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Is it impossible to convert midi to audio that was created using my Korg M50 external keyboard? From what I understand, only vst instruments that create midi data can be converted to audio. I am able to record my Korg M50 as audio, connected directly into my Scarlett 4i4 interface. The only change I need to make is set the Korg's midi local control to "on" for recording audio and "off" for recording midi. But obviously if I want to publish my music or burn to a cd, any midi data needs to be converted to audio. So unless you know otherwise, I'm stuck plugging my Korg's output into my interface's input and record as audio. There is no way I know of to record midi from the Korg and bounce the track to audio. It doesn't work. (I'm using Cakwalk by Bandlab as my DAW.) Thank you for all your videos, they are extremely helpful.
This is absolutely the best tutorial out there for us that don't quite understand this process...thank you!! I appreciate the fact that you don't assume things in the set up and completely explain everything!!
This video was a miracle from God. We just happened to have focusrite laying around the house but didn't know what to use it for. My daughter had an assignment to record an original song on audacity from her keyboard and we didn't know how to connect it to the computer. Hallelujah
been on this channel for about a month and I can guarantee this channel is so informative when it comes to music recording. Thank you so much for an absolutely detailed explanation
Some things are just hard to comprehend in life - one of them is how you only have 26k subscribers!! Your vids are so thorough, clear and as helpful as can be and I really think you should have a much bigger subscriber base. Well, Thank you!
This is the best video about recording the audio out of a keyboard. I went through lots, but this is the clearest one to follow along for beginners like me
I've been searching searching YT for days for an idiot proof tutorial on Home recording and eventually hit on this. Thank-you God,after all the crap I've been put through here's someone who does the business in a video even a moron could follow. Subscribed and Liked and Saved To Favourites.
Well done for a crystal clear video that makes it easy to understand for a newcomer to the home recording scene (albeit I've been a working musician for 35 years). Many thanks.
I used to be quite a geek 30 years ago... and I had no clue how simple it had become to record oneself nowadays. What has become more complex, though, is the wide range of hardware and software available and ultimately: what it the best solution for one particular individual? Thanks to your videos, it was very easy to chose which hardware to purchase (I chose a Scarlett 4i4) in order to connect a Roland HPi piano and a Microphone to my MacBook. I guess that Garageband will do the job for a while, until I become more sophisticated... Thank you very much!
This is amazing. All the time I was putting my USB into my Yamaha digital piano and then connecting the USB in my laptop, right after transfer the recorded .wav file to Adobe Premiere Pro. Once there I tried to make the piano music sound very professional using the pluggins of Premiere Pro like the compressors and mastering, adding gain but it didnt sound like a Pro so after seeing your video seems like I need to use an Audio Interface and record DIRECTLY to the PC or using a portable recorder as the Zoom to have a HIGHER quality. I will try that. Thank you so much! 😊
Thank you , I'm in audio production and thought that was a great step by step intro on setting up the hardware. I've played the piano for years and I'm just know starting to include it in my music. Have a great day ,and thank you .
Wow! That's the best tutorial I've ever seen on anything in my life!!! Like every word is straight to the point and answering immediately all possible additional questions popping out in my head as I was listening. Amazing! Thanks a lot!
@@MusicRepo thanks for clarifying this. this explains why my yamaha p 125 sounds great on audacity (the yamaha audio interface is sending audio to my computer when it runs audacity) but atrocious on garage band (the yamaha is sending midi to garage band which has a pretty poor piano library)
I record digital audio via usb with my Roland FA-08 to my sound card and record the audio into Magix Sound Forge Pro perfectly. I do not use the analog outputs at all.
thanks to you after a long struggle i realized i was using guitar inputs instead of line inputs and finally have the ability to record my Juno-6 in Reaper 🙏🏻
Thank. You. So very much! You explained everything beautifully, but you also saved me a ton of money. Now i can finally try my hand at recording music without spending a small fortune. You made my entire year!
