Hi Mac,....and any other piano players out there...

Continuing with this issue which I am sure is top of mind for many new users...

Background :
The task : Record midi piano while BIAB is playing the backing.

The issues were:
1. Volume is very low. Upped the Volume Boost to 50! Still no good.
2. Hearing double (echo) notes..a very bad piano sound echoed by a strings sound. The FP7 is set to Grand Piano. Tried many avenues of Local ON Local Off etc. No success.
3. Latency .....is just horrible. Its so bad, that its impractical to actually play along.

Following your instructions, it recorded ok. But the issues remain.
Your instructions helped in actually hearing the piano playing with BIAB while the FP7 LOCAL was set to Off. And the latency improved a bit. But was still very distracting. Your 'order of doing things' instructions I believe are very important.

Re the Latency issue...
In Using ASIO4All, it kept saying that the "output Audio driver is not connected".
Solutions about the use of ASIO found on youtube were 'invasive" or not free. e.g. Uninstall your default player..which I was not going to follow without knowing the implications on the rest of my notebook!

So...

I found this in an old thread in Tips and Tricks.

"ASIO Drivers are not connected fix"
Rob - PG Music
PG Music Staff

Registered: 26/11/09
Please note* This fix will only work if you have a DXI synth available and selected for use.
1. Close the PG Music Product.

2. Download and install Loopbe1 virtual midi driver from here http://www.nerds.de/data/setuploopbe1.exe

3. Navigate the Midi Setup area
- Band-in-a-Box -> Opt | Midi Audio Driver Setup
- PowerTracks/RealBand -> Options | Preferences | Midi Tab (6)| Midi Devices |

4. Choose Loopbe1 as the output midi driver and ensure a DXi Synth is selected and in use and click OK.

5. Close the program and restart it, navigate to the Audio Preferences
- Band-in-a-Box -> Opt | Preferences | Audio | Audio Driver Type ASIO | Audio Drivers Button.
- Power Tracks/RealBand ->Options | Preferences | Audio Tab (2)| Audio Driver Type ASIO | Audio Drivers button

6. If your ASIO audio drivers still say not connected switch back to MME close the program and restart the computer and perform step 5 again after restarting the machine.

I followed this. (Didnn't have to do step 6.) (Loopbe1 is free for non-monetory use btw). Took away the Latency issue completely. And along with it naturally, the echoed double notes issue. Terrific.

Can we now address the Low Volume Issue please. I have the volume boost set to 100 to be in line with the backing instruments. Isn't that a bit extreme? And it really doesn't sound rich/warm the way the FP7 sounds. Very tinny. Any suggestions?

The instrument keeps defaulting to jazz guitar and I have to manually change it back to Acoustic Piano every time I press play. Why?

Am i having fun? You bet I am smile. And BIAB is terrific.
Chris

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Windows 8, 64 bit, 8 gb ram, 2012.5
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Roland FP7, M Audio Fast Track, Audacity, Selmer Ref 54, Shure SM58.