kngo73 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hello, I'm a total newbie at Logic. I'm using version 10.5.1. Not sure what makes this version different from others but, for any selected instrument, yamaha grand piano as an example, when playing, I could only hear the beats but not the music itself. Same problem when i tried adjusting the pitch level (clockwise or counterclockwise) or oscillator, I could not hear anything. I can hear the sound when clicking on the keyboard but if I click the play button at the top, I cannot hear the music (except for the beat) as the white vertical bar moves from left to right. I also checked "Software Monitoring" and "Auto Input Monitoring" under Customize Control Bar & Display but it didn't help. I appreciate any help. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Top menu: Record: make sure Auto Input monitoring is unchecked if you wanna hear yourself while playback is going. Can you post a screenshot of your session's main window? Command-Shift-4 gives you the crosshairs to make a selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Thanks so much for helping, attached is the screenshot. Briefly speaking, when I created a new track, under the Software Instrument tab, I selected Empty Channel Strip for Instrument, and clicked Create. Then, I clicked Library —> Synthesizer —> Bell —> Air Bells. Now, if I click Play at the top, I can hear tick tick tick … (not sure if I describe this sound correctly) as the white vertical bar moves from left to right but I don’t hear any music for the Air Bells itself. Also, it always shows C major at the top, it's supposed to change. Attached is the screenshot. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Ok, the tick tick tick you heard is the metronome. A software instrument needs a trigger to create sounds. That trigger is usually a controller keyboard. Do you have one connected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I appreciate your prompt assistance! For keyboard, I clicked Window --> Show Keyboard. However, I'm not sure how to effectively use this keyboard. I can only hit one key at a time! And I do hear the sound whenever I click a key on this keyboard provided by Logic. Do I need to connect my actual physical keyboard to the Logic software to make things work ? Sorry for my stupidity, I'm so new to all of these. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 What physical keyboard do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 My physical keyboard is a Yamaha 88-key board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 My physical keyboard is a Yamaha 88-key board. And you have that one connected as well thru USB to your laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 I'm in the process of connecting my physical keyboard to my Macbook Pro. I just ordered a MIDI cable. But once the connection is made, do I need to configure anything in Logic Pro X in order for it to recognize my MIDI keyboard ? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 No, there's nothing to set up in Logic or on your Mac for a MIDI keyboard to be recognized. What Yamaha keyboard model is that exactly? Doesn't it have a USB connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I'm in the process of connecting my physical keyboard to my Macbook Pro. I just ordered a MIDI cable. Do you have an audio interface with a Midi connector? Or a Midi to USB converter? Otherwise the Midi cable is worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 It's Yamaha DGX-650. Yes, it does have a USB port. And this is the MIDI cable that I ordered: https://www.walmart.com/ip/10ft-USB-2-0-Cable-for-Audio-Interface-Midi-Keyboard-USB-Microphone-Cord-Black/688484229 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The cable you've ordered is a USB cable (which is good, that's the cable you need), not a MIDI cable. A MIDI cable looks like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks so much to both of you! I was blessed to receive your assistance and guidance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I was thinking about this a bit more. I suppose this may be confusing because MIDI is both a language composed of MIDI events, and also a type of cable. So while a MIDI cable is using the MIDI connectors I displayed and requires a MIDI interface to be connected to a computer (not what you want), you can nowadays use USB cables to carry the MIDI events between a MIDI Device (such as your Yamaha keyboard) and a computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kngo73 Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 David, thanks for this additional info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Sure, you're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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