Hello and many thanks to you for those clear and detailed video tips and hints! While I have been creating music for years, doing so entirely solo at home is a relatively new (and exciting) thing for me. I find myself at odds with my own gear and software quite often, and my struggles are usually rooted in the simplest things. Accidentally stumbling upon one of your tutorials was the best little thing that could happen to me, especially since you cover a lot of the software and hardware I happen to use as well. Anyhow, this chap wishes you a spiffingly good day :D
It's worth noting here that my digital piano didn't require a separate audio interface to record with Garageband. I have a Yamaha B3 Silent upright piano which has two usb ports, one for midi and one for connecting to a host (USB type-B). All I've had to do is plug a USB type-b frpm the host port of my piano directly into my Mac and select a new audio recording in Garageband instead of the midi one (which is what I was doing before hence why I was watching this video). Many thanks for the information, you've got a new subscriber :)
You are an absolute treasure! Thank you for your all indispensable videos. We do appreciate you!! Lightbulbs are finally going off for me thanks to you! 💡
Fabulous explanation!!!! I have been looking for helpful videos to connect my Korg pa 700 to my PC to record audio and yours is the only helpful and well understandible video! Thank you so much! You have made my day!
Everything else works completely fine but when I’m playing real-time I can’t hear the notes, can anyone offer advice? Edit: never mind, I got it to work, click on edit>preferences>recording>cancel overdub> apply software play through of input instead> click ok
Thank you! You explain everything very thoroughly, and clearly. I may now proceed with recording accompaniments for my school's online only (thanks covid :( ) choir.
thank you. you'd be surprised how long it took me to find an organized explanation! great resource, thank you. i find that others that have had to figure it out the hard way see it as a rite of passage, where at worst it could be considered gatekeeping. had a Mopho I didn't even use for over a year because i genuinely couldnt figure it out, posting diagrams asking for help on forums and stuff, people were acting like I was straight up stupid and said as much, however no one was able to simply tell me to USE AN XLR CABLE INSTEAD OF AN UNBALANCED 1/4" JACK. anyways thank you so much for facilitating the production of music around the world.
interface output is normally straight to your speakers. the interface would be connected to your computer by either usb,firewire or thunderbolt depending on your interface/computer
Thank you for the most helpful information!!! I'm trying to do this very thing right now and found your video to be so concise and exactly what I needed!! 💟
RIGHT thank you so much this helped me understand the Focusrite company a lot more!!! it’s factual, easy to understand and you obviously know what you’re talking about. if only i had found you earlier on 👍👏👏
My piano has a 6.35mm audio out port. Also, I have a 3.5mm to 6.35mm converter pin. So if I use the converter with the cable, there won't be any issues right?
Is it possible to make any meaningful recording using a Scarlett Solo instead of the 2i2? I'm connecting the stereo out on my keyboard to the only 1/4" input on the Solo, and naturally I'm only getting a mono recording in the right ear. I can mix the stereo track down to a mono track in Audacity to get it to play out of both ears, but is this desirable? Is there any reason I would want to use a Y-cable and 2 inputs, instead of using a single line input and mixing the stereo track down to a mono? Thanks!
Thanks so much! Just tried recording piano for the first time (guitarist trying to branch out) and I set it up as midi and couldn't figure out why the sound was so odd. Time to get it right !
u r a genius to even think of helping ppl out with this video.. Thank you! been searching for this content for a long time to bypass getting a need to get a interface like focusrite, and yes, with a digital keyboard which has a usb B to usb A can be used in garage band and you can select audio track and start recording the actual sound of the keyboard ..!! I thought only audacity can do it and been using it instead .. so you actually dont need a middleman like soundcard such as focusrite/universal to record your keyboard unless you are looking for MIDI inputs to play with VST(sounds other than what your piano/keyboard can provide)
Hi Jane I am not sure whether this piece of info is relevant. To record from a keyboard onto laptop you do not really require any audio interface. Just 1. Connect headphone out of the keyboard to the AUX port of the laptop using a male-male AUX cable (3.5 mm, TRS) 2. On laptop select the AUX port as Line input. 3. On audacity boost the input signal appropriately 4. Select software playthru in audacity and select laptop speakers as output 5. Start recording! It works well without needing any audio interface or recording device. All that you need is a simple AUX cable I have tried it on YAMAHA keyboard and it works fine. It should work on any keyboard that has headphone out.
