New With ??? About My Set Up Options

[torchsong]

Hi, new girl here with lots of questions about hardware and software.
I've read just about everything I can that is somewhat related to my situation but still have ????

I am a cellist and vocalist and want to make backing tracks to play with live and also make demo recordings on my computer. I come from the portastudio school of home recordings so the MIDI stuff is making me nuts!

Here's what I have:
imac running OS 9.2
DX7
Boss DRmkII
Behringer Eurorack
MOTU Fast Lane
Metro 5
OMS 2.3.8 grrrrrrr.....
cello with pickup (although I usually am miked for studio recording)
guitars
cables

I've tried to keep the basic set up simple but am having problems with OMS I think. Metro doesn't seem to like to work with Free MIDI.
I am also having problems playing back audio after recording a track, how am I supposed to hear what I've played to do over dubs?

BTW, I downloaded Pro Tools Free to try it out and just can't get the thing to open (memory error 1,010) so I gave up and went with Metro instead because it was inexpensive to start.

Thanks for any help, this is a great site!

[kaboombahchuck]

Well hello!
Sorry I did not look at this one sooner.
When I use metro, the first track does not seem to have any playback sound after being recorded, so here is what I do. I record the first track, then I export it. Then I delete the track I just recorded and reimport the one I just exported. Sounds kinda wierd, but it works. Usually I only have to do this to the first track. All others should work fine. Also go to setup (I think) and choose digital recording. Click on recording options and check play through. This way You can hear what you are playing when it comes to keyboards. As far as the midi stuff goes, I'm gonna have to look at the string of posts so far and see if I can help you out on that one.

Oh, also make sure that you choose sound in in your sound controll panel and check sound through. I am also running a behringer (2004 eurorack) so when you look at you gain, set it all the way down (in the sound controll panel), this will keep the evil hiss monster at bay.

I am using OMS with Metro, but it took me a long while to get it to work. If you click on my signature, It will take you to the site where my music is. All of the songs there was done using Metro 5 and an iMac. The only song that was done using the midi sequencer is "no title".