How do I use a midi keyboard with Fruity loops 5XXL?

First, make sure the MIDI In and MIDI Out ports on the keyboard are connected to your computer, either with standard midi cables, like these:


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or with a USB MIDI interface like this:


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You probably won't have MIDI sockets on your soundcard, unless you have a nice one, so I'd just get that interface (it's an M-audio Uno, and it costs ~$40).


But if you DO have MIDI sockets, make sure they are connected to the keyboard like this:





Computer MIDI In ↔ Keyboard MIDI Out


Computer MIDI Out ↔ Keyboard MIDI In





That may seem obvious, but it's a common mistake.





In Fruity Loops, go to the Options menu and select "MIDI settings". In the right-hand column of the new window, there's a panel called "Remote control input". Click the pull-down menu and select the MIDI port your keyboard is connect to. Close that window. Now go back to the Options menu and make sure "Enable MIDI remote control" is checked.





To test it out, go to the Channels menu, select "Add one", and pick any synth you like (like 3xosc, Fruity DX10, ...). Play a few notes. If it makes sound, you're good. If not, something went wrong.





After you're hooked up, the MIDI possibilities of Fruity Loops are virtually endless. Right-click on pretty much any knob or slider in the program (except VST plugins, unfortunately), select "Link to controller...", twiddle whatever knob or move whatever slider you want to use on your keyboard, and hit "Accept".





You can record your MIDI playing (keys, knobs, sliders) by first clicking the record button, then hitting play.





Hope that helps.



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