Thank you so much!! I saw your video just in time to buy a synthesizer on sale. Good to know about Audacity. It is compatible with my older Mac. All the best to you and music making!!
I don't understand - how do I then connect the interface to the computer? Everything in your video is super clear, and you cover how to connect piano to interface, and all the different cable types for that. And then you mention that USB is not good for connecting to the computer ... but nothing on how I *should* connect to the computer instead, or what cable I need?
Great video! Thanks for the guide. I have a question, about the audio interface, I only have an affordable $10-$20 audio interface and I really want my recording without whitenoise or any kind of background noise, is that enough or do I need to invest to a more expensive audio interface?
Very good tutorial, Jane. It would complete the circle if you could say how to connect your interface to your computer. I know it's done via USB, but possibly other people may not.
You are very cool. Very well explained tutorial for even the most technophobic person in the world. Nicely presented. Just to point out that not all USB outputs send MIDI I have a dedicated USB MIDI output to PC on my digital piano and also a USB slot for both input and output that sends audio to PC as well. Congrats on a great tutorial
Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial! It truly is amazing for people (like me) who get nervous and want to destroy everything when confronted with the decision 'which cable to buy'. I've been known for messing up the easiest of choices ahah I always made music, but never really got the urge to record it (until now). I'm trying to make due with what I already own, but I'm not getting any success. Would you mind helping me? I have a standard Yamaha Clavinova CVP-83S piano (midi in/out, headphones jack 6.3), Korg Triton Workstation (all connections possible) an old Digitech VX400 vocal effects processor and USB computer recording interface (L and R XLR outputs, USB connector, headphone monitor jack 3.5, MIC input for studio condenser microphones, stereo line inputs). At the moment I use a standard non-condenser mic connected to the VX400 and then output it to a rather inexpensive but OK guitar amplifier. How can I successfully record voice (and piano) to my computer through audacity? And can I somehow record voice using the effects on the processor and not the ones built-in on audacity? Super confused, would appreciate it immensely if you could give me any pointers!!!!
Your videos are some of the best out there but I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping someone can help me with. What happens if I: 1. Use a TRS to TRS unbalanced cable (stereo), connect one end into the keyboard headphone jack, and the other into the interface line input? 2. Do the same thing with a TRS to TRS balanced cable (mono)? I plan to get an Audient iD4 mk2 which only has one instrument input (TS), the other input being an XLR/line(TRS) combo jack.
10:28 "Set the levels so that [in Audacity] you get a max sound level of -6dB. When I set the gain/sensitivity levels on my audio interface, I set it so that it just doesn't quite go into the red when I play a chord loudly. So it's always in the green. But when I play the song (normally, not whacking the piano keys), I see in Audacity (and in Reaper) that the sound level averages around -18 dB, sometimes going to -12 db, but not really reaching -6 dB at all, unless I whack the keys on the piano. So then when I play back my recording on my PC speakers, it sounds quiet, quiet compared to playing this TH-cam video for example. So what would you recommend? That I turn up the gain on the interface (and/or volume on the piano itself) further so that with "normal" play the levels almost reach the red and thus almost reach -6dB in Audacity? And if so, what does that mean then if at one point in the song I wish to make a louder sound (e.g. whack a chord) on the piano that takes me into the red? Won't that bit be distorted? Any more advice, suggestions, tips here? Maybe I should not be making loud sounds in the song at all - I'm a beginner at learning the piano, still. Thank you. :)
Hi, you just need to keep experimenting with the levels until they work with your style of playing. No harm in notching them up until you get a good signal.
Great work. Thanks alot for all the trouble you have taken. My yamaha keyboard has Audio Output L and L/R and also a headphone jack output. In this case which one should I use to connect to the audio interface?
