Hmm, perhaps you haven’t set your midi up yet?
Open up Podium and click ‘Setup‘ along the top.
Click Audio/Midi
In the first tab (Audio) make sure you can see your audio interface. For example, mine says ASIO Drivers, and under ASIO interface, I have Yamaha Steinberg USB ASIO (2 in, 2 out)
On the right hand side, you should see some Active channels.
The second tab (Midi) will let you setup your Midi interface. Mine shows my keyboard and pads.
Click ok.
Open up an arrangement.
Create a new track by double clicking under the Master section on the left and clicking OK.
You’ll see a + symbol, Source and Input.
Select Input, go down to Midi and click Midi In.
Now click the Source symbol and select an instrument VST.
You should now here that sound when playing on your physical Midi instrument.
You can arm the track or recording by pressing the R on the top of the track, then press ‘K’ on your PC’s keyboard.
The play area should turn red.
Press spacebar a record.
If you don’t have a physical Midi instrument, double click a drag in the play area next to your track.
This should create a box.
Double click that box and put in some notes on the piano roll.
Once you’re done, click File up the top and Export to Sound File. This will create your arrangement into a WAV file.
I know this is covering every step, but if it still doesn’t work, at least we’ll know where you get stuck.
Here’s a video for the basics of Podium too:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z-p-wrNAl7g
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