CTK-4400 - MIDI Note Playback Help

[MinorTale]

Hello everyone,

 

Hoping I can find an answer to my question here. I currently have my CTK-4400 connected to both my audio interface via audio cable as well as to my computer via the USB-MIDI port on the keyboard. In my DAW, I have selected the Casio as my recording audio input, midi input, and (here is where the problem lies) midi OUTPUT. 

 

After recording some bass notes with a "Synth Bass" tone, I've got both the audio and MIDI recorded into two separate tracks in Reaper. I needed to do some quantizing/rearranging, so I reordered the MIDI notes accordingly, muted the recorded audio track, and played the MIDI track. While the Casio DID play back the MIDI notes, it did so not with the "Synth Bass" tone I selected, but with the default "Piano" tone of the keyboard.

 

Is it possible to select which tone the CTK-4400 plays back? I was hoping to be able to use the hardware keyboard instead of VST instruments, however if the keyboard will only play back in the default piano tone, I might be SOL.

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Brad Saucier]

Try starting your recording before selecting the tone you want on the keyboard.  The keyboard is expecting a command of bank and program change data to select the desired tone for playback.  That data is sent whenever you select your tone on the keyboard, but if you select the tone before starting your recording, that data won't be recorded.  

[MinorTale]

4 minutes ago, Brad Saucier said:

Try starting your recording before selecting the tone you want on the keyboard.  The keyboard is expecting a command of bank and program change data to select the desired tone for playback.  That data is sent whenever you select your tone on the keyboard, but if you select the tone before starting your recording, that data won't be recorded.  

 

Hey Brad,

 

Thanks for your swift response. I will try this right now and get back to you!

[MinorTale]

10 minutes ago, Brad Saucier said:

Try starting your recording before selecting the tone you want on the keyboard.  The keyboard is expecting a command of bank and program change data to select the desired tone for playback.  That data is sent whenever you select your tone on the keyboard, but if you select the tone before starting your recording, that data won't be recorded.  

 

Aaaaaaand it worked.

 

You're a genius. Thanks a million!!!!!