NIce tips. Keyboards in 2024 should have a button to ENABLE speakers even when the headphone output is being used. Is this possible in the software of a DGX670? I just ordered one.
this is fantastic! thanks so much this is so easy to follow and easily explained. quick question, do you then need to plug your interface into your laptop and how would you do that?
Hi. Your videos are great! I'm all set up to record my Korg digital piano via an Onyx interface into garageband. Everything is working yet I can't seem to get rid of a slightly distorted sound. I've spent hours mixing with the levels with no result. Any advice? Or any videos you can recommend? Many thanks.
Yes finally a answer I'm looking for. I got 2 output signals from my synthesizer. Mono L/R and need just buy a interface with input 1 and 2. I was wondering if I needed to get a cable from 2 jacks mono to one connecter on the other side, producing stereo. But now I see I can use input 1 and 2 and start recording me playing on my ct x 5000. I subscribed to your channel immediately.
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Is it impossible to convert midi to audio that was created using my Korg M50 external keyboard? From what I understand, only vst instruments that create midi data can be converted to audio. I am able to record my Korg M50 as audio, connected directly into my Scarlett 4i4 interface. The only change I need to make is set the Korg's midi local control to "on" for recording audio and "off" for recording midi. But obviously if I want to publish my music or burn to a cd, any midi data needs to be converted to audio.
So unless you know otherwise, I'm stuck plugging my Korg's output into my interface's input and record as audio. There is no way I know of to record midi from the Korg and bounce the track to audio. It doesn't work. (I'm using Cakwalk by Bandlab as my DAW.) Thank you for all your videos, they are extremely helpful.
My midi keyboard only has usb and sustain for pedal...No other outputs
Hi, can I record keyboard and vocals using mixer only? Thanks
What if you only have the solo Scarlett, would the connections still work?
@@s.o.s.pnaruto9523 you only have 1 line input so you'd have to make a mono connection
This is absolutely the best tutorial out there for us that don't quite understand this process...thank you!! I appreciate the fact that you don't assume things in the set up and completely explain everything!!
This video was a miracle from God. We just happened to have focusrite laying around the house but didn't know what to use it for. My daughter had an assignment to record an original song on audacity from her keyboard and we didn't know how to connect it to the computer. Hallelujah
Jane, why can't all TH-cam videos be as clear as this one?! Just brilliant! Thank you.
been on this channel for about a month and I can guarantee this channel is so informative when it comes to music recording. Thank you so much for an absolutely detailed explanation
Some things are just hard to comprehend in life - one of them is how you only have 26k subscribers!! Your vids are so thorough, clear and as helpful as can be and I really think you should have a much bigger subscriber base. Well, Thank you!
Thanks! It is growing .... 😀
I'll subscribe right now.
Now she has 37k
@@MusicRepo I haven’t seen any recent videos , I’ve learned much from them
You’re simply a legend. Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
I fully agree
Truth! 😀
This is the best video about recording the audio out of a keyboard. I went through lots, but this is the clearest one to follow along for beginners like me
I've been searching searching YT for days for an idiot proof tutorial on Home recording and eventually hit on this. Thank-you God,after all the crap I've been put through here's someone who does the business in a video even a moron could follow. Subscribed and Liked and Saved To Favourites.
I'm a moron and I fully approve of this message 😅
@@Ronno4691 Not the greatest recommendation but I'll take it.
Thank you, I wasn´t able to find anybody who explained it this way.
Thank you, glad it helped 👍
You are my hero!! Thank you for explaining a complex subject so simply and thoroughly. Great for people like me who have no musical background.
You're very welcome! Look out for my new video going live later today ... how to record vocals and keyboard at the same time. Nice simple setup
Well done for a crystal clear video that makes it easy to understand for a newcomer to the home recording scene (albeit I've been a working musician for 35 years). Many thanks.
Wow! I was so confused about something I knew should be easy. You explained everything I needed to know. Thanks so much!
how r u so helpful most people on youtube don’t do anything and just trick you to watch the video, thank you so much
Incredibly helpful, been struggling to know what I can do with my FP-30 that doesn't have a line-out
by the way... thank you for being so patient and working with us techno-klutzes.
