my expericence with PT after 6 months

Thank you, will help me to search for more info in the web.

Hello Zverg!

Well, I use Garageband for recording,and with a click I get the pianoroll to see the notes what i played(without starting a new program,savings etc.)
Did it help?

Have you tried using the vsti version and using the sequencer's midi window to edit? The free version of Mulab (limited to four stereo tracks) has a good piano roll\midi editor, and when you start the program, it lets you choose among setups, one of which you can have named Pianoteq.  ( http://www.mutools.com/mulab-downloads.html ) It loads faster than many similar programs--about as fast as the standalone version of Pianoteq. Simply create a track and load Pianoteq, and then make that setup the default song, so that it loads every time, or choose it from the list of setups at the start, and you will not notice having to use a sequencer much.

One side benefit is that you will, over time, learn to use the other recording features a little better, and thus be better prepared when, inevitably, you want to record a singer or another live instrumentalist along with your playing. (Because Mulab has an appealing interface, but does not work the same way as some similar programs, I wrote what turned into a brief tutorial here:  http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic.php?id=2191 .) The lite version of Cubase that comes with many keyboards also has a good piano roll\midi editor. It also has a "score view" that lets you see the traditional notation, although I think many people see it as limited when it comes to complex scores.

I too sometimes wish that the standalone version of PT had its own midi editor, but I think that the worry is that this would demand resources in time, and more, that would take away from the continued development of the model. And, after all, programs like Cubase exist for a reason---most standalone instruments do not have their own midi editing section. Kontakt, for example, must be loaded into a sequencer if one wants to edit the midi data.

But I do understand the natural hesitation over using host programs. They must have so many features for serious mixing, features that I rarely use, that learning how to do simple things, and learning what to avoid doing, consumes time and encourages errors. My solution is simply to create the one track with Pianoteq attached, while remembering how to do elementary things, and using Save as to save each new recording. Not painful once you've learned to work this way, and as I say, you will then be much better prepared if you want to record vocals, or another instrument. There are other benefits, too. Using a host lets you play behind an existing vocal track or learn a piano part that you can load into an audio track and loop. People who play rock also like to load a set of drums to use as a metronome.

If you try out Mulab and run into any problems, let me know. I think I know its basics well enough to get you to the point of using it for simple things. The developers also have a good forum over on the KVR-vst forum site.

You do not have to copy the dll file into another folder. You just have to tell Mulab where to find it.

Usually, the dll file is stored in one of two places. If you have a 64 bit system, it will be stored in C:\Program files\Steinberg\VST instruments (or some other subfolder of the Steinberg folder that uses the term VST). If you have a 32 bit system, it will be stored in C:\Program files (386) \Steinberg\VST instruments (or some other subfolder of the Steinberg folder that uses the term VST). However, during the installation for Pianoteq, you are given a choice of where to put the files, and if you want to install them at all. But be sure that, if you are using a 64 bit system, you load the 64 bit version of Pianoteq, or Mulab will just display a message box saying that the plug-in is not valid.

What you are doing is loading an instrument (Pianoteq) into a host that was created to host instruments, so there will be no conflict over the audio driver. I remember that all of this seems complex at first. However, you will soon learn your way around. Once it is all set up and working, it becomes almost transparent. Let me know if you get lost. By no means do I know all that there is to know, but I and other people here can help you find your way around.