Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 18)

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First, create a new virtual instrument track. Click the +Track button at the top left, and
select Insert Virtual Instrument Track. Now click the track’s piano keyboard icon. This
opens a dialog box where instruments can be selected:
We’ll go with our old friend “Acoustic Piano,” but feel free to scroll through the list and
choose something saucy such as “Space Walk.” When you’ve made your selection, click
on the red X in the upper right corner.
Before we record a MIDI performance, let’s turn on Mixcraft’s metronome.
This lets you play in time with the project’s tempo. To turn on the
metronome, click the metronome button in the middle of the transport:
The dialog below opens:
Check the Recording box. This means the metronome will click during recording.
Checking the Playback box makes it click during playback, but we can leave this off
for now. If it’s not already checked, check the Recording Count-In Measures box. Upon
pressing the Record button, this gives a “countdown” before recording begins. The
number selector lets you choose the length of the countdown. Unless your computer
There’s Already
A Piano, Man
New MIDI Tracks
default to an acoustic
piano sound, so you
really don’t need to
select an instrument
to play MIDI notes, but
we thought you might
want to know so you
wouldn’t be stuck with
all piano, all the time!