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The primary purpose of the Beatnik Editor's Live MIDI Input feature is to let you drive the program's software MIDI synthesizer with the MIDI output stream from your sequencer program, so that you can hear how your pieces will actually sound when played back in a Web page, Shockwave movie, or other Beatnik playback environment. It also lets you work on your arrangements' Instruments and notes at the same - much better than having to save a MIDI file and import it every time you want to hear the results of a change.
Note: Before you can link the Beatnik Editor to your MIDI sequencer, you'll have to set up your system MIDI software and/or hardware to suit your particular situation and computer. Full details are provided for each sequencer below, or if your sequencer is not listed here, see the Live MIDI Input section Note: The caveats for using Live MIDI Input section also apply when linking to a sequencer, including latency (delays between MIDI notes going in and sound coming out) and Program Change conventions (see the Live MIDI Input section).
Once your computer is correctly set up to route MIDI, most MIDI sequencers will automatically handle most of the details of driving the Beatnik Editor. However, you may need to do a little manual set-up work in the sequencer. The remainder of this section covers how to set up several popular sequencers to drive the Beatnik Editor's Live MIDI Input.
Windows: Linking with Cakewalk Pro Linking with Cubase VST/24 3.7 (Windows) Linking with Cubase VST/24 5.0 (Windows) Linking with emagic Logic Audio (Windows) Mac OS: Linking with MOTU Digital Performer Linking with emagic Logic Audio (Mac OS) Linking with Steinberg Cubase VST/24 (Mac OS) Linking with Opcode Vision DSP See also: Live MIDI Input.

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