I'm a relatively new piano player and generally unfamiliar with audio equipment. I purchased the Yamaha CFX Synchron Piano and I'm having trouble getting started.
My goal is to play my digital piano and have the samples play from my PC. I plan to record myself playing with these samples via an easy program such as Audacity. I've already recorded myself by directly feeding the audio to my PC and recording it. I have a capable PC with all of the VSL software installed. I have a Yamaha P515 digital piano with a Type B USB hooked up to my PC. I'm seeing that having an audio interface is good, but I'm not sure if it's necessary.
I've gathered that I must open Vienna Ensemble to access the CFX interface. I can create a Vienna Synchron Pianos channel and after loading a preset, I can press keys on my digital piano and see them being pressed in the software. However, the audio samples from my digital piano are the ones being played. The audio samples of the CFX only play when I click the keys with my mouse in the software. What am I missing to be able to control the sound via my digital piano?
To take it a step further, what exactly do I need to do to record the audio when I play? Should I just record through Ensemble or is there a way for my Synchron "device" to show up in a program like Audacity?