Turtle Beach Deluxe manual Setting-Up Your Midi Keyboard, Checking your Midi keyboard connection

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2.When the Piano Room screen appears, choose “Piano Lessons”, then “Lessons”.

Setting-Up Your MIDI Keyboard

A MIDI synthesizer or MIDI keyboard is required to fully-utilize the Keyboard Lessons, Songbook and Recording Station. This keyboard must be at least four-octaves long in order to play all of the exercises and songs. A musical keyboard is not required for the Reference sections.

To connect a MIDI keyboard, you will need a MIDI adapter cable, which can be purchased from our web site www.voyetra.com, or at many computer stores.

Once your keyboard is properly set up, your PC will be able to record the notes played on the MIDI keyboard, and if your keyboard has a synthesizer, Teach Me Piano Deluxe will be able to play music on that synthesizer.

The Sound Check program includes a video tutorial, which explains how to set up your MIDI keyboard.

To watch the SoundCheck video tutorial

1.Launch Sound Check from the Piano Room menu.

2.From the Sound Check menu, select the last entry called “Connecting A MIDI Keyboard”.

3.When the video screen appears, click on the Play button on the bottom left.

Checking your MIDI keyboard connection

After you’ve connected your MIDI keyboard with the MIDI adapter cable, you can use Sound Check to make sure the MIDI keyboard and PC are communicating, as follows:

1.On the SoundCheck menu, click on “MIDI Synth Test” and follow the instructions on the screen. If you have problems, click on the Troubleshooting button.

2.Once you’ve completed this test successfully, go to the “MIDI Input Test”

3.If your soundcard is functioning properly, and your connections are attached as they should be, you should hear sound and see a green light illuminate on the SoundCheck display when you play your MIDI keyboard. If you have problems, click on the Troubleshooting button and follow the instructions.

NOTE: Some “pro” keyboards offer an option to disable the “Send MIDI notes” command. Please make sure your “MIDI Send” option is enabled, or your keyboard will not be able to communicate with your PC. For more information, please consult your keyboard manufacturer’s manual.

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Contents Teach Me Piano Deluxe Teach Me Piano Deluxe Program Overview IntroductionWelcome Progress Report shows you how you’re doing … Music Games test your music skills… Helpful Tips… Online help is always available…To install the software Getting StartedPlease register your software with us What you’ll need to run the programsSetting-Up Your Midi Keyboard Checking your Midi keyboard connectionPiano Room Screen Keyboard Shortcut KeysKeyboard Lessons LessonsPreparing to Play Enter and Sign In, PleaseTo sign in as a new user To run Keyboard Lessons after you’ve signedKeyboard Lessons’ Contents Screen As a New UserInformation Screen Adjusting the Volume in Keyboard LessonsKeyboard Lessons Screens Practicing Rhythm Getting the Beats Right Video ScreenTrainer Screen Performance Screen Practicing Pitch Getting the Notes RightPracticing Rhythm & Pitch Getting Beats and Notes Right To perform a pieceUsing Note Names and Finger Numbers Performance OptionsEvaluation Screen To practice an area from the Evaluation ScreenSelecting a Range Chapter Review Screen Progress ScreenChanging the Setup in the Keyboard Lessons Base and Extended Level SynthesizersSongbook Organizing Songs in the SongbookWhen Importing Midi Files Importing a Midi Song into the Song BookDeleting a Song from the Songbook To import a songFrom the Performance Screen you can Track-split OptionTo use the Track Split option Printing a Song To print a songMusician’s Reference Keyboard Tour Understanding Midi and Synthesis Using Recording Station’s sample Midi files Recording StationWhat You Can Do With Recording Station Working with songs you’ve learned in Music LessonsUsing Jammin’ Keys to create background tracks Recording TracksDownloading Midi songs from the Web Recording your own songsRecording Digital Audio Tracks Recording Drums on TrackSaving and Loading Recording Sessions Loading a File from Jammin’ KeysMidi Track Controls Lyrics, Exit, Setup, and Help Transport Controls and DisplaysTempo and Key Signature Controls Exercise 2 Record Piano and Vocals on America The Beautiful Recording Station ExercisesExercise 1 Load, play, and modify a Blues song Teach Me Piano Deluxe Improvise over the virtual band, with different instruments Jammin’ KeysWhat You Can Do With Jammin’ Keys Exit, Setup and Help Keyboard ZonesAccompaniment Zone Auto Riffs ZoneJam Grid Improvising ZoneRed and Green Lights To turn on Auto JamSelecting a Lead Instrument Changing Instrument SoundsSelecting Effects Pad Sounds Styles and Variations Fills, Breaks, and Intro/EndFills BreaksMixer Tempo and Key SignatureTo start or end a jam session with the Intro/End button To change the key signature or tempoTransport Display Recording, Saving and Loading Jam SessionsTransport Controls To record a session in Jammin’ KeysTo save a recorded jam session To load a previously recorded Jam SessionExercise 2 Import a jam into Recording Station Jammin’ Keys ExercisesExercise 1 Play a rock jam Teach Me Piano Deluxe Music Games Overview of Music GamesCheck your Sound Card and Connections Troubleshooting TipsSound Check Troubleshooting Midi problems Midi Thru SettingMidi Input Test Midi Output TestDigital Audio and the Windows Temp file Troubleshooting Digital Audio ProblemsChecking Digital Recording and Playback