Please help! Just got a midi keyboard and have no idea what I'm doing.

Cman_Willy · 12-29-2016, 03:57 PM

I just got a midi keyboard for Christmas (the Akai MPK mini mk11) and I'm completely lost. It came with some software, but I can't get it to make any sounds inside the software. I'm looking to start making trap/hip-hop beats with this keyboard, but do not know how to. I'd like to start making my own beats to rap over instead of downloading royalty-free ones off of youtube and recording over them in Audacity, lol.

Are there any programs I should download? How do I get it to make sounds? Can someone give me a guide on how to start using one of these things? I'm new to this and completely lost. I'm excited to learn!

Thanks,

Coleman.

Key · 12-29-2016, 03:57 PM

Google it

Cman_Willy · 12-29-2016, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiiii

Google it

thanks

Plankton · 12-29-2016, 04:19 PM

It looks like it's got a USB Type B plug that should plug straight into your PC through a USB port. Fire up Audacity and make sure your input settings are set for "Windows DirectSound" under Preferences>Device>Interface. You should be able to hear what you record.

Daniel Moon · 02-19-2017, 03:05 PM

Did you get a cd with it? Or any type of software? Manual?

12-29-2016, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cman_Willy Groupie Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2	Please help! Just got a midi keyboard and have no idea what I'm doing. I just got a midi keyboard for Christmas (the Akai MPK mini mk11) and I'm completely lost. It came with some software, but I can't get it to make any sounds inside the software. I'm looking to start making trap/hip-hop beats with this keyboard, but do not know how to. I'd like to start making my own beats to rap over instead of downloading royalty-free ones off of youtube and recording over them in Audacity, lol. Are there any programs I should download? How do I get it to make sounds? Can someone give me a guide on how to start using one of these things? I'm new to this and completely lost. I'm excited to learn! Thanks, Coleman.

12-29-2016, 04:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	It looks like it's got a USB Type B plug that should plug straight into your PC through a USB port. Fire up Audacity and make sure your input settings are set for "Windows DirectSound" under Preferences>Device>Interface. You should be able to hear what you record. __________________ See location...

12-29-2016, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Google it

02-19-2017, 03:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daniel Moon Groupie Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 17	Did you get a cd with it? Or any type of software? Manual?