recording a performance?

[jicjac123]

is there a way you can link up a digital piano and a computer via USB? and how can you record a performance onto a computer into a midi file using a digital piano?(i have a yamaha ydp 142 if that helps?)

[pianoplunker]

is there a way you can link up a digital piano and a computer via USB? and how can you record a performance onto a computer into a midi file using a digital piano?(i have a yamaha ydp 142 if that helps?)

Yes you can connect a digital piano to a computer. You can record a midi file by having the correct connectors mapped to the correct drivers which map to the correct application which will allow you to access any and all sound banks you may be using, whether on-board the keyboard or on-board the PC. Or on-board another keyboard or PC. You also need a device which lets you control all 16 channels and have omni capability across all 16 channels.  I dont know a thing about the YDP 142 but if you read the manual you can probably find the answer to all of the above. It may seem very technically intimidating at first but if you just realize your sending a signal to a device from a device it makes it simpler to understand. It is all about I/O

[pvastola]

First you should know if your keyboard has usb or midi output. you then need to obtain an interface that will allow a midi or usb equipped keyboard to connect to the interface and that interface connects to the usb port on your computer. Additionally, a recording software should be installed on the computer. That software will then "see" the keyboard as a control device and you can record performances into that software program. The program should then be able to play the midi note information back to your keyboard or to some software instrument(s) that may reside within the software. A good example is apple's garage band. IK and Peavy and Alesis make interfaces to make the connection.