Midi Newbie Using Pro Tools Free, Midi is a good thing, right? Options

[cydonia]

Hello.

Well i've been using pro tools free for audio recording, G4 450 448 MB Ram, OS 9.2. Kind of getting the hang of it.

I'm using a my old 4 track cassette recorder, apparently for its "pre-amp" capabilities. I also have an imic.

Most of the music i do is synth, techno, with some vocals.

I've been recording audio using my synth, but i recently bought a midiman midisport 2X2. I want to use midi, i've figured out how to record a track, but i can only play the sound through my keyboard. If i create an auxillary track, i can hear it through my computer speakers, but once i'm done recording and turn off the keyboard, i can't get any sound from the computer. I know there's a difference between midi files and audio, but i'm having a really hard time getting my head around this stuff. I'm reading the manuals, it just isn't clicking. It's too technical.

I'm used to plugging my synth into the 4-track, hitting record and that's it. Is this possible with midi? Can you offer some advice?

Thanx!

[cydonia]

Thanks for the feedback. I was under the impression that the cool thing about midi was that it behaved like audio tracks, but you could use more of them, apply effects and such after the fact. But if you have to make an audio track for each midi track, doesn't that just use up all your tracks?