I don't know how old your keyboard is, but most of the 'newer' boards have onboard, or plug in memory...that you can load with midi files, or loops. I have a Casio 'wk' series keyboard that can do...

IMO many of the new, low priced guitars are really good values. The best thing to do,if possible, is to go to a music store that has a variety of models..and try them out. Don't judge by the...

For audio recording, try:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

They are working twoards enabling midi recording, too...but not completed yet

Also, the best all around recording software (for the...

No offense taken :)

I didn't know how far you had already gone in figuring things out. My Brian Moore guitar has been great. When I added fender Flatwounds (11/50's)...I called the Brian Moore...

I have a BM i91.13, also. I use mine with a Roland GR-20.
When using the 13 pin cable, to play the magnetic pickups...do you still have the same noise. If not... this could point to the stereo (to...

I agree with Tim...try out the free stuff, like audacity first. Play with it a while...and you may find that it is all you need. If it doesn't do the job you want...you will know more what you want....

I've had my Zoom G2 for about 2 weeks, and it is a VERY cool pedal. It has a repeat of the patches... (C0 to D9) that are designed especially for recording. If you have the extra $70...you could get...

Ok...I'm the resident Casio 'wk' fan, 3200 at $299 or the 3700 at $399.

Check out our user web site at: http://www.originalz.com/casio/casio_bbs/
If you look around there...you will find user...

Here is a link to a midi guitar forum:
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/midiguitar/

I have a Brian Moore i91.13 midi guitar, with 'built in' piezo/midi pickups. You need a unit to plug the...

Also, check out the Power Tracks forum at..
http://www.pgmusic.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?lang=english

If you need the correct 'how to'. There are lots of other users that have overcome some...

Here are some really nice teaching programs, from PG Music (they make Band-In-A-Box) http://www.pgmusic.com/products_pian.htm
They have screen displays of fingering...and audio teaching...to help...

A keyboard amp is designed for a wider range of tones...to support all the different sound possibilities. I have a Roland kc-300 (now called the kc-350...improved version) . It has a 12 inch speaker...

I have a Roland kc-300 (now kc-350). It is a single 12"...4 channel, more than enough. Also check out the Berringer 15" model, for a great price. And, maybe an 'off the wall' idea....at home, I have...

Not as well as cash up front :scared:

If you need something, and have a solid gig to pay for it...short term, it's ok. Just know that if you cut things close...and something else breaks...you may...

Hi keyboard lover!


I know you said you could start off with a pro board, but...please consider the Casio 'wk' series. I play one, as a hobbiest... and find it to be a pretty solid...

This type of midi cable doesn't neet the joystick port...it is direct to a USB port. Here is a link to an example at the bottom of this post. There are other connectors with more in/out's. the basic...

My suggestion would be to start out with a simple 1 keyboard to the computer hookup. Midi data doesn't hold 'tones/sound samples'...it is just code to tell the sound engine what to turn on/off...and...

Check out this keyboard:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CTK900/

It is the right price, and will give you lots of capibilities. It has the same sound engine as the Casio 'wk' series...just...

Is your 'USB' cable for audio, or for midi data? Midi usb could be 'USB' at both ends, or midi at the keyboard end. Audicity is an 'audio' recorder...and won't record midi. So, you would have an...

Minimum...An audio cable, from the Roland output, to the computer 'line in' jack. An easy to use 'audio' recorder like the FREE http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ . This program will let you record...

More free advice :D ...Check out the software program 'Power Tracks' from www.pgmusic.com . It is the best priced sequencer for what it can do (IMO) avalible. They also have a great forum...to help...

The neat thing with the 'wk' series, is that you can design your own rhythms...based on midi files, edited with their free software. We also converted several hundred Yamaha rhythms, to the Casio...

Have you ever considered the Casio 'wk' line? http://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=Casio+wk&tt=1

For someone wanting to play on a 'hobiest' level....These keyboards can do a whole...

Some music stores will post on E-Bay. Just take a good look at the comments...it's buyer beware :confused:

If you don't need to stay in the midi format, try converting the midi to an audio (wave) file...in your first program, then mix the wave samples. Another 'test' you could try, is to reduce the number...