I used to be quite a geek 30 years ago... and I had no clue how simple it had become to record oneself nowadays. What has become more complex, though, is the wide range of hardware and software available and ultimately: what it the best solution for one particular individual? Thanks to your videos, it was very easy to chose which hardware to purchase (I chose a Scarlett 4i4) in order to connect a Roland HPi piano and a Microphone to my MacBook. I guess that Garageband will do the job for a while, until I become more sophisticated... Thank you very much!
THANK YOU! You explained this better than any of the other bazillion videos I watched. You saved my sanity today. 🙂
This is amazing. All the time I was putting my USB into my Yamaha digital piano and then connecting the USB in my laptop, right after transfer the recorded .wav file to Adobe Premiere Pro. Once there I tried to make the piano music sound very professional using the pluggins of Premiere Pro like the compressors and mastering, adding gain but it didnt sound like a Pro so after seeing your video seems like I need to use an Audio Interface and record DIRECTLY to the PC or using a portable recorder as the Zoom to have a HIGHER quality. I will try that.
Thank you so much! 😊
The video is very beautifully edited to make it easier to understand, thank you very much! I'm looking forward to seeing more videos!
Thank you 🙏
Clear, simple, detailed...All what I was looking for, thanks !
Thank you , I'm in audio production and thought that was a great step by step intro on setting up the hardware. I've played the piano for years and I'm just know starting to include it in my music. Have a great day ,and thank you .
Oh my god thank you so much. I was losing my mind with all the other convoluted guides online.
You are quite down to the point,and easily understood,I feel I have learned a little today,so,tyvm.
Wow! That's the best tutorial I've ever seen on anything in my life!!! Like every word is straight to the point and answering immediately all possible additional questions popping out in my head as I was listening. Amazing! Thanks a lot!
You really are a lifesaver to any technophobe. I love you.😍
Thanks for letting the viewers know that when you connect your keyboard to the computer via the USB jack, it is only MIDI........Thanks again...
Sidney Wilson Thanks for your comment! Yes, unless the keyboard specifically has a built in audio interface. The USB - MIDI causes endless confusion!
ugh this is me. I've been stumped as to why the keyboard sounds terrible on the recording lol its midi not audio! thanks girl !
@@MusicRepo thanks for clarifying this. this explains why my yamaha p 125 sounds great on audacity (the yamaha audio interface is sending audio to my computer when it runs audacity) but atrocious on garage band (the yamaha is sending midi to garage band which has a pretty poor piano library)
I record digital audio via usb with my Roland FA-08 to my sound card and record the audio into Magix Sound Forge Pro perfectly. I do not use the analog outputs at all.
I avoided this video because of the length, but it is the only one which answered my queries! Thank you
Glad it was helpful! 😀🙏
I think your channel offer the best explanations about recording. Very useful! Thank you.
You really are the best at this stuff....No fuss No faffing just clear and well explained info. Thanks from JH
thanks to you after a long struggle i realized i was using guitar inputs instead of line inputs and finally have the ability to record my Juno-6 in Reaper 🙏🏻
Thank. You. So very much! You explained everything beautifully, but you also saved me a ton of money. Now i can finally try my hand at recording music without spending a small fortune. You made my entire year!
You are very, very good! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise with the rest of us.
Hello and many thanks to you for those clear and detailed video tips and hints! While I have been creating music for years, doing so entirely solo at home is a relatively new (and exciting) thing for me. I find myself at odds with my own gear and software quite often, and my struggles are usually rooted in the simplest things. Accidentally stumbling upon one of your tutorials was the best little thing that could happen to me, especially since you cover a lot of the software and hardware I happen to use as well.
Anyhow, this chap wishes you a spiffingly good day :D
Ive spent a couple of hours trying to figure out how to record from my keyboard to my laptop. Thanks for this - so understandable!
