Secondly you'll require either a VST Host program or a DAW program that runs VST plugins. It is USB MIDI Class Compliant meaning Windows auto detects and installs it's own generic driver. OK, first off I believe the CTK-3200 doesn't require any drivers. This may or may not be possible in other DAWs, but it's incredibly easy to do in Mixcraft.Īlso, keep in mind that when you use a musical keyboard as a MIDI keyboard controller, you're more limited as far as what types of messages you can send to your virtual instruments- i.e., the buttons, knobs, and other controls on the keyboard are for controlling some aspect of the keyboard and its sound, and most of them will probably not generate any MIDI messages which can be used for controlling the settings on a virtual instrument. For instance, my favorite DAW- Acoustica Mixcraft- lets me take a single incoming MIDI channel and create multiple splits and layers within the DAW based on specified note ranges. That might not be a problem, depending on your DAW or other host software. What this means as far as controlling VST or other types of virtual instruments is that you cannot set up splits or layers for sending to multiple virtual instruments on different channels. I think the GM1 compatibility is mainly with regard to received MIDI data- i.e., the keyboard can respond to GM1 messages, but it isn't programmed to understand GM2-, XG-, or GS-specific messages.Īs far as transmitting MIDI messages, one thing you need to know is that (I think) it can transmit on only one MIDI channel, so you need to pick the channel you want it to send on- the default is channel 1. As Fred said, you'll need to install the driver, which I think can be found here: See page E-34 of your keyboard's User Guide. Otherwise all we can tell you is the generic stuff I just mentioned. And the sound will come out of the computer's speakers.įor the experts to go into more detail, including step by step instructions, you'll probably need to tell them what kind of computer you're using and what kind of DAW or VST Hosting program you're using.
You will need yet one other piece of software, hopefully part of the operating system, to route the MIDI signals from the keyboard (once recognized) to the DAW or VST Hosting program. Basically, with the drivers, the keyboard is now just an expensive peripheral. Some keyboards with USB (type B) ports require that special drivers be installed on the computer before the computer will recognize that the keyboard is there.
You'll need to install the VST into the program, following whatever steps the program requires. Generally those programs are either DAWs or some soft of live hosting program. Most VSTs require a program to host them. Until an expert chimes in, here's my two cents.
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