Hello keebo,

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I have searched the forum and looked through the helps files and manual but I cannot figure out how to hear my MIDI keyboard trigger sounds within BIAB. It plays back after I record but not while I record or just play. Can this be done and if so, could some one please point me in the right direction?

I'm using a newly acquired M-Audio Keystation 88es, Cakewalk TTS VSTi, and a M-Audio Delta 1010LT card. More details to follow if needed.



For live playing from an external MIDI keyboard while using a VSTi synth, the ideal setup is to use ASIO drivers, and have the 'ASIO Always On' setting enabled (Opt. | Preferences | Audio). This allows you to play in real-time from a MIDI keyboard, and have the sound played by the plugin synth with very little latency.

One alternative if you're unable to use ASIO drivers, is to uncheck the option in the MIDI Driver Setup "Route MIDI Thru to MIDI Driver" and your playing will still go through the DXi synth - but there will be some latency. Another option is to leave that option checked and select a hardware synth as your MIDI output driver. Then you would be able to play without latency, although the sound would be going through a different synth than the rest of the BB tracks. I don't think the keystation has a synth of it's own, and I know that the M-Audio card doesn't, so you might not have a "hardware MIDI output synth".

So with your particular setup, you should probably try the M-Audio ASIO drivers. You may need to make some adjustments to the buffer/latency settings in the M-Audio control panel. If you have any trouble with that, you could try the free "ASIO4ALL" drivers, and you should be able to accomplish the same thing.

Andrew
PG Music Inc.