Using Sy77 Keyboard As A Sound Bank, no sound! Options

[robinntp]

Hi everyone,

This is my first post - we'd be really grateful if anyone out there could help us!

We've got Logic Pro 7 and don't think the EXS24 conventional instruments are anywhere near as good as the ones we left behind in Logic 4 (piano, harp etc.). We prefer the sounds on our ancient Yamaha SY77 keyboard!

I've tried for hours to get the SY77 to talk to Logic via midi so I can use it as a midi sound module. I've created a multi instrument you can access in the Arrange window, and when I choose it and play a melody the midi out registers in the transport window. The SY77 is shown in the channel strip as 'plugged into port 1' of our Firebox (detected automatically). According to manuals and other information I can find I should be able to hear sounds from the SY77 when choosing it as an instrument.

I've even tried the new function of selecting it as an external midi device and plugging audio back into the front of the Firebox. Still no sound. The Firebox works fine otherwise.

Am I trying the impossible or missing something simple?

Thankyou for any input,

Tracey

[robinntp]

Thanks gdoubleyou,

We're looking into that - we spoke to a music creative at an Apple store yesterday and he recommended the best ones for real instruments (violin etc.) that are EXS24 compatible. He recommended Vienna Symphonic library which looks fantastic so we're saving up for just the violin one... Otherwise East West Symphonic Orchestra from Turnkey (we always get bewildered when we go to their samples department)

We're still getting used to Logic 7 from 4 but must be more experimental! We had fun creating our own voices in 4.

Tracey