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How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound [Solved] [Resolved] #729826 08/31/22 01:29 AM Beginners Forum
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 34 France Empress Sissi OP Enthusiast
OP Empress Sissi Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 34 France	Hi, I want to plug my MIDI keyboard (Kawai VPC-1) and play a plugin (Pianoteq 7)! I do that easily with cubase (using it more than 20 years now) or Ableton or whatever but with BIAB nothing is instinctive (using it about more ten years but still don't understand it totally (very far of that to tell the true)). I’ve search but I found nothing clearly explaining the process. Here : https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=414466 It’s recommended to select the thru Chanel. But I can’t. When I clic nothing happens and the thru Chanel is still not selected. There : https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=422340 « First make sure you have the keyboard set as a midi input in BiAB midi settings » Where? So after severals searchs I tried to clic "by hazard" where it's look like, may be, near to the feature I search and arrive to add thru in the mixer and add pianoteq as plugin. When I play my keyboard there is a little green bar that is activated but still no sound. I still can't sellect the thru button on the top. Is there anywhere a tutorial to do so. Something direct not explaining what MIDI is or whatever. Just where to clic. best regard Last edited by Empress Sissi; 09/01/22 10:30 AM. MacMini M1 16Go (Monterey) - Macbook Air M1 8go (Big Sur) Band-in-a-Box UltraPAK 2021

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729904 08/31/22 10:22 AM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	That is a good question. I spent a long time (years...) and then one day I noticed it was working even when I did noting to try to make it work. I can only imagine I stumbled upon the right setting. Now my keyboard plays thru when I simply open BIAB. Now let me try to put Pianoteq 7 on the thru channel??? Painoteq 7 is a VST3 so I can't load this in BIAB Plugins? Not sure how you got it to appear in the list. The pianoteq manual says "2.5. Using the VST/VST3/AU/AAX plug-in Pianoteq can be loaded by any VST, VST3, Audio Units or AAX host. You will need to specify, inside the host, your MIDI device and the driver you are using." So perhaps I have to re-install and select VST instead of VST3??? Is that what you did? Oh and by the way, I do understand you are on a Mac and I'm on a PC, but where is some good Mac help when you need it. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Capture.JPG (165.35 KB, 126 downloads) Last edited by MusicStudent; 08/31/22 11:50 AM. BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729924 08/31/22 12:59 PM Beginners Forum
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MoultiPass Expert Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,681	Pianoteq ok as VST plugin and works perfectly on Thru track : Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Pianoteq Thru.png (545.98 KB, 15 downloads) Biab Audiophile 2025 11.28 Win

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729929 08/31/22 02:12 PM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	OK, so I go to reinstall Pianoteq 7, and find it has no VST version. So I assume it will not run in BAIB because BIAB will only load VST. What you show above is Pianoteq 6, maybe that had a VST. So I am dead in the water unless someone clarify this for us all. thanks Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Capture.JPG (42.19 KB, 102 downloads) BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729938 08/31/22 03:22 PM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	A forum search appears to confirm No VST3. But does appear to suggest VST2 are functional. Is that what I need to install? BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729940 08/31/22 03:24 PM Beginners Forum
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Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,814 Winston Salem, NC USA	Dan, VST2 plugins are normally labeled as VST while VST3 plugins are labeled as VST3. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729942 08/31/22 03:31 PM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	Thanks Jim, hard to keep track of all this stuff. I will reinstall Pianoteq to get the VST2 (or VST however it comes) and see if that is the fix. BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729948 08/31/22 03:57 PM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	Bingo... Works as advertized. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) Capture.JPG (148.53 KB, 86 downloads) BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729966 08/31/22 10:50 PM Beginners Forum
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MoultiPass Expert Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,681	Et voila ! Biab Audiophile 2025 11.28 Win

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #729994 09/01/22 03:55 AM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	So now we just wait and see if any of this helped Empress Sissi BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound DrDan #730013 09/01/22 08:28 AM Beginners Forum
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Gordon Scott Veteran Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,481 Hampshire, UK	Originally Posted By: MusicStudent A forum search appears to confirm No VST3. But does appear to suggest VST2 are functional. Is that what I need to install? I've only just come here, but I have PianoTeq STAGE 6 and 7 installed on my notepad and I find .dll files for both in /Program Files/Steinberg/VstPlugins. I believe .dll indicates VST2. Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful. AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11 BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software. Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts .

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Gordon Scott #730015 09/01/22 08:50 AM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	Originally Posted By: Gordon Scott [quote=MusicStudent]I believe .dll indicates VST2. Yes, confirmed? I don't install the VST2 by my default, but in this case it was necessary. BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #730021 09/01/22 09:33 AM Beginners Forum
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OP Empress Sissi Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 34 France	Glad it work for you. For my concern I still have the issue. A new picture : As said The MIDI come well in BIAB MacMini M1 16Go (Monterey) - Macbook Air M1 8go (Big Sur) Band-in-a-Box UltraPAK 2021

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #730022 09/01/22 09:36 AM Beginners Forum
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OP Empress Sissi Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 34 France	and Pianoteq is correctly selectionned(I tried some other VST and have the same problem) Now I have to say to BIAB that the MIDI coming in the thru chanel have to play the sound selected in the thru chanel. I don't know why I have to explain him that but he seam to not understand himself. I miss something certainly. (Forum bug) MacMini M1 16Go (Monterey) - Macbook Air M1 8go (Big Sur) Band-in-a-Box UltraPAK 2021

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound Empress Sissi #730028 09/01/22 09:58 AM Beginners Forum
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OP Empress Sissi Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 34 France	OK I got it I was confused by the word "In" and the word "Out " missing As you can see there is the word "In" on the top but they forgot the word "Out" for the part below. Now I understand better the thought of this freaky stuff but At first time no. If I don't see the word "Out" I don't think it's "Out". Now I set it correctly and it's working. Yeeeepeeeee MacMini M1 16Go (Monterey) - Macbook Air M1 8go (Big Sur) Band-in-a-Box UltraPAK 2021

Re: How to plug a MIDI keyboard and play a VST sound [Solved] Empress Sissi #730039 09/01/22 11:36 AM Beginners Forum
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DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,232 Wauconda	très bien Now go back to your first post and hit the "Resolved" button to indicate one more satisfied customer. grin Dan BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

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