How can I use my EarMaster with a Virtual Sinthetizer?

hrb · Post by **hrb** » 23 Oct 2007, 14:57

Post by **Quentin** » 24 Oct 2007, 00:46

Hi,
Are you asking about using VST or DirectX instruments in EarMaster?

hrb · Post by **hrb** » 24 Oct 2007, 05:02

Hi,

I am asking about using VST instruments.

Thanks

Post by **Quentin** » 24 Oct 2007, 05:32

Ok,
Well it's actually not something you can do in EarMaster yet. We have been planning on adding that feature, and it will be added at some point.
I have heard some standalone plugins enable to load a vst instrument as a virtual MIDI output device, which would theoretically enable to use it in EarMaster...But I haven't tried such a program myself, so I can't really say if it works.

Post by **Quentin** » 24 Oct 2007, 05:34

like a standalone VST loader actually. :--D

hrb · Post by **hrb** » 25 Oct 2007, 23:17

Hi

I´m using a VST Host, but I don´t know how connect it to Ear Master.

Post by **Quentin** » 26 Oct 2007, 01:29

It has to be counted among the Windows MIDI outputs. Then you should be able to select it in Tools_Midi devices_Midi Out.
Please let me know if it worked.

hrb · Post by **hrb** » 03 Nov 2007, 04:15

I used MIDI YOKE(http://www.midiox.com/index.htm) to connect Earmaster outputs to my virtual sinthethizer inputs.

MIDI Yoke is not a normal driver! It is a like a MIDI Patch Cable: it takes any data that shows up at its MIDI Yoke Output port and spits it out of its MIDI Yoke Input port! This seems to be really counterintuitive to people, but it's the only way that it can work as a patch cable. MIDI Yoke is used to attach different MIDI applications together -- it links them via MIDI.

You can use MIDI Yoke to communicate between applications by having then share a single MIDI Yoke port. The first application (the Master) opens a MIDI Yoke port as an Output port, the second application (the Slave) opens the same numbered MIDI Yoke port as an Input port. With this configuration, MIDI data (and System Exclusive) is passed in one direction from Master to Slave. The Master might be Cakewalk or Cubase or MIDI-OX. The Slave might be Rebirth or Cakewalk or MIDI-OX: it depends on what you want to do.

MIDI YOKE is used to connect any Windows MIDI Application outputs to any other Applications inputs. The MIDI data stream is passed directly from output to input -- Example:

[ Sequencer Out ]==>[ Out MIDI Yoke In ]==>[ In MIDI-OX 32 ]

Another:
[MIDI Keyboard In]==>[In MIDI-OX Out]==>[Out MIDI Yoke In]==>[In Sequencer]

Post by **Quentin** » 05 Nov 2007, 03:20

Sounds interesting. I gotta check this out

Did you manage to patch it from EarMaster?

hrb · Post by **hrb** » 05 Nov 2007, 17:13

Hi !!!

Yes, I choose the MIDI OUT, for example, "Out to MIDI Yoke : 1", after that the Virtual Instrument is like a real keyboard. I used this solution with TruePianos and Lounge Lizard Session and every thing is ok. Now I'm happy because I can use EarMaster with best sounds.

Russ · Post by **Russ** » 19 Dec 2007, 12:17

LoopBe is another very simple MIDI loopback driver. That's what I'm using to play a virtual piano.

hrb · Post by **hrb** » 19 Dec 2007, 12:51

Nice! I'll go to check it out.

Post by **Quentin** » 22 Dec 2007, 03:58

sounds great!