How can I set up Rax to be used with Band-in-a-Box as an Audio Unit or VSTi host? - 09/09/18 03:22 PM
70. The manual mentions that Rax can be used with Band-in-a-Box® as an Audio Unit or VSTi host. How can I set this up?
You can find Rax through a simple google search like rax+mac.
Here are the basic steps for using Band-in-a-Box® 2009 with Rax version 2. Note that these instructions may vary if you are using different versions of Band-in-a-Box® and RAX...
- Open Rax.
- Open Band-in-a-Box® (after opening Rax).
- Click on MIDI | ** Select MIDI Driver or Apple DLS Synth.
- Select 'MasOS X CoreMIDI' and click [OK]
- Set the Bass output to Rax 1 and click [<-- Set all ports to this]. Press [OK].
- Now set up Rax: In the Instruments section at the bottom, click on 'add instrument'
- You can go to 'Apple' and choose 'DLSMusicDevice' or a different section to add a VSTi (any installed VSTi's should be listed under the name of the company that makes them).
- For each instrument, set the channel number on the far right below 'MIDI' (the channel to receive MIDI from - set it to 'Any' if you want it to receive from more than one channel).
- If you need to change which channels Band-in-a-Box® outputs on, click on MIDI | MIDI Settings in Band-in-a-Box®.
See our "No Sound" tutorial for additional information on MIDI setup.