It's worth noting here that my digital piano didn't require a separate audio interface to record with Garageband. I have a Yamaha B3 Silent upright piano which has two usb ports, one for midi and one for connecting to a host (USB type-B). All I've had to do is plug a USB type-b frpm the host port of my piano directly into my Mac and select a new audio recording in Garageband instead of the midi one (which is what I was doing before hence why I was watching this video).
Many thanks for the information, you've got a new subscriber :)
i've learned more from you than anyone else on youtube or facebook or anywhere!
You are an absolute treasure! Thank you for your all indispensable videos. We do appreciate you!! Lightbulbs are finally going off for me thanks to you! 💡
Thank you so much for this video, it was an eye-opener to me. Keep up the good work of training people. I thank the Lord for you.
Thanks! This is the best video I have seen on DAW and Zoom.
Fabulous explanation!!!! I have been looking for helpful videos to connect my Korg pa 700 to my PC to record audio and yours is the only helpful and well understandible video! Thank you so much! You have made my day!
Everything else works completely fine but when I’m playing real-time I can’t hear the notes, can anyone offer advice?
Edit: never mind, I got it to work, click on edit>preferences>recording>cancel overdub> apply software play through of input instead> click ok
Tq man now it worked but I hear the notes a bit late after pressing the keys
Thank you! You explain everything very thoroughly, and clearly. I may now proceed with recording accompaniments for my school's online only (thanks covid :( ) choir.
thank you. you'd be surprised how long it took me to find an organized explanation! great resource, thank you. i find that others that have had to figure it out the hard way see it as a rite of passage, where at worst it could be considered gatekeeping. had a Mopho I didn't even use for over a year because i genuinely couldnt figure it out, posting diagrams asking for help on forums and stuff, people were acting like I was straight up stupid and said as much, however no one was able to simply tell me to USE AN XLR CABLE INSTEAD OF AN UNBALANCED 1/4" JACK.
anyways thank you so much for facilitating the production of music around the world.
My goodness finally!! A video that actually helps me!!!! Thank you!!!!!
You are fabulous! You explain everything absolutely perfectly. Thank you for all of your videos, they are extremely helpful and so well done! :)
Wonderful video for beginners in recording, thank you so much!
I can’t see what type of cable and connectors to use from the interface output to computer input. Can you please clarify this. Many thanks
interface output is normally straight to your speakers. the interface would be connected to your computer by either usb,firewire or thunderbolt depending on your interface/computer
Cable going into laptop from Focusrite 2i4 is usb connector. Connector from laptop going into Focusrite 2i4 is the standard square printer cable.
Thank you for the most helpful information!!! I'm trying to do this very thing right now and found your video to be so concise and exactly what I needed!! 💟
You are so welcome!
RIGHT thank you so much this helped me understand the Focusrite company a lot more!!! it’s factual, easy to understand and you obviously know what you’re talking about. if only i had found you earlier on 👍👏👏
Glad it helped!
So helpful, and well explained too. Thanks so much!
My piano has a 6.35mm audio out port. Also, I have a 3.5mm to 6.35mm converter pin. So if I use the converter with the cable, there won't be any issues right?
So, using a headphone jack of a keyboard to record the sounds of that keyboard into a digital recorder is just fine. Thanks a lot.
So well explained. Thank you very very much for this excellent guide!
Is it possible to make any meaningful recording using a Scarlett Solo instead of the 2i2? I'm connecting the stereo out on my keyboard to the only 1/4" input on the Solo, and naturally I'm only getting a mono recording in the right ear. I can mix the stereo track down to a mono track in Audacity to get it to play out of both ears, but is this desirable? Is there any reason I would want to use a Y-cable and 2 inputs, instead of using a single line input and mixing the stereo track down to a mono? Thanks!
Your video is very informative and easy to understand. Thank you ! loving it.
