Cakewal 9.x used to ship with something called "virtual keyboard" which does exactly what you want. I do not know ifity is available ith Sonar. However, James Bowden's Quick Windows Sequencer has a similar virtual keyboard. The program is free, and is available at: http://andrelouis.com/qws/ -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Eagle Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 19:52 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] playing midi with computer keyboard Imagine the scene. I am stranded in a house without a midi keyboard. Yes, I know, frightening isn't it? I have lots of softsynths and so I want to know whether I can use my keyboard on my laptop to make music. Does anyone do this and how o how do they do it? Thank you _________________ David Eagle www.soundclick.com/davideagle