hi guys,
Very new to DAWs and Midi but I had everything working well yesterday. My midi (Impact LX 49) appears to have its signal received since when I play a note it appears in the track, but no audio plays. An error text appears that says:
"MIDI events from this device aren't being played because the track doesn't output to a MIDI device or contain any soft synthesisers. To make the track output to a MIDI device, select the track and use its destination device list."
I've added a picture of this and a screenshot of my input settings if this helps.
I've been trying to work out how to do what the suggestion asks, but I don't really understand it. Googling the issue hasn't been successful either. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could try?
Cheers
Midi signal is received but no sound!?
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 4 Feb, 2021
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- KVRAF
- 2461 posts since 9 Oct, 2008 from UK
Welcome to the world of plugins! Or plug-ins or VSTs and VSTis.
MIDI doesn't make noise itself; it is a method of communicating. There's more to it than most of use, but its main job is to send data about notes to something than can play the notes. These somethings are either actual physical instruments or the plug-ins I mentioned above.
A plug-in is a software version of either some sort of sound producing instrument or of an effect that does something with the sound (think reverb, fuzzboxes, etc). There are other more niche types of plug-in that are neither, but we can ignore those mostly.
At the right hand end of each track in a Waveform project is an area for adding plug-ins. Each track will contain actual sounds (audio) or MIDI data. To make MIDI tracks into sound, the usual way is to add a plug-in instrument to the track.
If you look towards the top right of the screen, there are three icons, with the first being a red cross. If you drag the cross after the red one to the plug-in area at the right end of a track, you will get a menu where you can choose a plug-in to add to that track. There will be some instrument ones in there somewhere, so choose one and then try playing your track.
There are countless thousands of plug-ins out there, many free.
The Tracktion website and YouTube contain dozens of Waveform and Tracktion tutorials when you're ready for them. Many are short and deal with particular aspects of the DAW.
Good luck!
MIDI doesn't make noise itself; it is a method of communicating. There's more to it than most of use, but its main job is to send data about notes to something than can play the notes. These somethings are either actual physical instruments or the plug-ins I mentioned above.
A plug-in is a software version of either some sort of sound producing instrument or of an effect that does something with the sound (think reverb, fuzzboxes, etc). There are other more niche types of plug-in that are neither, but we can ignore those mostly.
At the right hand end of each track in a Waveform project is an area for adding plug-ins. Each track will contain actual sounds (audio) or MIDI data. To make MIDI tracks into sound, the usual way is to add a plug-in instrument to the track.
If you look towards the top right of the screen, there are three icons, with the first being a red cross. If you drag the cross after the red one to the plug-in area at the right end of a track, you will get a menu where you can choose a plug-in to add to that track. There will be some instrument ones in there somewhere, so choose one and then try playing your track.
There are countless thousands of plug-ins out there, many free.
The Tracktion website and YouTube contain dozens of Waveform and Tracktion tutorials when you're ready for them. Many are short and deal with particular aspects of the DAW.
Good luck!
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- KVRian
- 767 posts since 25 Jul, 2010 from Northern Ireland
It looks like you need to go into Waveform settings for Audio and make sure to choose an output, there is a test button which plays a sine tone to let you know that your soundcard is working
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Peter Widdicombe Peter Widdicombe https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=336849
- KVRian
- 1206 posts since 29 Aug, 2014
Yeah, several places to look. You do tend to get used to viewing levels in 3 places to "get a feeling" of where the problem may be.
1. Input to each track. Audio or MIDI both show "levels" that change...
2. Output levels per track.
3. Master output.
This can then guide toward input device problem; VST or track parameters (or muting state); and final master output.
1. Input to each track. Audio or MIDI both show "levels" that change...
2. Output levels per track.
3. Master output.
This can then guide toward input device problem; VST or track parameters (or muting state); and final master output.
Waveform 13; Win10 desktop/8 Gig; Win11 Laptop; MPK261; VFX+disfunctional ESQ-1
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 2 posts since 4 Feb, 2021
Thanks for all the responses guys, I really appreciate it!
@mikoatkvr you are correct! There was no actual output selected for the program's overall audio settings. Very simple fix but I hadn't thought of it, thank you!
@mikoatkvr you are correct! There was no actual output selected for the program's overall audio settings. Very simple fix but I hadn't thought of it, thank you!