nanoKEY and cubase sx3

[Jirsty]

so i got my nanokey today and it seems to be working great.
using M1 le workstation is working just how it should and im satisfied with this tiny keyboard.

but,
when i try using it with cubase, thats another story
trying to use it with the virtual instruments it wont make any sound.
the program is picking up the device though and it has an orange indication bar thing that reacts when i press any buttons on it.

i have tried several things and i just cant get this to work,
and now im getting frustrated.

has anyone else used the nanos with cubase?

thanks!

[MonoPolyMan]

so i got my nanokey today and it seems to be working great.
using M1 le workstation is working just how it should and im satisfied with this tiny keyboard.

but,
when i try using it with cubase, thats another story
trying to use it with the virtual instruments it wont make any sound.
the program is picking up the device though and it has an orange indication bar thing that reacts when i press any buttons on it.

i have tried several things and i just cant get this to work,
and now im getting frustrated.

has anyone else used the nanos with cubase?

thanks!

What is your MIDI input set to on your track in Cubase? Are you on a Mac or a PC?

[Daz]

Adding to MPM question, is the track hosting the M1Le Record Armed or have it's Input Monitoring switch turned on ?

[Jirsty]

alright, i figured it out heh,
yeah it was really simple..

but now im faced with a new problem.

when i play my virtual instruments there is some lag from when i hit the key and when the sound is made..
is there anyway you guys know in fixing this?

oh, btw im on a pc.

thanks again

[Daz]

That's called Latency, and is a common problem. Check with the Cubase docs and the docs for your audio interface to ensure you have things configured for this lowest achievable latency.

For example make sure Cubase is configured to the ASIO driver for your audio interface.

Google will kick up lots of good stuff on this subject, if you put the words latency, Cubase, audio alongside the name of your audio interface.

Here's one link you might find useful : http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan05/a ... sician.htm

[Daz]

... oh you're using Cubase. There is also a possibility that latency might be caused by using emulated DirectX MIDI drivers instead of the Windows Multimedia ones. Check that out in your config.

I am a Mac/Logic guy, so can't be more specific, but do remember hearing about that hiccup.

[kanthos]

If you just have a standard sound card without any ASIO drivers, check out ASIO4ALL; it's a free, generic ASIO driver that will help reduce the latency by quite a bit. If it doesn't help though, getting a proper audio interface is probably the only way to go.