Thanks so much! Just tried recording piano for the first time (guitarist trying to branch out) and I set it up as midi and couldn't figure out why the sound was so odd. Time to get it right !
u r a genius to even think of helping ppl out with this video.. Thank you! been searching for this content for a long time to bypass getting a need to get a interface like focusrite, and yes, with a digital keyboard which has a usb B to usb A can be used in garage band and you can select audio track and start recording the actual sound of the keyboard ..!! I thought only audacity can do it and been using it instead .. so you actually dont need a middleman like soundcard such as focusrite/universal to record your keyboard unless you are looking for MIDI inputs to play with VST(sounds other than what your piano/keyboard can provide)
The Portable Digital Recorder sounded better than the Scarlett imo. Thanks for the help
Great video! I now know everything there is to know how to record my music in better quality instead of my video camera lol.
Wow wow wow this is life changing. Now I can use all the sounds in my keyboard🤦♂️🤦♂️
Hi Jane
I am not sure whether this piece of info is relevant.
To record from a keyboard onto laptop you do not really require any audio interface. Just
1. Connect headphone out of the keyboard to the AUX port of the laptop using a male-male AUX cable (3.5 mm, TRS)
2. On laptop select the AUX port as Line input.
3. On audacity boost the input signal appropriately
4. Select software playthru in audacity and select laptop speakers as output
5. Start recording!
It works well without needing any audio interface or recording device. All that you need is a simple AUX cable
I have tried it on YAMAHA keyboard and it works fine. It should work on any keyboard that has headphone out.
you explain everything so well thank you !!
Thank you so much!! I saw your video just in time to buy a synthesizer on sale. Good to know about Audacity. It is compatible with my older Mac. All the best to you and music making!!
Thank very much!
I too have a piano and went to youtube to see how to record on my computer. This was very helpful!
Hi Jane, thank you so much for this.
Thanks I’ve been searching for this info for 2 hours
This was extremely helpful! Thank you so much!
You are my absolute hero! Amazing video, all the details I needed... Thank you so, so much. You deserve a lot of suscribers.
I don't understand - how do I then connect the interface to the computer? Everything in your video is super clear, and you cover how to connect piano to interface, and all the different cable types for that. And then you mention that USB is not good for connecting to the computer ... but nothing on how I *should* connect to the computer instead, or what cable I need?
Very descriptive and helpful, I am just giving this a try, thank you for your time.
Glad it was helpful!
You're brilliant! Thank you so much...... So easy to understand.
Great video! Thanks for the guide. I have a question, about the audio interface, I only have an affordable $10-$20 audio interface and I really want my recording without whitenoise or any kind of background noise, is that enough or do I need to invest to a more expensive audio interface?
Very good tutorial, Jane. It would complete the circle if you could say how to connect your interface to your computer. I know it's done via USB, but possibly other people may not.
You are very cool. Very well explained tutorial for even the most technophobic person in the world. Nicely presented. Just to point out that not all USB outputs send MIDI I have a dedicated USB MIDI output to PC on my digital piano and also a USB slot for both input and output that sends audio to PC as well. Congrats on a great tutorial
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!
I didn't get how to connect the interface to computer. Could you help me please? Thank you and greetings from Mexico.
She skipped right over it lol
You usually just plug it into a USB port
@@_ra1n thats will turn to be a midi. am i right?
@@heavyreverb4638 audio
nah its cant use USB to recording the original sound of the keyboard that why she use a interface with that cable output
This was an incredibly comprehensive video, thank you for this!
Thank you so much! i have been trying to figure this out for weeks and came across your video, i appreciate you!
Do you have a video which shows what to do after the recording? Like how to master the sound etc?
Thank you so much for the wonderful tutorial! It truly is amazing for people (like me) who get nervous and want to destroy everything when confronted with the decision 'which cable to buy'. I've been known for messing up the easiest of choices ahah I always made music, but never really got the urge to record it (until now). I'm trying to make due with what I already own, but I'm not getting any success. Would you mind helping me? I have a standard Yamaha Clavinova CVP-83S piano (midi in/out, headphones jack 6.3), Korg Triton Workstation (all connections possible) an old Digitech VX400 vocal effects processor and USB computer recording interface (L and R XLR outputs, USB connector, headphone monitor jack 3.5, MIC input for studio condenser microphones, stereo line inputs). At the moment I use a standard non-condenser mic connected to the VX400 and then output it to a rather inexpensive but OK guitar amplifier. How can I successfully record voice (and piano) to my computer through audacity? And can I somehow record voice using the effects on the processor and not the ones built-in on audacity? Super confused, would appreciate it immensely if you could give me any pointers!!!!
