Getting Sounds that came with my AKAI MPKminiplus in to my Cubase 5

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Hi all :slight_smile: I’ve recently bought a AKAI MPKminiplus midi keyboard and I’ve got it going in fine to my Cubase 5 and playing the sounds that are in built into Cubase. But I want to get the sounds that I got with the midi controller (ie; ‘Hype’ ‘Electric’) into my Cubase 5 and i don’t know how/if this is possible? Hope that question makes sense? Thank you in advance to anyone who answers. Cheers M :slight_smile:

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Hi and welcome to the forum,

If AKAI MPKmini is only a MIDI Keyboard, there are no sounds. If there are sounds, it’s not just a MIDI Keyboard, but it’s a synthesizer.

In this case, you would need to plug the audio cables from MPKmini to your Audio Device and record the audio.

But as far as I know, it’s just a MIDI Keyboard. So the question is, where are your sounds (ie; ‘Hype’ ‘Electric’) comming from?

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I think these are just VST plugins. Did you install them on your computer?

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Hype is a VST plugin. As Grim said, you need to install it on the computer and use it the same way you would any other VST instrument.

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Hi Guys :slight_smile: Thanks for the answers but… Ive still no idea how to access the sounds. The software for HYPE is on my computer but I dont know how to open it inside Cubase 5. When select VST INTRUMENTS in not one of the options and I dont know how to make it an option (all the other VST instruments in their were pre-installed in side Cubase already.

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You’re using a pretty old version of Cubase…if you’re still running the 32bit version modern 64bit plugs won’t work.
I guess the about menu item will list if it’s 32bit…does it say x86 or x64.

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Hi,

In general, Add an Instrument Track, select the Instrument and you are ready to go.