if I managed to save the songs on the system, then how do I go about mixing my recording with the song..

I am very new to this but I play well.. Is there a way that i could get only the background of a song that I want to play (music without the actual piano playing) so I could play using that? isnt that what midi files are all about? sorry if I sounded like a complete newbie but I really am and any help would enrich my knowledge of midi immensely.. thx

By: admin

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:48:08 +0000

Go into the settings of your Yamaha and set “Local Control” to off. It may be called slightly differently on your piano, but it will have a setting like that. If it’s on, your piano won’t make any sound (so you can use it to control another sound module).

By: admin

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:45:46 +0000

To record you just need the OUT on your piano, and you connect it to the IN on your computer. Install the software drivers, and if Red Dot Forever doesn’t see your piano, try it with Anvil Studio.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:40:49 +0000

Did you use a MIDI cable or an audio cable? Red Dot Forever only records MIDI, not audio.

Do any other programs see your Piano? (Such as Anvil Studio?)

By: saudibrit

saudibrit — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:09:47 +0000

Hey.. i am having trouble with this.. I connected my midi connecter and everything seemed fine but when I play a note on my yamaha piano no sound comes out neither do I hear anything when I playback what I recorded.. help soon plz

By: Lieuwke

Lieuwke — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:18:08 +0000

I have the same problem as Tim. ^

I have tried to connected my Medeli Stage Piano to my computer but it won’t connect. I have used a midi cable. Do I need to both plug in “IN” and “OUT”? I have got only one cable so I have only plugged in “OUT” at the moment. Could that be why it isn’t working?

Thanks in advance!

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:18:23 +0000

Hey, im having trouble
i’ve connected my roland fp-4 to my computer through a direct cable connection. but the thing is, red dot forever is unable to detect my piano, hence, unable to record.

i tried installing the drivers and etc.. but it still doesnt work
any ideas? :O

By: Osea

Osea — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:56:25 +0000

Great stuff! Thanks.

I wanted to send an e-mail, but I hope you read this!

By: Osea Nelson

Osea Nelson — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:21:17 +0000

I just found you, and I want to say instructions and your Red Dot Forever are the coolest things I’ve run across in a long time!! Wow! Absolutely cool. I just recorded my first .mp3 and can now send out some of my writings to friends. Previously, I’d had to use a camcorder to record myself, and the files were so huge I had to learn from my son to use Dropbox.

Do you have a name? Could you write me back?

Anyway, thanks a million!!!!!

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:47:50 +0000

Hi,

Ik have the following problem. When I record something I’m playing on my keyboard (MIDI -> USB connection), only the first note is recorded. This note sustains until it’s gone, and then the note which I was playing at the time (so not the second note, but whatever note I’m playing when the sustain ends)is recorded and sustains until gone.

I’ve tried my best googling the answer but can’t seem to find it. I hope you can help.

Regards,

By: The Key

The Key — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:43:34 +0000

Nevermind, I already found it.

By: The Key

The Key — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:36:43 +0000

Can you give a link to those articles please?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:26:30 +0000

When you record MIDI, you don’t actually record sound. Instead, you record messages that say which notes should be played. If you actually want to hear sound, then you should send the recorded MIDI to a device that can turn MIDI messages into sound. For example, you can send the MIDI back to your Roland R8 and it will play the sounds you recorded.

If you want to record the actual sound into the computer, then you’ll have to hook up the R8’s audio outputs to the computer. There are some other articles on this site that tell you how to do that. You cannot use MIDI for that.

By: Zach

Zach — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:13:55 +0000

I connected my Roland r8 drum machine to the computer with the midi connected as you said and the triggers for recording, stopping and playing show that they are working, but no sound plays on my computer. Please help so that my $10.42 were not for nothing.

By: The Key

The Key — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:31:50 +0000

It says ‘MPU 401′… I think that’s something wrong with either the cable or the keyboard, but I’m not sure. The weird thing with the cable is that it has two gameport outputs, one male and one female, but only the male one fits in the slot, there is no slot for the female output…
Thanks for helping

By: admin

admin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:49:49 +0000

Does Red Dot Forever show anything in the MIDI Input box on the Options screen? If not, you may have to install a driver for the MIDI on your soundcard.

By: The Key

The Key — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:29:38 +0000

When I try to record my keyboard, Red Dot Forever says ‘Could not open MIDI input for recording’.
My keyboard (Roland RO-150) is connected to my soundcard’s gameport, the MIDI In cable is connected to MIDI Out on the keyboard and MIDI out to MIDI in… any idea what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks

By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:46:45 +0000

It looks like your keyboard does not send its built-in files out over MIDI when you play them back. That appears to be a common thing, by the way.

By: danzack

danzack — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:36:29 +0000

Hi,

i have problem…i have yamaha keyboard and red dot records what i am playing on the keyboard, but nothing else from keyboard, which has about hundred of midi files ???

By: Asher

Asher — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:45:58 +0000

Thanks so much! Finally a clear, helpful teacher to walk me through creating a basic set-up for recording music.

Excellent, SIMPLE software and information.

You rock.

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:47:48 +0000

Absolutely terrific, having been trying to aquire a program to record using MIDI. The moment i record and played back it was very satisfying, I’ll be sure to use this program when recording now.

Well done =)

By: lidzen

lidzen — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:35:27 +0000

this website is great! i learned many things since im new in recording,
but can someone tell me please how to avoid delay,cz it sucks, everytime i try to record,the sound lags,and some notes are played with a higher volume!:S what should i do?or what soundcard should i have?

By: 1nd1g0

1nd1g0 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:39:28 +0000

Great and simple soft! Thanks a lot!

Any plans ’bout multi-tracking?

The only 2 things needed to be included for ideal soft 4 many people:

1) tuneable metronome with accented beats (every 4, 3 etc. beats)

1.1) possible optional aligning the recorded notes’ starts to the tempo greed

2) background midi play with\without mixing to output midi file. (VERY useful!)

And that’s all. Your application will turn to an professional tool rather than “one voice toy”.

P.S.: editor would be fine too =) =)

By: admin

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:08:15 +0000

Try recording with another MIDI program such as Anvil Studio and see if that works. If that doesn’t work either, then it’s either a problem with the hardware or with the software drivers. Also make sure your cables are plugged in the right way (MIDI IN to MIDI OUT, MIDI OUT to MIDI IN).

http://www.anvilstudio.com/

By: Scovid

Scovid — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:16:55 +0000

Hi,

I have a Yamaha SR290 and an M-Audio USB cable. When sending from the keyboard to Red Dot, only an occasional note is received. I’ve been able to send MIDI to the keyboard with the cable, but not the other way around. Do you think the problem is with Red Dot or the hardware?

Thanks.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:16:38 +0000

Hi, sorry for the slow answer. There is currently no version of Red Dot Forever that allows you to edit your recordings. For a free MIDI editing program you can use Anvil Studio or REAPER.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:53:09 +0000

The RED DOT FOREVER it´s fantastic……………..
I would like to know if some exists version of RED DOT FOREVER with edition. do she exist, which would the cost of that program be?
I await an answer. . . Thank you. . .

walves8@itelefonica.com.br Wilson