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I would like to record from the Nord Piano to Ableton live. I would like to record the Midi notes so i can edit them after i play wrong Notes.
In the manual stand that i can go with usb out from the Piano to the Soundcard from the Laptop ( I think in the Mic Entry? )
What for a cable do i must buy for this please?
Thank you very much for this noob Question. And sorry for bad english!
Hi peppermint, if you want to record MIDI data only you don't need a sound card, just a standard USB cable connected to a USB port of your laptop, the same type of cable and connection you would use with a USB printer.
Important: if you are using Windows you also need to download and install the Clavia USB Drivers from Nord website (Downloads), if you are on a Mac instead you don't need any driver.
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Ahhhh ok, cool. Thank you very much for your quick answer!!! I am really happy about it!
If the Piano is connectet will it show then in the red roundet menu if i klick the " All ins" ?
Hello LudovicVDP,
thank you very much. I dint know this external Instrument even .....
Just to understand it right:
With USB Cable i transfer the Midi and then i can record those incoming Midi into Ableton Live.
If i play those Midi in Ableton Live the Midi gets transfered to the Nord Piano and through the Speakers connectet to it,i can hear it?
peppermint wrote:Hello LudovicVDP,
thank you very much. I dint know this external Instrument even .....
Just to understand it right:
With USB Cable i transfer the Midi and then i can record those incoming Midi into Ableton Live.
If i play those Midi in Ableton Live the Midi gets transfered to the Nord Piano and through the Speakers connectet to it,i can hear it?
Correct, but for doing it in that way (what you initially asked) you just need a Midi channel strip.
What LudovicVDP suggests, instead, requires connecting also the audio output of NS3 to the laptop (best if via a USB Soundcard rather than the laptop audio inputs) and enables to record both MIDI and audio from NS3 into Ableton.
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Indeed if you connect the speakers directly to your Keyboard, no sound will enter the DAW. Which means that you will be able to receive, record and send midi notes only. When those will be sent to your keyboard, they will produce sounds and you will hear them, but you will not be able to record the sound in your daw.
If you connect the audio OUT of your keyboard to your soundcard IN and you have your speakers connected to the audio OUT of your soundcard, there you're good to go.
Tip: Go search for "Ableton External instruments" or "Ableton External synth" on Youtube, you'll find different way to have it work.
Like this, for instance:
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