tianLex Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Hi, I bought a new CT-X 3000 recently. I am new into recording. On the user manual I saw that I can record MIDI via USB directly to my PC. But my PC or any software for recording MIDI data doesn't see the keyboard. I am using Windows 11, high-end laptop. Tried FL Studio but the settings for MIDI input is empty and I don't get any kind of alert or notification when I plug my keyboard. Also CASIO Data Manager for X series doesn't see the keyboard as well and says -Disconnected- at top. Followed every step on page 124 (EN version) over and over, tried different solutions I've found on YouTube etc. but the problem seems to remain. I just want a basic recording of what I play using USB since I don't have other type of MIDI cables. Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Brad Saucier Posted February 19 Solution Share Posted February 19 Two USB ports are on the keyboard. To be clear, are you connected to the USB type B (to host) port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tianLex Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Well, apparently I am THAT new into recording. Didn't even know that the other one is classified as USB as well . Don't have that type of cable right now. I will get it and try it later again. Thank you so much for your fast reply to this silly situation :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 It's a standard USB printer cable if you're looking around for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tianLex Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Hello again, I got a bit of steps towards getting better at recording and can record midi data on PC by using this cable but now I have another problem that I've been searching for 1.5 hours now. I guess I'm just bad at this at this point. The multitrack files I save on USB from keyboard is .mrf and the software I'm using for editing (FLStudio) requires .mid or some other type of file. I really couldn't figure out how to convert it into one of these type of files since the software doesn't see the files without using any websites if possible? And if you have any other advices for transfering data/audio I would be real happy if you could share. Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 To save multi track recordings as standard MIDI files, use a USB flash drive connected to the device port on the keyboard. Press function>media>save>mlt R SMF and proceed with the menus to save the song. Note that a MIDI file can only contain 16 tracks maximum. If the 17th system track is recorded along with the 16 solo tracks, only the solo tracks will convert. If solo tracks are empty, the 17th system track will convert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclandy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 When you go to save the recorded song to your flash drive, select the "MltR SMF" option instead of the MltRec option. That will save the song as a Standard MIDI File (SMF) with a .MID extension. The .MRF files are a proprietary Casio format, mainly just intended for backup and restore. There is no converter for .MRF files that I'm aware of -- besides which, MRF files don't necessarily contain all the data needed to play back a song, they are heavily dependent on mechanisms in the keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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