Oh my god I was doing this wrong for so many years! Thanks so much for this tutorial you are amazing ❤
I am so glad that I found your video. I have learned so much.😊
Your videos are some of the best out there but I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping someone can help me with. What happens if I:
1. Use a TRS to TRS unbalanced cable (stereo), connect one end into the keyboard headphone jack, and the other into the interface line input?
2. Do the same thing with a TRS to TRS balanced cable (mono)?
I plan to get an Audient iD4 mk2 which only has one instrument input (TS), the other input being an XLR/line(TRS) combo jack.
10:28 "Set the levels so that [in Audacity] you get a max sound level of -6dB. When I set the gain/sensitivity levels on my audio interface, I set it so that it just doesn't quite go into the red when I play a chord loudly. So it's always in the green. But when I play the song (normally, not whacking the piano keys), I see in Audacity (and in Reaper) that the sound level averages around -18 dB, sometimes going to -12 db, but not really reaching -6 dB at all, unless I whack the keys on the piano. So then when I play back my recording on my PC speakers, it sounds quiet, quiet compared to playing this TH-cam video for example. So what would you recommend? That I turn up the gain on the interface (and/or volume on the piano itself) further so that with "normal" play the levels almost reach the red and thus almost reach -6dB in Audacity? And if so, what does that mean then if at one point in the song I wish to make a louder sound (e.g. whack a chord) on the piano that takes me into the red? Won't that bit be distorted? Any more advice, suggestions, tips here? Maybe I should not be making loud sounds in the song at all - I'm a beginner at learning the piano, still. Thank you. :)
Hi, you just need to keep experimenting with the levels until they work with your style of playing. No harm in notching them up until you get a good signal.
Great work. Thanks alot for all the trouble you have taken. My yamaha keyboard has Audio Output L and L/R and also a headphone jack output. In this case which one should I use to connect to the audio interface?
Thank you for this well done video! So well explaned!! All the best from Denmark, Per
Thank you so much! I was completely lost. Double like!
NIce tips. Keyboards in 2024 should have a button to ENABLE speakers even when the headphone output is being used. Is this possible in the software of a DGX670? I just ordered one.
Very well explained and clear! Thank you very much! Greetings
Thank you so much! You are such good explaining that i enjoyed the video. Cheers from Argentina!
This video is exactly what I needed! Thank you ❤
What/how do I connect from my interface to my iPad? Thanks. You stuff has been very helpful…so far…lol
this is fantastic! thanks so much this is so easy to follow and easily explained. quick question, do you then need to plug your interface into your laptop and how would you do that?
Thank you for this! Just picked up a Yamaha PSS 570 and already have a Scarlett 2i2 so I know what I need to do! Thanks!
I've connected my keyboard with my computer using a mono sound adaptor and the other end a standard 3.5 but the sound is distorted in my pc..
Hi. Your videos are great! I'm all set up to record my Korg digital piano via an Onyx interface into garageband. Everything is working yet I can't seem to get rid of a slightly distorted sound. I've spent hours mixing with the levels with no result. Any advice? Or any videos you can recommend? Many thanks.
Very helpful tutorial! Thanks!
Great video. Unfortunately you are not showing how to conect the PC in order to be able to record. Any chance you can explain?
I am recording through a USB audio interface, so it is just connected up to computer using a USB port
@@MusicRepo thx a lot. It seemed like the obvious thing to do, but wasn’t sure. It is hard for “beginners” to understand all of this.
Yes finally a answer I'm looking for. I got 2 output signals from my synthesizer. Mono L/R and need just buy a interface with input 1 and 2. I was wondering if I needed to get a cable from 2 jacks mono to one connecter on the other side, producing stereo. But now I see I can use input 1 and 2 and start recording me playing on my ct x 5000. I subscribed to your channel immediately.