Connect your MIDI controller to your computer via USB.
Open Mixcraft.
Click on "File," then "Preferences."
Click on "MIDI." Click on the drop-down menu under "MIDI Input (Recording) Device" and click on one of the MIDI controllers you hooked up to your computer.
Click on the drop-down menu under "Load A Previous Project Or Template" and select a saved file to open a previous project. Click on "Record Yourself Or Your Band" or "Build Virtual Instrument Tracks" to record MIDI tracks on a new project. If you choose "Build Virtual Instrument Tracks," which sets up MIDI tracks for you, then skip Step 4.
Click an Audio Track to select it. Right-click on the selected Audio Track, roll your mouse over "Insert New Track," and click on "Virtual Instrument Track." A new Virtual Instrument Track will appear on the screen.
Click on the piano icon in the Virtual Instrument Track to access the MIDI presets available on your computer. Click on the preset of your choice.
Click on the Arm button on the Virtual Instrument track to arm it for recording.
Click on the round, red button to start recording.
Press the buttons on your MIDI controller to play the sounds of your choice.
Press the square, black button to stop recording on your MIDI.