Hello Lloyd, and many thanks for your reply. The Device Manager certainly does see the USB Keyboard. I had forgotten (after years on Linux Mint) about changing the input. It always worked from the USB cable. Now I see NoteWorthy Composer is available for Ubuntu Linux. It may well work on KDE, which is what I run on my laptop. Thank you again for your feedback. Definitely appreciated. Ian (Johannesburg, South Africa, on National CoronaVirus lockdown)
Hi Ian, your Evolution MK-249c USB Keyboard is a MIDI controller, it means that it will not produce any sound by itself. You will need to use some virtual instrument to generate sounds and then set EvoMK-249c as a MIDI Input. By the way, this controller was discontinued long ago so connecting via USB could be a problem with W10 drivers etc... If W10 sees the keyboard as a MIDI IN Interface then every software must see it too, but if you are having troubles with NWC to see it you can try connecting it via MIDI (if you have any MIDI ports on your soundcard/audio interface, of course). You will need a standard 5-pin MIDI cable connected from the MIDI OUT from the EvoMK-249c to the MIDI IN port, then set this MIDI IN port as a "Input Device" in NWC and you'll get the keyboard connected to NWC inserting notes in your score... but remember that NWC will not produce sounds by itself (it's just a notation software), so you will need a virtual instrument anyway =(
There's lots of free piano (or organ, synth, etc.) VST/Libraries on the net to achieve a good virtual instrument setup on your computer: i.e. Kontakt Player with some piano library, VSTHost (or an old version of Cantabile Lite) with a decent free piano VST... google it and find the best option for your needs
Good Monday everyone, Windows 10 Pro sees the keyboard but I do not have any software to play the keyboard, cannot hear sound. Do you perhaps know if the keyboard (that is about 18 years old) has a Midi driver? Not even NoteWorthy Composer can see the keyboard. All assistance will be acknowledged, and greatly appreciated.
Barry, I'm old and confused. The Asus Xonar DG is on my XP machine. The Vista 64-bit machine has onboard sound and is using the NVIDIA High Definition Audio driver, along with the RealTek HDA. Not sure which it's using to render MIDI. Not sure if these HDAs will accept soundfonts either.
Hi Barry, many thanks for your quick response in the middle of your night. My system is Vista Ultimate 64-bit and my sound card is ASUS XONAR. I do not possess an external audio device and my keyboard is an M-Audio (formerly Evolution MK) input device only. I was listening to some MIDI to NWC files downloaded from other sites.
Aside for now: it's very interesting that the only instrument(s) that sound almost like the original instrument are the piano and harpsicord, there are a few others like flute, oboe (at times) and church organ (grand organ) that could be interpreted as "real"; I find the strings are tinny, the large woodwinds are terrible; the brass isn't worth describing. Why is that? Is this dependent on the type of sound card in my machine?
It would help to know the Clef(s)s, Time Signature and Key(s).
Rick, the clef is treble, time is 4/4 and the key is F. Due to the 128k restriction on graphic attachments, it was impossible to include everything in the graphic.
Melismata, thanks for the feedback. I know about layering, just didn't know about the font. When keying it in so as to listen to the music correctly as it should sound, will that font then be interpreted as text or audio?
I would like to know how to key in the notation from the example in the attachment. It's when strings of the orchestra move their bows very fast over two notes to create a buzzing sound.
What's happened to the repository of NWC compositions that existed years ago? I have not been here for years & years, but now that I saw the amazing work done with the latest NWC Player, such as the Meisterzingers & the 1812 Overture, I'm looking for other orchestral scores to download. Are these available or at a $$$ (huge Dollar price)?
I downloaded the Stefan's Cathedral Organ nwcitree and saved it to the right folder of NWC. I try to change the Itree in NWC and it tells me this file is invalid. What's wrong with it?
If I am writing to the wrong place, forgive me, I am not a frequent asker of questions. Since I compose a lot of Church music, I need to know how to increase the number of Pipe Organ stops. The basic NWC "Church Organ" is fine for TUTI or Grand Organ, but that's all. There's little variation and no hope of "rattling the pipes" with 16 footers! Could someone please give me some guidelines in non-techno-speak plain English for my beginner level? I play the Yamaha whateveritsnameis at church and use a multiplicity of sounds, instrument banks, patches, etc., but it too is limited to "Pipe Organ" with ZERO chance of Baritone Bass and Woodwind. Organ and Harp work well together, though, with a string accompaniment, but I need more flexibility in the organ banks. I see that Hauptwerk Organ sounds great but it doesn't play NWC files and I cannot get Hauptwerk to play through my M-Audio keyboard.
