Monitoring by the earphone jack is one way. However, you really need to monitor the total mix coming back from the DAW. However.....

Is that the E-mu x-midi 1x1? The Uno was problematic with DAW's. I'm not familiar with this one but I believe they are pretty much all the same.

SO.... that should get the MIDI into the computer. In the MIDI track, it should show up as a possible input option. If you're not sure.... unplug it, open the midi inputs and then plug it in. It should be the new addition to that list. It might be the only one.

Select it as the input. Now you need to link it to a synth.

OK.... that's for a DAW... for REAL BAND.... it's slightly different. The following is my experiment, partially successful and a question for the power users of RB.....

First: connect the Korg to the computer. In Real Band, click on Midi devices in the midi menu and select the inputs and outputs. I used the default TTS-1 in my DAW. Click on the track in the RB window that has BASS already set up. The track number turns red. Click RECORD and play along monitoring any way you can. I simply turned up the volume on my keyboard for this test.

At the end, hit STOP. A window popped up asking me if I wanted to "keep the take"... I clicked YES.

WAAA LAAA the notes appeared in the midi track. I played the file back and they sounded.


What I was unable to do was to monitor them in real time. If you are more familiar with RB than I, please tell me how you can monitor in real time. In SONAR, for example, I can set up the synths and set there all day long and play with them without having to record anything. This is the reason I use SONAR for my DAW.... because it acts like a DAW. I can use automation, envelopes, cut & paste, monitor everything in real time.... I have a time trying to do anything in RB like that.

Depending on your goals, you should consider a fully functional audio/midi interface where you can do audio and midi input as well as get the output from it as well as headphones all monitored in real time from that one source. Also, consider a full featured DAW ...again depending on your goals.....

I use BB to write.... RB to render the tracks....and Sonar to mix. And all are using my Focusrite Saffire interface with ASIO drivers running the show.


Does that help, or add confusion?

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